Lynch Law Debate and Marriage Insights Featured
A heated editorial frames lynching in the North and South as a brutal problem with calls for lawful restraint. It then surveys whether marriage strengthens men, citing notable figures whose spouses influenced achievement and character. The piece also notes a 1890 tax census bulletin on property values expanding U.S. wealth estimates and promotes Southern Pines as a summer retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Recorder
Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia Times
Port Jervis
New York State
South
Noth
Tax Census Bureau
United States
California Fig Syrup Co. Advertised Remedy
An old advertisement touts a "California Fig Syrup Co" product claimed to ease colds headaches fevers and stomach issues. It urges readers to buy a bottle for a dollar at leading druggists and warns against accepting counterfeits or substitutes. The copy stresses health benefits and general wellness claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syra
California
Woman's Discovery of Cure with Dr King's New Discovery
A clearest report tells of Mrs. Luther Lutz of an unnamed county who suffered a seven year ailment undermining vital organs and constant coughing for three months. After using Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption she experienced immediate relief and, with one bottle, was miraculously cured. The notice credits W. Hamrick & Co. of an unspecified place with the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren
Ben Ee
Dr King
Luther Lutz
Thos
King's Royal Germetuer Co and other sensational ads
An assortment of early 20th century advertising notes and snippets. It mentions King’s Royal Germetuer Co of Atlanta promoting a tonic with endorsements and testimonials. It adds other product pitches including English Spavin Liniment for horses and a Pitcher's Castoria reference, all amid scattered commentary on social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Royal Germeturer Co
L Lyon & Co
N.M
Johnson & Co
Drag- Durham
N. M
Renee Ee iGhikhon “Ey
Pitcher’s Castoria
Flood losses totaling 29 million across four states
After the 1892 flood begins to pass, estimates from trades boards place total losses at 29,300,000 across Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi with added costs projecting as high as 50,000,000 from Kansas City to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Boards of Trade
Walters
Missouri
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kentucky
Kansas City
New Orleans
They are Famous Now
Phil Armour once mined near Folsom California before becoming a famed pork packer in Chicago. Dr John Tyndal started in 1843 as an assistant on the British Ordnance Survey at twenty shillings weekly. President Clark of the Union Pacific Railroad began as a brakeman on a gravel train. He enjoys broad labor support with no trouble reported since becoming manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Armour
Chicago
Folsom
Cal
John Tyndal
British Ordnance Survey
Clark
Union Pacific Railroad
Help in Time of Need and Frank Testimony on B B B Cure
A letter from James A. Greer of Athens Georgia, cousin of the late Alexander H. Stephens, recounts a cancer experienced since 1868 treated with Botanical Blood Balm B B B. He reports rapid improvement and scar remaining. The notice mentions Stonewall tobacco fertilizer and Durham North Carolina agent W T Carrington selling guanos this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Greer
Athens
Athens Banner- Watchman
Alexander H. Stephens
Land
Stonewall
W. T. Carrington
Durham
N.C
Carrngton
Also Mentioned on This Page
E.C. Hackney
Elias
Carr
Edgecombe
B. A. Doughton
Alleghany
Octavius Yoke
Wake
Donald W. Balin
R. M. Furman
Buncombe
Frank I. Osborne
Mecklenb
Public Instruction
J.C. Boakborough
Johnston
Co. B. Aylock
Wayne
Ele
Glenn
Fouyth
Sth
AH. A Williams
Granville
Mar
Huber
Lord Eldon
Flaxman
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Rome
Sir Joshua
Sir William Hamilton
Edinburg
William Napier
Burke
Sir Walter Scott
Daniel O'Connell
Prince Bismarck
Lord Beaconsfield
Charister
Kain Ae
Pitcher's Castoria
Youcwoump
Southern Pines
Moore Coune Ty
Paris
Europe
Castle Garden
Twynn
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell
Prince Edward Island
Paul Deschanel
Sanrancisco
Gladstone
Hawarden
Freight &c
R. Hipcano
General League
General Turner
Spree Re
J.B. Hawthorne
Rev. Samiy
Germetuer
al Draggiste
King's
Atlanta, GA
James C. Walker
Hares Walker Walker
C. Onsen
County
N. W. Corner
Main Street
Slater & CO
Durham, N.C
Durham Supply Company
General Merchandise
Dee
J. W.jones & CO
Montrat
Sol Testis
Galen
J.W. Jones & CO
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