Tobacco market in Durham see major factory interest high
In Durham North Carolina growers are urged to ship leaf to the Durham market where two firms already handle over eleven million pounds. Buyers expect leaf sales for the year ending October 1 to exceed last year as farmers finish curing the rest of their crop and prices stay high. Visitors from Henderson Asheville and Reidsville discuss the strong Western crop and market prospects.
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Durham
T. A. Noell
Henderson
R. P. Walker
Asheville
J. N. Watt
Reidsville
Dukes of Durham Cement Tobacco Empire Reach
A Oxford Ledger correspondent profiles W. Duke Sons & Co as world leading cigarette makers. From a log cabin start to a daily output of three million, employing about twelve hundred, with over half a million spent on advertising last year. The firm plans one million dollars for more machinery and has extensive global sales especially in Australia and southern Africa. The Dukes are noted for Methodist philanthropy and support of an orphan asylum. A Somerville club mocked tobacco but folded quickly.
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B.N. Duke
W. Duke, Sons & Co
Bonsack
Durham House
New York
Australia
Africa
Knapp
Jones Grove Tract Auction By UNC Trustees
The Trustees of the University of North Carolina announce a sale on November 13 of the Jones Grove tract, 1 480 acres along the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro road. It will be split into roughly 100 acre lots, offered at a moderate upset price with a bidder’s premium. Terms: one third cash, the rest in two installments with interest. Agent W L C Cole will be at Chapel Hill and on the land each Wednesday to answer questions and show the property.
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University of North Carolina
Jones Grove
Chapel Hall
Pittsboro Road
Wlc. Cole
Chapel Hill
Kear P. Bartie
Joan Maxsine
A.W. Menuirt
Woman in County Credits New Discovery for Cure
A county woman named Mrs. Luther Lutz endured seven years of severe illness with lungs and vital organs failing. After three months of relentless coughing she tried Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and slept well after the first dose, reporting miraculous relief. The ad from W C Hamrick Co of Shelby North Carolina offers free trial bottles at Blackwalls & Sons.
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Dr King
Luther Lutz
W. C. Hamrick & Co
Shelby, N.C
Blackwalls & Sons
Hot Springs
Wade
Atlante
Verchants Exchange Ad Promotes Georgia Corn Whisky
The notice touts Verchants Exchange in Durham as the sole retailer offering Georgia corn whisky five years old at reduced prices from 2.50 to 1.50 per gallon. It claims unmatched rye whiskies in the state and offers delivery to any address.
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Durham
N. C
Mangum _ street
N. B
Georgia
Urham
Blood Poison Cure Claims and Patient Testimonies
A memoir of trial and recovery from what is described as blood poison. The narrator details failed treatments from doctors and quacks, a move to various places, and ultimate healing after using B. B. B. in Atlanta. Multiple testimonials praise B. B. B. for curing ulcers, rheumatism, kidney issues, and general debility.
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