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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1888
Page
2
The Democratic Convention of North Carolina's fifth district met in Greensboro and, after a lengthy balloting process, nominated Col. James T. Morehead. Capt. Henderson of Yanceyville chaired the gathering.
The June 21 discovery of Squire B. Grissom murdered at Bassfield township with near decapitation leads to arrests of Henry Tanner John Tanner Lizzie Candady and Dora Grissom for complicity Ox ford Torchlight notes the case amid other ills and developments including a Philadelphia insurer and a Kentucky shooting a New Orleans flood and a Goldsboro asylum expansion. Oakdale Mills change of ownership signals local industrial activity Greensboro Workman reports the sale and managerial arrangements.
In Wilmington a woman was attacked during the night as she slept with the light burning. The intruder entered through a window and fled after wounding her. A scarce 27 cents was taken and a clue to the thief remains elusive. Other items include a long age of odd tales about an elderly man in Santa Rosa and a fatal accident near Gibsonville. The paper also notes drownings in Mexican floods, a political nomination by the Prohibition Party, and a medical ad for Bochee's German Syrup amid a mix of local briefs.
A clergyman pushes for funds for foreign missions and learns the donor regards neighbors as those on his land. A testimonial from Macon Georgia (1887) details recovery from chronic eczema after using Swift’s specific treatment, with a note from Bibb County Hospital superintendent confirming authenticity.
An advertisement promotes Red Flag Oil as a household remedy to treat rheumatism neuralgia burns bruises and other pains with a physician always at hand. It also touts Puritan Cough and Consumption Cure for coughs colds and consumption priced at 25 cents and notes Brown Matton's drug store as the seller.
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