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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
3
Milton Peaks a colored driver for Carrington Lumber Company died last Saturday when run over by a shifting engine on the Seaboard railway at a private crossing near the lumber yard. The wagon team and engine could not see each other in time. The coroner summoned, but no inquest was needed. Remains given to relatives for burial.
The piece defends press duty against unpopular causes and lauds the Charlotte Observer for exposing a malicious allegation against a North Carolina institution. It praises the paper for fair handling, despite political pressure, and notes a local arrest in Oak Grove township for assault with a deadly weapon. James Allen bound over $50 for July 5 court.
Miss Katie L Johnson invites ideal photographs discussion while Hon W W Kitchin will address rural mail carriers at the Court House. Durham organizes new military units with drills and uniforms. Recent heavy rains caused ground damage. Eva Paschall and H M Lewis wed in Fayetteville during a Second Baptist excursion. Baby Mable Louise Adams died at five months. J W Allen, Seaboard engineer, died at 59. Mrs M A Woods died of typhoid at 66 in East Durham. Tuberculosis exit from Texas spurs debate on climate cures. Lexington and Davidson citizens urged to enforce law and order for civic progress.
The item extols machinery for canal digging claiming it outpaces shovels by a thousandfold and promotes J. & M. Paint by offering to repaint a house for nothing while noting paint costs and blends like Linseed Oil and Zinc hardening.
The defendant Robert Curtis is summoned in Durham County to answer a divorce action filed by Isabella Curtis. The case arises under section 1561 s1 Revisal 1908. Appearance required at the September 1907 term at the Durham County Superior Court. The clerk is B Green.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce and his remedies for women's health, praising Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. It urges letters for free consultation, promises privacy, and touts relief from nervous and uterine ailments. It claims improved sleep, mood, and vitality, and recommends Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
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