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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1890
Page
3
Local notes from Durham recount a busy period with tobacco sales rising in September, church dedications, and plans for fairs. Highlights include railroad travel for a Republican excursion, free postal delivery coming to Durham, and a Presbyterian church dedication. Also note concerns over side walks and local trade.
JOAN W. MARKHAM is profiled as a successful merchant who began in Raleigh and the countryside, quickly rising to own a large Oxford New York store and a Durham outlet at the corner of Parrish and Mangum streets. The piece notes their rapid growth and broad stock exposure.
To make fine slick horses you a key to use Dixie Horse Powders. A full supply at local stores advertised.
In our shoe department we display a full line of Bay State Marcy Bros and Randolph heavy shoes for men women and children. After ten years in the business we confidently declare these lines the best and cheapest goods on the market.
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