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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1911

Page

4

How an Editor Would Do It Range County

Burlington Junction Post editor declares editorial stance against drastic actions and urges calm restraint while promoting plain, honest reporting. Mentions Speaker Champ Clark plans a December visit to Raleigh for the Teachers' Assembly and notes the Democratic House Speaker enjoys public lectures on American history.

Burlington Junction Post Abraban Champ Glark North Carolina Raleigh Teachers’ Assembly Democratic House

Prominent cures touted for coughs and hay fever

A newspaper item highlights Dr King s New Discovery curing a Port Harrel(e)on resident s cough after a year of hospital treatment and features endorsements from H B Martin of South Carolina and H M Stewart of Chicago for hay fever Cham berlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets and Cham berlain s Oiniment are also recommended as remedies with broad local sales channels and testimonials.

Postmaster General approves raise for rural carriers

An order by Postmaster General Hitchcock will raise salaries for about 40 000 rural free delivery carriers in the United States. The current year disbursement totals 4 000 000 dollars, boosting standard route pay by 100 dollars and providing proportional increases on shorter routes. The notice also contains an illness ad for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a cautious line about a map on the rack.

United States Hitchcock

Honest Mepronies Versus Fangs and Foley Medicines Ad

An old message debates Pure Food and Drugs law wording and praises Foley s Honey and Tar and Foley Kidney Pills as trusted remedies. The ad copy extols their cough, throat, chest, kidney and bladder uses, claims medical recognition, and promotes Dr King s New Life Pills and Foley items sold by druggists.

Watt Foley

Elon College promotes modern facilities and programs

An advertisement extols Elon College North Carolina as a co-educational, hill country campus with steam heat electric lights baths and sewerage. It highlights four degree courses normal teacher training and preparatory programs with twenty one years of history and moderate terms from 132 to 187 dollars per ten months. Address W A Harper president for a catalogue.

Joyner W. A. Harper Elon College N. C

Elect County Superintendent for Orange County

Citizens are urged to vote on Friday July 28 for a County Superintendent of Public Schools in Orange. The notice asks voters to talk with residents and choose the candidate who will best advance public education in the county.

Messrs Pickard Browning and McDade Orange Posible Qange S. P. Kirkpatrick G. M. Kirkpatrick Arthur Watson Rebecca Watson Court House Hillsboro Efland A. B. Riley R. R G. M Kirkpatrick Mertgagee

Important Notice to Public School Committeemen

A notice from Orange County Board of Education dated July 3 appoints public school committeemen for two years and invites attendance at a July 28 gathering with potential speeches from the State Superintendent and other educators. Also announced is a meeting to elect a County Superintendent.

Board of Education Orange County Township Hille.Ibore Teachers’ Institute Tam T. Wincate Andrews Sapt

Health remedies and old time medicine ads

A collage of old advertisements touts Electric Bitters as a cure for fever chills and disease germs with a money back guarantee at 50c. Other lines promote cough and cold remedies for all ages, a summer diarrhea cure, and various moral quips and sales pitches from druggists and dealers.

W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store

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Hillsborough, N Joseph A. Harris Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Chamberlain M. Stewart Walfram St Chicago Stewart Dragvists H. Stabenvoll Allison Dr. King Spain W. A. Hayes Fletcher Lege OF Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the State’s Industrial ‘College Catsley Weat Raleigh Folevakidneyspills Ann MiLgone Perry A. Pitman Dale Texas E. S. Lopez Manilla N. Y Geldom Bright Rae North Carolina State Julius I. Foust Greensboro, N. C Ness H. W J. OC. Webb Hillsboro, N. CO Faney’s Honor Tar Cox Hubert W. Anderson Cedar Grove Township H. L. McDade W. H. McDade W.H. Anderson Ushers Joel.f. Anderson X. W. Anderson Martha J. KE. W. Riley Robert D. Bain Office of Register of Deeds County of Orange Cheek Township Rachel Bain N. D. Bain Susan Kirkpatrick Tom Bain Rachel Robert D. Ball
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