This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1892
Page
4
A compact note on virtue and prudence notes that every promise is a debt and not all are saints who go alone. It contrasts ease of giving advice with following it. It remarks life is short and much of it lies in “if” while music and drama echo common wisdom.
An advertisement touts a remedy by B B for skin eruptions glands and blood diseases with many certificates as proof. It promotes Shiloh Catarrh Remedy for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache and offers a nasal injector with each bottle priced at 60 cents sold by R Buackwatt & Son.
In Southern Pines Moore County North Carolina a noted health resort offers mineral waters touted as beneficial for disorders. The hotel Ozone provides accommodations and meals, with cooks on staff and a rotating roster to serve visitors seeking summer relaxation and therapeutic benefits from the waters.
Durham District hosts a Sunday School Conference at Burlington on July 20 with Presiding Elder Dr. E A Yates President E J Parrish and Secretary H N Snow. The program covers morning devotional reports and talks by Rev T N Ivey Rev R G Beaman and others with afternoon sessions on instruction field work and officer elections followed by an evening program and adjournment. Public invited.
A fragmentary newspaper line proclaims that the people shall rule and asserts a challenge to others as imitations, reflecting a political sentiment from the period. The source presents brief phrasing without broader context or dates.
Condensed railroad timetable effective May 15 1892 for the Richmond and Danville line. Southbound routes list Richmond Bourkeville Keysville Danville Greensboro Raleigh Durham and Augusta with arrival and departure times. northbound and connections to West Point Baltimore and Raleigh noted. Durham Lynchburg Winston Salem Roanoke and Norfolk service described with multiple through cars and Pullman sleepers.
Passenger schedule shows trains from Danville to Milton Cunningham Deniston Buffalo Clarksville Lawrenceville Bel Franklin Suffol k Portsmouth with connections to Lynchburg Durham Richmond Danville N and P Bay Line and Norfolk and Virginia Beach routes. It lists arrival and departure times for stations including Jeffress and Denniston and notes connections to South Boston Oxford Chase Gir and Ocean ports.
John Stillwell a 48 year old miller is shot dead by Edgar Fichte a young jeweler after a night of pursuit and capture at Mount Holly North Carolina. Fichte acted to quell Stillwell who shot at him while advancing in the mill yard. The incident follows prior prison break and lawmen action.
An 8 tf ad claims Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch in humans and horses in 30 minutes, sold by N M Johnson & Co in Durham North Carolina. It contrasts with Shiloh's Vitalizer priced at 75 cents, touted to cure indigestion constipation dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin, sold by R Blacknatt & Son.
Marcus Tilley administrator announces sale of about 200 acres in Mangunt Township Durham County to settle Sallie Walker estate. The tract known as The Sallie Walker Hometrack will be sold in two or more lots with terms: one third cash day of sale, one third in six months, one third in twelve months. Interest 8 percent per year on deferred payments. Sale ordered by the Dorham County Superior Court in Marcus Tilley, administrator of Sallie Walker vs N A Bullock and others, dated June 17, 92.
An advertisement paragraph offers Dr Haydock's Newer Pill as a quick remedy for biliousness and headache. It claims European pedigree and novelty in North America, priced at 25 cents, with a sample vial offered by mail from 63 Felton Bt. It references old cures like kissing a pretty girl and urges confidence via The Journal.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.