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Orange County Observer in Hillsborough, North Carolina

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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1905

Page

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North Carolina House Debates Election Liquor Bill And Anti Jug Law

Mecklenburg and Buncombe lawmakers spar over a bill penalizing liquor giveaways within five miles of polling places on election day. Amendments narrow intent requirements. leaders discuss private mercy vs election influence. Senate and House move through local road, bond, and charter measures, with the anti jug law fate and pilotage reforms pending final readings.

Messrs McNinch and Alexander Mecklenburg Davis Murphy Buncombe Winborne Powers McNinch Mr. Winborne Randleman Columbus County Charlotte Wayne Sampson Wilson Anson Clay Rowan Rockingham Caswell Pitt Transylvania Stanly Pasquotank Davie Jones Martin Edgecombe Haifax Currituck Chowan Camden Madison Tyrrell Wilkes Cherokee Messrs. Murphy Bun- Combe Biggs Durham Senate Gaston County Rutherford County Chatham Madison County Asheville Edgecombe Railway Ssue Rutherford Construction Company Watauga Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Cleveland Cabarrus Mitchell and Gaston Cape Fear Reqtor Reeves Uzzell Wade Dobson Zollicoffer Andrews Cherokee County Valley Township House Warren Anson Montgomery Swain C. G. Lee Aaron W. Moore Albert Bigelow J. M. Lee Caswell County Western Union Academy J. F. Gardner Westley Chapel Union County Town of North State Trust Company Bank of Chapel Hill Bank of Lumberton Robeson, County Loan and Trust Company GreenSboro Female College Warren County Raleigh Wilkes County Yadkin River Roaring River Holman’s Ford Cowles Graham Holbrook Dr. Alexander Hoffman’s Brevard Prohibition

Indian Day Schools Promote Civilizing Influence

A Southern Workman writer lauds Indian day schools as home based centers teaching cleanliness, industry, thrift, and useful trades. They strengthen family ties, enable teachers to study homes, distribute guidance, and keep Indians at home, with emphasis on Christian leadership and practical skills. A neighbor’s bread lesson shows cultural differences in expectations and speed.

Red Man

Humiliated dog clings to church over sermon turmoil

A collie refused to abandon the Established church during 1843 disruption and kept attending the service with his master. He once slept on the pulpit stairs roll and fit his head into an elder’s stove hat, ending his churchgoing, and his master recalled his dog’s fate with a wry remark. Emperor William’s telegraph pills cost $15,000 annually and he uses his own codes.

Collie Free Kirk Emperor William

The Book of Wisdom Sermon by Rev A C Dixon

The Rev. A C Dixon preaches on Proverbs linking wisdom to Christ and common sense. He urges reading Proverbs in full, warns against the socialism of sin, and explains the rewards of godliness. He cites trust in the Lord, filial discipline, honesty, and the heart as keys to a worthy life.

New York City Union Gospel News A. C. Dixon D.D Solomon David Israel Christ Jesus Jesus Christ Old Tombs New York

Prayer as a Mighty Power Record

A sermon asserts prayer’s power against critics who doubt its influence on God and earthly events. The speaker argues that reason alone cannot explain natural facts and urges belief in prayer backed by abundant evidence.

Watch For Opportunities

Watch, for we know not how soon our means of earthly usefulness, our opportunities for faithful service of God on earth, may end. These words remind readers to act on benevolence and step forward to help others without delay.

Orange County Paris Hillsboro Marseilles Gluett Peabody J. Edwin Odgers

Parisian Railway Stations as Art and Politics

A London Chronicle excerpt praises Paris railway stations for blending beauty and utility in grand designs while noting critics denounce the Place de l Opera station as eighteenth century. Detractors call it a bas Louis Quinze affront, arguing it clashes with modern republican ideals.

Parisian Paris Place de l'Opera Versailles London Chronicle

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