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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
2
EvA Clancy examines the trend of complete new towns and "Cities of Dreadful Silence" built as speculative projects. The piece warns such cities may remain empty while real estate booms rise, envisioning future colonization and vast empty urban promises awaiting occupants.
Dr J C Bayles warns that indoor gas leaks are deadly though small and urges immediate detection and correction. Water gas with high CO content is a potent poison, odorless unless mixed with naphtha, and even tiny exposures can harm life. Use soap suds to locate leaks. do not use flames to search.
A column discusses declining kindergarten attendance and the humor of young children, warning that irreverence risks the institution’s sacred status. It cites Lippincott’s and imagines a time when children roam fields for daisies. The piece then critiques loud telephone speech and urges lower, clearer voice for better service.
Dr Woods Hutchinson of New York stated at the American Museum of Natural History that poverty stems from overwork underfeeding and overcrowding with underpaid as the common thread. He urged the public health and church to stop taking so much from the people rather than giving to them.
The article argues country storekeepers hinder road and drainage improvements to protect rural trade. Storekeepers, central to communication, influence parish and county actions and oppose roads that would divert farmers products to markets. It suggests central town merchants should push roads into towns if farmers fail to act.
A National Good Roads Association secretary outlines a program to fund road construction through a federal grant, prorated by state mileage and population. The plan calls for state oversight on approved US engineer specifications, local co‑funding, and broad federal‑state cooperation to boost education, development, and national progress.
The article discusses tar use on roads to control dust and its mixed results. It notes concerns about trees and greenery dying beside tarred streets, citing Paris reports and urging caution if fears are valid.
The sermon by Rev. John Wesley Hill at Metropolitan Temple argues patience is divine kingship. It links patience to God’s character, Christ’s patience at Calvary, and John’s transformation from pride to spiritual maturity through prolonged discipline. He urges restraint with time, embraces the providential workings, and highlights patience as power.
A pastor recalls a mechanic who sobbed over his lost daughter and the haunting memory of a prayer. Dr Norman McLeod recounts how a simple plea for family duty left a lasting impression on ministry and faith.
A quote from Rev. J Jowett M A urges believers to pursue purification through fellowship with the Holy Ghost to become true builders of the spiritual kingdom.
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