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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1899
Page
2
The Spring Term of Orange Superior Court convened with Judge Henry St. Bryan presiding. Cases disposed include Mary F. Tilley vs W. J. Tilley with a divorce for the plaintiff and J. G. Tinsley & Co. vs Joseph A. Cheek and others. Other matters mention railroads, Cuban shipping, and a note on Admiral Dewey's travel schedule.
Proprietors of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds report giving away over ten million bottles to aid the needy. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis laryngitis and other throat chest and lung ailments with a trial bottle offered by druggist W A Slayes and priced one dollar per bottle guaranteed or refunded.
The conference among mine operators State Board of Arbitration and white miners reps ends with an agreement recognizing the white miners union and mandating all Negro miners depart from Pana.
A promotional note emphasizes prudent planning to seize fiverable opportunities, save time and money, and avoid costly outcomes. It advises keeping Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home versus waiting for illness and paying large medical bills. For sale by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
A Wilmington report notes a large seed distribution during the Spring and Summer campaigns, tallying about 13,000,000 packages. The piece warns to watch for bags and sacks as the effort continues.
A nostalgic ad copy claims DeVitus Tattle Early Risers cure constipation and regulate the liver with gentle, prompt action. It urges readers to take the pills for relief without gripe, attributed to W. A. Hayes.
The London Truth asserts an inevitable cataract operation for Queen Victoria despite semi official statements to the contrary. The Queen is 80 years old as of Monday, May 23.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as cure-all for cuts sores ulcers and eruptions with money-back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box sold by W A Jayes Drogeist. Also notice of the North Carolina Bankers Association annual convention in Raleigh on June 7 8 9.
An ad extols Electric Bitters as a cure for back pain kidney weakness malaria and nerve troubles with claims of a liver and kidney stimulant and blood purifier. Also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills and a Raleigh directory noting population and suburbs, plus a Federal Court session in Tal with 225 cases including moonshiners and postmasters.
Market notes from LY Lillsono Port list staple goods with per bushel and per pound prices for wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour tallow beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee and sugar. The report also notes country produce in good demand and mentions assessors.
On the June issue cover, a sumptuous maiden among flowers with a zepyrlike heart of lawn symbolizes coming summer. Francis Day designed the cover, the nicest Ledger Monthly has produced. Frontispiece shows a praying child titled Innocence after a photo by A. S. Campbell of Elizabeth New Jersey. Price is 5 cents per copy or 80 cents per year from Robert Bonner's Sens Publishers in New York.
Ruminations on the Philippines debt and sovereignty cite peace terms with Spain while local items report visitors Eurelia and Kate Rominger with Dr. J. S. Spurgeon and a violent land dispute ending in gunfire between Crabtree brothers and a neighbor near University Station with injuries.
The Finance Committee reports examined the Town Constable and Tax Collector accounts showing taxes, licenses, fines, and receipts with credits and debt totals. It includes a mortgage debt on real estate and notes, plus a public sale notice for a noble farm two miles northwest of Hillsboro detailing terms and claim deadlines.
A dated insurance notice urges families to buy life policies from Peoples Mutual Benevolent Association of North Carolina. It lists Orange Division officers and local agents, stressing affordable protection and urging immediate application.
Ice auction at Jackson's Saloon offers ice in small quantities at 1 cent per pound with a one pound minimum. A rate of 75 cents per hundred pounds is noted.
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