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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1892
Page
2
The State Chronicle identifies Josephus Daniels as editor with directors Soseraus Daniels and H. B. Harpy listed in the masthead.
The page lists daily and weekly subscription prices with terms and postage free, invites postal complaints for late deliveries, and includes notes to correspondents about using real names for letters. It also features editorials from Henry Grady and Ben Tillman with calls for loyal regional unity and party reform debates.
The CaHRronicle prints a reader letter by Mr. F B Arendale defending Senator Hill for calling an early February convention to nominate delegates to the National Democratic Convention. The writer praises Hill’s leadership while criticizing Hitt for rushing the convention and risking the party’s November chances.
A New York Herald column from February 10, 1892 rails at public displays of affection by married couples, mocking the sight of so called loving pairs as a disgust to the author, who compares them to armed spoons and suggests saluting cigar signs for their perceived intelligence.
The father of murdered Helen Ports vows vengeance and desires the electric chair for Carlyle Harris, the medical student who secretly married her and was condemned. He expresses bitterness and intends to petition authorities for the execution. The ad notes Simmons Liver Regulator for sale without medical bills.
A scurrilous sheet attacks North Carolina towns and tax policy. The Edenton council is accused of debt repudiation while railroad commissioners are praised for raising railroad valuations and regulating tariffs. The piece defends Pullman car taxes and rail rates, asserting no debt repudiation exists and warning the editor will face backlash.
The North Carolina Democracy favors a Western man for the nomination and may support Palmer Gray Boies or another Western candidate if no Western option is available. The piece also endorses Dr King’s New Discovery and other remedies sold by John Y. MacRae, highlighting their satisfaction and guarantees.
F B Arendell argues that the New York Democratic Executive Committee will send a solid Hill delegation to Chicago regardless of whether the state convention meets in February or May. He defends David B Hill as a steadfast Democratic leader and dismisses rivals’ calls for bolting or revolt, urging unity and support for Hill.
An old advertisement extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a universal cure for indigestion torpid liver constipation and related ailments. It promises superior efficacy and urges buyers to ensure genuineness by locating the red Trade-Mark and J. H. Zeilin & Co branding.
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