28 Feb 1893
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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1893
Page
1
An odd letter describes a claimed blood disease remedy created from bones and garden seeds. The writer asserts cures and mentions family members, claiming several people were cured quickly after using the product. The text reads like an informal testimonial with dubious medical claims.
Notice announces foreclosure on a property in Northampton County, North Carolina, due to unpaid indebtedness to Farmers Merchants Bank and Trust Company. The tract lies in Occaweechee Neck in Northampton County, described in several deeds, with a sale to occur at the courthouse in Jackson on March next, 1892, with details of the land and prior deeds. Caldwell Hardy, Trustee, and J. W. Argum as executor, list the parties and legal references, and include a second sale notice for another mortgage under Lewis Varcom and wife with a separate parcel description and sale at the Raleigh courthouse.
Notice of sale by Jaro ace Coosry and administrator von Syme in Wake County NC Raleigh court to expose for public auction on March 13 1893 parcels within city limits on Blount Street and other lots. Also sale of trust real estate by Upchurch and related deeds in Wake County to be conducted March 1 1893 under THOS K PURSELL trustee.
An advertisement touts a “Sal ary or Commission” ink pencil device claimed to erase in about two seconds and yield 24 to 100 percent profit. It seeks agents, subagents, and general agents, inviting readers to write for terms and earnings.
An ad touts North Carolina as the Switzerland of America with climate and scenery drawing visitors. It highlights Asheville eight miles from Weaverville, the health resort appeal, and a center view of the region. References Dr Val Diver and James B. Cowersster appear in the fragmentary copy.
The Senate and House logged multiple measures including city and railroad charters, bank system setup after tax repeal, convict road labor debate, and numerous local bills. Key items include incorporation bills for Fayetteville, Rutherford and Polk railroad, Durham and Charlotte Railway, and Cape Fear and Raleigh Railroad, plus a state bank plan to take effect after Congress repeals the ten percent tax.
A House Ways and Means statement shows total appropriations this session at 513,733,085, rising to 519,273,447 after Senate changes. Key items include Army 24,225,639. District of Columbia 5,413,228. Navy 22,082,131. Sundry Civil 43,934,475. Indian 7,088,610. Post Office 383,90,314. Agricultural 324,300. Military Academy 242,556. pension 166,561,350. Five-year comparisons reveal appropriations exceed estimates by about 250,000 annually due to river and harbor and Indian programs not in estimates. an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill requires future river and harbor work to be regularly estimated.
Indicated distress rises in Oldham amid prolonged master spinner strike and severe frost. Fourteen thousand families lose work, with only union aid reaching some. authorities overwhelmed by requests as private charity drains away. Separate report from Jamestown notes violence and looming lynch mobs after assault case.
The Carolina Farmers Bulletin notes a brighter agricultural outlook with diversified farming and expanding stock breeds. It highlights improved roads, rising cotton mills, and greater food crop production as keys to rural prosperity, urging self sufficiency and cautious cotton expansion. It also covers political and banking news from Washington and regional incidents.
Winston Feb 27 Special Jiff Davis and Josh Billings arrested in Wilkes county by U S Detective Forsyth for manufacturing counterfeit money. Bound over to Federal court to convene in Greensboro next April. J O Foy plans to enter journalism in Dinville publishing the Danville Evening Scar. Interior tobacco factory fire destroys over 5,000 pounds leaf tobacco and several thousand cigars. Insurance on stock about 2,500 lost about 3,500. Forsyth superior court opens with 117 state and 91 civil cases. murder case Thomas Vincent as only capital trial. FROM ELON COLLEGE notes describe town growth, student activity, and events including an oyster supper and a concert by the Gee Cub.
Pope bids farewell to English pilgrims in Rome and expresses hope to see Bowland again. He praises Queen and Parliament for religious freedom while blessing the enduring ties between England and the Catholic world.
The Richmond and Manville Railroad will operate seeping cars between Raleigh and Washington City for a limited period, with schedules and rates listed. Legal notices follow regarding court actions and property selling, including Wake County proceedings and a divorce case, with dates in February and March.
A damaged OCR notice outlines a property sale filing dated March 1994 in a court in which Gide Mangum and EK Laws are named. The text references a widow and an elderly person, with unclear details about the property action and access rights.
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