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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1892
Page
4
The article notes that Philadelphia capitalists backing Durham real estate signal strong confidence in Durham’s future. It calls Durham a coming town and invites outsiders to visit. It cites a jocular line about a diamond ring implying a debtor owes a jeweler money.
Marvelous cure for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache. Each bottle includes an nasal injector for better treatment at no extra charge. Price incl. Sold by R. Blackman & Son.
Amid the Pines Health Giving Mineral Waters on the Raleigh and Augusta line north of Hamlet offers relief for malarial aftereffects and other disorders. Three mineral springs, water shipment, vineyards, and a summer hotel with invalid care are highlighted for visitors seeking cure and rest.
Kope Elias argues Cleveland's voting majority will not be less than 25000 and criticizes remote leaders. The piece calls for strong action against loiterers and notes demographics and labor capital disputes, reflecting a local political discussion with broader state context.
Three prisoners at Zacatecas Penitentiary were killed by lightning on Friday. Five firemen died from a wall collapse in Montreal Monday night. The Reading Iron Company to shut two blast furnaces later this week. Milford Granite Cutter's Union rejects manufacturers' proposition. Frances E. Willard cottage cornerstone laid at Rest Island Minnesota. Texas fever spreads among cattle in Lyons County Kansas. Yellow fever continues at Vera Cruz. A man named W. A. recovered from an attack. Richmond Curtis, alias George Connors, hanged in Huntington, Pennsylvania. Chief Musician Frank Boidier of Fort Adams pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods. Geax Browers, Prohibition nominee for President, owns a large California farm. New hotel, bank, and Broddie Duke block signal a building boom in Durham. President Cleveland offended some by opposing women clubs in politics, which supporters say is proper.
Sir Charles Ewan-Smith failed to negotiate a treaty between England and Morocco amid French intrigue. French police claim an anarchist plot to blow up the Bourse and the Palace of Justice. Currency bills pass their third reading in the Aus train Reichsrat.
A railroad timetable lists trains from Condensed TH Ly to Savannah venturing through Raleigh Durham Greensboro Charlotte and Brunswick toward Florida and Georgia. It notes arrival times from 1 48 pm in Waldo to 12 00 am in Jacksonville and 2 20 pm in St Augustine. Time zones vary with eastern meridian for eastern routes and central meridian for southern sections. Information contact J Cesdn General Pass Savannah at 3 15 pm.
An advertisement for Dr Haydock’s New Liver Pill claims to cure biliousness and headaches with a single one and a half grain sugar coated pill. It markets itself as a trusted European remedy newly introduced to North America, priced at 25 cents, and invites postal postcard requests for a sample vial.
Rail timetable for the Richmond and Danville lines effective May 15 1892 shows southbound No 9 from Richmond to Greensboro Goldsboro Raleigh Charlotte and Atlanta with connections to Salisbury Statesville Asheville and Greensboro and northbound No 10 no 12 with similar through routing via Charlotte and Raleigh plus West Point Richmond segment and Richmond Raleigh Keysville Oxford Durham and Henderson connections. Also notes mixed coach service and through sleepers between Lynchburg Roanoke Memphis New Orleans and Louisville.
Alfred. Receiver. Train schedule effective December 7 1901 lists Danville to Portsmouth service with stops at Milton Cunningham Buffalo Clarksville Lawrenceville Bel Franklin Suffolk and Portsmouth and connections to Lynchburg Durham Richmond Norfolk and Bay Line routes linking to Old Point Comfort and northern points.
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