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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1905

Page

2

Wilmington Exports Lead State in Cotton Output

The North Carolina health board reports smallpox in 32 counties while diphtheria and typhoid fever appear in many counties. The state Supreme Court will reconvene February 6. Roosevelt won the national election with 7.6 million votes. Parker 5.08 million. Debs 391k. Governor Glenn announces several state appointments and hints at peace. The piece compares Glenn to Vance and Aycock, hoping for similar stature in 1909.

State Board of Health Onslow Greene Camden Cherokee Lenoir Pitt Union Wake Supreme Court of North Carolina State Bar Association Glenn J. R. Young T. B. Robertson Charlotte Reg Ment Francis A. Macon Henderson T. H. Bain Goldsboro S. Gallert Rutherfordton M. D. Hodges Acheville J. L. Ludlow Winston North Carolina Vance Aycock

Death claims many to consumption and pneumonia

Daily enacted to thousands of homes the tragedy rises with coughs and colds. F. G. Huntley of Oaklandon Ind reports his wife felled by consumption but cured by Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. One dose relieves guaranteed at 50c and 100 by W A Hayes Druggist. Trial bottles free.

F. G. Huntley Oaklandon Ind W. A. Hayes

Hypocrites Seen Everywhere in Practice and Faith

The speaker argues that many men claim honesty while hiding base motives. They are exemplary in some acts yet vile in others and mistakenly believe they fool others, not realizing they cannot fool God. Such hypocrisy is common and unsurprising to the observer.

God

Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cold Relief

An old advertorial urges readers to use Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent serious bronchial or tonal trouble from neglecting a cough or cold, endorsed by D. Jones as a trusted remedy.

Foley D. Jones

Addressing vagrant labor in Winston-Salem

The Winston-Salem Sentinel condemns a class of African Americans in the city who refuse profitable labor amid cold weather. It calls for action against the vagrants and notes some have returned to work, while others remain unwilling to labor under any terms.

Winston-Salem Winston- Salem

World Religion Adherents Total 1.43 Billion

Regions show Christianity 477,080,158 Confucianism 256,000,000 Hinduism 1,900,000,000 Mohammedanism 176,830,372 Buddhism 147,900,009 Tavism and Shintoism 57,000,000 Judaism 7,056,000 and heathen faiths 118,129,479.

Four Weeks With La Grippe Prompts Remedy Claim

Mr Roy Kemp of Angola Indiana writes he was ill with la grippe for four weeks and sought many remedies and costly physician care but found relief only after using Foley's Honey and Tar He offers it as the exclusive family remedy and warns against substitutes.

Roy Kemp Angola Ind la Grippe Foley C. D. Jones

Elms City pushes election to ban tobacco sales

Newbern Journal reports a petition to the General Assembly from Elms City to hold an election forbidding the sale of cigarettes cigars and tobacco. Opponents vow to fight the dispensary and oppose all tobacco to advance moral and physical condition.

General Assembly Elms

Electric Bitters Promise Cure for Malaria and Ailments

Purporting to relieve malaria and cures for jaundice, constipation, and piles, the ad claims Electric Bitters are superior to quinine and cites a Henryetta Texas user testimonial. Product sold at W A Hayes Drug Store for 50 cents with guarantee. Other notes mention Japanese soldiers’ pay and possible railway extension from Durham to Greensboro.

Munday Henrietta Tex W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store Hollister Rocky Mountain W. A. Hayes

Richest Girl in the World at Krupp Works In Essen Germany

Leslie's Weekly notes Miss Kropp as heiress to the Krupp empire after her father's death. It states the Krupp works dominate arms supply and could shape nations due to their artillery output. An exterior ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims health benefits and money-back guarantee.

Leslie's Weekly Miss Kropp Kropp Works Eksen Germany Krupp Works Russia Japan France Italy Krupp England Hollister W. A. Hayes

Durham Raleigh trolley line decision rests with promoters

Franchises have been granted by Durham and Raleigh authorities and the builders now face completing the trolley line from Raleigh to Durham with the project hoped to proceed soon.

Durham Recorder Raleigh Durham

Cough Syrup Claims Safe Remedy Free of Opiates

C. D. Jones notes mothers should favor Foley's Hovey and Tar as a safe cough medicine for children. It is marketed as a remedy for coughs croup and lung trouble and advertised as containing no opiates or poisons.

