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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1888
Page
5
In Durham prominent local figures, merchants, and physicians forecast a rebound after a period of distress. News reports note tobacco sales improving at the Durham market, a warehouse opening by the Farmers Alliance, and creditors planning full repayment. Community faith remains high with marriages and civic events continuing amid renewed business activity.
The Pariwithe warehouse auction saw some of the finest tobacco in years with prices unusually high. farmers pleased as buyers watched eagerly. Reports from Durham rail work note progress on the Lynchburg and Durham line, with miles graded and ties rail ready. Durham banks share confidence while local firms expand output, including the Sash Door and Blind Factory and the tobacco association pledging to bid full market value on all tobacco offered on current or future warehouse floors. Durham’s revival outlook is urged to keep calm and learn from northern business partners.
Parrish sold 34 199 pounds of tobacco for 4267 79 dollars at an average of 1763 per hundred for all. A meeting of attorneys assignees and interested parties decided not to offer stocks at cost but to sell at a legitimate price. Blackwell wins the McElwee vs Blackwell case in the Supreme Court affirming Blackwell as owner of Durham Bull Tobacco Co. Dr. T W Harris dies in Raleigh after years as a physician and teacher. burial in Durham with funeral at Trinity Church tomorrow at 2.
A tobacco trade journal criticizes failures in Durham and notes on paper irregularities at Flat River. The column laments missed efforts by Blackwell and reflects on the broader market setbacks before asserting Durham will recover. Also reports Perry Belmont's status as appointed U.S. minister to Spain and House committee shifts.
An old advertisement touts a patent medicine as a safe brace up for nerves digestion and strength without stimulants or cheap whisky. It claims to support health and kidneys, priced at 50 cents a bottle at B Blackwall & Son's Drug Store.
The advertisement promotes Liver-the Kidneys Pembertons lemon and orange elixir as the perfect liver medicine. It claims to regulate bowels purify blood cleanse the system cure consumption biliousness dyspepsia fever chills bad breath sour stomach back pain and kidney troubles. It also notes relief for female irregularities and life changes. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per bottle. Manufactured by Pemberton Medicine Co. Atlanta Ga.
Oraxpo Fia June 1 1887 claims Botanic Blood Balm has sold widely since its introduction and provides perfect satisfaction. J H Meoos Co. advertises as retail and wholesale dealers in the remedy.
Letters from Dr C A Ktylos and others praise Cone Wine for relief of long standing health issues. They claim improvements in digestion hysteria insomnia neuralgia and mental strain. The testimonials emphasize perceived cures and increased vitality across multiple ailments.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a business catalog note listing self binders by Ww Deeing Co with additional items Keapere and Mewrs. Details are unclear but indicate product names and supplier references.
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