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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1879
Page
4
City notices describe a mayor's court proceeding with fines for driving violations. A broad Wilmington report covers revival meetings, liquor tax disputes, railroad progress, and regional anecdotes, noting politics, education, and local economy.
An 19th century advertisement touts Genuine C McLane's Celebrated American Worm Specific Vermifuge. The copy describes symptoms from worm infestations and asserts the remedy does not contain mercury, bears signatures of C McLane and Fiemme Bros, and promises a cure.
The market notes a dull steady day for spirits turpentine rosin and tar with official quotations. Prices ranged from 24 to 28 cents per gallon for turpentine and varied rosin prices up to 3 50 per barrel with several lots sold steady at quoted levels.
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