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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
3
A Hillsboro section lists advertising rates, local business notices, and train times. Items include grocery and hardware promotions, mortgage sale notice, clothing and coffee offers, and a report on Orange Presbytery meetings with church officials.
A historic clipping reports a patient from Ragles Kentucky describing severe wounds and sores treated with Buck Arnica Salve after advice from T. Napier in 19th century style. The text notes the salve as a healer and references a local drug store at W. A. Bayes.
Catalogue of the University of North Carolina reports 1905 6 attendance of 680 students and 71 faculty. It lists departments Collegiate Graduate Applied Science including Engineering Law Medicine and Pharmacy. Equipment additions total $306000 in five years. Summer School for Law opens June 18 with the next session starting September 1906.
The Elm Grove team won 28 to 15 over Hillboro in a morning ball game on rough ground. Batteries were Lloyd and Cates for Elm Grove and Gordon, C. Ray, Rosemond and Ray for Hillboro. umpire was T. H. McCarley.
The Bank of Orange Hillsboro, North Carolina reports assets total 58 204 74 with deposits of 58 204 74 and liabilities including capital stock 5000.00 and undivided profits 1802.29. A separate notice sells a 145 14 acre tract in Orange County known as the Meadamé home place with staged payments and bid opening May 3 1906.
Hillsboro Jan 17 1906 notice lists Southern Railway rates to New Orleans for the Annual Confederate Veterans Special leaving Raleigh April 28 with through service to New Orleans and extensions. also town taxes due by April 20 1906 and notices of debt collection by C D Turner. local business ads and Virginia university addresses announced.
USMIMEWN MILTANERY offers up to date styles in trimmed and untrimmed hats for all ages. A stock of flowers and ribbons, collars, handkerchiefs, combs, and jewelry. Mail orders solicited and satisfaction guaranteed by Mrs M L Taylor and sister.
The report covers a Graham town vote on dispensary versus local option with 166 for dispensary and 125 for local option. It notes Miss Ketelle Brown, Maria Partis, and Pate Spergeon visiting from Hillsboro with Mrs. Thos. J. Wilson hosting a picnic. Ads announce Atlantic Hotel Morehead City reopening, tailored clothing, and local shop offers. Also mentions pine resin products, Shriner's Vermifuge, and Hillboro pig race challenge.
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