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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
2
In the 1902 notice Joseph A Harris announces Pustisoep appearing every Thursday. The publisher and owner, Harris, confirms regular weekly edition on Thursdays starting August 28.
The Democratic ticket gains emphasis as Walter Clare of Wake is named for Chief Justice. The Republicans, except for Senator Pritchard and a few leaders, appear adrift over plans for their State Convention at Greensboro this week.
A Georgia writer testifies that bronchitis left him unable to work until Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption cured him, his wife also found relief from asthma, and the remedy is praised as best for throat and lung diseases with free trial bottles offered locally. The piece then shifts to news that penitentiary farms will net about $30,000 this year and suggests legislative appeals to cover expenses.
A Mr. Fry of Viola Iona praises Kodol claiming it cured months of stomach trouble after trial urged by a neighbor with dyspepsia. W A Hayes promotes Kodol as a digestion aid after meals. The column also notes a cabbage snake sighting described as seven inches long seen under a magnifying glass by Mrs. B A Cheek with odd threadlike appearance.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recalls a neighbor’s infant recovering from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as directed Within two days the child fully recovered and remains healthy nearly a year later She says she has recommended the remedy many times and never known it to fail For sale by W A Hayes Druggist
Mr A Grat, who spent Friday at Gold Hill, reports the condition of the Gold Hill mine. He says the ore now being taken from the mine is of the very highest grade and is a surprise even to those who had expected much in the way of ore results.
Foley's Honey and Tar claims immediate relief for asthma in worst stages and potential cure if taken early. W. A. Hayes notes in Murphy Democrat. The Tennessee Copper Company of Ducktown has installed a copper refinery now producing about twenty five tons daily of refined copper.
The Reidsville Review notes Mr Hill plans to enter the race for the Chief Joatheship and that opposition to Judge Clark exists though the Democratic party aims to elect him. The Observer questions Dill’s identity and suggests Democrats want to know more.
Dr Geo Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky, practicing over thirty years, testifies Foley Kidney Care cures kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged prostate after three bottles. He now prescribes it daily and recommends it to physicians for sand troubles and related cases.
A mix of notices and ads. Senator J C Pritchard challenges Locke Craig to a joint canvass across the state with Craig replying to discuss issues. An ad claims One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs, colds, and throat troubles, touting safety for children. Also mentions Foley’s Kidney Cure success stories and Dr Levi Branson planning an almanac edition in Atlanta.
Weekly Hillsboro market report lists wholesale prices for wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peas beans dry hides chickens feathers wool coffee sugar and country produce in good demand with varied per unit quotes across items and ranges observed.
The piece argues education lacks not schools or money but public interest. It urges that education is a Christian duty and must embed itself in consciences for citizens to educate themselves and their children.
A collage of ad excerpts touts Electric Bitters for dyspepsia and stomach trouble, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as gentle relief, and S. W. Andrews returning to Chapel Hill mercantile work. Includes a land sale notice and ads for The Witness and Sabbath Reader with prices and contact details.
Augusta adopts oil treatment for main roads and The Columbia Record predicts success. Western North Carolina counties eye macadam work but face limits. The thick red clay soil may improve with a coat of crude petroleum, preserving a hard packed surface for winter travel.
Sioux City resident W H Dibble recalls a boy injured by skin contact with a weed or plant. After rubbing poison into his eyes, the boy nearly lost his sight until a neighbor recommended De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. First application eased symptoms. days later he recovered fully. Warning about counterfeits accompanies the ad.
The 1900 census counted 853 North Carolinians over 95, with 212 white and 641 colored. Whites included 78 men and 184 women, while 236 white men and 405 colored women are noted. Only New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia exceeded NC in white seniors, and only Virginia and South Carolina surpassed NC in black seniors.
A vintage ad extols Dr King s New Life Pills claiming improved digestion and mood with a sprightly look and rosy complexion. It promotes sales at W A Heyes drug store and asserts government ballot sizes for the upcoming election as eight by four inches for state and judicial tickets and two by four inches for congressional tickets.
An advertisement asserts Kipmer Curr from Forey’s pharmacy will cure Bright’s Disease Diabetes Stone in the bladder and kidney and bladder diseases, naming W A Hayes as contact. The claim presents a patent medicine style remedy aimed at medical ailments.
Panama Colombia physician Dr Chas Hutter describes treating a 16 year old girl with severe dysentery. After trying usual methods, he prescribed Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a last resort. Within eight hours she improved, three days stood, and one week later she was fully well. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
Having secured the Masonic Temple site, enterprising men discuss plans for a modern hotel and auditorium in Raleigh. A refined hotel project would boost the city’s progress and its growing tobacco trade, shaping Raleigh’s future.
An advertisement touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a non gripe liver tonic. It claims the pills expel poison from the system, act as a tonic, are vegetable and small to take, and never gripe. Local endorsements from W Scott of Milton Pa and W A Hayes are noted.
The Raleigh News and Observer notes the correct applications stated at the last Congress session amount to 1 062 711 000 dollars, not 800 000 000. A clerical error led to the 262 000 000 discrepancy in the figures that were circulated.
A Champaign Illinois resident C Unger recalls a yearlong backing cough mistaken for consumption. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar after trying many remedies and physician care, noting cure and no further trouble. W A Hayes endorses the product.
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