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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1891
Page
8
The Chronicle’s Weather Report for Raleigh and vicinity notes Sunday will be cloudy and threatening in the morning then clearing with a sharp cold spell. Temperatures are expected to fall to about fifteen degrees by Monday morning.
The Exposition closes and Raleigh prepares a permanent show as the tenth district Supreme Court plans appeals. News notes include notary appointment for William Bragan of Washington NC and Rasberry opening a Newbern machine shop, with local sermons and public events featuring James Dinwiddie and the Bright Jewels.
A Raleigh buyer laments paying $12.50 on credit for a trunk after being told $7.50 cash at Swindell's store. The note urges cash purchases to avoid debt, criticizing credit sales and promising savings.
Mr. Royster of Ellington Royster & Co said the main trouble was securing enough skilled laborers. Builders had more work than they could handle and his firm produced about $10,000 of work. The year 1891 has been prosperous for Raleigh.
Special notices highlight rapid growth in Rocky Mount with a December 3 sale by the West End Land and Improvement Company offering bargains. Also promotes cloth and plush jackets at McGee & Moseley and a claim that Merit compels approval for Boston chips, plus a liver health product from Simmons Regulator.
The city tax list for 1891 is placed in the hands of City Tax Collector C. B. Roor who will be in his office daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Taxes unpaid by December 1 incur a 1 percent penalty on the first day of each subsequent month until paid.
Large furnished front room on first floor available to one or two gentlemen. Convenient to business and desirable location. Apply at this office. nov9-tf.
Dunlap hats and fine underwear lines showcased by Tucker & Co with emphasis on variety and lower prices than city shops. The portfolio includes dress shirts fur rugs school cloaks ladies suits trimmings and beaver astrakhan fur options, pitched as new season values.
Fur capes muff and stole styles shown in new shapes include black bear lynx grey brimmer astrachan and related furs. WHERS Tucker & Co present a compact fashion note on luxe winter accessories.
The largest line of corsets in North Carolina features Jenness Miller Equipoise Com promise Ferris and Balls waists in white black and satin colors at $1. Terms will be liberal at the Rocky Mount land sale on December 3. For particulars contact G. S. Sartin Rocky Mount NC.
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