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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
2
State Chairman Simmons issued a call for the State Democratic Executive Committee meeting in Raleigh on Tuesday afternoon, August 5th, at 5 o'clock in the Senate Chamber. The purpose is to elect a Chairman, a Secretary and a State Central Committee, and to address other business before the board.
Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass credits Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption with curing her severe lung trouble and obstinate cough after years of misery and failed remedies. It offers relief for coughs colds throat and lung trouble with guar anteed care by W A Hayes Druggist. Prices 50c and $1.00 Trial bottles free.
A Progressive farmer editorial laments timber being wasted in Western North Carolina as tan bark is sold cheaply while lumber rots. It notes Senator Pritchard’s belief that the Appalachian Park bill will become law next winter.
L W Spalding of Verona Missouri touts Kodol after his mother aged seventy six ended distressing pain and ill health. He claims she now eats freely and fears no bad effects with a bottle of Kodol handy. The ad argues the product digests food and rests the stomach, nature’s own tonic.
The Pilot Mountain News notes the threshing machine passes from farm to farm too rapidly, indicating a potential biscuit shortage this season. Despite worries, corn is promising and corn cake may serve as a viable biscuit substitute for hungry households.
Mr. F H Wells of Deer Park Long Island recommends Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. He used it last winter for a severe side lameness from a strain and was pleased with the quick relief and cure it effected. For sale by W A Hayes Druggist.
In Bayboro Sentinel report, crops in Pamlico County are described as never better with all varieties in fine condition. Farmers smile at the outlook and expect the county to help others next year if no storm interferes.
W A Hayes testifies that Foley's Kidney Cure has fatally disappointed others but finally cured his case after medicines failed. The claim touts the remedy as effective where others fell short.
In Wilmington, a friend recalls John D. Rockefeller saying he cannot guess within 15 million dollars of his own wealth. Observers note only a few men have fortunes over one million and truly know their exact value.
The friends of Mr. Jas. C. Mac Rae of Chapel Hill mayor and rising lawyer will present his name to the County Democratic Convention as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Orange, per the Chapel Hill News.
The Orange Superior Court will convene Monday August 4 for a one week term presided by Judge Thomas A. McNeal. Trials cover both criminal and civil matters, with about 23 cases on each docket. A list of jurors includes N A Cates Eli Berry John R Morris H C King Evans Riley John Miller T M Cheek W G Sykes Sr. W R Miller A S Blackwood Jesse W Cole P L Cooper Alexander F Hogan H R Breeze W H Newman Haywood H Thompson John R Kenion J E Dickey Charles Strayhorn John R Hobbs W L Smith John R Sykes J C Roach Jos B Kenion Wo L Canada John L Effand John M Smith H C Walker J M Pickard John H Findley Ed Wright John A Thompson O B Teeny W R Wilkerson J M Williams Jr 8 B Davis.
Kidney health is urged for rheumatism as uric acid must be expelled from blood. Foley's Kidney Cure promoted with a testimonial from R T Hopkins of Polar Wisconsin. General Julian S Carr announces North Carolina Division United Confederate Veterans Reunion at Greensboro August 19 20 and 21 with expected 1500 to 2000 attendees and state tents secured.
A mixture of ad copy for One Minute Cough Cure and Foley’s Honey and Tar cites immediate relief for coughs and bronchitis. The piece notes Dr. Eugene Grissom’s suicide at his son’s home in Washington City and includes a reported tax payment by The Southern Railway Company of 39,512.44 to the North Carolina State Treasury for 1902.
The Orange County United Daughters of the Confederacy seeks veterans names and post office addresses so they can mail application blanks for the Southern Cross of Honor. They urge prompt action. An auction will be held August 16, 1902 at New Bethel, Orange County to sell 196 acres in Little River township in two lots, adjoining J. D. Tilley N. K. Laws and others.
Read in the August issue, the piece contrasts summer life in the city with life elsewhere to show how the Other Half suffers heat. Published by Crowell Publishing Co. Springfield Ohio, annual and single-copy prices listed.
Children enjoy outdoor time as vacation begins but highlight the need to guard against accidents from sports. Promotes De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for quick pain relief and injury prevention, with a testimonial from L. B. Johnson in Swift Texas and a warning to beware of counterfeit products.
At Greensboro North Carolina on Friday July 1 1902 Wm J Riley aged 36 son of Mr and Mrs W P Riley died after long illness The article recalls his unattributed motherless death and honors his memory noting his attractive presence and influence Burial followed at Ridge Sunday under Rev T F McCulloch with funeral hymn and prayer for comfort The writer W E Thompson signs the notice
In a local ad, Bucklen Arnica Salve is praised for piles burns boils and other skin conditions with 250 price at W A Hayes' drug store. In Durham County Democratic primaries C B Green was renominated for Clerk of the Superior Court Suitt for Register of Deeds and Jones Faller for the House.
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Indiana states he suffered kidney trouble for about two years. He credits Foley's Kidney Cure with a permanent cure after using two bottles.
The Progressive Farmer reprints The Shelay Aurora urging a monument to Josiah rarner, the Hillsboro nat ive hero who died last October. The editor lauds Joe Turner's reconstruction era stand as patriotism inspiring others and defeating the state’s worst enemies, calling for a granite shaft reaching the clouds.
The ad claims constipation poisons the body and causes headaches gloom and eruptions. It touts De Witts Little Early Risers as a gentle liver stimulant that promotes easy bowel action without gripping, enabling natural function and health.
Tarboro Southerner notes a survey showing twenty counties use convict labor on roads, thirteen employ improved machinery, four have abandoned labor for taxation, namely Forsyth Edgecombe Gaston and Lenoir, eighteen mix labor and taxation, and fifty two still rely on old labor.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a universal tonic. It claims to tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver invigorate nerves and purify blood. It lists cures for kidney and liver troubles stomach disorders nervousness sleeplessness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria with a 50 cent price and druggist W A Hayes guarantee.
Bishop A Coke Smith announces the North Carolina Conference will shift its Thanksgiving collection to December 3 to allow pastors to conduct a Thanksgiving service and take a Thank offering at every church for the Orphanage. Trusts support wider participation on Thanksgiving Day.
The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures consumption in early stages and provides comfort in worst cases, while denying being a safe cure for advanced illness. It warns against substitutes and labels the product the greatest threat lung remedy. W. A.
On Thursday August 7 1902 at the court house door Hillsboro N C the undersigned will sell to the highest bidder a tract of land in Hillsboro township Orange County adjoining John W Job and others containing 104 acres more or less Aquilla Jones place. Terms one third cash balance in 6 and 12 months with interest from sale date. Sale at 12 o clock noon dated July 7 1902.
The document reports Georgia milling figures, citing 4,137,857 bushels of wheat and 4,255,621 bushels of corn ground annually. It also features a summer complaint advisory, praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential, with a local Iowa journal endorsing its usefulness and noting local availability.
The article advises eating slowly and not too freely of easily digested foods to prevent heartburn. It recommends chewing thoroughly, waiting six hours between meals, and using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets if fullness or weight in the stomach follows a meal. Sold by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
Farmers in town Saturday report excellent cures of tobacco in Wilson county. The weed is small in size but has unusually fine silky texture and strong possibility of commanding excellent prices at market.
J A Kelly recounts a dysentery experience in Henderson North Carolina. He used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy per directions with entirely satisfactory results and quicker relief than prior treatments. Sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.
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