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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
2
The Orange County Observer from Hillsborough North Carolina lists Joseph A Harris as publisher and owner in the 1899 issue dated Tuesday August 6. The notice identifies Harris’s role and confirms the publishing authority of the paper.
General Otis reports preparations for renewed active operations in Manila. The First North Carolina Volunteers reach Savannah after a quarantine delay, expected home around April 25 with a warm welcome planned. Raleigh faces water quality and street lighting issues, prompting discussion on municipal ownership of water works and electric plants to improve service.
Mrs Ada E. Hart of Groton writes that a severe lung illness nearly killed her. After doctors gave up, she used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, taking eight bottles and recovering fully. Trial bottle offered free at W A Hayes Drug Store with guaranteed or refunded price.
The piece cites Mr. W. M. Terry of Elkton Kentucky praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior to other cough medicines after twelve years in the drug trade and selling hundreds of bottles, with W A Hayes druggist offering it for sale.
The Mobile Register notes that in parts of Alabama the 15808 crop harvest is not yet complete. It claims this could be the latest finish of the crop ever known in the state, underscoring an unusual growing season.
In season when pneumonia and grippe threaten, a physician endorses One Minute Cough Cure as the infallible remedy for long throat and bronchial troubles. The message urges insistence on the remedy and dismisses substitutes offered by others. W A Hayes signatures the claim.
Citizens residing at Che Foo China have issued an appeal for aid for sufferers from the Yellow River floods. It is claimed that 2 000 000 people are starving.
An advertisement for Anica Salve offered as the best salve for cats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter cracked hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims a money back guarantee with a 25 cent price per box and lists W A Hayes as the druggist selling it.
A humorous quip about extreme age features an octogenarian who explains longevity by avoiding theft, harming a neighbor, or labeling others liars, attributed to Puck. The exchange satirizes notions of aged wisdom and moral conduct with a sharper witticism.
The Methodist Church plans an orphanage and home for aged ministers in Raleigh on the Devereux property, 50 acres for 5000 dollars funded by citizens. City will add a Macadam road. The facility will also shelter widows of ministers. total projected cost totals 50000 dollars. Also notes health official warning of smallpox and a testimonial for Chamberlain’s Pain Balm from W J Cuyler. For sale by W A Hayes Druggist.
Rev Father Needham of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and of Surry County North Carolina would have turned 100 on May 26 and had accepted an invitation to deliver the annual sermon at Trinity Academy Pilot Mountain on his 100th birthday He died Saturday morning April 1 at his home near Pilot Mountain Ed Observer notes the obituary
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as the sole remedy for a range of ailments from liver trouble to low appetite, claiming rapid relief and a guarantee money back. It promotes sale at W A Hayes' Drug Store at 50 cents per bottle.
The young woman pleads with her father to marry Fred, insisting he will leave his mother for them. The exchange reveals family tension as the daughter vows to marry despite doubts, reflecting social expectations of unions in the period.
Weekly Thrbors Market reports farm prices for wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peas beans hides chickens feathers wool washed wool unwashed wool burr y wool coffee sugar and country produce in good demand with varied per unit costs listed for each item
A long historical note recalls Alexander the Great marrying Statira and arranging mass unions with 100 noble Persian couples and 10 000 Greek soldiers to unify realms. The tale, cited by the San Francisco Examiner, links conquest with a vast ceremonial marriage festival lasting five days.
A brief cartoon from the Pittsburg Bulletin shows a farmer confronting a young thief under apple trees. The boy explains he plans to climb and replace a fallen apple, highlighting a humorous exchange over a small theft.
News briefs from Kinston to Salisbury report fruit trees escaping frost damage and predicting a good fruit year. Greensboro vaccination coverage nears total immunity, while Yadkin county peaches in Craft's nursery survive and promise a full crop. Additional notes mention a flint rock in High Point and vaccination issues in Elizabeth City with a minor court appeal.
The piece notes Friends of General Wheeler expect his future clear, anticipate a Brigadier General appointment and a retirement after hostilities end. It cites Wheeler’s desire for the post and a return to private life free of politics, with broader remarks on religious tolerance and civic duty attributed to editorials and W. H. Newman.
Easter prayers and social updates from Rock Spring Treme and Haw River area. Miss Eva Wynn returns home from Haw River, Miss Gattis Hall visits from Institute, Miss Willie Halike and friends attend. Walter Crawford at State University, Miss Clara Workman and Cora McBane visit. Neighborhood picnic at Crawford's meadow. Miss Mary Andrews’ illness sad news. Cane Creek Sunday School hosts Easter program with Miss Lizzie Wyn solo and a recitation by Mason Cates, energizing the audience. Rex W. Graham, editor.
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