23 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1891
Page
1
A bizarre report from Morgan County Georgia describes a king snake entering a house while a couple sat on a veranda, battling a large rattlesnake under a bed. After a process to kill the venomous bite, the king snake killed the rattler and fetched a weed for medicine, then returned to finish the fight.
The Georgia legislature refused to fund the home for disabled Confederate veterans, leaving maimed veterans to endure cold weather while supporters accuse Alliance leaders in the Northwest of pressuring restraint. The article predicts a shift in Georgia politics as voters may send different representatives to the next session.
A 1850s tale follows Charley Rouss, a rough country youth who left home to pursue business in Winchester Virginia. He rented a room, built stock from scraps, published posters, ran auctions, and earned a fortune admired by local papers and city dignitaries.
A garbled blend of phrases mentions street cars in Mexico and adoption in Boston, with cryptic notes on funerals and reincarnation before a cemetery scene. The passage shifts to critique of tariffs as a Wall Street driven pension and financial legislation.
A New York News note argues a sugar tax or alternative levy could raise twelve to fifteen million dollars annually to spur production, warning that avoidance of one tax may shift burden to another.
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