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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1895
Page
2
Public notice from Hillsboro edition dated Thursday September 5 1895 outlines subscription rules and legal notices. It cites advanced payment binding readers, warns of fraud, and discusses newspaper circulation, safety concerns in Orange jail, Kansas politics, gold reserves, and local developments. The paper teases an upcoming governor interview and notes improved telephone links and rising construction in Hillsboro and Durham.
The fiscal year shows expenditures surpassing receipts by 14 million dollars while debt rises to 160 million and a new loan is sought. The critique blames Cleveland and Wilson and the Wilson Gorman tariff, urging tax safety nets and budget discipline to avoid national bankruptcy. The piece attacks Democratic calls for revenue tariffs and predicts 1896 political failure.
A critical note on Hector D. Lane's letter as American Cotton Growers Association president urges farmers to hold cotton for higher prices. The argument contrasts implied logic with reality, noting spinners profits and tax, seed, and living costs force agriculturalists to mortgage crops before they mature. The piece condemns overoptimistic economic counsel.
A Durham remark targets Jule Carr and his Carr Oliva Hotel, noting a box of tobacco and a pipe sent to North Carolina editors. The Wilmington Review quips about the gift, mocks the scheme, and jokes about pipes, popularity, and a “smoke” ending as the exchange unfolds.
A Sanford Express Washington correspondent recalls a claim about President Julian Shake speare Carr being mentioned as governor. The piece mocks supporters and mentions Walter Bonitz and the Goldstore Argus, foreshadowing an interview with Captain Styron.
A Durham money order clerk recalls receiving a gold coin in change last week, the first in a long time. The piece questions whether Wall Street gold hoarding or free silver advocates are driving the money shortage, implying funny business by some. The North Caroling editor who refuses compromise is criticized for lacking appreciation of true character and fame.
Cumberland county women have decided to erect a Confederate monument and published a Fayetteville Observer edition urging funding. Notable contributor Mrs. J A White of Durham wrote on Jefferson Davis, praised as a polished pen.
A jumble of medical ads tout Drummond's New Discovery for consumption and other remedies with bold claims of universal satisfaction and money back guarantees. Includes offers for two large bottles by mail, promises of quick cures for rheumatism, and an oath by Frank J. Cheney regarding Hall's Catarh Cure with notarized statements.
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