17 Jul 1889
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1889
Page
1
Claiming to purify blood and cure liver and kidney diseases, malaria, headaches, constipation, and indigestion, the notice promotes Electric Bitters at RB Blackwall & Son’s drug store with a money back guarantee and price of one dollar per bottle.
Bug Killer will kill worms and insects that destroy potato and tomato vines, eggplant, squash, turnip, beet, onion, cotton and tobacco plants. It also targets canker worms, caterpillars on ornamental and rust trees, lice, cutworms and rose bugs.
A long excerpt reviews the rise of the Blackwell Durham Co operative Tobacco Company, crediting leadership and intellect of Carr, Blackwell, McDowell and Austen for expansion beyond location. The piece cites earlier legal matters and a court defense history, ending with broad reflections on industry and regional pride.
A poem about a beach romance ends with a kiss under a parasol. A Washington anecdote recounts a famous poker bluff between General Mahone and Henry Watterson over a $500 pot. The Norfolk river death of Janes Foley is noted alongside a Norfolk accident involving Mrs. Fleming, describing a body recovered from a pump hole.
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