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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
2
The item lists Josephus Daniels as editor and names directors H. B. Harpy and Gro. P. Pell.
Terms posted for dairy subscriptions and weekly rates. One year dairy four dollars? The text notes a six month rate and a one month rate plus weekly club pricing. Liberal commissions are offered to club agents and sample copies are available on request.
Notices urge readers to report missed or late newspaper delivery by posting their address and complaint. They promise prompt attention and emphasize papers should arrive by 1 o clock in the morning.
Former South Carolina political figure Ben Tillman declares he is a Democrat who supports reforms within his party. He warns that organizing a third party in the South would fail.
A university Sophomore resolutions drop hazing their “newies” while a campus committee plans to guide freshmen at University Station. A Y M C A committee from Elon College will greet new students and some members travel to Raleigh to assist female students with baggage as term begins.
An op-ed argues hazing is a brutish custom best ended by student honor not force. It contends faculties erred by coercion, while today’s colleges rely on citizen students and mutual judgment to curb hazing. The piece asserts boys today are better than a decade ago, serving the nation’s future.
A Southern debate on black education's effect on work. The Chattanooga Tradesman survey of about 200 employers covers 7,500 colored workers, showing skilled wages from $1.10 to $3 daily and unskilled from 60 cents to $1.50. Employers split on differences with whites. many see increased efficiency and continued employment tied to education.
A survey of 139 replies from Southern states shows 30 employers with 2860 colored workers report education benefits their labor force. 13 employers with 392 workers doubt the benefit, while 96 employers with 3826 workers say education harms efficiency of the colored laborer.
A Warrenton North Carolina heir, Tasker Polk, nephew of the late James K. Polk, is highlighted by U S District Attorney Cooper as a worthy descendant. The note follows editorial omission and stresses Polk’s literary and public promise. The passage also mentions Pennsylvania Republicans praising Blaine and nominating candidates with broad rhetoric about party prospects.
Prof J M Stepan, soon to head Trinity College biology chair and a government specialist in Washington, read two papers before the American Society of Microscopists at its 14th annual meeting on August 11 in Washington. The papers covered the nervous system of a freshwater sponge and the killing of invertebrata in an expanded condition.
The speaker praises many points in his address but rails at the phrase subsidized press. He argues corrupt subsidized newspapers exist but are few and should be named and denounced directly.
An old sale copy promotes J H Zeilin Liver Regulator as a universal remedy for morning bitterness sour stomach heartburn restlessness and sleeplessness. It claims suitability for children and infants and asserts a 40 year track record and a red Z trademark to distinguish genuine product from imitations.
A quoted politician asks for advice amid heated debate. The paper replies that two words would suffice and offers Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for wakefulness and energy, prefacing it with the pair these are they.
The Legislature assigns the Board of Trustees of the A M College for the Colored Race to locate the institution and invites sealed propositions of land money or property. Communities may submit bids to Pace & Holding in Raleigh. The trustees meet August 26 1491 at 10 am to consider offers.
A brief note extols an adder as a device that is not a real machine yet can add with mechanical accuracy and speed on a bright day, reflecting early fascination with automatic calculation.
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