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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1895
Page
1
A patent remedy advertised as fast relief for bladder and kidney pain is sold by Heartt & Farthing in Durham NC. The item includes notes on superstition and anecdotes, referencing Ex President Harrison and various humorous vignettes from the era.
A rancorous excerpt discusses reporters fear to misstate the tobacco market to please buyers sellers and brokers. It argues critics fear criticism while planters and traders accuse papers of bias when sales rise or fall. The piece urges readers to use their own judgment and observations.
A New Wilmington Globe snippet describes a Pulaski area farmer wandering his farm when he notices a bird and pauses to pick it up, encountering a warm, mucilaginous substance described in local reminiscence. The fragment suggests a curious, folklore flavored note without full context.
Fragmentary item notes that Prartier has plenty to split tidbits and no more to do on the picture, reflecting a light daily item.
The May crop report, based on 1 000 replies, shows wheat at 89 percent and corn at shy, with several crops worse off than official figures. Oats 84, rye 88, cotton and tobacco severely lag, while clover and grasses also weaken, suggesting poor prospects for the season.
The report notes crop conditions before frosts with scores for apples peaches and other fruits. It cites 30th regiment losses 858 dead of 1552 men 23 percent and North Carolina totals. describes a Montgomery Alabama federal sentence for illicit distilling and a fatal mob murder in Florida. Also mentions ship collisions in Lake Huron and a drowning near Worcester.
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