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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1903

Page

2

Hillsborough Dry Town and Congressional Rumors

Orange County Observer notes Hillsborough has become a dry town for spirits sales. The paper quotes Hon. R. B. Glenn denying a Congressional bid in the Fifth District, saying he would run for Governor if anything. It asserts N C politics favor Rep Kitchin continuing in Congress and finds no local Democrat opposing his renomination.

R. B. Glenn Winston North Carolina Glenn Ieee Kitchin Orange County

New Discovery Cures Severe Coughs and Lung Ailments

Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing her nearly night curbing coughs spitting blood and boosting weight after other medicines failed. The ad touts 50c and 1.00 sizes and offers free trial bottles at W A Hayes drug store.

Chas. Applegate Alexandria Indiana Dr. King W. A. Hayes’ Drag Store

Negro Conductor Attacked by Mob in Indiana

The Wilmington Messenger reports a mob beat a black man who drove a trolley car between Evansville and Howells after he acted as conductor. He was warned not to run a car again, and the mob searched for other blacks. Three men found in railroad yards were beaten as well, though the man continues to seek work further north among peers he believes are friendlier than Southerners.

Wilmington Messenger Northwest Indiana Evaneville Howells

De Witts Witch Hazel Salve Heralded by Piles Patient

A reader testimonial from Sum merton D C claims De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cured twenty years of bleeding and protruding piles after two boxes eighteen months ago. The ad asserts no remedy equals the salve for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and notes local seller W A Hayes Druggist.

de Witt H. A. Tisdale Summerton D. C W. A. Hayes Droggist

North Carolina applauds Smith brothers in church decision

The Raleigh News and Observer notes Rev. Dr. Egbert Smith of Greensboro declined the Richmond First Presbyterian pastorate. The state cannot spare any of the three Smits brothers, leaders in education and religion, and would welcome the two living in other states back home.

Raleigh News and Observer North Carolina Egbert Smith Greensboro First Presbyterian Church Richmond Able Smits Brothers Able Brothers

Foley's Honey and Tar Promotion Denounced

An advertiser warns that Foley's Honey and Tar is not a guaranteed cure for consumption. The notice condemns claims of curing advanced cases while asserting early relief and comfort in the worst cases. W. A. Hayes cautions against substitutes and urges consumer discretion.

Foley’s Foley W. A. Hayes

Man in Wall Street Makes 11 Million From Cotton Boom

A Wall Street figure reportedly earned 11 million dollars from the cotton boom, while Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas cannot surpass that gain. The disparity facing workers is blamed on profits flowing to idle capital while laborers earn only a meager living.

Wall Street Alabama Louisiana Texas Richmond Times-Dispatch Darham Sun

Raleigh expansion foes win city election

Opponents of extending Raleigh's corporate limits scored a victory in the Monday election. The extension received a 19 vote majority of those voting but failed to reach the required majority of qualified voters.

Raleigh

Remarkable cure of diarrhoea by a cheap remedy

Mrs. Alice Miller of Morgan Texas recounts a six year struggle with severe diarrhoea. After failed physician treatments her move to Bosque county led to trying Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One bottle cured her, sold by W A Hayes Druggist.

Alice Miller Morgan Texas Bosque County Chamberlain W. A. Hayes

Seven Peabody College scholarships on offer at Nashville

The State Superintendent of Public Instruction announces seven vacancies at Peabody Normal College in Nashville Tennessee to be filled from North Carolina. Examinations will be held in applicant counties on July 16 and 17. Scholarships cover one year only due to potential changes in Peabody fund distribution after June 1904.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Peabody Normal College Nashville Tenn North Carolina Peabody Fund The Southern Railway Company Athens Atlanta National Convention B. Y. P. A. of America Boston Mass National Educational Association Knoxville Tennessee Monteagle Bible Society

No Pity Shown and Gold Ore Haul Report

F A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama credits Bucklea's Arica Salve with curing a severe pile condition after other remedies failed. An advertisement notes the salve and its price at W A Hayes drug store. Separately a report claims six tons of ore from the Barringer mine in Stanly County yielded about 20,000 in gold per ton.

