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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1893
Page
4
Raleigh citizens read of local weather forecasts for Tuesday with warmer travel conditions, church gatherings, and social events. Notices include multiple city leaders and hotel personnel changes, a major Easter dinner at the Yarboro, and plans for the Swedish Quartet benefiting St John’s Hospital with high anticipated reception.
A Saturday fire near Wyatt's Station on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad swept woods and fields, nearly destroying John W. Jones premises before aid arrived. A second blaze near the Falls of Neuse scorched wood piles for Mr. J N Holden. In Barton’s Creek township, multiple residents lost houses, barns, and crops on April 1, including Henry Holloway, Hallock McCullers, Alf Byron, John Arnold, Thomas Jeffreys, Sydney Faison, Andrew Pool, Mrs Frazier, and Robert Chavis, with a relief fund planned led by J M Monie and disbursed by John T Pullen. The week also carries Supreme Court appeals and a new transportation provision for released prisoners.
Easter Monday observations show widespread holiday enjoyment with numerous picnics and St Marys School noting a holiday for the occasion. Fire reports from Moore county claim losses of about 1 000 600 from lumber resin and turpentine destruction while Haw River bridge repairs progress rapidly and are expected to finish by week’s end.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter and other eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and lists price at five and a half pence per centa Wayneio by Tohn VY MacRes.
A printing office with full or half interest available. Half interest limited to a top-tier printer with at least $2,000 cash. full sale on easy terms. Owner seeks new venture, office has strong local patronage in the state’s largest manufacturing town. March 26 noted as posting. inquiries directed to the office for contact with the owner. Also: Dr. J H Daniel cancer specialist to visit Branson House April 17 to treat Raleigh-area patients.
Advertises electrical supplies including arc and incandescent lights dynamos and motive power fire and burglar alarms call bells and water works estimates by B H Tyson at Cor E Davie and Wilmington Streets Raleigh. Also promotes Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs with free sample offered by any druggist and prices 50 cents to 1.00. Ends with testimonials for Williams Kings Toothache Remedy Blush of Roses and Syrup of Figs from California Fig Syrup Co.
April 3 market notes show Southern flour steady. wheat active with No 2 red around 7.41 in store and 7.54 for May. lard and pork weaker. rosin dull. coffee mixed with declines in futures. Cotton spot quiet. futures open weak, with declines of 23 to 25 points on crop and about 20 on distant deliveries. Receipts at ports 10,299 bales. weather and acreage prospects weigh on sentiment. bulls pressured by large shorts. Barrow Street reports flour steady, wheat easier at Baltimore. corn dull. white and yellow varieties within narrow ranges.
In Meridian area markets on April 3 at 7 P M good middling and middling prices fell, with spirits turpentine quiet and strained rosin dull. Turpentine crude steady, yellow dip and virgin turpentines priced, overall market very weak amid low demand and fluctuating oils and gum values.
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