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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
2
Advertisers are informed of rate changes covering the coming year and an additional six months. The notice outlines new pricing structures for display and classified spaces, effective from the upcoming publication cycle. Rich with details on unit costs and contractual terms, it guides agents and clients on insertions and renewals.
The paper urges readers to subscribe at fifty cents a year to extend circulation and usefulness. The issue compiles quotes on silver coinage, debt totals, and monetary theory, and discusses voting residence rules, with references to politicians, newspapers, and legal opinions. The mix includes satire and notes on gold and debt burdens, plus an anecdote about an election law dispute and a suicide by Niagara Falls.
Falbio Rizzoli a 45 year old Italian porter at Greene's Candy factory in Williamburg was killed when the elevator shaft gave way between the fifth floor and the cellar. He rode to the fifth floor then the car rose and he fell. The body, mangled, was found later and taken home.
A severe West India hurricane skirted Norfolk and battered the coast. Winds reached seventy miles per hour at the capes, Norfolk saw forty, and Virginia Beach suffered serious losses. Cape Henry, blown water up to the boardwalk, life saving station threatened, and telegraph lines down coastwise. Observers note extraordinary storm strength, with widespread damage and uncertain vessel shoreings. The piece also documents Mr. Bryan’s campaign itinerary through Detroit Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Chicago and New York, with electoral vote projections and campaign dates.
An excerpt mentions the Twin Insurance Company offering coverage to men who father twins for a perpetual $20, yielding $1,000 if twins appear. It also notes Yale University featured in Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly November issue with articles by George Henry Nettleton and Arthur Hornblow, plus other essays and illustrations.
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