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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
2
The notice lists establishment details and entry dates for a Durham newspaper. It mentions Post Office classification and 1903 second class matter designation with subscription terms and advertising rates to be determined.
The item notes W R Hearst will not seek the presidential nomination while W J Bryan’s friends urge him to define policies and run. It also comments on whiskey law prosecutions, subscription reminders, solicitations for more correspondents, railroad rate politics, Durham county road work, and a Graham high school stabbing remark about the chain gang.
A man under 25 from Massachusetts was found unconscious on a sidewalk near the union passenger station. He was rushed to a hospital and pronounced out of danger by noon. A letter from a young Philadelphia woman was found in his pocket. The incident was reported as a Raleigh dispatch from Sept. 26.
Special rates to Raleigh apply to North Carolina points with a first class fare plus 25 cents and 50 cents admission to Grounds. Outside NC 50 cents admission only. Children 5 to 11 half fare. Military bands 25+ on ticket, 2 cents per mile one way. Tickets Oct 11–18, trains arrive Oct 19, travel ends Oct 21.
Rail travel across multiple cities offers special fares with extra charges and limited ticket windows. Destinations include Memphis Washington Richmond Norfolk Atlanta Nashville and Durham with through coaches and dining cars. tickets sold dates vary by event and city with varying limits.
October 17 marked Bryan Day with October 18 proclaimed Children’s Day featuring three grand free attractions at a hip podrome and Wild West shows. A meeting of postmasters included a speech by the Postmaster General on Tuesday, a cornerstone laying at the Masonic Temple on Wednesday, and an address by Honorable William Jennings Bryan on Thursday. For information, see agent or address.
Nos 288 and 38 depart Durham at 12 05 noon bound for Portsmouth arriving 8 p m. Excursion tickets are 4 00 good on this car for seven days. Daily 10 day tickets are 6 80 60 day 7 50 season tickets also available. For timetables or information call 11 or contact R L Montgomery Agent C H Gattis Traveling Passenger Agent Raleigh NC.
Mr. W. A. Stanbury announces entries in departments including L. J. Carter of Woodlawn and Miss May Wrenn of Siler City as literary managers with J. B. Warren of Durham as associate editor. The first issue under new management appears about the tenth of next month. Strong class of ’68 staff members expected to maintain high standards.
A humorous exchange where a father explains that poets grow long hair because haircuts cost money, told in a folksy rural voice. The brief quip contrasts the son's question with the father's practical punchline.
A promotional pitch extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as enduring, trustworthy remedies. It touts honesty in ingredients, long popularity, and superior toning effects for weak stomachs and liver issues, appealing to readers with claims of continuous efficacy and minimal alcohol content.
Public auction to satisfy a deed of trust dated May 6 1905 for J Claudius Leigh. The lot on the east side of Shepherd Street Durham fronting 68 feet with rear depth 183 310 feet is Lot 9 on the Dactor Place plat. Sale at 1200 oclock at the Durham County Courthouse door. Trustee H A Fousheer. September 26 1907.
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