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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
2
Political currents and campaigns in Durham in July 1908
Durham notes reflect heat and rain, discuss new city ordinance and alleged privileges for blind tigers, and preview Democratic primaries Republican precinct meetings and county conventions. An advertisement from Reade Brothers Company announces a cash reduction sale on the first page.
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Reade Brothers Company
Gift Of A Silver Service For The North Carolina
The North Carolina cruiser rides at anchor off Cape Lookout as Lieutenant Governor Winston presents a silver service donated by the people of North Carolina to the queen of the new navy. Crowds gather to witness the ceremony while boats ferry spectators to the ship.
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Beaufort
Cape Lookout
Commonwealth
North Carolina
Winston
Damage to Mayo Mills in Mayodan After Lightning Strike
Mayodan mills suffered estimated damage of 75000 dollars after a lightning strike last week. Fire spread quickly but was restrained with mill fire apparatus and nearby efforts. New machinery is ordered and will be installed upon arrival. General manager W C Ruffin will pay employees half their wages until operations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reidsville
Mayo
W. C. Ruffin
Fire alarms misfire as vaudeville of town news continues
False fire alarms were again turned in early Sunday. no fire found at Fayetteville street box 52. Obituary notes Hattie Tyndall’s death from tuberculosis in Edgemont, funeral today at 3, Maplewood interment. Hosiery Mill Boys defeat A T fellows 7 to 0 at Trinity Campus Hanes Athletic field. Deaf mutes Oscar Edwin Holmes and Minnie Holmes Carter wed at Church Street Hotel parlor. Corporal Marvin Williams wins Minor trophy for best drilled man in company M Third North Carolina. Main Street Church rededicated with sermon by Rev W P Long. J T Glenn boorman dies at 57. funeral today at 2, buried at Martin-Glenn place.
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Fayetteville Street
Hayti
Hattie Tyndall
R. P. Tyndall
Edgemont
Maplewood
A. T. Fellows
Hanes Atletic
Trinity
Hose Producers
Oscar Edwin Holmes
Minnie Holmes Carter
Church Street
G. T. Adams
Minor
Sidney Minor
North Carolina Regiment
Marvin Williams
T. J. Winston
Stand Up for Your Town Says Snow Hill Standard
The Snow Hill Standard-Laconic urges residents to defend their town and support local business. It emphasizes buying local, reading home papers, avoiding criticism, and recognizing that community success depends on collective effort and honest dealings.
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Snow Hill
Local Notes From Town Shops Park And School Additions
Mid summer sales entice ladies at Rawls and Ellis Stone & Co. Lakewood Park remains in fine shape with the Runkles at the Casino delivering stronger shows. Whitted colored school adds four thousand dollars of new rooms to improve next fall’s capacity. Pritchard Horton Shoe Store reports solid business despite heat and the Fourth. Main Street stores gain fresh paint while Byrd’s barber shop and A. E. Lloyd & Co. upgrade facades. Holland Furniture reports brisk trade with a $75 sale. Durham grocers continue strong under W. H. Muse after Patterson Brothers dissolves. Corcoran Hotel on East Chapel Hill will be enlarged and improved with work starting soon.
State Primary Support Voices in Guilford and Across State
The press reports a broad, near unanimous call for a legalized primary for appropriate exercises, held statewide with large crowds. The aim is to prevent poorer candidates from being crowded out and to promote a better organized campaign under the current rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Voice for every voter in county run for state office
The Catawba County News urges that every resident able to run for a state office be presented in every precinct on the same day, noting Governor Glenn may submit a plan to the next legislature and expressing hope for action.
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Glenn
Catawba County
Blackberry Pie Binds Rich and Poor in One Dish
A Monroe Inquirer note extols blackberry pie as equal for millionaires and paupers. The piece says pie graces a washerwoman’s pine table, hotel menus, and even poorhouses, uniting all social strata with a shared treat as blackberry season arrives.
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Timp
Monroe Inquirer
Cleveland County Opens New Court House
A new $75 000 courthouse was dedicated in Cleveland County last Saturday with appropriate exercises. The Rural Mail Carriers convention closed in Wilmington after a pleasant meeting. Charlotte will host the next gathering. Rocky Mount man Thomas Bradley, 32, died after being struck by a train in that city Saturday night. Horace Phillips, 15, drowned at Latta Park in Charlotte on Sunday afternoon. heart failure from excitement contributed to the accident. Asheville and Buncombe Republicans celebrated July 4, recalling their May election victory and formed a Good Government League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland County
Wilmington
Charlotte
Horace Phillips
Latta Park
Asheville
Buncombe County
Pritchard
Good Government League
Vale of American medicinal roots praised by medical writers
The article extols native American plants as valuable medicines, noting early knowledge by Indigenous peoples and continued research by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo. It claims cures for heart and nervous afflictions and offers a free book of extracts to requestors.
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Ann Acents Wi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Durham
ZEB. P. Council
N. C
Main Street
W. P. Long
Alamance
A. P. Brabee
J. T Glenn
Boorman
J. T
F. M. Glenn
Martin-Glenn Place
Rawls and
Ellis Stone & Co
Lakewood Park
Runkles
Whitted Colored School
Pritchard Horton Shoe
Byrd
Jones & Frasier
A. E. Lloyd & Co
Wade
Holland Bros
Carey Holland
Patterson Brothers
W. H. Muse
Corcoran
East Chapel Hill Street
Cobb
H. A. Gaskins
Five Points
N.C
Jown F. Harward
Sherif
Thomas Bradley
Rocky Mount
Taylor & Phipps CO
Mangum
Parrish Streets
Winchester
Southern
J. W. Petty
Ogs
Ing
Ouborn Green
Tate
William Dollar
Fidelity Bank
Adin'r
Osbors Green
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