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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1904
Page
3
The County Observer lists subscription rates and ad pricing, with local notices about post office hours, county officers qualifying, and community items. Mentions Foley's medicine, holiday shopping, and upcoming railroad excursion fares, plus updates on residents and local businesses.
Various small ads and notes. Brown & Company buys returns high market value cash or trade. Foley's Kidney Care touted. Sheriff Hughee reported improved after nearly a year away. Edland district public school house near 300 pupils completed. West End Grocery expands with new room and more stock, buys country produce, public school books contract noted. Notices to Orange County officials about annual reports due December 1904. Coffee promotion Barrington Hall at Favcy Grocery. Worm remedy offered by Shri ner's Indian Hermitage. Fancy Grocery Company promoted as Raleigh Richmond Durham alternative. Editorial lament on football lacking brains. November 23 barrel of tomato brandy stolen from depot. investigation by railway detectives ongoing. Some locals jokingly tease about striped clothing.
A local advertisement from Parks & Hedgpeth touts Fall and Winter stock in clothing shoes hats and dress goods. It highlights hardware furniture fertilizers buggies and groceries, plus a strong call to visit Hillsboro showrooms and support the growing trade.
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