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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
7
An ad string touts Paxtine Antiseptic for nasal passages priced 25¢ a box and Castoria for infants and children urging parents to choose a trusted remedy. It includes a humorous quip about beards and a mother’s note to examine bottle labels for Castoria’s signature.
Harvard receives rare books from Harry Elkins Widener who perished on the Titanic. His grandfather P A B Widener funds a building to house the collection which includes a first folio Shakespeare and a premier set of Robert Louis Stevenson works. The collection is hailed as among the world’s finest.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Mason notes her husband’s health as exclamatory rheumatism. Martha the washerwoman insists he “hol ters all the time” and confuses inflammatory with exclamatory while a judge guides the misunderstanding.
In a playful scene aboard a trolley, Mike reflects with tears at the generosity of a young Irish conductor who collected fares. He recalls a poorer fellow in a blue cap begging and receiving many coins from twenty-siven passengers, illustrating shared American generosity.
A vivid portrait of Yuma Arizona in summer heat and frontier life. The piece notes extreme temperatures, Indian reservations, saloons, a stark single street, limited modern amenities, and encounters with locals including a jail scene and milk routines, painting a blunt cultural snapshot.
The Red Cross Seals campaign shows rising sales from 13.5 million in 1908 to 32 million in 1911. Across four years the effort raised nearly 1 million dollars for tuberculosis prevention with New York state leading 1911 sales, while Texas and Indiana posted the largest percentage gains.
A city dog owner remarks that his pet has mellowed with age, while a friend from Gotham observes reduced barking compared to when the dog was younger. The exchange highlights the dog's calmer demeanor over time.
Arnold Bennett notes the American business man treats work as art and hobby. He contrasts it with European executives who seek to leave work, and praises American energy, ruthlessness, and constant daylong excitement as key drivers of American enterprise.
President Finley of the Southern Railway System reports soil chemists agree lime can help acidity and texture of Southeastern soils. He gathered expert opinions across regions and published an illustrated folder for farmers. Copies available by writing W W Finley, President, Southern Railway Company, Washington DC.
Boston reports show extreme heat dulls temper and raises violence. Governing bodies grow short fused and decisions drop to trivial acts. Public conveyances spark terse exchanges as stress from heat climbs.
San Antonio reports Amado Suarez a New York citizen arriving from Monclova Mexico claims Mexican Federal officers mistreated him after arrest as a rebel suspect. He says he was forced to stand in a narrow cell for three days with a guard to stop sleep or collapse.
Washington reports the Department of Commerce and Labor bureau of statistics shows manufactures exports for the 1912 fiscal year total at 1 021 753 918 dollars. Of this, 674 302 903 dollars represent ready for consumption goods, confirming the billion dollar export milestone.
In a reminiscence from Al Priddy’s Through the Mill quoted by Youth's Companion a north of England painter explains his rural scenes show cows only in water. He says he never learned to paint hoofs, leaving cows knee deep rather than on green hills, much to Mrs Brinding and Aunt Millie’s bemused amusement.
Mrs W B McMullen of Campbell Virginia reports a scalp condition present at birth on her baby was cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She describes itching sores and hair loss, then says a month of treatment ended in a complete recovery. The notice promotes Cuticura products and offers a free Skin Book.
A poised socialite jokes with her father about a new admirer while noting she has been engaged to many suitors in a few seasons. The father responds with dry humor hoping she finds happiness with him as with the next one.
New York to Florida users praise King Fruit Preserving Powder for keeping fruit fresh without air tight jars. A small package preserves 50 pounds of fruit and maintains fresh taste, saving money time and labor across years.
A humorous exchange from Maggendorfer Blatter notes a daughter agreeing to marry a wealthy seventy year old brewer as her parents wish, while she quips he is only sixty and should ask again in ten years. The dialogue highlights social pressures and witty restraint.
An advertisement extols Elixir Babek as a cure for malaria with a purported testimonial from Clarence Elmo Ergood. It urges quick relief from chills fever ague and grippe and lists the price as 50 cents from Hloczewski & Co. Washington D C. The page also includes a joke exchange about a boy studying natural history and mistaking a wasp for a fly.
Vintage ad for College and Academy of St Genevieve for Young Ladies in Asheville North Carolina claims ideal home life and mild climate. It advertises a Ca Department for youngsters and solicits catalogue requests from interested families. The piece ends with a humorous quip about ghosts and a boy named Willie.
In Covington Missouri and Brownsville Indiana readers report relief from severe hemorrhages and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Jennie Green says she can work again. Mrs. O. M. Cainz credits it with avoiding surgery and restoring strength.
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