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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1892
Page
4
Weather report lists Raleigh area partly cloudy later clearing with cooler temperatures. Max 88 and min 70 with 0.12 inch rainfall. Coastal North Carolina shows showers, cooler near the coast, winds mainly northwest.
News of the city covers theatre the Barlow Bros minstrels and a new Odd Fellows lodge initiation. It notes efforts for a 16th salute, local education openings, a new steel boiler project, a police transfer, a 100 reward offer in a Cherokee county murder, and civic items from paving plans to World’s Fair collections.
The cotton year closed with receipts of 28 000 bales, down 12 160 from last season. Since September 1 1879 yearly totals show a long decline from 52 548 to 28 000 by 1892. About 750 bales unweighed and 2 000 bales stored locally, with 40 000 compressed during the season. Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised for wounds and skin ailments. John Y. MacRae sells it at 25 cents a box.
An attractive excursion departs Durham at 9 00 am and Raleigh at 10 00 am on September 8 to Morehead City. Two seaside days return at 7 00 pm. Fare from Durham or Raleigh is 250 tickets sold at J C Lumsden's. A special car is reserved for ladies and escorts.
Special to the State Chronicle reports Forsythe County Republicans face a rift over black recognition on the county ticket. At Salem Chapel township 75 colored voters pledged not to back the ticket without inclusion. White leaders reportedly prefer defeat to compromising on a Negro candidate.
Dunlap Hats debut on opening day nationwide with Raleigh agents Tucker & Co offering fall styles. Also featured are new dress goods, inexpensive dress wools at 50 to 60 cents per yard, carpets in patterns from Wilton to ingrain, and ladies muslin underwear at low prices.
The North Carolina crop report is unfavorable, placing cotton at seventy percent in the state. Cholera news depresses the market. Liverpool and local reports spark declines. Receipts reach 7,500 bales. spot prices show weakness with middling Upland around 7 cents and futures down from last year.
Kennebec Ice from the Kennebec River to Raleigh is described as large thick blocks of hard pine durable and tasteless. Marketed as the best in the country, sold on merit. Jones & PowkL1 advertise contact numbers in Raleigh North Carolina. Entire wheat flour promotes bread for dyspeptics with a fresh supply by Thomas Pescud.
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