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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1891
Page
8
The Washington Chronicle reports warmer weather for North Carolina and Virginia with southerly winds and increasing cloudiness, followed by possible showers. It notes local events including minstrels, a parade, and various city notices, personnel changes, and ongoing Exposition preparations in Raleigh.
City market rules stress no congregating in passageways and no sleeping or loitering in the Market House with a five dollar penalty. Avenues and sidewalks must stay free of boxes coops and barrels and renters may not use other areas for trade under fines and possible lease forfeiture.
Hillsboro aldermen urge the railroad to widen Hillsboro Street Bridge for Exposition traffic. The plan to widen and assign a railroad committee to confer with city officials was debated, with a motion to act quickly failing and a finance committee report awaited.
Physicians consulted without success. A patient uses P. P. P. Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium and recovers. The manufacturers hold numerous certificates of cure and will show them on request.
The Bingham School formerly at Buncombe is moved to Asheville North Carolina for private reasons. The owner offers the school property including barracks recitation rooms mess hall furniture residences bath houses orchards lawns and 380 acres of land. Over $30 000 has been spent on improvements and the place is offered at a greatly reduced price. Address Mrs Wa Bingham Bingham School NC.
The notice advertises a store closing out sale at McGee and Moseley's to clear all stock including dress goods notions shoes and more. It notes a new larger Fayetteville street location with a carpet department and space to receive new fall stock while offering large reductions. Also mentions refreshments at a fountain and a selection of cigars razors purses and more at King & McGrr's.
An advertisement proclaims Simmons Liver Regulator as a reliable cure for severe indigestion, asserting it never fails to relieve symptoms.
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