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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1892
Page
4
An Oxford Ledger report details a rail line excavation accident at a Cooper plantation deep cut where three colored workers were buried. Two were revived with minor injuries while one suffered a possible spinal injury. contractor Pruden and crew aided promptly.
The piece notes a past town lot boom burst and urges view of Durham as a solid residential and investment option. It cites Luce as a commissioner for a Madrid exhibit and mentions a Senate bill lowering the River and Harbor appropriation by about $2 million, with Batchelder seeking to dedicate the Gettysburg high water mark monument during a veterans reunion.
Professor W O Atwater of Middleton Conn urged the House Committee to appropriate 5000 dollars to fund a survey of U S food products. Gov McKinney of Virginia discussed potential successors to Senator Barbour with a short list including John Randolph Tucker John Goode and ex Governor Fitzhugh Lee. Mrs McKee hosted a White House reception for the National Art Association in Mrs Harrison's absence. The Treasury bought 291000 ounces of silver at 0.88. Amherst College now allows students to appear in classical garb cap and gown.
An 18 year practice in operative and mechanical dentistry offers services to Durham and vicinity. Teeth filled with various materials, gold crowns and artificial teeth inserted, teeth extracted with local anesthetics to lessen pain.
A Durham Recorder excerpt recounts a speaker who insists he is the unluckiest man alive. He cites a friday the thirteenth birth, a fall from a three story window, losing teeth, wrecked houses, a sinking schooner, a severe railroad accident, and failed marriage proposals as examples of persistent bad luck. The anecdotes proceed with humor about missed chances and ill-fated romances, reflecting early 19th century satirical wit.
An advertisement touts Dr Haydock's New Liver Pill as a quick cure for biliousness and headaches. It claims European roots, novelty in North America, and a 25 cent price with a sample offer by mail from 63 Fulton St N. The copy notes a quaint old remedy tradition and a playful aside about kissing a pretty girl as a cure.
Rail timetable lists southbound No 9 from Richmond to Greensboro Raleigh and beyond with stops at Burkeville Keysville Danville Greensboro Salisbury Statesville Asheville Hot Springs Charlotte Spartanburg Greenville Atlanta Columbia Augusta and more. Northbound No 10 and No 12 show reverse routes via Augusta Columbia Charlotte Salisbury Greensboro Winston Salem and Raleigh with through coaches and connections to West Point and Raleigh via Keysville Oxford Henderson Durham and Oxford. Daily and Sunday variations noted.
An advertisement proclaims Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch on humans and horses with all animals cured in 30 minutes. Sold by N. M. Johnson & Co., druggist, Durham, North Carolina, ap 8 tf.
Alfred P. Lhom receiver announces a daily eastward schedule from Danville with stations including Milton Cunningham Deniston Buffalo Clarksville Jeffress Boyadton Lawrenceville Belfield Franklin Suffolk Portsmouth and arrivals times. Connections link Lynchburg Durham South Boston Chase City Oxford Henderson Raleigh Portsmouth Norfork and Virginia Beach routes and ships to points north and ocean shore resorts.
Passenger timetable details for the Durham and Lynchburg divisions with daily departures to Lynchburg Roanoke Richmond and Norfolk plus parlor car and Pullman sleeper offerings. Includes Roanoke Memphis connections, Winston Salem division runs, and agent contacts Jas L Beck W B Bevill.
J. W. Aernaut, formerly Greensboro Record, has become city editor at the Asheville Gazette. The notice then touts Shiloh's Vitalizer for 75 cents, claimed to cure indigestion constipation dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin, with dealer R Blackya & Son selling it.
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