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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
3
Orange County Observer lists subscription prices and advertising rates. It publishes a timetable for Southern Railway Co. trains with westbound and eastbound through and local trains stopping at Hillsboro, including times and railroad rules.
Hillsboro notices cover post office hours and local mail services. A smallpox case prompts quarantine actions under County Superintendent of Health supervision with Mayor and commissioners enforcing isolation measures. Also included are medical ads, census information, a Feb 24 tobacco talk, a Feb 14 illness report, and local tax reminders plus Cure-all cough remedy notices.
J F Wabermel of Bradford Indiana endorses Ramous Liver Pills and Tome Pellets from Brown Mig Co Greeneville Tennessee as a cure for constipation and liver troubles. He praises the pills as restoring health and urges others to use them. George Burnett, colored, killed a wild turkey weighing 24 and a half pounds on A D Burnett’s farm five miles west last Friday, with a beard of eleven and a half inches. on Monday he killed two more with one shot.
A sensational claim touts Backlen's Arnies Salve as a universal cure for burn injuries and skin eruptions. The ad alleges it kills pain and heals quickly, promising fever sores ulcers boils corns and piles relief. Sold by W A Hayes Drug.
Classified notice from A. T. Morris of Cincinnati Ohio seeking a reliable energetic sober man to manage a new branch. Illustrated Catalogue available for four cents postage payment required. Refers readers to mention the publication when writing.
A period piece advertises Green's August Flower as a versatile remedy for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation with anecdotes from travelers and salespeople. It promotes two smallpox cure recipes and includes a brief vaccination and quarantine update after a local smallpox case near University Station.
The cenans of Manila show a population of 190000. There have been 42 caves of plague with 82 deaths. The article notes ongoing health concerns and demographic figures in the region.
Sheriff of Orange County announces immediate collection of unpaid 1899 taxes after March 15 1900 with public meetings in Caldwell Institute Hillsboro Chapel Hill and other towns. Mortgage sale blocks land in Orange County and bid sale of James Murray estate Cedar Grove township follows court order.
A collage of old medicine lore claims cures for smallpox using substances like digitals, cream of tartar, and lemon water. The note cites traveler reports from Liverpool and Dorking, England, and quotes Dr. Strudwick in New York about a smallpox patient, Postmaster Check, doing well.
On Monday March 5 1900 at the court house door in Hildore N C the undersigned offers for sale the tract of land in Bingham Township Orange County belonging to the late Mary Andrews and Anne Andrews. The 190 acre tract borders Chesley Andrews A M Dodson J W Dodson Thomas Turner and Jas Webb Jr. Sale of the first 117 acre lot, then parcels of 34 1 2 and 38 acres as needed. Terms: one third cash, balance in nine months with interest on deferred payments. Sale to pay debts. J W Dodson Administrator and Commissioner. Also an unrelated notice promotes Girardeau seed and Triumph watermelons with prizes and seed catalog.
Estate notice and business notice living together. The executor of Williams deceased informs all persons indebted to the estate to settle by January 14, 1901 or their claims will be barred. The millinery business offers boarders by the bay and services for garments with optional pressing on request.
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