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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
3
Local tidbits include town tax notices for Hillsboro and real estate ads, railroad timetable changes for Southern Railway, medical ads for patent remedies, and community notices. Mentions of J. J. Lumiey injury from Durham plant explosion, Confederate monument fund appeals, and messages from local officials and churches.
An equipment style ad touts Bocklen's Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns, cuts, bruises, fever sores, ulcers, boils, corns and skin eruptions. It claims pain relief and healing, branding it the best pile cure and sells for 25 cents a box through W A Hayes, drag.
A. T. Morris of Cincinnati offers an illustrated catalogue with four cents postage. The item highlights affordable shipping and available images. The notice presents a trade opportunity and contact details.
A humorous exchange shows an editor asking a contributor for a year's subscription and receiving a firm, witty response about supplying material instead. The dialogue highlights newsroom banter and commitment to ongoing support.
Special correspondence from Mebane North Carolina notes that baseball has not started yet with practice on the field and several positions filled by strong players including LeGrande Mangem Winston and Reed. The article lists an active schedule, Young Men's Christian Association services, added music to the organ, a lecture course with noted speakers, and favorable student grades. It also mentions a cough remedy testimonial, illness news, a wanted reliable man advertisement, heavy rainfall and river levels, and a Hillsboro church sermon announcement for February 1st.
Our new stock of fall and winter millinery is up to date with the latest styles in hats bonnets ribbons feathers and trimmings plus jewelry and notions. Orders from a distance receive prompt attention. Also notes on a mortgage foreclosure case and court notice in Hillsboro North Carolina with dates and clerk signatures included.
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