One Cent Letter Postage Favored by Treasury Figures
A Treasury Department statement from January 1 1880 cites war costs totaling 6 1 9 920 900 and notes that a one cent letter stamp could have yielded a profit. The 1890 Postmaster General report shows 38 000 000 in revenue from letters against 8 000 000 in costs, a 30 000 000 profit, with hypothetical continued profit if postage were one cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Fom Haw
Congress
Postmaster- General
Golden Days and North Carolina Politics Noted
The Wilmington papers note Golden Days magazine led by James Elverson of Philadelphia and praised as a first class kids paper since 1879. Col Julian S Carr declines Democratic gubernatorial nomination, praised for integrity and service to North Carolina. Stats on schools and teachers cited, plus ads for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Dr King Life Pills and local druggist sales.
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James Elverson
Philadelphia
Wilmington Messenger
Col
Julian 5. Carr
North Carolina
H. J. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
W. A. Hayes
Cobb suit drawn as retraxit entered in Guilford case
Greensboro January 22 Peter Cobb and Margaret Cobb withdrew and entered retraxit in their suit against the North Carolina Railroad Company and Southern Railway Company to annul the lease. Voter archives note Duffy Mayo obituary in Granville and comments from Oxford Ledger and Wilmington Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Railroad
Charlotte Observer
Greensboro
Peter Cobb
North Carolina
The
Southern Railway
North Carolina Railroad Company
Southern Railway Company
Guilford County
Margaret Cobb
Veter Cosn
MarGaret Cone
Daniel L. Boon
Duffy
Caswell Darkey
Ledger
Wilmington Messenger
Archives of Gravity
Wilson Caerey
Uncertain political climate voices historic doubt in Durham
In the memory of the oldest inhabitant uncertainty prevails as a radical political change seems impending. Statesmen are nonplussed and unwilling to predict outcomes as opinions and feelings shift, leaving the political world in apparent chaos.
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Durham 5 Sun
Piso's Cure For Coughs and a Dated Farm Market Prices
A vintage advertisement section lists Piso's Cure for coughs and colds with an urging puff. Then a weekly rural market report details prices for wheat corn oats meal bacon hogs flour tallow beeswax butter eggs hides hens feathers wool coffee sugar sassafras root and assorted country produce with per unit ranges and demand notes.
Band of masked men attack and menaced Frank Davis
A group of masked men beat Frank Davis between Siler City and Ore Hill, tied him, and warned he must not alarm others for an hour or risk further harm. Local report notes the assault occurred last week in Chatham County.
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Chatham Record
Siler City
Ore Hill
Frank Davis
Charlotte News
Lorence S. Vance
Z B. Vance
Charles N. Vance
Vance
Senator Vance
Bee Tracy
Buncombe
Threw Away Dis Day Ex Postmaster Uses Pain Balm
The ex postmaster of Black Creek, Mr De Wiley, was badly fallen on by illness and could only hobble with canes. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm he improved enough to discard his canes. He praises the balm as better than all other medicines. For sale at 40 cents per bottle by W A Hayes, druggist.
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de Wiley
Black Creek
Chamberlain
W. A Hayes
Harris Steam Dye Works Noted for Clothing Finishes
A fragment mentions Harris Steam Dye Works and dyeing services with emphasis on specific finish types and other items assigned to different handlers, suggesting a trade or manufacturing notice in a local fashion or industrial column.
Great petroleum fields found in Austria-Hungary
Washington dispatch reports that major petroleum fields have been discovered and are being developed in Austria-Hungary. George H. Murphy notes rising use of Russian oil in Luxemburg with prices about one cent per quart cheaper than American oil and says new wells may let Austria-Hungary reduce reliance on foreign petroleum.
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N. S. Journal of Commerce
Washington
Austria-Hungary
State Department
George H. Murphy
United States
Luxemburg
Austria- Hungary
Murphy
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Hillsborough
N.C
Fusayaay
Hillsborough, N. C
Joseph A. Harris
Wilmington Star
Bucken
W A. Hayes
Duffy Mayo
Granville
Oxford
Ile
Oxford Ledger
State News
Raleigh
Cape Fear
Yadkin Valley
Southern Railroad
Durham Herald
Wilmington
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Canadas
Africa
West Indies
E. J. Gregg
St. Stephen's Church
Harris Steam
Ral Big H
Nec
Austria -Hungary
Ayer
J. W. Dean
Moss Point
Miss
Otice
Suweriff
F. McCauley
Wattie Y. Williams
Orance County
Wall
Monda
Hillsbor
Chapel Hill Town
M. J
Morton
Harlow
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
John W. Graham
Paul
Graham
Ea & Graham
Attorneys-At-Law
Hillsboro, N.C
Alamance
Caswell
Durham
Persons and
Orange
the New Home Sewing Machine CO
Omaxox
Mass
Bostox
Assox Square
N. Canes
Itu
ST. Lows
Dallas
Texas
Jax Peaxcisco
Cal
Jesus Christ
Christian Endeavorers
Kings Daughters
Epworth Leaguers
Park Row
New York
Scientific American Agency For
Munn & CO
Broadway
New Year
America
Scientific American
MN & CO
Blishers
New York City
Gilly
Magdalene
Rosalie
Sweet Myrtle Lee
John
Charet H. Haris
Harkis Brothers’ Co
Market Street
Hillsboro
E. A. Rosemond
Ta. Wes
Jone
Ililisboro
Ted
King Street
Masonic Ball
Aaa Nasil
Attornet-At-Law
Sattis
Hillsboro, N. c
State
Sai Ad Pa
J . Real Estate
Attorn
National Recorder
D. C
Ian Ve
John Wedderburn & CO
Solicitors
F Street
N. W
Washington, D.C
Pater
Oruy
Walling
N.A. Reed, Jr
Charlotte Ob
Carolina
South
the Observer
J. P. Caldwell
Maras
Agricultural
Cocken-Jook
Henry Watterson
Couriernal
Ax Courier-Journal
OME
Louisville
Medicin Estirer
James D Nutt
Desser
Lexington Business College
Aig
Pfaffe
Practical School OF
A. & M. College
Commonwealth
Security Trust
Corea
Archan
Prac “Rand
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