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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
2
The piece reviews election questions between Bryan and rival candidates, notes Republican and Democratic conventions, and discusses the influence of public sentiment on judicial decisions. It also mentions local readers and the need for better correspondence, plus a critique of changing sentences due to popular pressure.
In Cumberland Superior Court Judge Biggs commuted Donald McDonald's sentence for shooting Henry Bruner from prison to a fine of 255 dollars with a 1000 dollar bond to keep the peace for one year. The piece argues judges should stand by their judgments despite popular clamor, warning against yielding to appeals.
Community notes report busy life in the section with crops in progress. Updates include cotton, corn, tobacco, fall ginning plans, and a local fair without gambling. Family members Willie and Graham Ferguson recover from illness. Mrs Candace O Neal and W D Peed show improvements. obituaries note Lizzie Williams Johnson near 56.
Two women meet on a corner and exchange surprised remarks before kissing. One hurries to her car, claiming a 2 o'clock home deadline, while the other buys a chocolate cream at a drug store and heads to a matinee. Sir George A. Maclaren defines music as art using sound to express inward feelings beyond literature and visual arts.
Effective Sept 6 Southern Railway will offer through Pullman car service between Raleigh North Carolina and Atlanta Georgia. Sleeper on train 139 departs Raleigh 4 05 p m and on train 43 from Greensboro arrives Atlanta 6 25 a m northbound on train 44 departs Atlanta 9 25 p m arrives Raleigh 12 30 noon next day. Train 43 connects Salisbury with train 35 to Asheville Knoxville Chattanooga Cincinnati and Chicago. Reservations contact W H McClamery Raleigh or R H seButts Greensboro.
A physician endorsed remedy claims to treat female weakness including pelvic organ displacement, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. It touts alcohol free ingredients from glyceric extractive roots, with sworn ingredient accuracy and physician endorsements. Also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills, easy to take and sugar coated.
A Southern Book Exchange notices selling school books at half price or for exchange. Readers may send lists of wanted items or goods for sale to Raleigh North Carolina.
Advertisement from The Harvey Oil Co offering sales positions with salary or commission to look after their interests in Durham and adjacent counties. Address Cleveland, Ohio.
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