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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
1
A brief cartoon style exchange appears: a teacher asks how many will make a million and Johnny replies not many while a judge comments. A separate gag shows a belief in signs with painting them. A library owner warns against lending books and dramatizes by showing shelves with every book lent to him.
An advertising notice promotes Kodol for dyspepsia and indigestion claiming it digests foods like a healthy stomach. It touts immediate action as a liquid, guarantees refunds if unsatisfied, and lists Hillsboro North Carolina druggist W A Hayes as seller. It notes preparation at E C De Wit & Co Chicago and compares large and small bottle sizes.
Washington dispatch notes insurgent fights shaping House debates on the Bal linger-Pinchot inquiry and the fate of Taft era measures. It cites expected action on interstate commerce reform, Sherman anti trust strength, and natural resources conservation, with hearings pending on canal, meat inspection, and Interior Department expenditures.
Special Judge Prince Saturday sentenced John Y. Garlington and James Stobe Young for conspiracy and fraud over $55,000 in assets of the defunct Seminole Securities Co. Garlington drew three years and Young one year on the chain gang or State penitentiary. Bail set at $5,000 each pending appeal.
More than 200 men from the Shoe Wholesalers' Association gathered in Boston on a Special Saturday to weigh whether their trade faces a radical rise in leather and shoe prices. President J. K. Orr of Atlanta presided.
Health authorities order closing of all places of worship and theatres and motion picture shows from the 15th to the 24th to prevent smallpox. Twelve cases reported and crowd gatherings at depots and corners barred. Day schools remain open.
National Waterways Commission to study North Carolina coast and harbors of refuge. Delegation led by Senators Simmons and Clark will visit Norfolk Elizabeth City Wilmington and Fayetteville to survey Cape Fear and upper river. Bonds for NC rejected with Providence report. Gov Kitchin backs stance. Masons elect officers in Raleigh and plan a Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Graham Bust unveiled in Raleigh. Laymen's Missionary Movement meets in Greensboro. Infanticide verdict in Wadesboro. Pythian Orphanage site dirt laid in Clayton.
The North Carolina Corporation Commission held an investigation into the Reedy Fork wreck that killed 12 and injured many. Officials said track inspections were made and the testimony found no railroad blame, citing defective rail as the cause per experts.
Attorney at law practices in the courts of Durham and Orange Counties as listed.
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