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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
2
Notice states a one year six month subscription price of one dollar fifty cents and assures recipients that taking the paper from the post office incurs no obligation. Dated Thursday March 29 1900, it clarifies courtesy copies mailed by a friend require no further commitment.
The Golden Belt Bag Factory adds eight bag making machines bringing total to 48 with a daily capacity of 10 000 bags. Workers, mainly women and children at home, string and finish sacks by hand earning 30 to 40 cents per thousand, while experts finish about 2000 sacks daily.
News notes on U S senator race and Garry reforms. industrial boom in Durham with new mills and factories. Pennsylvanian wage rise. Mississippi governor Stone death. Boxer movement in China. Charleston Lutheran minister Bowman death. Philadelphia mayor reports funds for Republican convention. Booth insignia lapel at Southern Cotton Spinners meeting. broader push for organization among Democrats. state press shaping cotton mills furniture factories and canning.
Richmond dispatch recounts Rev J E Riddick who killed Dr Temple in Brunswick County after a grip illness left him hearing impaired and mentally unstable. He recalled only his sermons and Latin texts, spoke of dying with joy, and wandered with two church appointments at the same hour.
The old Lady from South Africa visits A Max in Durham after reading of his bargains in The Recorder. She buys 1000 yards Bleachier 30-4 cents, two cases of shoes at 75 cents, and the entire millinery line. The store fills trunks for a rail trip, with Ladysmith praising quality and low prices.
The Yorkville cotton mills cut annual dividends by 3 percent and raised operatives’ wages by as much as 33 percent. President Ashe warns that beyond the boom there may be a reverse shift if profits fall. Nationwide philanthropy totals exceed 35 million dollars this year, with Durham noted for large gifts. Municipal government needs top talent from the best citizens.
Max recalled a large stock of the latest fashions, more beautiful than those Ladysmith sought at the depot, which he could sell for higher prices. She cared little for style or color, saying her country only desired flashy hues for the Indies.
A Durham shoe firm, Pridgen & Jones, touts its decade of stable growth and dependable service. The ad claims top quality shoes at small profits, extensive experience, and strong customer satisfaction with no complaints from locals reliant on their honest dealing.
Haywood and King druggists at Mangum and Parrish Streets in Durham receive promotion for careful prescription compounding and broad stock. Proprietors are registered pharmacists with long experience. Their shop also sells seeds from Halst Philadelphia and Woods & Sons Richmond. Rev. De A Marshall of Georgia accepts call to First Baptist Raleigh and will move soon.
At the Opera House the Spooner Dramatic Company presents Pearl of Savoy all next week with 10 20 and 30 cent prices plus a free admission for a 30 cent ticket holder with a companion. Miss Alice Spooner stars as Marie the Pearl with strong supporting work from J H Lewis and F E Spooner and notable piano encores by W C Steely.
In Littleton North Carolina on November 20 1399 Miss Ruth McGraw receives ten dollar prize for best written advertisement of Mia Joe Person's Remedy. She acknowledges receipt of the check and thanks Mrs Jane Person Kivrell for the award.
Sun Bros show passes inspection and parade praised as orderly with a creditable display. Raleigh Times correspondent remarks voters should uphold delegates' instructions and remain faithful to their trust. The Raleigh Marble Works furnished the granite monument and 500 marble tablets for Confederate Dead at Winchester. Capt. John Cowan of Wilmington dies at home.
The passage speaks of the human body as a wondrous machine noting the heart beating billions of times in a natural life and the immense force produced per stroke. It emphasizes the body's complexity and power as a marvel of nature.
Notice details precinct level elections for five member precinct executive committees and delegates to the Democratic County Convention on April 7 1900 in Durham. County committee will select a county chairman at 11 am April 7 and a Campaign chairman afterward. White men favoring white supremacy urged to participate. J S Carr chairman.
A health ad explains kidney strain from overwork, linking uric acid buildup to pains and heart stress. It promotes Swamp-Root by Kilmer and Co as a remedy, with sample and pamphlet offers and mentions of city name Binghanton New York.
Notice dated March 14 1900 from Durham N C listing seized property including 102 gallons of corn spirits 8 fermenters 1 beer well 2 flake stands 20 feet of piping and other distillery equipment. Claimants must present claims and bonds within thirty days at the Durham office or property will be forfeited to the United States. Deputy Collector Sarpcurto signs.
The Durham Tobacco Association proclaims Durham as the best equipped market in the world with ample money and buyers to handle half the state’s tobacco. It notes Durham’s superior manufacturing, six large stemmeries and exporters, and a strong presence of order buyers and speculators. Thos H Martin presides as president and P A Not is secretary.
President Thomas Jf. Martin leads with Vice-President Albert Kramer and Secretary Treasurer P A Noell. Executive Committee includes J W Pope Julius Mahier and others. Sales Committee features Thos H Martin T M Reams and Albert Kramer. Arbitration Committee lists W M Fsilon and W H Smoot among members.
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