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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1895
Page
3
Local notes recount town life and gossip in Durham with drunken judge tales, legal notices, ads for land mortgage sales, college commencements, and obituaries. It sketches community events, business moves, and personal reminiscences, including a tribute to Sam Dickson and varied regional briefs.
A local collector, Samuel A. Dickson, died yesterday at 7 am. telegrams and funerary plans indicate he will be buried in the city cemetery after services. Friends were notified and are preparing to attend the burial.
An advertisement offers work painting signs with no experience required. The outfit provides the tools and does the work. pay is 75 a month. Patterns and full particulars are sent for 10 cents by mail to Ltrreeriep & Co in Adams New York dated May 29.
The Weekly Constitution advertises a world building contest with prizes totaling 4500 dollars. Prizes include eighth prize valued at 435 dollars and cash rewards for top word lists formed from letters in a given prompt. Entries must be written in ink and signed by the contestant, with entry closings indicated as June.
Mrs 8 B Winship of Providence after using one bottle of Drummond's Lightning Remedy for Rheumatism writes praising its benefits and offers to send $5 to receive two more bottles by mail. The Drum mond Medicine Co advertises two bottles for a month’s treatment and seeks agents.
Col. Jno C Wilkerson of Durham North Carolina reports a fair test of Tobacco Oil Liniment on broken legs. He claims it is the best liniment tried and that it has given complete satisfaction in nine cases. Manufactured by Special Manufacturing Co Durham NC. On sale at Snead & Thomas drug store.
Shoes and dress goods offered at drastic discounts. Men s soft dongola shoes priced low alongside cheap hose gloves and stainless items. Customers urged to visit Tily Stine and nearby stores for the sale.
In Topeka, Mrs Mary Ellen Lease is linked to alleged hypnotic influence over a state investigation witness. The piece mocks the idea while noting Lease’s claimed power and places the episode amid social commentary on gender and influence. It also mentions Mr Lease’s quiet at home and ends with notes on Sam Dickson’s remains being moved from Chase City by W C Bradsher and H H Markham.
Cotton prices rise along with wheat and corn as agricultural goods gain value. Atwood, Violett & Co., New York cotton brokers, forecast higher cotton prices and urge Southern farmers to scale back acreage to match demand, arguing market saturation has depressed cotton. They present themselves as honest and worthy of consideration.
The Kansas City Journal notes Brooklyn residents avoid suicide by quitting life and dodging trolley cars. A Milwaukee writer claims a box of Japane Pile Cure cured a 28 year case after New York physicians failed. An English Spavin Liniment ad promises to remove horse blemishes and Swellings with large savings.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a spousal matter and debts claimed, with unclear names and places. The readable elements mention Durham and a likely court or notice context but lack concrete actions, dates, or identities to form a precise summary.
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