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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1895
Page
2
The Durham Recorder notes a new shoe factory coming to Hillsboro and predicts a broader town boom next spring with the cotton factory to follow. It urges prompt payment of debts and highlights local economic hopes tied to industrial growth.
A Western letter quotes the St. Louis Republic on a tobacco fight with American Tobacco Co displays in shop windows showing bloomers and low neck dresses. It questions if such imagery debases youth and asks if George Watts endorses the pictures. The note then discusses disputes between Colonels Webster and Gilliam over Methodist support for Trinity College and cigarette funds.
The Atlanta Journal claims a humiliating confession from Hoke Smith's paper as elections brought Republican victories. It argues the unanimity shows support for the President by voting Republican tickets, a non flattering endorsement of the President.
The text quotes a long haired critic denouncing Amelia Rives and her work Quick or the Dead, claiming the authorial romance and breakup were sensationally misrepresented. It questions who suffered more in the divorce and mocks public reaction to literary scandal.
Auction notice notes sixteen miles south of Halegh in Wake County offering thirteen acres with residence and tenant houses, plus forty acres of old field pines. Land deemed natural tobacco land by expert growers. Terms to suit buyer. Inquiries to Box 19 Spring Hope NC.
We offer Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption Dr King’s New Life Pills Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. We guarantee satisfaction or refund the purchase price. These remedies have won popularity by pure merit and customer hapiness.
When heart ailments arise from rheumatism or nearby muscles it warns death can come suddenly. The ad promises life saving effect with two large bottles, a month’s treatment, and offers agents wanted for distribution.
Advertisement seeks trustworthy men or women to travel in North Carolina to a house at expenses. References required with self addressed stamped envelope to The Dominion Comn Floor, Omaha Bid, Chicago, Illinois. Also includes a medical claim for Merling Remedy Co. in Chicago.
An advertisement touts a "Mystic Cure" claiming rheumatism and neuralgia are cured in 1 to 3 days. It promises immediate action, a great first dose, and a 75 cent price. Sold by Heart & Farr ing, Durham druggist, with a generic recruitment note for sign painting.
An 19th century ad promises Hucksen Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers rheum fever sores tetter hands chilblains corns skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. It lists price at 25 cents per box and sale by R Blackwall and Son in Durham North Carolina.
James M Brooks of Washington Ave St Louis Missouri asserts years of mutism were cured by Drummond Eightning Remedy. The ad promises two large bottles for five dollars plus mailed dress and urges agents to contact Drum mond Medicine Co at 48 Maiden Lane New York for treatment.
Frank J Cheney makes oath before Notary A W Gisasox on the 6th day of D 1886 in Pasadena County and State. He declares that Catarrh cannot be cured by him and signs the document as part of his business oath. The text records a sworn statement tied to local authority and public notarization in 1886.
Public notice regarding Tina Tharton estate actions with details readable on a historical page. No further clear entities or dates available from the fragment.
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