F. A. Gulledge Verbena Ala Bucklea W. A Barringer Stanly

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Honest Iron Quinine Label

The ad cites Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with a plain bottle label claiming iron and quinine in tasteless form. It quips about care and pay and a joke about stock being water, attributed to the Chicago Evening Post.

Grove Chicago Evening Post

Fragmented Historic Quotation Snippet From Baltimore Herald

A clipped excerpt references Orser Meptctnts and Foley's Kidney Cure with perplexing nearby dialogue. The quoted lines include W. A. Hayes and a humorous exchange involving Miss Old, Mrs. Nalliwed, and a honeymoon couple. The fragmentary text preserves only scattered names and a dated newspaper voice.

Orser Foley W. A. Hayes Miss Old

Prices for Farm Produce and Commodities Listed

A market list shows per unit prices for grains and foods including wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beeswax butter eggs peas beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee sugar and more. Values range from 4 to 5.50 dollars per barrel for flour to 0.75 for pork per pound and 0.60 to 0.90 dollars per bushel for various grains.

Hospital Patient Keeps Silly Gizzard Joke Safe

A Charlotte hospital patient, recovering from a dangerous operation, chides a young colored hospital worker who jokes about the doctors removing a gizzard. The exchange ends with a warning that revealing such a joke could provoke another operation.

Cholera Infantom Cure Promoted by Local Drugstore

A historical notice touts cholera infantum as deadly yet curable with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil. Directed use per bottle instructions. Sold by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.

Greensboro to Sell College Grounds for State Capitol

The Greensboro Record reports that funds will buy Greensboro Female College grounds and buildings for donation to the State to erect a Capitol. Editor Reese notes Raleigh’s buildings are inadequate, reviving plans to move the capital to Greensboro.

Greensboro Record Greensboro Female College Reese Raleigh Greensboro

Treat Your Kidneys For RHEUMATISM

When rheumatism grips you, attend to the kidneys at once to purge uric acid from the blood. Foley's Kidney Care is advertised as an effective remedy. A Polar Wisconsin resident claims cure after three years of doctoring, praising Foley's Kidney Cure.

Foley R. T. Hopkins Polar Wis W. A. Hayes

Hamlet Outlook and Advice on Child Rearing Observed

A fragment from a 19th century paper discusses parenting and discipline, warning that patting a cheating child on the head can lead to theft. It cites A R Bass of Morgantown Ind and mentions Foley's Kidney Care and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as testimonials.

A. R. Bass Morgantown Ind Foley W. A. Hayes Papa Chicago Herald Chamberlain

Two Borrites Cure Him Kidney Trouble Says Davis

A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Iowa claims two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure permanently cured his two year kidney trouble. The North Carolina Rice Company buys 6600 acres on Lake Matamuskeet Hyde County plans extensive rice cultivation with Rev N M Turney Mt Olive Wayne County native of Iredell as company president.

A. H. Davis Mt. Sterling Foley North Carolina Rice Company Lake Ma*tamuskeet Hyde County Rev. N. M. Turney Mt. Olive Wayne County Iredell

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Foundation of Health

The ad claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure enables digestion and transforms food into nourishing blood, promising health foundation and relief from indigestion and stomach disorders. Sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.

Kodol Natware W. A. Hayes

Electric Bitters Cured Rheumatism Claim by Colusa Man

A Colusa California man, Joe Golobick, credits Electric Bitters with ending 15 years of rheumatic pain after trying many remedies. The ad claims the medicine also aids liver and kidney troubles and general debility, priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by W A Hayes, Drugist. The Raleigh tobacco market expects a record season opening under favorable conditions.

Joe Golobick Colusa Calif W. A. Hayes Drugagist Raleigh

Catarrh of the Stomach Curable by Kodol Cure

A testimonial from J R Rhea of Coppell Texas explains catarrh of the stomach arises when overloaded stomachs fail to digest food. The decaying meal inflames mucous membranes and prompts mucin instead of digestive juice. He credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with relief, sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.

J. R. Rhea Coppell Texas W. A. Hayes

Also Mentioned on This Page

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