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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
2
The notice lists July events for Orange county: Democratic primaries on Saturday July 5 and county convention on Saturday July 12 to choose delegates for the State Convention in Greensboro on July 16. It urges strong nominations for all county offices and supports election readiness for November.
Notice to taxpayers that a man may receive a sheriff receipt for his poll tax for 1991 by paying the tax alone and not other taxes owed A delinquent may pay only the poll tax for 1901 and still obtain the required receipt upon demand from the sheriff.
A brief health notice urges avoiding spring coughs and colds and touts One Minute Cough Cure as a safe fast remedy. It claims to cure coughs croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and includes a testimonial from postmaster C O Dawnon Barr Ill and endorsement by W A Hayes as a children's favorite.
A Salisbury report notes Spencer saw the largest egg shipment as 13 cars of hen fruit moved toward New York. The train load was valued at $47.00, with Tennessee as the main source and no total dozens recorded.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a superior blood purifier. It claims daily purification by lungs, liver, and kidneys, urges healthy organs and regular bowels, and offers a sample at W. A. Hayes' drug store for 25 cents.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina has decided that the town of Star in Montgomery County valued at 70000 is the property of Mrs Scout of South Carolina.
Robs J. Miller, proprietor of Read House Drug Store in Chattanooga Tennessee, reports Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough syrup. He notes high demand and that sales exceed all other cough syrups combined. W. A. Hayes.
Rev. Robert P. Pell of Columbia South Carolina, a North Carolina native and graduate of the State University, has been elected president of Converse College in Spartanburg South Carolina.
Invite to Orange and surrounding counties to view a large stock of Spring and Summer goods direct from factories. Offers dress goods, clothing for men boys and youth, shoes, hats hardware glassware and more with first class groceries and fertilizers. Wagons buggies cook stoves and furniture showcased with promise of satisfaction and fair prices.
James Webb, Jr. and Bro sold 1200 to 1300 bales of cotton to exporters for over 50000 dollars. George Ransom is the state’s largest cotton farmer. Twenty five counties lack rural public libraries while 72 counties host nearly 500 libraries. The state 5000 dollar appropriation for libraries is nearly exhausted.
A Michigan resident praises De Witt's Little Early Risers for reliable action without gripe or nausea. The Winston Salem post office receipts for the year ending March 31 reached 50 27 55 dollars, rising 5 193 40 from the prior year as the office's largest total on record.
The Greensboro Female College community learns of Dr Died Peacock’s resignation as president due to health. Mrs Lucy D Robertson succeeds him, described as having wonderful executive ability and the college placed in good hands. Peacock will pursue business ventures.
The ad proclaims Electric Bitters destroy malaria germs in damp Virginia swamps and marshy grounds. It claims relief from weakness fevers and bone aches and asserts prevent typhoid. John Charlestip of Byesville Ohio endorses the remedy as best yet for stomach and liver troubles. Fifty cents. W A Slayes Druggist guarantees satisfaction.
Mr W M Smith of Falkland reports to Greenville Reflector that tobacco beds show very few plants. He checked with neighbors and others along the road and found the same condition. If widespread, farmers may not have as large a acreage this year. How are plants elsewhere?
Ten years of chronic bronchitis left Joseph Coffman of Montmorenei Indiana scarcely able to speak. After trying many remedies without relief his employer advised Foley's Honey and Tar. Its effect was miraculous and Coffman is now cured, with many others following his recommendation through W A Hayes.
West Virginia led Southern coal production last year with 22 759 911 tons followed by Alabama 9 228 593 Kentucky 5 250 000 and North Carolina 8 796 tons.
A nearly fatal runaway left a dreadful leg ulcer on J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove NL that resisted doctors for four years. Bucklen's Amica Salve cured him, and is advertised as effective for boils burns bruises cuts skin eruptions and piles. 25c at W. A. Hayes' drug store.
An old advertisement urges Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent pneumonia and relieve coughs, while noting cholera cases and deaths in Manila. It also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestive issues and lists W. A. Hayes as druggist. The piece ends with a subscription notice for the Onance County Observer.
The May issue of Woman's Home Companion will publish Ellen Stone's remarkable experiences with new pictures. Rev Dr James L Barton describes the release from Bulgarian brigands, the ransom, and its diplomatic impact in a graphic, thrilling article.
Newton Enterprise reports that in the county some wheat fields show slight improvement but overall prospects are bleak. Most wheat is frozen out on several fields and many plots are badly washed, indicating a very small crop for the year.
Mrs Ellen Harrison of Kansas City writes that her two children suffered severe whooping cough with nose bleeds during paroxysms. After trying many remedies a family doctor prescribed Foley’s Honey and Tar and the children improved from the first dose. The State Republican Executive Committee in Greensboro calls for a State Convention on Wednesday August 21.
Mrs. Mary Haller of Mt. Crawford Virginia says a neighbor brought Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to her son in distress. After three doses the boy woke and recovered fully within twenty four hours. The remedy is sold by W A Hayes druggist.
Edw Mehler of Erie Pennsylvania claims lifelong stomach troubles were cured by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and urges others to try it. The ad asserts the product digests what you eat and requires no dieting. The notice also states voters must pay poll tax before May first.
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