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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
2
An editorial note from The Observer and The Winston-Salem Sentinel argues for establishing a state reformatory for youthful criminals, claiming funds are already saved from penitentiary management and should be redirected to reform efforts rather than oppose the project.
Fraup Exrosep notes counterfeit makers selling imitations of Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds and other medicines. The warning urges buyers to look for the Bucklen protection pane on wrappers as a safeguard against impostors profiting from a 35 year proven cure. Bucklen's remedies are offered by H E Bucklen & Co. Chicago and Windsor.
Congressman W. W. Kitchin says about 150 rural delivery routes have been established in the Fifth District, with more planned soon. He asserts this number is higher than in any other Southern district.
A bold advertisement warns that croup is deadlier than a night fire alarm. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar as instant relief and cure for severe croup, citing Mrs P L Cordier of Mannington Kentucky who says a dose saved her three year old daughter's life. Refuse substitutes. C. D. Jones.
President Roosevelt confirms plans for two journeys to the South within the year, one in the spring and one in the fall, signaling a broad national itinerary.
On Tuesday January 24 Rev G A Oglesby pastor of the Aberdeen Methodist Church was killed in a wreck on the Ashboro Aberdeen Railroad near Troy North Carolina. One of his sons was among the wounded. Seven passengers were seriously injured and many others slightly hurt. The wreck was blamed on spreading rails as the cause.
The Harbinger rebukes opponents of labor papers for favoring schools over workshops. It argues workingmen’s children deserve education while criticizing those who would send their children to work early. The piece attacks Pauline and defends literacy for labor families.
A Clay New York woman, severely weakened by neuralgia of the liver and stomach, heart weakness, and poor appetite, credits Electric Bitters with rapid relief and cure. She calls it the best medicine for weak women, sold by W. A. Hayes, Druggist, at 50 cents per bottle under guarantee.
A group of large Bladen county landowners signed an agreement not to allow hunting on their lands until 1907. After that date deer would be allowed only in December and turkeys for two months. A committee will prosecute violators and enforce the law even against themselves.
Colonel A. T. Davidson, soldier, lawyer, statesman and one of the few surviving members of the Confederate Congress, died at his Asheville home Tuesday morning January 23, aged 85. Also an ad touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claiming cures for headaches and bodily ailments.
A 1904 Foley advertisement touts the market’s most reliable preparation for kidney troubles. It promotes C D Junen and cites fall 1904 as the period of promotion, stressing effectiveness and trust in the remedy.
Mrs M L Taylor and Sister announce fall and winter millinery ready for inspection. Latest styles and quality hats trim and untrimmed, veils, flowers, ribbons, collars, trimmings, handkerchiefs jewelry and more. Out of town orders supplied promptly. Also private boarding house details for Mrs Kate Latta at Richards House with liberal rates and sample room for salesmen.
A combined local advertisement includes F W Devoe & Co. urging cheap paint with Devoe values and phrases about saving gallons. It also promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills, claiming relief from illness due to undigested food and offering 25 cents at Haven’s Drugstore.
A massive poplar tree on J A Cor land was felled last fall and processed by J T Cox of Lowell. The 80 foot trunk yielded 6,061 feet of lumber from seven sections after portions spoiled. the log was hauled on a wagon drawn by three males and the mill load took several weeks to complete. Also notes warn kidney disease risks and promote Foleys Kidney Cure while a cynical remark on drunkenness and taxation closes the item.
Norfelk Virginia resident C Rivenbank Jr. praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for healing a severe knee burn without a scar. The ad also touts the salve for wounds and sores, priced 25 cents, at Hayes Drugstore, and promotes Rocky Mountain Tea for bright eyes with a 35 cent tablet form.
Itemized statement from the Orange County Board of Commissioners for the year ending Nov 30 1904 lists payments to Richard Cates Mary K E Sykes Caroline Sykes and others for supplies wages bridge work and various town services. Includes salaries fees and caretaking costs with references to tax lists and officers.
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