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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
2
Immigration figures for March show a rise with 49 162 immigrants arriving in the first twenty five days, about 4 000 more than the same period last year. E C Beddingfield of Wake enters as Corporation Commissioner on April 1 replacing D H Abbott.
Leesville Indiana resident W H Brown credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with saving his life after severe asthma. The advertisement touts the remedy as effective for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip with trial bottles free and prices 50 cents and 1 00. A separate local incident reports Mr A J Yorke firing at an apparent burglar resulting in the death of a mule valued at 125 owned by a local man and his wife.
Mrs. Ellen Harrison of Park Avenue Kansas City reports her two children suffered violent whooping cough with nosebleeds during paroxysms. After trying many remedies a family doctor prescribed Foley's Honey and Tar and their condition improved immediately. She urges readers to refuse substitutes.
Mr R L Holt distributed thirty six steel traps to local farmers early this year. Traps placed on poles and trees have netted 82 hawks and several large owls, aiming to protect partridges and other game birds.
Due notice is served that DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is the only salve on the market made from pure unadulterated witch hazel. The ad asserts the salve has cured thousands of difficult piles where other treatments failed and warns against counterfeit products. W. A. Hayes endorses its reliability.
The Wilmington Star reports General Miles praising a Cleveland inventor's machine gun as the deadliest yet seen. It fires twenty five one pound projectiles per trigger pull and can fire 800 rounds a minute. The piece notes it is not among war department riot guns.
A call urges adults to educate 16 year old boys who cannot read or write. It notes they will be 21 in 1908 and thus eligible to vote only if literate. The pamphlet stresses the link between schooling and suffrage, urging immediate educational effort.
The Aberdeen Telegram notes that appointing African Americans to office and shared dining with whites may help Republicans in northern states but harms Black Americans in the South. It warns that such behavior can inflate a Black person’s sense of equality, prompting harsh measures to reassert subservience.
A Huntsville area customer suffered ten years with chronic diarrhoea. After trying patent medicines and doctors without lasting relief, he began Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was soon cured. W A Hayes Druggist advertises the remedy for sale.
Rumors say the County Commissioners will refuse licenses for Shore and Williams distilleries. The Legislature that created the towns to host distilleries would view the move as a setback to their planned enterprise.
A sold advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal cure for burns sores bruises cuts boils ulcers skin eruptions and piles at 25 cents with a satisfaction guarantee. In Raleigh reports note 132 convicts in the penitentiary and 850 state convicts overall with 200 on Caledonia Farm. brick plant at the penitentiary to operate by April end.
Treasurer G Rosenthal of the Oxford Orphanage notes new factory work underway with sash and blind factory, printing establishment and laundry buildings nearing completion as brick structures rise.
The ad promises cough relief and lung strengthening from Foley’s Honey and Tar. It claims timely use prevents pneumonia and warns against substitutes. A Winston-Salem union passenger station is assured, with Norfolk and Western joining the Southern and a new depot planned for spring.
Prices for wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peas beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee sugar and other country produce are given with per unit amounts. Demand described as good for all kinds of country produce.
A mixed ad letter extols Devoe Lead and Zinc paint and its superior longevity. Memorial Day observations list Guilford and Polk Chapter events with General Julian S. Carr speaking in Greensboro and Chapel Hill. Also mentions President Roosevelt's Western trip from April 1 to May 5 covering 14 000 miles.
A period advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a reliable, always ready cure. It claims the remedy never fails and is pleasant when diluted with water. Sold by W. A. Hayee, Druggist.
The Wilson Times notes farmers report abundant tobacco crops two weeks ahead of schedule and growing rapidly, predicting a strong planting and setup period for the season.
Robt J. Miller of the Residence House Drug Store in Chattanooga Tennessee states Foley's Honey and Tar has more worth than any other cough syrup. He notes rising demand and higher sales versus competitors. W A Hayes.
Farmers report wheat thriving and out of danger from fly. The fields look healthy and growth is rapid, with only a potential severe freeze as a remaining risk to the crop.
The advertisement promotes One Minute Cough Cure as safe for children and children’s coughs. It claims instant relief for coughs croup and influenza without passing to the stomach. It asserts it soothes inflammation and aids lungs to supply oxygen to blood and tissues.
An 19th century advertisement touts Little Early Risers as the best remedy for liver trouble and constipation. It claims the pills do not weaken the system but act as a tonic, arousing secretions and restoring the liver to full performance naturally. W. A. Hayes endorses the product.
Our new stock of spring and summer millinery arrives with fashionable hats bonnets ribbons feathers and trimmings for ladies and children. A full line of notions dress trimmings jewelry tab belts and shirt waist sets. Public invited to inspect goods orders by mail receive immediate attention from Mrs M L Taylor and sister.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recalls a grave prognosis with yellow skin sunken eyes and pain. After three doctors gave up he tried Electric Bitters at W A Hayes drug store and after three weeks he recovered, claiming the tonic saved his life at the price of 50 cents.
Mr P C Stinson of Vance Township recalls his father’s memory of wheat in shock seen on May 20 while en route to a general muster. He believes without bad weather the county will harvest wheat in May this year.
Reverend Francis J. Davidson of St Matthew Baptist Church in New Orleans states he uses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for cramps and stomach pains and finds it excellent. He notes parishioners also use it with satisfactory results. For sale by W A Hayes Druggist.
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