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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1895
Page
4
A seaside scene shows a girl reading a book and wavering on a jump when a handsome man is spotted. He quips about her dress getting wet as she plunges into the deep, while elsewhere a Highlander language joke and family-age quips appear in miscellany. Public notices include train schedules and an Oxford St John’s Day ticket sale.
Rosa and Minnie Lea of this city visited relatives near Fairntosh. While waiting for a train in a depot thunderstorm struck. Mr Spencer Lashley was shocked and unconscious. his mule was killed. Rosa recovered. Lashley remained unconscious as the storm passed.
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price and local Durham North Carolina retailer R Blackwall. It also promotes Drummond’s Lightning Remedy promising life saving treatment for heart related rheumatic or near heart muscle issues with a $5 order from the Drummond Machine Co New York and calls for agents.
Former Governor Francis pledges to continue opposing an early convention for the Missouri Democratic party amid ongoing internal debate. He cites concerns over timing and potential policy shifts as grounds for his stance.
The piece discusses Edgar A. Poe’s genius and the English praise, while critiquing Rufus W. Griswold’s Poe biography as harsh yet revealing. It weighs Poe’s prose and poetry reception in America and Britain, noting moral flaws and public reception alongside comparisons to Longfellow, Whittier, and Holmes.
A Harvard Magazine piece argues for veterinary science, urging support for animals as faithful companions. The essay critiques public neglect and advocates humane care alongside public buildings and hospitals. A sales pitch for Dr. King's New Life Pills accompanies unrelated Tid Bits snippets.
Oscar Brown and Harvey Stone, carpenters, fell twenty seven feet when a scaffold gave way at the Stokes Mays residence near Erwin mill. Brown suffered scrapes and bruises, while Stone, uninjured outwardly, was believed to have internal injuries and was taken to Watts hospital. Doctors Holloway and Chestham attended them. Stone’s condition is doubtful.
Fragmentary text references places like Cape Charles Norfolk and Old Point Comfort with mentions of ships ferries hotels and liners. It suggests maritime activity in a coastal region with partial names and locations, but specifics are garbled.
Wofford College in Washington D C confers the D D degree upon Trinity College president Rev J C Kilgo noting his able eloquence. The piece also references various brief items and snippets from different papers including legal and political quips and a railroad schedule snippet.
A Danville Register quote notes that dissatisfied elements within the Democratic Party have real grievances. They could be adjusted if party managers show some wisdom, signaling potential reform and internal debate.
Readable fragments show a Lynchburg Union Station departure at 11 45 am and 3 36 pm with Lynchburg to Durham at 2 45 pm daily route times. Daily service begins 6 20 am with exceptions on Sundays.
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