Post Office Notice of Second Class Matter
Indicates the Durham North Carolina post office lists this item as second class matter with registration date August 8 1903 under the 1870 act.
08 Nov 1907
Page 2
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1907
Page
2
Indicates the Durham North Carolina post office lists this item as second class matter with registration date August 8 1903 under the 1870 act.
In Durham county on Thursday voters in Redwood Glenn and White Cross Roads districts will cast ballots on a special school tax to fund education. The piece notes local interest and urges support for tax measures despite a separate court discussion about a United States Commissioner’s decision.
The Charity of Children editor reports across North Carolina since last July that po' farmers are prosperous and debt free. They own better homes stock and banked money, educate children and support churches, while enjoying stability like Old Man Cleveland in tough times.
Miss Corrina Day of Roxboro Street is reported ill with malaria fever. She has been indisposed for about two weeks and was noted as somewhat improved yesterday.
The case between George P. Butler and R. H. Wright settled last Wednesday for 49 046 dollars ending a protracted dispute that began in New York City. Butler sought about 95 000 dollars including cash and stock. after appeals and court actions the parties agreed to a full settlement and the matter leaves the state docket. Butler, formerly vice president of American Tobacco, pursued damages related to negotiations and a deal Wright allegedly owed.
News reaches Durham of the death of Green Lloyd at Chapel Hill from pneumonia. He was 26 or 27, son of T. F. Lloyd owner of Alberta cotton mills, secretary treasurer and manager. Funeral and burial occurred at Old Bethel church with J. J. Pritchard among mourners. He had recently traveled to Richmond with university friends for a football game and contracted a severe cold before falling ill.
Nursing mothers and overburdened women find in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription a potent restorative and strength giver. The ad touts relief for headaches backache and pelvic symptoms, claims a alcohol-free glyceric extract, and invites readers to request a free booklet from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo.
An Exchange tale recalls Philoxenus famed for voracious appetite. He trained his throat with hot water and urged cooks to send meals scorching hot so he could finish first. A guest fled claiming he was invited to dine with a man not an oven.
A 1735 note in London Notes and Queries describes a brewing boycott in a town. Muster weavers dyers and journeymen vowed not to drink liquors brewed by husbands of the ladies involved. The act targeted foreign silk goods and aimed to protect local workers facing unemployment.
A test of potatoes compares moisture release from rubbing raw halves to predict cooking texture. Dry mealy potatoes yield a dense froth and separate halves. soggy ones froth poorly and stick together. The procedure estimates starch content to indicate potato quality.
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