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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1891
Page
2
The article urges honoring dead heroes and maintaining cemeteries as a source of memory and art. It critiques commutations, praises the Young Men’s Christian Association, and cautions against vanity and faction. It discusses national leadership, railroads, mutual interests, and a call for unity. It closes with North Carolina prosperity and a Florida senate ballot update.
A mixed column notes fortunes of a figure named Hutchinson once valued at twenty million now vanished. It also mentions a German chemical belt patent, a Humboldt World Fair plank of sixteen feet, a three foot six inch crab in Victoria harbor, and German hair counts. A Georgia editor boasts grim humor about life and a coffin ad bill, with a cheerful book title about readiness to die.
May 4 in Asheville voters chose a mayor and aldermen and approved city funding for improvements. Approval totals included twenty five thousand for public schools and one hundred thousand for sewerage while other allocations were adopted by large margins. Democrat D Blanton won the mayoral race and the full Democratic ticket for Alderman was elected.
Astronomical note explains Vega appears as a double star with two suns orbiting a midway point. Local curiosity notes two Missouri babies singing Annie Rooney. Durham clothing ad promotes J T Lambe The Clothier’s line of menswear at 105 Main Street with low prices.
An old time catalog-style ad lists fishing tackle and related goods from S C Fisher of 1030 Main Street Lynchburg Virginia. It mentions gun parts and knives, barbers’ supplies, nets, fly books, bait, and other fishing gear with requests for stamps and a “Free” booklet offer.
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