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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1891
Page
7
Whittier, the Quaker poet aged eighty four, will have his long career celebrated in retirement in Massachusetts. The article places him among 19th century American poets with Longfellow and Holmes and notes his works including Snowbound and poems against slavery.
A medical pitch touts Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium as a blood cleansing tonic for women with menstrual irregularities. It claims to restore color and vigor, supported by certificates the company keeps private. An injunction case from Caldwell County will be heard Thursday before Judge Bynum at chambers. The text also notes a land gift for a church on the Yadkin river and a plan to create a Protestant shared-denominational site. Hood's Sarsaparilla is extolled as a cure for impure blood and low condition.
By virtue of a mortgage from Wim H Underwood and wife to W W Vass and recorded in Wake county, three tracts described as 47 acres lie in Little PNET adjoining Penny Hill tract Burton Wm Mitch and land from R Pace and Sarah S Green will be sold Tuesday December 1 1891 at 2 o clock p m on cash terms. For details contact Pace & Holding Attorneys for Mortgagee. Nov 12 1891.
A historic insurance firm touts itself as one of the oldest and strongest with high dividends, claiming North Carolina policies show over 50 percent dividends. It offers guaranteed cost estimates by mailing a form to its Raleigh state agent and seeks active agents statewide.
Monument and tombstone specialists Goodwin and Remsburg announce expanded stock at both Raleigh and Fayetteville works. They promise careful, prompt service and individual attention to orders. The note highlights their large display of monuments fencing and tombstones.
The Commercial and Farmers Bank invites patrons and the public to inspect its new granite and steel fire proof vault and the first safety deposit boxes in Raleigh. Bank officials will show the boxes and a fine safe to visitors from Raleigh.
Public sale at Mocksville court house on January 4 1892 to satisfy mortgages on BN Allen and J M Clement estate. Two tracts totaling about 42 acres first tract describing bounds and lines. second tract 7 acres more or less. Lands valued for agricultural use and rich ore areas in Allen Mine and nearby Tron Hill. Sale to be parcelled to suit bidders with immediate possession for successful purchasers. Executed by L H Clement and K L Gupp rie Adm rs JM Clement and by attorney TE Bailey.
By virtue of a 1883 mortgage by Albert H. Scott and wife the Wake County deed office records the sale of a tract of land in White Oak Township to the highest bidder for cash at noon on December 19 at the Raleigh courthouse door. The property adjoins Harwood, Lir D Bancatherine Scott, Barb Lewter and others and contains 35 49 acres. Attorneys for mortgagee are Peele and Maynard with James M Pugh. novin-dim
Martha L. Horton named administrator directs all creditors to pay debts promptly and claims to be filed with her or attorney B. F. Monroe by December 7, 1842, or be foreclosed. Raleigh area notice authenticated.
Solicited to insure with The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, customers are urged to choose it first for security and advantage. It boasts large assets, no stockholders, and low final costs, offering liberal policies with broad eligibility and acceleration features.
An ad from Miller and Lindsay in the Henry Building near the Postoffice invites readers to mail a blank form with their age birthday and address to receive a calendar. The offer asks for the amount and directs a response by mail to the policy cost.
Local dispatch reports a Wood and Coal office arranging coal in sacks for distribution. Details specify logistics for handling, packing, and delivery to households. No further names or dates are provided in the readable text.
Kanawha West Virginia Splint Tennessee Splint New River Splint Pocahontas Soft are cited as the best soft coal for grates and open fireplaces.
Advertisement for seasoned and half seasoned oak and hickory plus pine. Provides office and yard telephone numbers 79 and 103. Offers same day orders with cutoffs at 10 o clock at night. Returns orders to Phil H. Andrews. August information appears as augi?Om.
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