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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1889
Page
5
The column notes Laura V. Brown returning from Lynchburg, Sam A. Dickson visiting friends, and Jones & Lyons moving to a new shoe store location. It warns about poisoned eggs from a local kitchen mishap, previews Robinson's circus, and urges better road maintenance to boost Durham's growth and trade.
A circular letter from Jule Carr of Durham asks court clerks statewide to list ex Confederate soldiers in the poor house. Cleo Morrow replies no ex Confederates are in Mecklenburg County’s poor house.
A Cold Day opened with a lively chorus and bright music at Mozvttelemy last night. Charlotte, a noted Richand favorite, led as the leading lady with songs and dances loudly encored. The light comical piece has little plot but proves a success and will repeat tomorrow night.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure liver and kidney diseases and purify blood. It boasts malaria prevention, headache relief, constipation, and indigestion with guaranteed satisfaction, priced 50 cents to 1 dollar at R Blackwell & Son. The text also includes local tobacco warehouse figures praising Cooper's Warehouse in Henderson.
The snippet highlights tobacco as a good local crop and corn growing well in many areas. It attributes the sentiment to regional observers and mentions the era’s press tone from the New York Times on September 19, and references the popular syrup remedy praised by the California Fig Syrup Company.
A brief 5 cent offer promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming relief for skin issues with a money back guarantee. The ad notes the product is sold by a local vendor in Durham and targets general consumer use.
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