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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
3
A varied old time column notes cures and ads including Laxative Bromo Quin ine, Browns Iron Bitters, and Chamberlains Pain Balm. It mentions train times, land sale notices, local rentals, and local people George E. Cork and Mrs F A Warner. The piece blends medical remedies with notices and advertisements.
A 19th century note urges timely payment of taxes with a list of locations and dates for delinquent notices. Signed by John K. Hughes, it warns of penalties and a legal process to report delinquents to the Superior Court.
Local agent RS Phipps toured through town aiming to organize a Durham County branch while noting Alamance has had about three years of operation with at least seven losses and overall costs averaging 66 23 cents per thousand yearly. He warns policyholders who miss 60 day assessments may not recover losses.
Postoffice notice lists remaining dead letters to be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office if uncalled for within 30 days. Names include Bessie Bearden Forewan Dave F Kirby Join McNeal James Martin W Olver Jerry. Also obituary note for Lt Meredith Adams Confederate veteran from Hillsboro who died Feb 22 at the Soldiers Home Ra'egh in his 69th year. Funeral held at the Home Tuesday at 4 pm conducted by Rev Levi Bran OD.
Judge Adams grants authority to deny new liquor licenses and revoke existing permits in Duplin county, making the area effectively a prohibition county. In Durham, free eye examinations are offered by Guasses with Sam Mack Rapport Rev D Hye and Othee Wright Building as contact points.
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