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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1888
Page
5
Readable items report Thanksgiving turkey market entries, local illnesses and recoveries, railroad improvements, a death in Decatur, Alabama, voter registration reminders, marriage license troubles, and political appeals urging Democratic support in Durham County with mentions of Raleigh and Richmond travel updates.
The fragment debates how the legislature elected next month will choose a United States Senator. It asks whether Democrats would elect Ransom or another Democrat or if Republicans would elect Oliver H. Dockery or Jan E. Boyd. The speaker questions how one would feel about the change.
Specimens of bituminous coal found seven miles from Durham on New Hope creek in Orange county suggest a possible coal mine. The vein appeared two feet underground at Patterson's mill land while blasting to repair the mill dam. Investigations will start immediately as owners promise to pursue a bonanza if confirmed.
Mr Green Weteson dies at his residence after a prolonged illness. He was the father of Watson and three daughters mourn his loss as friends in the community grieve his passing.
The liver and kidneys remedy claims to regulate the bowls purify the blood clear the system and cure consumption biliousness dyspepsia fever chills bad breath sour stomach aches and kidney troubles. It is marketed as specific for female irregularities and life period changes. Sold by druggists at 50 cents per bottle manufactured by Pemberton Medicine Co Atlanta Ga.
The Sam Jones revival drew a sizable audience in a crowded warehouse on Thursday night. Many attendees came forward seeking a better life and several hundred joined different church denominations including Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Episcopal. A tobacco farmers appeal from North Carolina urged Alliance members to meet in Durham on November 13 to discuss selling tobacco amid industry upheaval.
A Chattanooga reader reports his wife recovered health after using Coca Wine, suffering previous years from dyspepsia hysteria constipation sick headache and insomnia. A Georgia doctor endorses similar gains from French Wine Coca for mental strain nervous headache and insomnia amid typho malaria symptoms.
A large assortment of Black and Colored Silks, Henrietta Cloths, Serges, Cashmeres, Camel's Hair, Broad Cloths, Velvets, Tricots, Plush. Black Dress Goods priced and displayed with Priestly's goods. Towels and table pieces offered at bargains, including a piece that won a premium at the Glasgow exhibition.
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