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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
2
The Orange County Observer, published by Joseph A. Harris, releases weekly issues every Thursday from Hillsborough. Local readers are reminded of the regular publication schedule and ownership details.
A Raleigh era summary notes Minister Ransom plans to resign March 5 before presenting to President McKinley. Wilson says he accepts presidency of Washeton and Lee University. Trustees of the State University met in Raleigh. C W Toms elected Pedagogy professor. Postgraduate course opened to women amid debate on tax receipt voting law. Kings Mountain Weekly endorses the bill, while deeming it absurd to risk disfranchisement of supporters.
A Chilhowie Virginia merchant testifies he was cured of consumption after failed remedies and long nights of fatigue. He praises Dr King’s New Discovery, noting two bottle use restored him and that it is effective for coughs colds and consumption. Free trial bottles at W A Hayes’ Drug Store.
An advertisement touts NRice's Goose Grease Liniment as a potent cure, claiming ancient use by apostles and saints to heal diseases. It asserts rapid, certain healing and urges trials, while also promoting a costly official Civil War history issued by the U.S. government.
The Atchison Globe says Kansas faces an unprecedented office scramble with about 2500 pie hunters in Topeka spending 2 to 3 dollars a day waiting for a turn. Hotels are crowded and farmers move between bills, while politicians from Democrats to Prohibitionists chase the pie.
Progressive farmer notes the legislature has about ten days left and has not begun its tasks yet. Announced lectures at the University of North Carolina Gerard Hall list dates and topics from February to May with professors Gore, Name, Wilson, Ball, Williams, and Cobb presenting on calendars, Bible making, Bahama trips, philosophy, lakes and seas.
An Augusta Chronicle item extols Electric Bitters as the best vegetable medicine to restore nervous system vigor. It claims the tonic aids liver and kidneys, improves appetite and digestion, and acts as a blood purifier. Sold at W. A. Hayes' Drug Store for 50 cents or $1 per bottle.
The market report lists prices per unit for various commodities. Wheat 50 to 100 per 60 lb bushel, Corn 50 cents per 56 lb bushel, Oats 40 cents per 52 lb bushel, Meal 50 cents per 46 lb bushel, Pork up to 5 cents per pound, Bacon hog round ? to ? cents, Flour 4 50 to 6 00 per barrel, Tallow 4 to ? cents, Beeswax 20 cents, Butter 20 cents, Eggs 12 to 12 cents per dozen, Peas 75 cents to 100, Beans 74 cents to 1 40, Hides dry 3 to 6 cents, Chickens 10 to 20 cents each, Feathers Geese 40 cents per pound, Wool washed 18 to 20 cents, Unwashed 10 cents, Barry wool 5 cents, Coffee 15 to 29 cents, Sugar 6 to 6 1/ ? cents per pound.
The Raleigh News and Observer outlines a reapportionment plan adding Wayne to the Third, Durham and Orange to the Fourth, Vance to the Fifth, Cleveland and Gaston to the Seventh replacing Davie and Yadkin which go to the Eighth, with Davie and Yadkin moving to the Eighth. Some changes may shift Randolph to the Seventh and Davidson to the Eighth.
A Bib Recorder piece warns young men about gambling. It recounts a man jailed for five years for obtaining ten dollars under false pretenses, later reduced to a year and a half, with gambling cited as the cause. The tale shows a prosperous life ruined, urging parents to ban cards from homes and cautioning that even “innocent” card play can wreck families.
The Charlotte Observer reports Major C Dowd finished a substantial biography of Senator Vance and is close to printing. The volume, over 500 pages with illustrations, assembles scholarly data and reminiscences, reflecting Dowd’s long study and access to records. Judge Antasius Seymour died in New York City on Friday February 1 at age 60. He served fourteen years as judge of the U S Court for Eastern North Carolina and was buried Sunday at Nowhere.
The Louisville Courier-Journal profile on Sen. Jeter C. Pritchard notes the senator’s humble origins and reveals his father Hyder Pritchett, a Confederate volunteer who died near Vicksburg. The piece contrasts misstatements about his name with the senator’s six year Senate term from North Carolina.
A claim notes that one bottle may cure some mild cases but not guaranteed for all. The text suggests that four tox bottles are often required for stronger outcomes.
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