26 Jun 1889
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
1
Product named Bug Killer claims effectiveness against insects and pests harming potato and tomato vines, egg squash turnip beet onion cotton and tobacco crops. It also touts control of canker wortland caterpillars on fruit and ornamental trees, lice endro worms and rose bugs.
A battered item reflecting a suggestive poem about home life. It urges women to return cheerfully despite weariness, noting household duties and babies to attend to. The wording is garbled but conveys a cheerful homefront message and encouragement to be pleasant at night.
Grace Fletcher hides a sundered fortune, works to support her ailing father, and secretly loves Felix. Ruth defends Grace as Grace seeks honest work in the city with Levi son and Blake offering wages. After Grace faces harsh accusations, a family rift heals as Grace and Felix return and Grace earns partnership in Fletcher & Levison.
In a Winston Sentinel report a State larceny case unfolds with an elderly veteran wounded at Winchester explaining he worked eight months for a man who never paid. Judge Phillips shifts charges to trespass after the veteran’s testimony inspires mercy, and the room erupts in tears and gratitude as friends pledge aid.
J S Carr president issues call to veterans in every county to assemble at courthouses on July 4 1889 to form county associations and transmit proceedings to W C Stronach secretary. Emphasizes appointing two patriotic ladies per township to aid in establishing a soldiers home for aging veterans.
Collation of brief local items reports a Methodist church gift a silver communion service in Henderson a theft at L C Curry residence in Charlotte Miss Edner of Steel Creek dies and a college president improves A Davidson College student injures himself on a horizontal bar and shows signs of recovery The Stateville Chamber of Commerce meets with strong turnout and notes a thriving wheat harvest A Lincoln county calf born with a sheep head and pig tail intrigues North Carolina notices reflect small-town events and curiosities.
The close of a Lime Kiln Club session features a humorous exchange with Bradder Lightfoot about his rent, clothes, and daily behavior. The president warns of action if payments aren’t made, while Lightfoot defends himself and the club moves to wrap up as the washboard scene unfolds.
The letter from President Cleveland accepting honorary membership cites sympathy for the clubs aims and a belief in their importance for national prosperity. He argues party allegiance should remain with the Democratic organization and notes North Carolina’s Civil War losses and later hardship among veterans and orphans, urging support for an orphan home funded by fraternal groups.
A Clayton News note urges punctuality as a virtue tied to Washington’s example. It argues railroad and public service delays disrupt society and proposes criminalizing trains five minutes late. The Harvett threshing season nears, with crop reports from the county and Stanly noting good small grain yields.
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