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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
6
At Le Pont in Vaud twenty five people were struck and knocked over by lightning that ran along an electric bell wire. No one died but several were badly injured. bodies bore photographs of fir trees and lightning left wood-engraved images on the skin. Also notes on cures and advertisements appear, including Dr Kline’s nerve restorer and hair care tips.
Minneapolis woman touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for monthly pain with dramatic personal testimony. The ad links to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts offering free advice and promises genuine testimonials. Also includes medical claims and a river of unrelated notices about West Point cadet assignments and a kidney remedy anecdote.
Sheriff John K. Hughes notes extensive 1903 1904 property transfers in Orange County with numerous town lots and acres. Names include Merritt Jones Johnson Hargrave and many others. Listings show year 1903 1902 1908 and varied acreages from 1 acre to 200 acres, with New Hope and N. C. H. designations and multiple estates.
The article notes a rising trend in insuring entertainers and even an educated chimpanzee in England for 125000 dollars. Patti helped pioneer this form, insuring voice at 5000 dollars with 125 dollar premiums per appearance. Paderewski covers hands for 50000 and 7500 per concert. Hofmann prices each finger at 500, with Kubelik insuring his right hand for 10000 per concert and 50000 for total disablement.
A satirical note compares a dog chasing rabbits to legislators blocking progress by chasing their own tails. The speaker, Jake H. Harrison, cites Congress and public sentiment, arguing against idle wrangling and for focus on tangible meat rather than perpetual barking. The Dallas News attribution grounds the piece.
The London World ridicules American women as merely plush society figures while praising English and French brilliant women writers political queens and great artists noting America lags behind in culture and influence despite vivacity and peerage claims.
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