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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1898
Page
4
A visitor recalls a debate meeting where a member was shot for a motion directed toward his hip pocket. The report cites Suttels and the Colonel, noting the motion’s intent amid the disruptive scene at the society.
An odd mixture of notices and ads including a promotion for a booklet titled Pitcation in the South, a deafness cure claim with Hall's Catarrh Cure, remedies for colds and nerves, railway pay comparisons, and commentary on Southern cotton mills expansion. The Jacksonville Times-Union quotation argues Southern industrial growth and relocation advantages.
A pastor argues gentleness shows true strength, citing biblical scenes and the example of Grant, Christ as a carpenter’s son, and a boy Jesus in the temple. He urges parents teachers and preachers to lead with tender discipline and childlike faith, proposing a three article creed centered on love, salvation, and worship.
The preacher argues we can infer Christ’s boyhood from three evidences: the Bible, the later age of Jesus, and an apocryphal gospel. He contends the apocryphal book may hold facts, including miracles at a young age, and that the New Testament reflects Jesus’s childhood as fully as his manhood.
Made by Authority of the Indianapolis Business Men's Convention the report urges removing uncertainty about coin meaning to lower interest costs. It favors silver dollars and silver certificates, limits paper money, shifts to government bonds for reserves, and expands bank notes with tiered taxes and guaranty funds. Banks may issue notes up to 60 percent of capital with higher limits for larger shares.
A humorous excerpt from Harper's Bazar reproduces a letter from a family claiming to offer room and board for a pianist. The letter lists many musical instruments and family members, promising vocal and instrumental participation and “real musick in the air.” It ends inviting the young lady to move to their home.
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