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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1888
Page
2
The article notes the Senate confirmed Melville W. Fuller to be chief justice of the United States. It references a broad mix of items from a North Carolina press meeting to defalcation records, a West Virginia storm, and Raleigh bonds, reflecting a periodical summary of national events and local notices.
The Winston Republican recounts the execution of William Houston for murder, describing the procession to the gallows, the crowd of about 5,000, the prisoner’s calm demeanor, and his final farewell remarks. It notes a separate Partin case update and a Raleigh canvass agreement between Dockery and Fowle with joint appointment plans.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at an ongoing legal matter involving a guilty party. Details are incomplete with no names, dates, or actions clearly readable.
A Thursday night blaze in Rockingham Richmond County North Carolina leveled the courthouse seven stores and nearby dwellings. The estimated loss stands at 40000 with 13000 insured.
Fragmentary notes report a stagecoach robbery near San Louis California on Friday night with the driver seized and escape believed accomplished. The scattered items reference crimes, politics, and local events from the era including a fatal heart attack in New York and National Guard encampment details.
A Waco Texas testimonial notes a long illness cured after four large bottles of a remedy. Letters praise health recovery from extreme debility and nervous prostration with Swift’s Specific cited as the tonic. The report includes Mrs Luptta Jones of Auburn Maine and Oxvanpo J Hackerr.
A father explains a teasing question about a female crank while a Nebraska boy and two girls comment on a New York correspondent's praise of La Tosca. The Omaha girl asks about the opera and the New York girl weighs the play's propriety, noting it isn’t suitable for mothers.
The article warns that tubercle germs attack the throat and lungs, causing consumption and catarrh if untreated. It stresses prompt action at first symptoms and recommends Bochee's German Syrup for immediate relief to prevent death.
Advertisement promoting Red Oil as a household remedy with claims it can treat rheumatism neuralgia burns bruises and pains priced at 25 cents. Also touts Puritan Cough and Consumption Cure for coughs colds and consumption available at Brown and Matton’s drug store.
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