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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
2
Dr Noah Richardson funds a fireproof library vault for the Thomasville Orphanage. The note praises education funding and urges similar help for other orphanages, citing C H Mepane and Charles B Aycock on public schooling and community intelligence.
Wm M Dietz editor of the Otsego Journal Gilbertville NY calls King’s New Discovery the most popular remedy for coughs and colds in Otsego County. He says it cures lung and throat diseases and that a bottle should always be kept in the house. W A Hayes druggist guarantees satisfaction. Price 50 cents and 1.00 trial bottle free.
Mr. Moses Hinson of East Monroe township reports subduing snakes on his farm and notes potatoes grow well there. He harvested ten gallons from six rows this season and fourteen bushels from one bushel planted, with family consumption for the season. Also advertisement for Dr Shoop Health Coffee Imitation sold by W A Hayes druggist.
A Cleveland leader quips that sending congratulatory notes may be futile as couples could divorce before a letter arrives. The remark frames gossip on marital instability and communication delays.
M T Lynch editor of the Phillipsburg Daily Post endorses Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds in his family. Sold by W A Hayes druggist. Also jokes and testimonials about products and a baby remedy line mention Casca sweet.
A 1967 letter from Prof. Preston Lewin Gray of Dingham School in Mebane to J McJohnson praises the students of Gray's school for avoiding swagger and smoking. The patron commends their clean, strong, healthy demeanor and modest but firm goals for business life. He looks forward to his younger son attending.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and public notices from Raleigh and Racine. Items promote Dr King's New Life Pills and Dr Shoop Restorative, claim cures for dyspepsia heart kidneys and stomach nerves, cite medical opinions, sample offers, and warnings about tobacco and kidney cures.
Prices listed include wheat at 1.00 per bushel. corn 0.35. oats 0.50. meal 0.90. pork 0.09 per lb. bacon 12 16 17 12 cents. flour 5.00 to 6.00 per barrel. tallow 0.04–0.05. beeswax 0.22. butter 0.20. eggs 0.17½. peas 2.50 per bushel. beans 2.00 per bushel. hides 0.08–0.14. chickens 0.15–0.40. live geese 0.50 per lb. wool washed 0.30–0.38. unwashed 0.15–0.25. coffee 0.10–0.25. sugar 0.05. All country produce in good demand.
A letter to Addison' EF Andrews of Chapel Hill discusses costs for sowing ten acres half wheat and half daisy seed, potential crop value, and the practicality of whitewash versus pure paint. It parallels paint labor and price, arguing pure paint is better. Also notes a guarantee on Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup and Durham Criminal Court sessions with Judge Corshol presiding and 230 cases on the docket.
A promotional note claims life longevity hinges on the 50s to 60s decade and touts Electric Bitters as a key helper. Testimonials from R. A. Gray praise Foley's Kidney Care after prolonged illness, endorsing W. A. Hayes Druggist for purchases.
An advertisement quotes Joln Riles praising DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as highly satisfactory after a year of sale. He claims many customers and even himself have benefited. The notice notes W. A. Hayes Druggist as the local seller and mentions harsh regional remarks.
Reported three months hence trains will run under the East River connecting Long Island with Grand Central depot New York City. Tubes for two tracks are finished and the tunnel work begun just over a year ago.
An 61 year old man from Rockport Missouri praises Foley's Kidney Cure for enlarged prostrate gland and kidney trouble after two bottles, claiming improvement after years of illness. Advertisements urge skin care and DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for cuts and burns.
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