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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
4
In a recent speech Premier Seddon of New Zealand said he would not offend Japanese susceptibilities but argued racial purity must be preserved. He insisted that Asiatics be barred from entry in numbers seen as a real menace to the colony.
An article relays medical cautions on cold baths and methods. It notes that blue nails or gooseflesh signal overexertion, favors needle or sponge baths over plunges, and warns against cold water baths when weak or chilled. A cider vinegar bath is praised for fatigue relief in warm, sunlit contexts.
A terse critique questions Mr. Carnegie’s method of giving money and hints at potential impropriety in praising a man already failing. The line ends with a dated fragment 29 06 and jest about the Cz.
A farmer credits Postum with reversing ten years of stomach trouble caused by coffee. He quit coffee entirely, gained weight, and says he no longer needs stomach medicines. His family later started using Postum as well, and the ad promotes a ten day trial and a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
The piece explains the wooly aphis harms orchard roots though visible on bark, spreads via winged forms, and infests nurseries. It advises root dipping in tobacco water before planting and spreading tobacco dust to control the pest, noting cost and sources. It ends with essays on rural life and farm labor.
The Virginia Experiment Station reports valuable cow feeding ideas showing alfalfa and pea hay as cost effective substitutes for bran. Alfalfa yields two to five tons per acre and can reduce milk and butter costs. pea hay and alfalfa provide high protein roughage with favorable results in two year tests. Reliable data support dairymen adopting roughage rich in protein over bran.
The piece notes a proposed large saw mill near a cottage in the hollow, replacing rural quiet with alarms. The writer reflects on how growth disrupts meditative dreams as progress encroaches on their quiet landscape.
President Peabody of the Mutual Life Insurance Company sent a letter to policy holders defending current management and urging votes, replying to the international policy holders committee statement. The Catholic Education Association opened its third annual session in Cleveland, Ohio.
The article argues the United States should grow more pecans to boost per capita consumption. It notes gulf coast orchards planted forty feet apart yield eighty pounds per tree in eight to ten years, offering $20 per tree or $340 per acre at current prices. It claims pecans can be grown in Alabama bottomlands beyond the coast and will meet standard quality.
T C Karns of Powell Station Tennessee argues that old apple trees need not be destroyed. By selective topping or pruning of one or two main branches at a time, a vigorous future bearing head can develop with abundant fruit each season, as seen in neighbor orchards where storms broke limbs and young shoots thrived.
Complaints were filed in court charging former Mutual company officers with extravagance and mismanagement in suits to recover funds. It is a good deal better to hold a child than to have to hold meetings to save wandering men. Ex heroes can't understand why the world has such a poor memory.
A pressing national issue argues for government co operation to fund road building. Supporters from farmers to urban interests stress better markets, reduced costs, and retaining rural populations. A Scottish dust control emulsion using wool fats is tested as a road treatment.
A rural delivery route near Kansas City Missouri has been discontinued due to poor Missouri roads. The county spends about 150000 annually on macadam roads from dramshop licenses, mostly collected in Kansas City, while dirt roads receive little attention, leading to service cuts.
Bavarian courts faced a case where a tat fleeing a dog fled into a stable where a cow milking occurred. The cow kicked the milkmaid from her stool, and the court ruled all three parties—the dog owner, the cat owner, and the cow owner—share equal liability, each paying one third of the damages.
A six month old boy suffers severe eczema covering his body with oozing sores and crusts. After trying multiple doctors with no success a friend recommends Cuticura. Within ten days to two weeks improvement begins and within ten weeks the child is fully well. I Hohrath president Hohrath Co South Bethlehem Pa June 5 1905. When trouble drives a man to drink drink drives him to more trouble.
A bundled set of vintage health ads claims cures for kidney trouble and nervous disorders. Captain J W Hogan testimonials praise Dean's Kidney Pills and other remedies. Includes prices, product names, and distributor details amid assorted medical patter and consumer notices.
A fragmented account describes backache as a warning from nature to women. It notes recurring pains in the back and sides, with bearing-down sensations and reduced vitality, hinting at ongoing discomfort and fatigue.
A damaged OCR passage touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles and kidney disorders. It cites a long term sufferer who improves after regular use, claiming better sleep and appetite and renewed energy. The text repeats endorsements and notes back and abdominal pain, weakness, and headaches improve with the treatment.
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