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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1890
Page
5
Durham reports a grand rail road celebration planned for July 4 with the Odd Fellows. It notes growth in poultry and broom corn, a proposed broom factory, and a cooperative cotton plant, plus local business moves and the Durham Light Infantry’s departure for Richmond.
One of five Buena Vista Va agencies, a Mesars firm led by Chas H Jordan and R N McCandlish, markets Buena Vista Improvement Co. headed by Geo C Jordan of North Carolina. The strong team invites investors to write for opportunities.
An advertorial note urges Durham residents to subscribe to a local association fund. It references a State Agent in rekon and hints at a branch setup if sufficient stock is raised to cover investments and borrows.
A request from the Come ee Club to the Press Association invites a large delegation to Durham for a welcome event. The note expresses a desire to honor visitors and extend hospitality to all who attend, signed by J.8 Cane, President.
From Falk County North Carolina May 23 1890 reader F D Tuazr notes farmers practice new tobacco growing ideas and hope for a better season. He praises May showers and outlines farm sizes and crop prospects while criticizing rents mortgages and merchant markups that burden tenants and landowners alike. He calls for more experienced hands during curing season and laments debt from the internal mortgage system.
The text notes opposition to Senator Carlisle and references The Buena Vista Co as a leading company with vast real estate holdings in Ravine city Baons Wa and Virginia. It suggests the firm is heavily involved in local development and land interests.
An amalgamated list of patent medicines and salves sold by N. M. Johnson & Co. and Blackall & Co. in Durham. Claims include Wools ford Sanitary Lotion curing diseases in 30 minutes, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain, and various salves and liniments with broad cures and money back guarantees. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as spring medicine purifying blood and restoring appetite.
Fragmentary OCR outlines a Pythias event with ticket and fare details for travel from multiple locations including Salem and Goldsboro. Numbers suggest prices and dates but many words are garbled, limiting precise details.
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