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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1892
Page
4
The State Chronicle provides a sparse Sept 1 weather note for Rauian and nearby areas. Saturday is described as partly cloudy and warmer with a high near 78, lows undetermined. The fragmented text references rainfall and general conditions but offers no precise data or actionable details beyond a mild weekend trend.
In Raleigh area reporting Miss Nellie Heartt returns from Durham visit Col King of Durham visits the city Wake Forest delegation arrives B&D Berwane window decorations attract attention Mr Dughi opens oyster saloon with prospects A horse injures Mrs Saint Marys grave service held Daily Democratic and third party remarks Swift Creek and St Marys townships send riders to a Wake County celebration Local notice on Dr Strickland vindicated and pending suit Backlen Amica Salve advertised for sale of undertaker business in Henderson.
Large Durham crowd greets General Stevenson and party with a torchlit procession and band, 700 in line from Carr Park to Main Street. Ewing and Sanderlin also speak on tariff and national issues as Durham boasts a grand reception for Stevenson amid partisan turnout and local Democratic leaders.
Special notices advertise new goods arriving and bargains in Raleigh. Items include fruit, seeds, baby carriages, fashion fabrics, window dressings, and home goods. An employment notice seeks a widow with a child for dressmaking and general work. Also promotion for cholera insurance and Union Central Life policies with sample terms and agent calls.
The Illinois statesman General Stevenson attends the Raleigh gathering, addressing Democrats, praising prior champions, and urging unity against third party efforts. Ewing follows with talks on the force bill and tariffs. a crowded reception and several district reports close the day amid cheers for Cleveland, Stevenson, and Elias Carr.
The fragment catalogs pure ice from Hydenic Plate Ice Co with two daily wagon deliveries and per pound pricing, then shifts to tonics and cures including Simmons Liver Regulator P P P and Ely Cream Balm. It touts Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and other patent medicines, urging readers to buy from John Y. MacRae and agents nationwide.
The report notes steady to firmer cotton and financials with Liverpool demand rising, Manchester advances, and Chicago activity. weekly port receipts show 90,060 bales with inland movement 26,009, while New York money markets quote call rates near 4 to 4.5 percent. Prices close at best for the day as traders digest cholera rumors, with mixed stock and commodity activity across New York, Baltimore, and Raleigh markets.
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