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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1891
Page
2
Directors listed and subscription terms stated for daily and weekly papers. Rates include daily one year 36.00, six months 3.00, monthly 50 cents. weekly one year 1.25, five clubs 1.00. Liberal commissions offered to club agents. Free sample copies on application.
A historical newspaper fragment urges prompt delivery refunds and postal notices for missed papers. It sets rules for correspondents to publish only under real names and includes partisan quotes from Henry Grady and Ken Tillman with date November 19, 1891.
Poetic volume by Kentucky native Linuian Robert Messencrr praised by Joaquin Miller for rare power and lines of beauty. The book celebrates pure noble sentiments and uplifting themes across its pages.
The Alliance at Scotland Neck and in Georgia and South Carolina call for reduced cotton acreage and a convention to discuss plans to avert low prices. The piece argues diversification, warns seven cent cotton means starvation, and critiques class barriers to credit. It also notes a proposed local convention and a broad call for shared burdens.
The Ashville Citizen argues the next legislature must address Standard Oil to curb an inferior kerosene flood. It cites profiteering and an official inspector failings for allowing a high price and substandard oil to reach consumers in Asheville.
The obituary notes the death of Mr. E. W. Pou Sr at his Smithfield home in Johnston County. A former Georgia native, he moved to the county after the war, was a conservative Republican and lawyer of broad mind. He served in the 1868 Legislature and later aligned as a Cleveland Democrat advocating tariff reform civil service reform and an end to sectional politics.
A Sioux Falls landlord told the Chicago Herald that the state’s hotels cater to unhappy marriages with many visitors seeking divorces. He said sometimes over one hundred people come to town at once, and without this demand the hotels would close. He warned that rising divorces reflect national rot and threaten good government at home.
A Curronieux correspondent complains that Murphy branch trains frequently miss connections with eastbound service at Asheville due to late trains. Col Andrews is urged to improve NC railroad schedules and meet public expectations for on time running. The text also notes Boston Globe nomination of William Eustis Russell for presidency and mentions the President's trip to Maryland to shoot ducks and missing Raleigh Exposition.
The salve claims cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with piles cure guaranteed or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box offered for sale at John Y Mac Rae's.
A New York World interview quotes Fassett praising Cleveland over Hitt for Republican leadership. It claims Cleveland swung 10,000 votes at Cooper Union and notes Cleveland’s strong effect on the race. The World also predicts Livingston of Georgia may succeed Cot. Pou as president of the National Alliance.
The piece describes Dr Gatling defending the fast firing gun as a benevolent device that saved divers from riotous acts. It notes the doctor’s social reach in Washington and portrays him as a vigorous, kind figure among banded visitors. It also recalls Rev Thoo G Lowe praising General Pryor as a superb orator despite party abuse.
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