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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
4
W H Melbaugh of West Virginia lauds Peruna as an ally in biot wanther and a medicine and tonic unequaled for a stubborn cold. Clara Litterst of Seafield Indiana also credits Peruna with improving a severe cold and restoring strength after illness.
A writer proposes turning leftovers into a salad rather than hash. Cut beef potatoes beets and turnips into cubes and keep separate. Shred cold cabbage fine. Arrange in a wooden mold with compartments or a pasteboard box. Fill with vegetables and meat, chill, unmold, and serve with French dressing or mayonnaise. If no egg compartment box is available, reuse a pasteboard box with marked triangles or squares.
Parents face crucial questions about moral mental and physical training of daughters. ExtraBeth Colleges and Conservatories of Music in Charlotte New York advertise unique advantages for young women at their southern location and appeal to thoughtful parents.
The Practitioner notes a marked rise in diabetes and insomnia over the past fifty years, attributing the trend to intensified mental stress from a tougher struggle for existence.
Current Happenings notes Emperor William has returned to Swinemuende after a four weeks cruise in Northern waters. Reports say the battleships Alabama and Illinois collided near Newport harbor but no serious damage is believed. Young's Barbizon school paintings and modern Watchmen collection reportedly realized over 26,000 dollars.
Southern Farm Notes outline apple cultivation tips from selecting local varieties to soil preparation and fertilization, plus husbandry guidance on pork production emphasizing breed, forage rotation, chufa as a winter feed, and high yields per acre. The piece cites J. B. Hunnicutt and H. C. D. with practical farm observations from Georgia and North Carolina.
Current Events report notes the Barbizon school and modern Dutchmen earning over 2.5 million dollars. Items of Interest cover President Roosevelt briefing Senator Dick and Elmer Dover at Saga more Hill. William J. Bryan asks Roger Sullivan to resign from the National Democratic Committee to foster harmony. The hard work began in the camp at Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania.
Agrostologist from the Department of Agriculture presents a practical hay curing method. Cut in the afternoon, do not fear the first night's dew, rest the grass until noon next day, then place in curing cocks laid flat. Upset cocks next morning, combine four into one weathering cock in the afternoon, stand one day, then haul to barn or rick.
A compact meditation on inward days, noting that the just live by faith and the faithful live justly. It asserts the brave avoid lecturing on courage, and that no man has eternal life who keeps it to himself. A soft voice may come from a harsh heart.
An excerpt from Very Far West In deed recalls the Fraser River gold excitement nearly forty years ago. The author travels with an Irish companion as they seek a campsite near a ferry. A mule refuses to cooperate, a rock is hurled, and Pat Kernan is struck in the back provoking his furious, comic reaction.
Chinlon, the Burmese form of football, is the national game. A six inch rattans ball is played by several players in a circle, keeping the ball in the air with the instep knee or foot. Players stay in place as they strive to retain possession and display surprising skill.
A Dakota farmer jokes about vast farming scales and mortgaged estates while recounting rural life and departures to care for livestock. The second note reports a California disaster with an estimated 3,000 deaths and railroads in 1905 causing 3,796 deaths and 55,466 injuries, a startling but under-pondered toll.
An Illshman credits Postum with curing lifelong indigestion and stomach distress caused by coffee. He quit coffee for Postum and reports immediate improvement, ending terrible hunger spells and regaining appetite. The testimonial cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan and the booklet The Road to Wellville. There's a reason.
Secretary Wilson said many small packing houses that have not yet applied for inspectors could be barred from interstate commerce in meat products. In an unrelated note, sixty four railroad officials met with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Mount Gretna Pennsylvania to discuss the Railroad Rate law.
Customer testimonial for Cuticura remedies from Mortonsville Kentucky dated June 12 1905 praising relief from head itch and scalp humor after limited use. Also ads for Dr Kline's nerve restorer and Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup. obituary note: Rev George Grenfell died of black water fever.
A Olympia resident recounts six years of back pain after exposure to rain and cold. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for restoring clear urine and regular secretions within a week and claims the ache and lameness faded after using six bottles. Also noted is a Peru lynching scare involving a young American named MecChine who allegedly killed two people.
In a National Negro Congress address, Secretary Charles J. Bonaparte declared the country had no room for the lazy ignorant or graceless of any race. The Southern Pacific freight embargo in San Francisco was extended. Secretary Leeb announced that President Roosevelt would not seek another term.
A long advertisement asserts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female troubles. It quotes Mrs Sara Wilson praising it for ending pain and restoring regular periods after nine months of suffering. The letter claims relief from nervousness headaches and various female weakness symptoms.
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