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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1892
Page
4
Raueten reports a maximum of 75 and minimum of 64 at Raleigh on September 1. Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity predicts fair weather with continued cool conditions Friday and Saturday. North Carolina forecast calls for fair conditions with possible showers along the coast and north to east winds.
Citizens hear of new notary T. C. H. Duke and a patent for a yard-stick. Cotton shipments, fertilizer tax orders surge, and the agricultural college opens with sixty students. The Centennial military plan, theater crowds, arrests, and a Knights of Pythias lawn party mark a brisk city scene with multiple dignitaries and local figures.
Governor Holt requests full information from the Railway Commission on steamboats operating in and across North Carolina waters. The inquiry covers number, value, ownership, cross border activity, and county tax apportionment. The letter notes nonresident ownership may explain past noncollection and suggests no back taxes if owners promptly file returns. Also included are details on a Raleigh meeting of the State Democratic Executive Committee and various railroad fare notices for upcoming meetings and events, plus church appointments and insurance-like ads.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and eruptions and assures a full refund if not satisfied. Sold for 25 cents per box at 4 John Y. MacRae.
Special notices advertise sale of remaining spring stock carpets brussels and in grains with short lengths, home sewn rugs, new colorings like Bow Knot and Russian Blue, plus affordable fall hats, an excursion to Morehead City, and employment and product notices from Raleigh merchants.
The New York cotton circular notes foreign advices improving spinners' demand, with a 4 to 5 point gain from the prior close and a 1,690 bales port receipt figure. Futures totaled 146,030 bales, prices ended steady, while New York and Baltimore bond and stock quotes fluctuated, and Wheat, Corn, Oats and Pork markets across Chicago and New York turn cautious amid cholera fears.
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