Durham Recitals and Local Notices from 1892
Durham Recorder reports community items including visits by L M Gray and Dr A O Jones, tobacco markets and prices at Durham warehouses, lectures by P H Massey, a serious illness case near University Station, a marriage at Granville, a murder over a baby in South Carolina, a congressman’s apoplexy, and local ads for tobacco, cattle, and remedies in a period-precise, unpolished style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE. D. Aiken
R. D. Aiken
North Side
Granville County
Will Lyon
Granville
V. Sharp
E. R. Aiken
Oxford
Viola Fleming
Creedmoore
A. O. Jones
Wake
Nannie Lyon
Robert Lyon
Yallie Aiken
Graville
5. M. Aiken
Orian Holloway
Raleigh
Ife
Happy Homes and the Sunshine of a Cheerful Family
A Canadian Queen excerpt urges mothers to nurture happiness at home to steer children away from vice. It emphasizes patient, cheerful parenting, social activity, and independent habits, noting smiles and loving homes educate and guide youth better than harshness or fear.
Castoria and Electric Bitters Endorsement Ad
This old advertisement touts Castoria for children and Electric Bitters as a universal cure. It claims Liver and Kidney disease relief, skin improvements, malaria prevention, and full satisfaction or money back, priced at 1 per bottle at R Blacknall and Son's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Blacknall & Son’s
King
Dr. King
Bucklen
R. Blackwall & Son
Durham market leads in good round averages
The Durham market shows superior averages as Tobacco arrives heavy this week. Prices for desirable stock remain sustained and market tone stays firm with buyers pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Durham Market Is Best for Tobacco, Local Appeal Says
A speaker urges fellow North Carolinians to sell tobacco in Durham, arguing it offers higher prices than Richmond or Danville and warning against shipping to other towns. He singles out Oxford and Henderson for a small jab while stressing state pride and local market trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Gray
Rogers
City
A. O. Jones
Wake County
Globe
T. B. ‘Erry
New York Observer
P. H. Massey
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Cane Creek
County
The
Sanitary News
Durham
Richmond
Danville
Oxford
Henderson
Top Notch Buyers Promise Higher Prices for Your Loads
A promotional note invites readers to sell bills of sale showing higher prices than week old rates, claiming they can secure more money with lower selling charges. It emphasizes generous offers for large loads and asserts best lighting and top prices in the state.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Durham Recorder
University Station
Mary Gooch
Rogers Store
Coronista
8. C
Addie Beacham
Bud Harris
Wasuixatos
J. W. Kendall
Kentucky
Ayer
E. T. Miller
Cross Plains
Wis
W. T. Carrington
Maritima
John Rutchings & Co
Reams Warehouse
Blaine
Cleveland
Reams
John R. Hutchings & Co
John Hutchings
Durland
California
Pitcher’s Castoria
Electric Bitters
Durham, N. C
J Autchings & CO
Proprietors
Ron
Johnson
W. T. Pierce
American Tobacco Co
N.C
N. M. Johnson & Co
N. C
J. G. Brown
East Main Street
Jones’ Jewelry Store
Lold “Reams
J. F. Bragg
Blalock
Duel Garret
J. W. Boulden
W. B. Brooks
J. H. Hobgood
Wm. Cates
McBroom & Anderson
Wm. Nutt
Wm. Bass
Jack Wilkins
F. N. Wilson
V. Daniel
Z. T. Hampton
JA Anes
J. E. Blalock
Ees Read
John R. Hutchings
Nerham Fertilizer Conpla
Durham,n.c
Richmond, Va
Uris Female Institute
Hich Crade
E. .L. Middleton
Dee
Warraned
Druggs and Seed
W. M. Yearby
East Main St
Durham, N.C
Henry, O'Brien & Co
Angel
S.R. Perry & Co
Main Street
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