Prohibition Talk and Pell Portrait Highlight Orange County Paper
The Orange County Observer notes J F McAdane will not seek re election as County Commissioner. It traces prohibition gains in several states and praises Rev W K Pell, former Raleigh editor, as a significant figure in local press history, recalling ties to Josiah Turner and dramatic events in Raleigh’s paper scene.
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Board of Commissiorers of
Orange County
McAderne
W. K. Pell
Duncan B. Harding
Paris
State Library
Edward Leigh Pell
Richmond
Robert P. Pell
Converse College
South Carolina
George P. Pell
Winston-Salem
Pell
Raleigh Sentinel
Raleigh Evening Times
Orange County Observer
Josiah Turner
Old Sentinel
Jonathan Worth
W. W. Holden
Andrew Johnson
Worth
Turner
Death Was on His HEELS. A Skippers man credits King’s New Discovery
Jesse P. Morrin of Skippers Virginia recalls a near fatal spring 1906 pneumonia attack with a harsh cough that seemed deadly. He says Dr King’s New Discovery cured him after two and a half bottles and calls it the best remedy for coughs and lung disease worldwide. Sold with guarantee at W A Hayes drug store. Trial bottle free.
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Death
Jesse P. Morrin
Skippers
Dr. King
W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store
Perfect Health Through Prompt Digestion
A proverb frames health around digestion saying a frown cannot gain a crown. The text urges immediate aid when stomach issues appear and endorses Kodol as a natural digestant to relieve dyspepsia indigestion sour stomach belching gas and neural headaches. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
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W. A. Hayes
Draggist
Notice to Teachers Plans April High School Exam in Hillsboro
Notice to teachers from John Hocutt County Superintendent of Schools announces an examination in Hillsboro on April 24 and 25 for those desiring a High School Teacher's Certificate. Teachers who wish to take the exam are asked to notify him at once. Chapel Hill NC April 7 1908. Gaston County NC history noted with industrial shift and prohibition sentiment. Linseed oil price comparison and L M Paint promotion by Webb.
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Hillsboro
John
Hocutt
Gaston County
N. C
Webb L.& M
Little River Township
Caldwell
Jess Terry
Hall
N T Jones Judes
J. D. Webb
Currency per capita reaches record high on April 1
The Charlotte Observer notes an estimated population of 87,140,000 and per capita circulating money of 35.35 dollars, the highest ever. It also includes an ad-like testimonial about Kodol for Dyspepsia and a brief quip from the Philadelphia Record about a boy named Willie and his mother.
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United States
The Way of It in March Lippincott's Tales
A short, dialog heavy excerpt shows Ganson Sr. recounting meeting his wife and a quip about a man offering a cigarette to a monkey. Attendant notes the monkey would not touch it and that a monkey isn’t half as big a fool as it looks.
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Ganson, Sr
March Lippincott’s
Chicago
Dr King's New Life Pills Promoted At Local Drug Store
An old ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remedy for stagnation of liver and bowels and related headaches biliousness and jaundice. Available for 25 cents at W A Hayes' drug store.
Auction Sale Of Real Estate At Hillsboro North Carolina
Public auction set for May 4 1908 at the Hillsboro court house door offering six acres and twenty building lots near the town macadam roadways plus a mix of cottages building lots and woodland. Additional parcels include Nash Street and Tryon Street fronting lots as well as Hazel Street frontage and Bellevue Knitting Mill area parcels. Land totals include eighty acres woodland and a hundred acres northwest of Hillsboro near the macadam road. Terms require one half cash with balance at 6 and 12 months. Private sales possible before the date by request.
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Court House
Hillsboro
N. C
Nash Street
Tryon Street
Hazel Street
Elland, N. C
Bellevue Knitting Mill
Letter and notices on mail delivery and paint ad
A fragment mentions a letter to Wm M Jones from Hillsboro North Carolina and a claim by Devoe & Co about their paint. It notes Washington Post Office readiness to establish free mail delivery in Burlington North Carolina after numbering and naming work is completed. Also reports Senator Tillman under treatment in Atlanta and an ad for De Witts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by Hayes Drug.
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Wm. M. Jones
Hillsboro
N.C
F. W. Devoe & CO
Waller
Postoffice Department
Washington
Burlington
N. C
Theg
Ben. K. Tillman
South Carolina
Atlanta
DeWitt
de Witt’s
A. Hayes
Land Auction in Hillsboro for Two Tracts in Orange County
On May 18 1908 at noon at the court house door in Hillsboro Orange County two tracts of land will be sold for cash. Tract 1 known as Sterling Day tract and Zibe Riley land combines to eighty eight acres. Tract 2 Jerry Swepson tract on West Ene waters thirty and one half acres. Also a separate notice in the Superior Court about a land division in Bingham Township of about 92 acres.
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Court House
Hillsboro
N. C
Cedar Grove ‘Township
Orange County
Zibe Riley
Marion Hesse
James Scott
Thers
Jerry Swepson
West Ene
Lans
Catharine Riley
Jesse L. Hughes
David Holmes
Della
Dr. Cleeves
Maggie
Walter Moore
Susan Hayes
Refus White
Superior Court
Margaret C. Sykes
Margaret
Bingham Township
Said County
Tom Thompson
John Macauley
Macauley
C. Moore
Registrars Appointed for Orange County PrimaryElection
At a meeting of the Board of Orange County officials held at the Court House on Thursday April 2 registrars were appointed to oversee the primary election for the county on April 26 1908.
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Sone
Orange County
Bell Court House
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