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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
2
An exchange reports Hyde county will host a large rice operation on Lake Matamuckeet with plans for three thousand acres of flooded rice. The land is fertile and sits below a bowl like lake water level, enabling flood irrigation. North Carolina rice from Wilmington is praised as finest in the world.
J F Hughes of Du Pont Ga fought a stubborn abscess on his right leg. Doctors gave up, but after using Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption he recovered quickly. The remedy conquers coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. W A Hayes Druggist sells 50c and 1.00 bottles with free trial.
Lawrence from Wilkes county, a new arrival at the Soldiers Home, survived two bullet wounds in combat between 1862 and 1863. The first bullet entered his ght eye and lodged at the left jaw, later losing the eye. A subsequent shot entered the left jaw and exited the right eye, reversing the earlier wound. Despite the injuries, he remains cheerful and his double wound has not disfigured him.
Ninety nine of every one hundred diseases in children are stomach disorders caused by digestion problems. Kodol Dyspepsia Care is promoted as suitable for children and adults to keep stomachs sweet and support growth. A Nashville mother reports her three year old improved after one bottle and endorses the product. W A Hayes is listed as the local druggist selling it.
In Pittsboro records the best yield was 55 bushels of wheat per acre by A J By num. A rival sowed four bushels and harvested five. Another crop yielded 37 bushels, costing $60 to raise.
A Cham paign resident reports Foley's Honey and Tar cured his cough after a year long fear of consumption. The Southern Railway shops at Spencer NC will be doubled with 500 more workers, raising annual payroll by 790 900 dollars.
Dr. R H Lewis, secretary of the State Board of Health, warns that cold weather could bring a broader smallpox outbreak in North Carolina. He urges prompt vaccination as the disease has claimed nearly two hundred lives over four years and caused extensive economic losses.
A Drummond Tennessee merchant, Mr T A Pinner, reports a complete recovery from a severe flux after using one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He praises it as the best cholera medicine and says no doctor is needed for bowel complaints. Sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.
The New Bern Journal reports a typhoid fever epidemic raging on Craven county's north side of the Neuse river. Many families are stricken and some settlements lack enough healthy residents to care for the sick.
A health ad extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as preventing death from minor injuries. A Vatican note records the August 4 conclave electing Giuseppe Sarto as Pope Pius X, reigning from the Vatican.
An OCR fragment cites Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with a plain bottle label asserting iron and quinine content. It lists health ads for Kidney and Bright's disease cures and notes an 2,231,000 population for Chicago, plus a property tax assessment figure.
A list of farm commodities with current prices per bushel or pound including wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peas beans hides chickens geese wool coffee sugar and notes that all kinds of country produce are in good demand.
Gaither Collins announces a new barber shop in Messrs Parks and Hedgpeths furniture building on Churton street one door north of Dr Spurgeons Dental Parlors. He offers shaves shampoos haircuts in latest style and also cleaning and pressing clothing with satisfaction guaranteed.
The last Legislature allows brandy from fruits, berries, and similar products with limits. It excludes cider from own lands and requires five gallon minimum for wine in original packages. Sale of wine from self grown fruit in less than one gallon is unlawful and punishable by court discretion.
A parent recalls a four year old boy with colic and cramps. After morphine worsened the condition, half a teaspoon of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy calmed him in thirty minutes and he slept, soon fully recovering. For sale by W A Hayes, Druggist.
All Good Men lists potential governor candidates including Turner Davidson Cunningham Graham Doughton Stedman Craig Glenn Carr and State Auditor Dixon as spoken of by friends.
Dr. George Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky testifies to relief from kidney and bladder trouble after using Foley’s Kidney Cure. He reports enlarged prostrate gland improved after three bottles and now prescribes it in his practice and urges other physicians to use it. W A Hayes confirms he has prescribed it widely with success.
A northern band of post office robbers is active in North Carolina for about a year with successful raids at several towns. Mocksville was their latest target, and authorities remain without a catch as to their next move. Also notes a silk mill prospect in Charlotte and a cholera morbus preventative claim for Chamberlain's tablets.
Woley's Honey and Tar promises immediate relief for asthma sufferers in severe stages and claims a cure when taken timely. W. A.
Judge Neal at Winston Salem court fined N. Glenn Williams 400 dollars and costs totaling 130 dollars after he applied a cow-hide to District Attorney A. E. Holton several months ago.
An advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Care claims it lets those with indigestion eat freely by preparing the stomach to receive and digest wholesome food. It asserts the remedy aids digestion and blood health. Sold by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
A claimed discovery prevents death by own action by treating despondency with Electric Bitters. The ad urges taking the tonic to strengthen nerves and regulate the stomach liver and kidneys, with 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee by W A Hayes, Druggist.
In Wilkesboro the writer blames increasing railroad accidents on overwork and sleep deprivation among employees. The piece contends efficiency and safety would improve if railroads employed more reliable staff and better service standards.
Advertising warns buyers to seek the De Witt name on every box of Witch Hazel Salve. The genuine product from E. C De Witt & Co., Chicago, claims superiority for cuts burns bruises eczema and piles, while counterfeits flood the market sold by W. A. Hayes Druggist.
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