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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1891
Page
3
The Durham Recorder briefs note upcoming Thanksgiving, political organizing in Durham for 1892, road upkeep, farmers sowing wheat, and local humor. It reports on Col. W. H. Jordan, nearby visits, M. O. A. district convention, Shakespeare Club activities, memorials for Col. Steele, and a Pittsboro death, with local crime and court notes and a Supreme Court libel case involving census workers.
Oct 26 special to State Chronicle reports Pendleton residents receiving 150 dollars from a defaulting treasurer as talk grows of consolidating Winston and Salem post offices. An official from Washington studies the change and a government building could be erected. Also noted is the death of Thomas H Henley on a sleeper near Charlotte and other items including embezzlement rumors in New Orleans tied to a lottery interest.
The Novosti estimate 20 million starving. A Ratchino mother returns to find her children dead with stomachs filled by rags and earth after failed food efforts. Desolate villages in Perm district report widespread hunger and disease. hair trafficking profits from desperate families.
At a Worcester Massachusetts rally of colored Prohibitionists lawyers James H. Wolff Edwin G Walker and Henry Durham claim refused hotel accommodations three rooms were surrendered but no vacancies cited color as factor The episode caused a local stir among prominent Black leaders in the state. The piece also includes unrelated trivia about science and geography.
Public notice touts Syrup of Figs and Electric Bitters as cleansing remedies. Claims include health benefits for liver and kidneys, pimples, salt rheum, malaria prevention and cure, plus relief from headache constipation and indigestion. Sold by R. Blacknall & Son.
A New Haven man weighing 100 pounds sues for divorce from a 250 pound wife who allegedly taunted him by lifting him to the ceiling and letting him fall to the floor to hear how it sounded. The Philadelphia Record notes a similar treatment reported in Ohio by Major McKinley at the hands of Campbell.
A Lynchburg Virginia advertisement promotes diamond rings of various sizes and prices. Watts Ryland Rankin, watchmakers and jewelers at 809 Main Street, touts solid silver ware, cut glass, bronzes, canes, and rapid repair services. Shipping a 50 page illustrated catalogue is offered free upon request.
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