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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
3
Community notices include rail schedule snippets for passenger trains, local sales and shop ads, a church and school announcements, an obituary brief for Mrs Turner, and health product endorsements. Also mentions exami nations for A and M College Raleigh and local weather and general interest items.
The New York Star announces a spelling contest giving a high grade bicycle daily for the largest word list from its letters. Two watches will go to second and third best lists along with various rewards like dinner sets and silverware. Subscriptions require twelve 2 cent stamps for thirteen weeks. contest runs June 26 to August 21 with entries mailed to 236 Worth Street, New York City.
The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts opens its eleventh session on September 61 1599 with a new Textile Industry department. Entrance exams are set for August 10 in county seats or Raleigh to train youths for high demand technical positions.
A Philadelphia Sun school debate raised a student’s view on truth as he defined a lie as an abomination unto the Lord and an ever present help in timed trouble. The exchange highlighted how students interpret moral terms in daily life.
A jagged OCR of Alamance County cases shows convictions for mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon, and larceny with various verdicts not guilty or suspended upon costs. Several defendants receive jail terms from six months to five years, while others face fines, probation, or suspended judgments.
An OCR fragment mentions Castoria for children and a misread ad with unclear details. It references locations and dates in a garbled fashion, noting a sale or notice and a person named John. The text is fragmentary with many garbled letters and illegible names.
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