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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1898
Page
2
The North Carolina State University catalog notes 3% instructors and 605 total students across academic, professional, and summer programs. It urges all alumni to send current addresses to receive university publications and stay connected with campus news.
A 19th century ads touts Electric Bitters as a universal tonic for good looks. It claims the medicine acts on the stomach liver and kidneys purifying blood and curing pimples blotches and boils for a clear complexion. Sold at W A Hayes' Drug Store for 50 cents a bottle.
Captain C. D. Sigsbee, commander of the battleship Maine at the explosion, is assigned to duty as aide to Secretary Long. This move places the veteran naval officer in a staff role away from frontline command.
M L Yocum of Cameron Pennsylvania says after ten years of pile troubles DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve gave a permanent cure after using one box He notes the product has no equal andthat it cured him fully and permanently cited by W A Hayes
In Maryland preachers are not allowed to hold seats in the Legislature and the state reflects that it leaves praying to others while allowing lawmakers to govern. The remark frames the irony of church leaders not serving as legislators while still offering spiritual guidance to lawmakers.
An ad for BucwKLEN''s Akinca Salve claims it cures cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chap ped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist for 25 cents per box.
Governor Brady arrives in Seattle on March 29 from Alaska aboard the steamer Seattle, en route to Washington for official business. A known temperance advocate, he declares his resolve to close every saloon in Alaska.
A claim that Panacea Ointment cures cuts bruises sprains ulcers sore nipples burns and other sores. It notes the preparation previously was made by Mrs Jos A Harris Hillsboro NC and will be sold hereafter only by the Hillshore Drug Company.
The guidance explains that United States battleships carry state names while cruisers bear city names, illustrating a traditional naval naming convention.
A reader is invited to tour the Oxford Orphan Asylum showing kitchens with four girls serving 235 meals, laundry run by ten workers, sewing rooms with ten to fifteen girls, a shop with boys at work, and serious rooms filled with eager children answering questions demonstrating daily life at the institution.
W A Hayes, Druggist, advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs, colds, and throat and lung ailments. The remedy claims to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and related conditions with trial bottles or a full size for 50 cents or 100 dollars guaranteed or money refunded.
A Yadkin county man married by a Madison county justice caused a dispute when the groom was told the ceremony was legal under civil service. The justice backed the rite as legitimate, prompting comment on the law and officials. Mrs. A Inveer of Alton Illinois reports sciatic rheumatism relief after using Champlain Pain Balm, praising its effect.
The Chatham Record notes a promising wheat crop next summer due to extra fall sowing. It contrasts old remedies with DeWitt’s Early Risers pills cited by W. A. Hayes as a cure for constipation and headaches. The New York World reports danger to Fitzhugh Lee in Havana, praising his dedication to duty.
Prices for grains meats and farm products per bushel or pound are listed, including Wheat Corn Oats Meal and Flour with varied ranges. Pork Bacon and Eggs live poultry beeswax and wool follow with unit rates. Notes indicate strong demand for all kinds of country produce.
M A Love in the Chicago Times Herald notes Spain's population is 17,565,632 and Spain could fit into Texas with space to spare. He compares Spain's area 197,670 square miles to France and Texas, and observes that Pennsylvania New York Illinois and Alabama together exceed Spain in population and wealth.
An advertisement tautologically promotes acetylene gas lighting as a future-ready option and invites agents, mentioning Akron Ohio manufacturing firm. Additional items note the Lutheran Synod meeting in Burlington North Carolina on April 28, the cure of piles by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, and brief notes on Mormon visitors, One Minute Cough Cure, Spanish‑American War casualty estimates, and common bicycle‑era injuries with DeWitt's Salve endorsement.
Valuable to women and all ages Browns' Iron Bitters is praised for relieving backache headaches and weakness while restoring color and vigor. Marketed as the outstanding remedy for sickly children and overworked men, it is said no home should be without this famous tonic sold by all dealers.
A new company is formed in Charlotte to manufacture folding chicken coops. Local notes mention tobacco acreage in Robeson county likely expanding five to seven times over previous years. A Raleigh Press note cites a Civil War sword exhibit at the State Museum. The Second Presbyterian church in Charlotte has grown to 718 members since 1873 with seven pastors.
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