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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
2
The ticket presents Elias Carr of Edgecombe for governor and R A Doughton of Alleghany for lieutenant governor in the latest statewide electoral slate. The two candidates align with reformist and regional interests, seeking support across counties and party lines.
Report from Chicago dated June 21 notes heavy rain and wind delaying the convention. Owen of Kentucky temporary chair and Wilson of West Virginia to be permanent. Adjournment until 11 next day. Belief Cleveland will be nominated with little opposition. Sympathies for James G. Blaine passed amid cheers. Wheat prices fell 10 cents in a week due to crop reports and expected calm canvass after Harrison and Cleveland nominations. Encampment of old Confederate veterans to be revived in Wrightsville with Col. E D Hall organizing support and local aid expected. Carolina Collar and Harness Co promoting goods and shoe uppers under P McWilliams. A storm injures the Sigman house killing two children. Rev H T Hudson dies at 99 in Morganton.
An editorial urges a cheerful morning to set a calm tone for the day, praising pleasant breakfast atmosphere and restraining complaints. It contrasts generous townsfolk with selfish types, noting the latter harm the community while the former aid others, and hints at moral accountability and future rewards.
North Carolina notes report editor B F Tipton of Mount Holly News died aged about 35 leaving a wife and two children. A black man insulted Lewis Klutz’s wife near Salisbury and is sought by locals. Captain C M McLoud, noted Western Carolina lawyer and 1888 legislator, died at Asheville. J E Newsom, 30, drowned near Lexington after entanglement in a seining net. A well rock wall at Lenoir fell and trapped Lee Corpening, colored, eight hours later he was rescued alive.
A county woman, plagued by disease for seven years and near death, slept after one dose of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. She improved instantly and, after a single bottle, was miraculously cured. The testimonial credits Mrs. Luther Lutz and W A Hamrick & Co of Shelby, NC, with the remedy.
The Charlotte News reports the death of Miss Rena Mackay age 22 who headed the nursery department at Thompson's Orphanage. She had recently returned from Florida seeking health benefits but worsened, passing away at 5:00 am yesterday. She was a niece of Mr. J. J. Mackay. his daughter Miss Mary Mackay had stayed by her cousin.
Advertisement notes Ayer's Cathartic Pills as safest and most popular for family use addressing stomach liver and bowel disorders. Also mentions a Philadelphia boot-black offering free ice cream with each five cent shoe shine to attract customers as a modern business method.
Use Syrup of Figs to permanently cure habitual constipation and cleanse the body. It gently awakens the kidneys and liver to healthy activity without irritation, dispels headaches, colds, or fevers, offering a mild, effective remedy.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a universal remedy. It claims to cure liver and kidney diseases, purify blood, remove pimples and boils, drive malaria from the system, and prevent fevers. It promises full satisfaction or money back with a price of $1 per bottle from R. Biscknall & Son.
A fragment urges the Democratic party to set aside bickering and divisions and focus on a robust campaign. It warns that wrong scales reveal a flawed heart and notes widespread indifference to others' conditions. The piece cites greed driving politicians to self interest and mentions Jay Good displaying a ten cent piece as proof of prior poverty.
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