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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1894
Page
2
Publisher Joseph A Harris presents the Hillsborough county newspaper issue dated February 10 1994. The entry notes post office filing as a secondary matter and identifies Hillsborough New Jersey as the market.
The Wilson tariff bill with income tax passed the House 204 to 140 and moves to the Senate. George WA Childa, a Philadelphia philanthropist and former editor, died at 69. Warrenton touted as the healthiest town in NC by Progressive Farmer. The Adjutant General’s 4593 report lists militia strength across units totaling 1 782. State Board of Health December report covers 24 towns with 121 000 population, 140 deaths, 13.4 rate, influenza epidemic in over 50 counties, and hog cholera in 15 counties.
A Justice of the Peace near Fikin recently officiated a wedding using a humorous rhymed blessing. The magistrate humorously intoned a verse asking Jim to take Bet to love and guard until one perishes and is laid under the sod, with the bride Bet responding in wonder.
Raleigh Visitor notes that under the new assignments law a ten day waiting period slows trustees from selling property, preventing creditors from immediate access. The report suggests many assignees previously sold goods early, testing validity and harming creditors.
W E Batewan of Nashville writes that after years of muscular rheumatism and indigestion he finally found relief with your Aruaepte. He states a complete cure and recommends it for rheumatism and indigestion and offers to answer inquiries about the antiseptic. The notice is dated March 6 and references Stockton Medicine Co. in Nashville and Philadelphia.
The February New Peter son Magazine features Bermuda Islands by H C Walsh with photo gravures, Edinboro Town by Mary Gray Umsted, and Keeler’s Gus by Frances Courtney Baylor. It includes The One Event of Mouans Sartoux by Mignon Villars and Miss Priscilla's Ancestor by P D Natt, plus other first class pieces and poems. The Fireside and illustrated reviews are praised. terms are one dollar per year. Address Philadelphia.
Distant dispatches place Rear Admiral Irwin of the Pacific squadron at Honolulu near retirement. His successor is reportedly Rear Admiral W. A. Kirkland, a North Carolina native born in Hillsboro and a friend of City Treasurer Nash. Kirkland, tall and well regarded, visited Charlotte years ago. locals will welcome his promotion.
Obscure verses lament a twenty year marriage of toil and restraint while reflections praise virtue, work, and restraint. The column mixes poetry and civic notes from The Washington Post and local remedies, mentioning Col John S Cunningham as a political candidate and patent medicines for liver and horse blemishes with vendor claims.
A regional furniture dealer announces arrangements with a major chair company to offer chairs at 15 to 30 percent below North Carolina prices. The note promises a hundred styles and a rocking chair line in stock with guaranteed chairs, inviting readers to call for details and explore the offerings.
A Shelby Review item notes the first cotton bale of the year in McDowell County grown by a Mr Walker. Multiple North Carolina papers report on local items including a Barnum Springs Orphans Home dormitory expansion, a jail prisoner’s infanticide case, and a controversial school whipping ruling.
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