Orange County Observer Publication Note
The fragment notes the Hillsborough County newspaper with publisher Joseph A Harris and index details, indicating a Thursday publication date in February and irregular typography in the masthead.
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1898
Page
2
The fragment notes the Hillsborough County newspaper with publisher Joseph A Harris and index details, indicating a Thursday publication date in February and irregular typography in the masthead.
The Raleigh Board of Health urges all citizens to be vaccinated while Governor Ruseal has received the shot. The piece notes tobacco value in 1806 ranks the state second at 5 490 354 dollars and observes cotton mills shifting southward. The Teller resolution to pay government bonds in silver passed the Senate 47 to 82 but died in the House by 50 votes. It claims large pension fraud and calls for publishing the pension list for public scrutiny.
James Jones of Jones & Son in Cowden Illinois recounts his wife’s grave bout with La Grippe that worsened into consumption. After using Dr King’s New Discovery from home she improved from the first dose and fully recovered after several bottles. Free trials at W A Hayes’ Drug Store.
A towering pine in the swamp behind Mr B A Anderson’s residence measures forty feet in circumference and over one hundred feet tall. The ancient tree has stood for centuries as a quiet observer of nearby events.
W A Slaves endorses a One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive against pneumonia consumption and other serious lung troubles that follow neglected colds. This advertorial claim urges readers to act to protect health.
The New England mills hit by the strike show a mix of low weekly wages and notable dividend payments. One mill pays 3 a week with 16 percent dividends, another yields 10 percent, facts relevant to the labor dispute.
Ad promises Bucklen’s Akrenica Salve as best cure for fats bruises sores ulcers and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It claims piles cure and lists price 26 cents per box sold by W A Mayes Druggist. Russia reportedly owns eight million horses nearly half the world supply.
A ointment claim for cuts bruises sprains ulcers sore nipples burns and many sores. It has long been used and is sold hereafter only by the Hillsboro Drug Company in Hillsboro NC. The Indianapolis Journal quotes a remark about a man praising his neighbors and about selling his place and moving into town.
Governor grants 50 day respite for John Evans and a threatened hanging awaits popular choice. Winston reports Mocksville to Mooresville rail service by July 1 with trestle progress near Mocksville. Miss Sallie Stockard to graduate first UNC woman. Mormon missionaries spread in Charlotte area. medical ads and notices on remedies and hospital operations appear amid telegraph posts along the line.
Prices for wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour fallow beeswax batter peas beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee sugar and other country produce listed in old market column. ranges show per bushel or pound with ets and dollars. demand noted as good.
The Charleston News and Courier discusses corn profitability versus cotton, noting a Virginia farmer clearing 344 dollars per acre at 40 cents a bushel and suggesting corn often nets as much or more than cotton. The piece also cites university enrollments, medical remedies, and public notices.
A shop window note extols Browns Iron Bitters as containing essential health elements. It claims the remedy benefits men women and children and asserts it is sold by all dealers.
Libel case over comments in the China Grove Recor or the renamed Iredell Recorder involves editors L Moore of the Treail Record and F S Starrette of China Grove. Judge Mills bound Starrette over to await trial on $100 bond after hearing evidence in Statesville.
A darkey sues a railroad for damages after his cow is killed on the tracks. The lawyer questions him about driving the animal before the engine. He denies it but admits the claim is a narrow escape and then jokes a family member was the real culprit.
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