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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
2
The Durham Recorder issue notes editor illness delayed a serial, remarks on governor candidate news importance, and observes the new city aldermen board lacks notable jobs to offer. It highlights advertising codes and a general absence of sensational murder coverage.
Read the change in the Cable Company advertisement. A severe hail and wind storm hit Pickett mill section last Monday night, damaging crops and young trees. Jack Barker, earlier jailed for illicit distilling, sentenced to 18 months in Atlanta penitentiary. City aldermen met last Monday night. Butler and Adams noted as prominent figures but routine matters highlighted. Bryan’s resilience praised amid defeats. Graduates prepare to leave school. expectations high. State officers’ jobs questioned amid party tensions. Editorials vs news columns clash over a man’s notice. Roosevelt accused of patronage for a candidate. Gossip and poisoning cases raise questions about domestic violence. Debates on concealed weapons and penalties. Harvey Lyon sent to Raleigh for a 15-year sentence. Lakewood Park opened Monday. large crowd attended Casino show. Veterans plan to attend Richmond reunion. notice of special train and tow rates appears.
Reports from attendees claim Jamestown Exposition venues charge excessive prices, with hotels and boarding houses allegedly upping rates two to fourfold. The writer advises staying away if published cautions reflect reality, noting visitors feel continually gouged during the event.
Director Card presents the annual gymnasium exhibition next Tuesday evening starting at eight. Students and townspeople are invited with no admission fee. Performances include free work, wand drill, German horse stunts, parallel bars, tumbling, flying rings, Indian clubs, horizon tal bars, boxing and fencing. Also note Yale song contest and Indiana University Grafter’s Club formed with a fleeced lamb emblem.
In 1837 Rolls buildings a fair young man named Thomas Erichsen, ruined by a treacherous financier, endures poverty and threats as he contemplates vengeance. He clashes with his landlady Mrs Adcock while a letter hints at a needed reckoning and a possible escape from his dire fate.
Thomas Erichsen reads a fervent confession from Claire, a distraught young English woman, sent from Avenue Lodge in Regent's Park. The note pleads for truth about a missing man and promises aid, as Erichsen wrestles with a devastating, unspoken bond and a pledge of steadfast, moral resilience amid a restless city.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure all for women’s ills rooted in uterine causes. It touts tonic strength, nervous relief, better sleep, and a systemboosting effect, claiming it suits overworked teachers and homemakers, with Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
Addie Nichols Mabel Duke Nichols R T Olmsted and J E Owens named in a Superior Court action to sell 42 acres in Mangum Township to satisfy a $100 note from November 12 1902. The mortgage was recorded in Durham County and assigns the debt to J E Owens and then to the plaintiff. Defendants must appear by the September 1907 term or risk relief granted.
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