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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1891
Page
3
Local notices promote a Stokes Hall performance of The Last Days of Pompeii next Saturday night. Details reference straw hats, a new Presbyterian bell, and local theater and auction scenes amid various community tidbits and court docket notes from Durham.
A columnist muses on forgiving enemies and the fleeting nature of time. The piece jokes that a railroad sandwich is not on the list of softened things and highlights a trend among fashionable circles toward the so called gold enrod receptions described as exceedingly unique.
Public notice states I am leaving the warehouse business with R D Williams and W Foster authorized to handle affairs if I am away. The Old Reliable Banner Warehouse promises the highest market price and personal attention to selling. Also, a railroad fare notice lists October tickets to Chapel Hill and return rates from several cities with limited return dates.
The advertisement extols the California liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs as excellent for public approval. It claims to purify the system by acting on the kidneys liver and bowels, cleansing the body and promoting health and comfort for all users.
The remedy is praised as a universal cure all for liver and kidney issues and skin conditions. Readers are told it purifies blood, fights malaria, and aids headaches and indigestion with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Available at Blacknall & Son for 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The ad promotes a Lynchburg Virginia jewelry store offering diamonds of all sizes from small chips to large brilliant stones. It claims strong value for moderate means, lists watches jewelry clocks bronzes and cases, promises prompt repair, and invites visits or free 50 page illustrated catalogues by mail from Watta Rankin successors to Opticians at 809 Main Street.
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