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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
4
A north England family formerly Purvis changed to Fennen after 200 years. Pirate Frank Purvis was killed aboard his ship, prompting the name relinquishment. The eldest son signs a pledge never to resume Purvis, a document passed father to son with about fifty signatures.
A Kansas jury awarded 400 in damages to a man after his neighbor called him a Kansas jack ass. The other party appealed, arguing the term is not slanderous to the average man with Kansas training. The San Francisco Chronicle notes Hawaii's legislature as a source of ongoing scandal and moral concern.
The Charleston News and Courier celebrates its long service to South Carolina through war and peace. A landmark publication in the Palmetto State, it remains a trusted source for readers in homes and communities.
The Rev Dr George D Adams new pastor at First Dust Church on Lee avenue preached a sermon contrasting Christian duty with freedom. He urged that joy in faith comes from undertaking ethical oughtness rather than mere legality, warning against selfishness as the era’s chief sin.
A preacher speaks on spiritual ascent from cloud to mountain peak, urging perseverance in Christian service. He contrasts suffering with true service, cites Jesus bearing the cross, and calls believers to endure shame and opposition as they beat to windward for the Kingdom.
A reflective meditation on the final Sabbath, contrasting earthly Sundays with a heavenly rest. It posits that earthly landscapes are dim reflections of paradise and that the Sabbath’s joy eternally outshines mortal experiences. Cumming laments the inadequate echo of celestial harmonies.
The message urges brave acts of giving from poverty and sorrow, praising courage born of conviction. It laments cowardice in the church and calls for men who stand for the right, as quoted from The Rev. Dr. Holderby of Atlanta, Ga.
A Philadelphia Telegraph passage describes a plain three egg omelet with milk salt and pepper, folded and served hot with butter and optional chopped meat or white fish and a little sauce or peas. It also extols back yard play ideas including a sandpile tent circus tunnels dog kennels bird houses and a subterranean cavern for children’s healthy outdoor activity.
The Pittsburg Dispatch advises on slip covers using Belgium linens for cooling and durability. Cover material should be calendered on the underside and cut to fit the furniture with shrinkage allowance. Two separate sewings for material and braid ensure a strong, neat finish.
A historical collection of kitchen directions detailing Ginter Cakes and Chocolate Cookies. The passages describe ingredients, ratios, mixing methods, and baking steps for molasses cakes, strawberry shortcake, cream pie, and chocolate cookies with specifics on sugar, butter, eggs, spices, baking powder, and finishing syrups.
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