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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1892
Page
4
Weather report for Raleigh August 25 shows max 89, min 70, rainfall 0.12 inches with cooler conditions expected. North Carolina forecast predicts showers in the western portion and southwest winds. Opera House advertisement notes a midnight alarm and other notices.
The Democratic clubs set their meeting for September 16 and General Stevenson will speak in Raleigh on that date. A negro was imprisoned for sixty days in the county. The general board of Centennial managers meets this afternoon.
Raleigh prepares for a grand State Fair with Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show and a long list of events. Secretary H W Ayer says bills understate attractions such as the Confederate monument ceremony, animal displays, cruiser Raleigh model, and a large military gathering. Tickets and timing draw in inquiries as Raleigh promotes a week of races, parades, and free wildlife shows alongside the fair.
A large crowd gathered at Pretty Brookside Park for the Knights of Pythias barbecue on August 25 1892. Rev Dr F L Reid and Rev Dr G W Sanderlin spoke, detailing Pythian history and aims, as the band played and guests dined on barbecue lamb pork and Brunswick stew amid lake lights and a festive scene with hundreds of ladies present.
A collage of classified items and retail notices including seed dealers in Raleigh and Richmond, wheat flour for dyspeptics, a pharmacist job ad, New River mullets for sale by the barrel or pound, Kennebec Ice, soaps and Colgate line, a Remington typewriter for sale, and various apparel and household goods from Thomas Pescud, Walters the Tailor, Fred A. Watson, and others in Raleigh N C.
The snippet details reduced round trip rates on the A. and 8. L. for G. A. R. meetings via multiple routes to Washington, and $25.50 round trip tickets for Sullivan Corbett fight to New Orleans with sale dates September 2 to 5. It also advertises Pure Ice Co deliveries, price lists, a testimonial letter about P. P. P. tonic, Kemp’s Balsam ads, and various regional notices from Apalachicola to Raleigh about medicines and remedies.
The Diocese of North Carolina lists bishops appointments across multiple towns from Sylva to Statesville with upcoming services and consecrations in August and September. An urgent catalog notes agents wanted for Queen City Silver & Nickel Plating, offering $5 to $25 per day for door to door sales of plating outfits with no experience required, and immediate cash potential through local workshops.
The notice advertises a short line railroad from Lynchburg to North and West with No 21 Local and No 11 Mixed at 7.30 pm, connecting at Durham with Richmond and Danville trains for Raleigh and South. At Denniston Junction connections to Atlantic and Danville trains for Danville and to Lynchburg with Richmond and Danville, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Norfolk and Western lines. For information contact R C Stanard, Ments Supt, Lynchburg Va.
Liverpool reported better spot demand with 10,009 bales sold while futures fluctuated. U.S. closing prices recovered from early losses as September contracts liquidated, with 100,000 bales traded in futures. Southern markets stayed steady and various Raleigh and New York bond and stock figures followed.
Commodity notes show corn and oats dull with small gains in Chicago after early cholera fears. Wheat rose modestly, oats firm, and pork and lard mixed in Southern markets. Sugar, coffee, and copper steady amid varied regional prices. Spot soy not mentioned. Western rye quiet. Provinces report steady butter and eggs with firm spirits turpentine and rosin in Naval Stores.
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