Ex Speaker Webster Attacks Duke in Tobacco Debate
A heated defense of Washington Duke by a Durham editor counters ex speaker Webster who accuses Duke and tobacco firms of greed. The piece praises Duke for high prices paid to farmers, notes Duke's philanthropy and town impact, and argues against Webster’s call to curb cigarette firms. Also includes travel and convention rail rates for 1890 events in North Carolina.
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Webster
Reidsville
Washington Duke
Duke
Granville County
American Tobacco
Durram
Mr. Washington Duke
Mr. Webster
Mr. W. Duke
Mr. Duke
North Carolina
Virgina
Theo
Durham
Niagara
Mesers W. Duke Sons & Co
Dukes
Blackwells
Durham Bull Smoking Tobacco Co
Fortaes
Cando
North
Carolia
Peple
Darham
W. Duke, Sons & Co
Bore
Brat Tobacco Farwers
Golden Belt
Why doesn't he take Hood's Sar-Jia for blood disease
A line of inquiry from friends questions why Hood's Sar-Jia is not used for a person suffering from a blood ailment. The remark reflects common remedies discussed in medical circles of the era.
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Hood
Ead
Unveiling Lee Monumentrailroad Rates Listed
Round trip tickets to Richmond for the unveiling of the Lee Monument on May 27 and 25 are posted with return validity to June 4, 1890. Rates from Charlotte 8.50, Salisbury 7.50, Greensboro 6.00, Durham 5.60, Henderson 5.40, Oxford 4.50, Raleigh 6.50, Selma 6.00, Winston Salem 7.40. Special fares for military in uniform and veterans groups of twenty or more on a single ticket: Charlotte 5.65, Salisbury 4.85, Greensboro 3.80, Durham 3.25, Henderson 2.85, Oxford 2.60, Raleigh 3.75, Selma 3.60, Goldsboro 3.55, Winston Salem 5.35.
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Charlotte
Richmond & Danville R. A
N. C
Daorham
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Henderson
Raleigh
Selma
Wineston-Salem
Eac
King’s Daughters
N.C
Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company
Kings Daughters
Durham
Winston Salem
Lee Monument
Richmond
Danville
Salisbury
Greenboro
Oxford
Winston-Salem
Sema
Winston- Salem
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Touted for Rheumatism Relief
A Chicago ad cites a testimonial from Mrs. Bo Irving Dodge claiming eight months of Ayer's Sarsaparilla cured years of rheumatism and uric acid symptoms with no relapse. The note references an earlier sufferer and a patient treated a year ago.
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Ayer
Chicago
Bo Irving Dodge
West 125Th St
York
Letty Cone
von Poawoies
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Promoted for Cough Relief
A dry hacking cough irritates bronchial tubes and may become bronchitis. The copy promotes Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as both an anodyne and expectorant for prompt relief.
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Ayer
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