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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1895
Page
4
The article recounts J Collingwood's rambles describing a tiny pea sized crab that makes sand pellets or pills from its mouth to feed. The creature hides in holes and vanishes when exposed, with observational details of its pill like feeding method and evasive behavior.
The essay argues wives should balance work and home life for family welfare, warning against material pursuits eroding family ideals. It cites I. I. Kimball’s 1904 annual report noting sea and coast topics and a voyage of the bark Belmont near Cod.
In Irvington the famed fisher Abner Hammell shares a tall yarn about a milk‑snaking eel that rیاid to milk a cow. The tale chronicles a night watch, a ghostly eel, attempts to skewer it, and a final ash trap that ends the eel’s milking and yields a tastier eel supper.
A fragment shows a traveler angrily questioning prices at a roadside stand. The vendor quotes twenty five cents per pie, provoking disbelief and a terse exchange about the cost and quality of the baked goods.
A Boston composer admired for a small, sensible musical mind draws praise from a lively group of giddy girls gathered after a quiet afternoon tea. The scene centers on his witty wife and the composer’s reputed charm as gossip swirls about the latest bon mot.
A family note records concern as Johnale complains of a severe headache and has never been ill before. Parents recount the event and mention a planned meeting on Saturday, reflecting worry over his health.
A fragmented quotation centers on Castorta as a remedy across life stages from baby to mother. The lines repeat the product name with playful rhyme, illustrating an old advertising cadence.
A fragmented old advert style snippet references Bucklen s Arnica Salve hailed as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent price from R Blackwall Son in Durham North Carolina plus a note about Mystic Cure and a Danville railway reference
Railroad timetable details for Raleigh to Washington New York and northbound routes. Through sleepers and Pullman services from Atlanta to Washington and New York. Connections at Weldon Portsmouth Norfolk and Sanford with branches to Fayetteville Greensboro Raleigh. Mixed and local trains include Johnson Street to Hamlet and intermediate stations.
A fragmented railway timetable lists west bound departures from Lynchburg and Roanoke with connections to New Orleans and Richmond. It notes daily services, arrival times in Lynchburg, Petersburg, and Roanoke, plus Pullman accommodations and agent details for travel via the Roanoke express lines.
Fragmented list of train and bus times and routes including Richmond Oxford Keysville Parkem Raleigh West End and other locales. Mentions daily departures and returns with various times and exceptions. obscure names appear fragmented amid incomplete OCR text.
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