Foley Foley’s Hovey C. D. Jones

Great Powers Pursue Global Engineering Feats

The United States advances a Panama Canal project linking Atlantic and Pacific through the isthmus. Meanwhile Great Britain undertakes a Cairo to Cape Town railroad spanning Africa from coast to coast.

Wilmington Star United States Atlantic Pacific Panama Great Britain Cairo Egypt Cape of Good Hope

Sroiep Her Beauty

Harriet Howard of New York City recalls years of skin trouble including eczema and acne. She credits Bucklin's Arnica Salve as a quick and sure healer for cuts burns and sores sold at 253 at W. A. Hayes' Drug Store.

Harriet Howard 34Th Su New York Bucklin W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store

Fo leys Kidney Care Endorsed By Railroad Man

G H Han san and L E W RR engineers living in Lima Ohio announce recovery from threatened kidney disease. They report being cured by Foley's Kidney Care and recommend it to others, especially trainmen. The note includes casual remarks about Japanese beliefs as reported by Atlanta Journal.

G. H. Hansan Lima Foley C. D. Jones

Sale of Valuable Orange County Lands by Commissioner

By order of the Superior Court of Orange County Commissioner C. D. Kirkland will sell at public auction at Hillsboro Courthouse on Saturday January 21 1965 at 12 o clock M two tracts of land in Chapel Hill Township. First tract 60 acres bounded by Rh O Cate M G Bishop C F Paladrews and Wm Weaver colored. Second tract 97 1 2 acres bounded by lands of C D Kirkland L J Kirkland Mary Andrews and John Webb colored. Proceeds to be divided. Terms one third cash and balance in 6 and 12 months with interest. December 17 1904. c D Kirkland Commissioner

Superior Court of Orange County C. D C. D. Kirkland John Webb

Name of Land Sale in Orange County Auction

By virtue of a mortgage deed the land in Orange County near Mebane, adjoining Martha Pickett, Thomas Faucette, Robert Rice and others is to be sold at public auction on February 6, 1905, at 12 o'clock noon at the Hillsboro courthouse. The 5 percent acre parcel contains timber including original growth. Administratrix Mrs V S Lea and Executors John G Deiley and Thomas W Vincent sign.

Nina Mornage Fohh Q. Hoine Office of Register of Deeds Ortnge County Court House Hillsboro N. C Orange County Martha Pickett Thomas Faucette Robert Rice Mebane Mhs. V

Statement of Expenditures by Orange County Board 1904

Itemized expenditures list shows payments to many individuals and firms for support, salaries, and services. Names include Benie Woods, J K Hughes, Mary Andrews, Harriet Clark, Sally Clark, Dr C D Jones, W W Warren, and Charles McCauley among others. Amounts cover bonds, office costs, jurors, smallpox care, and miscellaneous supplies. indicates continuation in next issue.

Board of Conmissioners of Orange County Benie Woods Gus Scott Mary Andrews Dickson County Hamilton Bain Joe Newman Daugh Hughes Pris Hughes Wood Harriet Clark Sally Clark J K Hughes AF Andrews Thos Wilson I McKee U Hamiltor Ins Co Igen Eee Parks & Hedgpeth Efland Mill Co Flour Co Warren Work Co Ann Scarlett Sterling Ruffin John Laws J Webb Jr & Bro J Webb Lizzie Warren Charles McCantey Ridley Davin D Webb Small Po van Strain Orde CD Jones Anna White Small Po John Baldwin Elizabeth Lloyd Hamilton CS C Jenny Chavers Hanner Tobacco Warren John O'Daniel Clay King Miss Pickett Margaret Ellis Nancy Crabtree Mary Andrews Ebil Sally Pickard Sally Bishop Jno Turner Mag Riley Jne Newman Annis Parker Gon Isabel Warren Rena Woods Pleas Roberts Annie White Mary E Sykes Willis Cates A Doherty W. Warren Gas Scott Frank Haithcock Dickson Treas Brown & Co D Jones Jones H Hamilton Letha Crabtree Mag Rlley J C Corbett Collin Wm Dodd S T Forrest & So Ridley Davis Mai Bene Woods Isabel Warren Hi Hamilton Wilkerson J Webb Jr Scott Gaham Stubbins Care Wu White Betty Thomas John Newman Chas McCauley Miss Picktt Weaver Roach Mies Crabtree Mary Andrewa Phil Satly Bishop F Andrews H M. Kee Jas B Damiel

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