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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1907
Page
2
The Durham Recorder notes subscription and advertising rates are available on application. The notice includes its establishment in 1820 and postal details from 1903, indicating status as a second class matter in Durham, North Carolina.
In Durham North Carolina on November 22 1907 the money market remains tight yet marriage and local business go on. Special tax districts expand in Durham county with communities voting to adopt the new regime while past districts resist returning to old methods. Prohibitionists face a setback as their election is postponed by technicalities though a majority could shift the issue in time.
The piece notes banks nationwide hold heavy reserves with cautious policies since the New York outbreak. Clearing house certificates and cash controls limited withdrawals, reducing panic. Confidence returns as Eastern money circulates and government aid, including a $100,000,000 three percent bond issue, accelerates relief.
Mrs Polly Beavers died at her daughter’s home on Watts street after a long illness caused by paralysis. The funeral was held at Andrews Chapel with services from the home. The jewelry firm Jones and Frasier in Durham is under receiver W J Griswold with assets about 30000 and liabilities about 13000. prior owners were M H Jones and W G Frasier.
The case against Major Guthrie, a Black man convicted of murdering his wife in Durham, was argued in the Supreme Court this week. The defendant was sentenced to hang in superior court, but the sentence was stayed on appeal. A decision from the high court is anticipated soon.
The Redwood school district will levy a special tax after a recent election while White's Cross Roads plans a vote next week. Durham County now has six districts with special tax authority, including East and West Durham Rougemont Glenn and Redwood.
Police long watched Stanford on suspicions of blind tiger activity. At trial Tuesday, he was bound over to superior court under a $100 bond, which he posted and was released.
A man named Simon Day attempted to raise funds in Newtown this week but faced no charges for attempted conduct according to an officer's report.
C L Townsend of Rougemont reports $188.84 from a tobacco load while Sam Slaughter of Moat sells tobacco at strong prices with some lots hitting $60 per hundred at the Banner Warehouse. The court docket for the next term is being prepared by Judge Cooke as 221 cases await trial with about 52 prisoners in jail and others on bond. Special trains to Norfolk for the November 28 football game include Raleigh Durham Oxford Louisburg Weldon with fare scales and return Pullman accommodations. A M Athletic Association offers free tickets and hotel expenses to supervising ladies for groups of ten.
The text notes the largest sharks as innocuous giants basking in the sun and feeding on small prey. It contrasts blue sharks and porbeagles, which reach several yards in length and hundreds of pounds, as vicious pests unwelcome on fishing grounds.
The piece argues many ailments blamed on dyspepsia liver or nerves are actually uterine in origin. It criticizes busy doctors for misdiagnosis and promotes a remedy described as by nature easy to take, easing anxiety and digestive symptoms while restoring temperament and vitality.
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