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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1892
Page
4
The piece reflects on twenty Kansas towns with no inhabitants and costly public buildings, noting dry rot in boom towns. It also reports Cincinnati Prohibitionists rejecting fusion with the People's Party, Bidwell leading for president, and June stamp office revenue of 61,712,553 with no site for a new building.
At the prohibition national convention in Cincinnati Texas editor J B Cranfill was nominated for vice president at 2 am. A motion on banks was adopted and a hotel refusal to colored men drew protests as delegates shouted insults. A Pennsylvania colored delegate warned the party to stand with colored members. Lucy Thurman of Michigan reported being insulted as a wigger. The session adjourned sine die. Senator Stewart reportedly will accept the People’s party presidential nomination in Chicago. A marriage rumor mentions a Derhamite groom-elect and a bride from another state.
An old time medicinal advertisement touts Shilohs Vitalizer as a cure for indigestion constipation dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin. It promises a nasal injector with each bottle and lists sellers R Brackaus Sox and G Buackwaux.
Local ad proclaims one box of FootineE makes an eight ounce lotion guaranteed to cure odors on feet. The claim targets persistent foot smells and offers a simple treatment option. No verified medical endorsement is provided.
Market day reported heavy sales of forage and shacks with farmers storing surplus for own use. Andrew Meakes died at his Vickers Avenue home this morning at 10 o clock, aged 22, survived by a wife and two children.
Schedule excerpts list daily and seasonal train times for the Norfolk and Western routes. Includes Westbound main line to Memphis via Knoxville, eastbound connections to Richmond and Norfolk, Pullman services between Lynchburg, Richmond, and Norfolk, and Winston Salem division departures from Lynchburg and Roanoke. Officials Jas L Beck and W B Bevill noted as agents.
Rail schedule excerpt lists southbound routes from Danville to Savannah and beyond with arrival times at various cities. Notes time standards by meridian, plus connections at Denniston Jeffress Portsmouth and Norfolk lines. Includes Woolford’s Lotion ad and railway officials.
An advertisement touts Dr Haydock's New Liver Pill as a small sugar coated tablet that cures biliousness and headache in about 20 minutes. Marketed as old in Europe but new to North America, it sells for 25 cents with a sample offer from R Haydock at 63 Fulton St New York. It claims rare value and international renown to entice buyers.
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