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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1887
Page
2
In High Point North Carolina the Sept 30 1887 issue denounces the homestead law as a curse and calls for abolition noting its harm to creditors and business. Editorial cites duty to oppose bad laws and cites local coal district interest and a Dan River region mortgage.
The article notes Miss Nina Van Zandt visits daily to see Spies and was accused of leading a jail breakout plot on Wednesday, a charge later shown as unfounded. The Supreme Court delivered a death warrant to Cook County Sheriff for condemned men on Saturday morning.
The article notes wheat is cheap with New York export prices 78 to 80 cents per bushel and Chicago at 70 cents. It cites European yields, Vienna market data, and quotes economists on a worldwide glut. It also mentions Oscar Neebe’s prison sentence and various short items from 1887 era papers.
A twelve year old boy near Dallas in Gaston county died when his head was drawn into a home made cane mill. The narrow wooden cylinders trapped him before the mill could be stopped. The article notes the device’s dangerous design and gruesome outcome.
This ad proclaims a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by Moffit Bradshaw and Brown Matton Druggists High Point. Also Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion promises cure for itch mange and scratches in 30 minutes.
Veteran letters detail chronic malarial illness from the Peninsula campaigns in Virginia. After trying multiple remedies, Kaskine pellets reportedly improved health, weight gain, and freedom from chills. Letters from Scarborough, Lawson, and Thompson tout the treatment and urge wider use. Price listed as $1.00 for one bottle or $5.00 for six, with company addresses in New York and London.
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