04 Sep 1889
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1889
Page
1
An ad-like fragment touts Electric Boers as a universal cure for liver and kidney diseases pimples boils salt rheum digestion fevers and more. It promises relief for constipation indigestion and malaria with a money-back guarantee and public price at RL Blacksall & Sen's drug store.
Instructions describe applying a powder through a cloth to target pests on young plants. For outdoor use dust lightly or mix into soil about an inch deep around the plants to control forest worms and bugs.
A rambling collage combines poems and prose notes on home affection, flirtatious missteps by George and Arabella, a comic urban anecdote about a streetcar mishap and a wry moral on hosting Goldbug. It blends nostalgia, romance, humor, and homespun reflections with varied vignettes.
The British iron vessel Kinkora arrived from Newcastle after a 89 day voyage. On June 10 a sailor named Stromen drowned when a jib blew away in a gale. A fellow seaman said Stromen fled as Harry Nelson, with a claimed rich brother and past work on a New York pilot boat.
The Agricultural Department reports a five point drop in tobacco condition due to excess rainfall, with Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina hardest hit. Pennsylvania shows improvement. overall U S condition averages 44.4 versus 89.0 last month. Four major producers meet the national average. western states lag. A favorable sun rich season and avoiding early frosts could lift yields, but reduced acreage and poor plant condition suggest a substantially smaller crop this year. A judge’s appearance is judged as part of a prison impression, and the shooting of Judge Terry is described as a political victory for the American side.
A special appeal from the Ladies Memorial Association of Fredericksburg Virginia asks for funds to replace damaged graves in the Confederate Cemetery about 100 south including soldiers from Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Arkansas Tennessee and others. They urge veterans widows and comrades to contribute via Charles Wallace Esq President First Nations Bank Fredericksburg Va and I N Bausey Secretary. The appeal notes graves of Southern homes and seeks support to save names from oblivion.
Duke area market notes report fair breaks through Thursday and Friday in Durham with crowded warehouses and sales at high levels. Prices top forty five dollars per load, with Fine Wrappers around ninety cents. Local traders Angier, Jones, and Walker attended the State Tobacco Association while others return from northern trips and yacht cruises. A humorous aside about green cheese and a surprise gown closes the item.
The North Carolina Tobacco Association met in Greensboro with J L King presiding and Mayor Forbes welcoming members. Committees drafted a new constitution and by laws reorganizing the Association and set officer positions for the coming year. Banquet at the McAdoo House framed a hopeful tone for the convention.
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