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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1895
Page
2
A brief bibliographic notice from the Orange County Observer published in Hillsborough North Carolina dated Saturday February 9 1895. It identifies Joseph A Harris as publisher and owner and notes post office filing.
Mr. C. S. Cooley, appointed to receive Nebraska sufferers relief, reports receiving over 200 bushels of corn. Many donors are delayed by bad roads, so volunteers are urged to bring contributions at once to send to Nebraska promptly.
Writers urge Hillsboro and Orange County to build a cotton factory to employ the many leaving Little River township. They argue skilled men exist locally and claim funds and brains are available to support such a plant, inviting others to respond.
Local testimonials praise Dr King's New Discovery for coughs consumption and colds with cured cases from Mrs Phoebe Thomas in Junction City and others. POP remedy touted by J Johnston and others with a Des Moines tale and a Chamberlain's Cough Remedy anecdote. Regular sizes advertised and free trial bottles offered by W A Hayes Drug Store.
Letter endorses modern education thoroughbred stock and scientific farming at Occoneechee farm near Hillsboro Col J S Carr describes barns horses Jersey cows and diverse stock and urges farmers to study and imitate the model A separate item notes Pearson meeting at Chapel Hill ending with many university students converted and praising the event Also brief ad for a versatile salve available from W A Hayes druggist
They quote revised figures for Union service in the war showing 2 124,948 men. Deaths in battle reach 67,058 and deaths from wounds 43,112 while disease deaths total 224,556. Those mustered out amount to 1,791,292. Alive a year and a half later are 1,210,968.
An advertisement promises rapid earnings with no capital or education, seeking 100 men within 30 days in Atlanta. It urges writing to Hudgins & Co. for a plan involving easy labor and quick remuneration.
The article profiles R D Weitley a prominent Martineisie North Carolina resident who suffered inflammatory rheumatism and knee pain after a February attack. He credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm from W M Houston Co Mecklenburg City with near immediate relief and recommends it to others. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
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