Campaign notes and moral panic from 1890s press
A reprint of editorials attacking silver trusts and liquor harm. It cites New York World criticisms of a silver mine trust and quotes brash stances from the Washington Post and Atlanta Constitution urging prohibition. The piece discusses trusts favoring self interest and links to Bryan McKinley politics, alongside liquor statistics and social costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Gold Bug Organ
Washington Post
United States Treasury
Bryan Committee
Bryan
McKinley
Atlanta Constitution
Herato
Hell
Wiley
Model School Praise From North Carolina White Ribbon
A Durham school superintendent Prof Tom is lauded as a model administrator by a North Carolina White Ribbon article. The piece reviews his annual report and praises Durham’s schools as a model institution, noting rapid growth and high standing in the state. It urges other towns to emulate the district’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
High Point
C. W. Fame
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Tom
Durham
Durham School
Toms
Schol
Colossal experiments plan to test wild beasts in forest enclosure
An explorer outlines a project to trap and release lions tigers elephants and other beasts into a protected forest area behind strong railings and walls. A network of underground passages and stone towers will allow observation of their behavior in a quasi wild state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leep Trench
Local Advertisements and Notices in 1896 Issue
Sales pitches for coal deliveries and prices, cottage rental wanted, laundry notice with next day service, found items at Lewith's store, Electric Bitters health claim for old people, 53 cent dollars accepted by Lewith, soap sale, and tax collection announcement by J. R. Patron City Tax Collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewith
E Main Street
Levy's
Main Street
Court House
J. R
Local Shop Ads and Notices Highlight Bargains and Rentals
An assorted page lists Bucklen's Arnica Salve and other penny deals from R. Blackwall & Son, grain and soap prices, a wood flannel sale, Foster Brand gloves, and Armour, Arbuckles coffee. Rentals offered for a five room house on Hunt Street and boarders sought on Morris Street. Lost money reward for two twenty dollar bills and two fives. new chairs and barbershop ad. Greenberg & Brady ice business relocation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Durham Recorder
J. H. King, FE. T. Rollins
Durham, N
Recorder
Silver Trust
San Francisco Chronicle
Columbus
State Board of Control
General Assembly
Little Rock
Ark
Otto Anderson
Savings Department
Bank of Little Rock
Coral Houdlette
Anderson
MR. Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Phoebe Thompson
Junction City
Ill
R. Blackwall & Son
William & Hughes
Tennessee
Kennedy
J. W. Walker, Jr
Inter-State
G A. m
T. J. Glennan
M’g'r. Bell
Lewith’s
Bucklen
Hunt Street
W. H. Rogers
Marble Works
Coleman
Aiekel
Ase Pires
le Coleman
Bell
Greenbeck
J. A. Woodall
M. G. Lastney
East Main Street
B. T. Cox
Morris Street
Greenberg & Brady
Church Street
City Scales
Market House
the New Home Sewing Machine Co
Morr Durham, N. C
Bradfield
New York
New
Beton
Cri
Deautifial
Fanoel
Infante Roe
Uilo Nhee
Cates
William J Bryan
R. T. Mayes Publishing Co
Postal Telegraph Building
Shpileagpion
P. W. Vaughan
Herato ‘Ffice
Morris
Haskel
Cheap Cash Store
J. J. Cole & Co
Bell Phone No. 76
Bernestone
Moin
King & Rollins
Carl Haskel
Treasury
Dellary
Lever
Summerfield
Darongo
C. Summerfield
Atul
W. A. Slater Co
Glad Tela
Herndon & Bagwell
Mophire & Patterson
Green
Oladstein & Co
Carlton
Belvio
Angum & Bon
Elliott
Bell Tophone
Jas. W
Markham
Interstate
Walker, Jr
Park Semibars
Netanond
Younelike
Saha Reese
Wentie
Eal
Hoger Lient
Ernor At
Meraoow
St. Charles, Co
Mies Emily R. Ito
Radford
Mali
Mustea
York
Tore Raste
Mir Mac Rm. Hane
M. Dowie Mo
Dr.anes
Willie Viath
Fisher
Toruste
Tug Ry
Reece
Beltimere
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!