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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1893
Page
4
The State Chronicle lists charges of five cents per line for cards of thanks resolutions obituary notices church society and entertainment ads, with editor given notices free. Weather outlook for North Carolina shows showers cooler coast variable winds Raleigh forecast occasional showers Orry max 80 min 64 rainfall 0.67.
A roundup of local notices lists a stray shepherd dog ad, reduced fare Seaboard tickets to Nashville for the Southern Baptist Convention, and a high school address on the 24th. Other items report a Wake County Bledsoe suit ruling for creditors, late streetcar service, a 28 pound rockfish from Roanoke River, and a Carthage to Camesville rail update.
Local residents including L M Michaux Elias Carr Lou Read and Dr George A Renn are noted in Wilmington. Gov Carr appoints A G Brenizer as delegate to the World Congress of Bankers and Financiers in Chicago. The University of Pennsylvania Glee and Banjo Club travels for concerts in multiple cities including Raleigh and Wilmington with high expectations and promotional lithographs to follow.
A list of recent Supreme Court rulings includes reversals and new trials in various cases from Buncombe, Macon, Haywood, Craven, and other counties, with several petitions to rehear dismissed. Following, Eden ton Street Church announces a May Day Re-Union for the Sunday School, inviting all past and present members to attend from 9:30 to 10:30 AM, with a planned program and fellowship.
A stockholders meeting in Lynchburg approved a lease of the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad to the Norfolk and Western for 999 years. The Norfolk and Western has operated the line as an experiment for over a year, boosting both freight and passenger traffic.
Covenant Building and Loan Association of Knoxville Tennessee submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1892. It lists assets including estate purchases, amounts due in det, accrued premiums and total. Officers Washburn Ashmore Allison with roles as President Secretary and Treasurer. attorneys and a North Carolina general agent referenced. Auditor certification by Robt. M. Purdman states sworn statement on file.
New York spot cotton firm middling uplands 73 Orleans 8, sales 6,580 bales. Futures closed easy with May 7.42, June 7.52, July 7.61, August 7.68, September 7.73, October 7.79. Regional quotes show scattered activity from Galveston to Houston, with multiple markets reporting firmer or steady tones and precise bale counts. Cash quotes cover 20 plus markets, including Norfolk, Baltimore, Savannah, New Orleans, Mobile, Augusta, and Louisville, reflecting varied demand and pricing. Futures and cash prices compiled alongside other commodity series such as Wheat, Corn, and Lard.
Latest U S Gov t reports and New York Produce Market outline mixed prices in grains meats and oils with No 2 spring wheat at 71 no 2 red wheat May 7 June 78 3 July 78 4 pork old mess 19 75 new mess 20 25 lard 9 75 to 10 07 dry salted meats boxed 9 75 to 11 l l1 13 whiskey and rosin firm coffee futures mixed sugar and cotton market summaries appear with various middling levels in Liverpool and Baltimore.
A collage of ads offers traveling salesmen positions Baxret Co Lynchburg Va 50 reward for toothache relief with Williams Kings remedy and testimonials across NC SC VA. vacation inquiries about White Mountains Vermont Virginia mountains. Southern Bureau for World’s Fair guests with no agents. Botanic Blood Balm praised for lung abscess asthma and Salvation Oil claimed best liniment. P P P tonic claims cures including rheumatism and skin ailments. Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint. Monarch Cycle with Dunlop tires. Kemp's Balsam sample offer. ice price matching by Jones Powers New Crystal Ice Factory Raleigh NC.
Male and female agents, young and old, can earn five to twenty five dollars daily selling our Queen Plating Outfits. No experience needed. Portable, easily carried, with immediate plating results on metalware, jewelry, and more. Send for circulars from City Silver & Nickel Plating Co. Kat Street, St. Louis HM.
L. R. Wyatt, Raleigh, NC, advertises White and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines wholesale and retail at 31 Fayetteville Street, ship anywhere in North Carolina, offers repairs and parts by mail, lists farm implements and engines, and promotes Brown's Iron Bitters for digestion and malaria relief.
An old time advertisement touts The Lyon Rack Store offerings with bold claims of money value. It lists Scrims lace curtains curtain nets window shades drapery chains hooks fire screens from 20 cents and a wide range of clothing linens and accessories.
An OCR dominated listing for the Lyon Racket Store at 16 Martin Street details a wide range of writing papers including Irish Linen, Egyptian Linen, various finishes, and Dennison's tissue papers. It also lists engraving services, wedding announcements, monograms, and typewriter supplies, plus hammocks and croquet sets. A fragmented timetable and train connections follow, mentioning mixed-day schedules and connections to Air-Line and Norfolk and Western routes.
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