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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1892
Page
4
The April 16 weather reports show Raleigh fair with warmer temperatures and possible Monday forenoon rain. Washington district mostly fair with light western showers and southerly winds. The issue also lists an index to advertisements including Easter greetings, Hanover Fire Insurance, Finger State Normal and Industrial School, and various goods by Tucker & Co.
Easter day notes highlight busy farming and cotton planting across the region. Reports include sickness of Mrs. J. C. Brewster, local construction at Caraleigh, brick output at the penitentiary, and a water-powered bank elevator. Public events cover Sunday services, park plans, and school entertainments amid weather concerns.
Swindell's millinery department showcases stylish hats and trimming by expert artisans with prices aligned to hard times. Special sales on rugs, corsets, gloves, lace, and white goods follow, plus a promotion for Kemp's Balsam for throat and lung ailments amid Raleigh’s population figures.
A collage of early 20th century retail notices and small ads. Listings include canned goods, crackers, wafers, apples by the barrel, watch loss and reward, a drug firm sale and staff note, new fabric and suitings, millinery offerings, and assorted confections from Holmes Court and Royster brands. Also pricing on olive oil and assorted crackers.
New York April 1 notes closed cotton exchanges in New York New Orleans and Liverpool with Liverpool reopening Wednesday. Supply decline of 55,000 bales for the week 41,000 American. strikes and lockouts loom as spinners union funds and employer talks shape arbitration prospects. St. Louis correspondent cites Texas Arkansas Tennessee acreage declines with most counties worse than last year. Raleigh and New York markets show bond and stock activity with varied prices. wheat corn oats pork lard sugar and crude market figures listed.
Chicago on April 16 reports a weak whet market amid improved weather yet an optimistic close due to chartering vessels for 310000 bushels of wheat and 44000 bushels of corn. Corn and oats weaken, while provisions hold steady. closing figures show mixed trends across futures for wheat corn oats and pork lard and ribs with prices mostly down.
The document lists a Norfolk to Augusta freight and passenger timetable with crewmember names, departure times from Norfolk at 9:30 am and Matthews Street wharf, and sequential arrivals at Suffolk, Tarboro, Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Selma, Raleigh, Greensboro, Asheville, Charlotte, Wilmington, Columbia, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, and finally Augusta city time. It includes officials James F Maupin, T. M. Emeron, and G. A. Berpell as forwarder, freight and passenger agents.
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