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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
2
The Hillsboro issue notes 63 Crosses of Honor awarded to Confederate veterans on June 3. Though 239 were planned, 176 men were unable to attend. the names of the 63 attendees will be printed in an upcoming issue.
Fresh testimony extols Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as unequaled. T J McFarland of Benterville Va says three years of bronchitis end after using the remedy. It is claimed to cure lung and throat troubles including pneumonia and grip. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The piece argues that obtaining divorce in North Carolina is too easy and harms the state’s reputation. It urges a united front by press and church to push for legislative repeal of the current divorce law.
An advertisement touts E. C. De Witt & Co. as makers of genuine Witch Hazel Salve. It claims De Witt's heals blind, bleeding and itching piles, burns, bruises, eczema, and all skin diseases, sold by W. A. Mayes, Drugist.
A Lake Shore line train covered 133 miles from Yoledo to Elkhart last Monday in 114 minutes setting a record. The locomotive reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour at times, thrilling passengers and offering a new benchmark for quick travel.
Daniel Bante of Otterville Iowa writes that after years of asthma and little relief from physicians in New York and elsewhere Foley’s Honey and Tar gave immediate relief and he will not be without it. W A Hayes supports the testimonial and urges others to try the product.
The government reports a historic trade balance with imports exceeding one billion dollars in a single year while exports total about 1.4 billion dollars.
An advertising notice extols Chamberlains Comic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted, pleasant remedy, noting its value for summer diarrhoea in children and claiming it saves many young lives yearly. It also reports national money circulation as of June 1, 1903, totaling 2,832,174,825 dollars with per capita circulation at 29.64 dollars, the highest in U S history.
A remote area family faces burns cuts and ulcers after an accident and is urged to stock Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best treatment. Available for 25 cents at W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store.
A Mount Airy News column argues the U S will be overwhelmed by foreign-born charac ters in fifty years. It claims about 100 000 immigrants arrived in New York in May and warns gates are too wide.
Mr. E. A. Lackey announces a 400 bushel daily whiskey distillery at Hamlet North Carolina to produce 115 barrels daily, claiming it will be the state’s largest. The current biggest distillery is at Marion with 107 bushels capacity. Also cited is Foley’s Kidney Cure and Southern Railway hotel plans at Spencer near the depot to serve trains.
In a 1902 order of the Orange County Superior Court in a special proceeding, S. M. Gattis Administrator offers for sale a sixty three acre tract in Chapel Hill township bounded by Samuel Gattis John Weaver John R. Smith Dr McCauley and R hos Brockwell It will be on June 6 1902 at noon with terms one third cash and balance in installments over 12 months The sale was postponed to June 20 1903 and moved to Chapel Hill in front of D McCauley’s store Foley’s Honey and Tat steals lungs and stops the cough
A promotional letter from Devoe & Co touts Devoe Lead and Zine as cost efficient and long lasting, claiming customers avoid cheaper mixtures. It cites a Williamsport firm and a home repaint using 11 gallons of mixed paint replaced by Devoe with savings and durability. The reminder notes a Sanf ord Express item about the first peach shipment from Southern Pines on May 20, earlier than prior years.
In 1889 Oklahoma opening stories a Sentinel editor suffered severe diarrhea from bad water and heat. A neighbor gave Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a big dose relieved agony, then sleep returned and full recovery followed within hours. W A Hayes, Druggist, advertises the remedy.
Donn Batner reports all factories operating on full time and shipping quantities of goods. The statement confirms elevated production and distribution activity across the company's facilities.
A Salem Missouri reader cites Fo ley's Kidney Cure curing a five year kidney disease claim. The note also mentions a June 22 Alamance Superior Court term presided by Judge Moore. Mrs Sarah W Curtis of Lee Massachusetts reports relief from indigestion using Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. W A Hayes Drugist sells both remedies.
This 23rd day of April, 1902. G. W. P. Cates is named executor of Henry M. O'Daniel's estate. Creditors must pay immediately and claims must be presented with proper authentication by April 18, 1904 or be barred from recovery.
Gaither Collins opens a barber shop in Messrs. Parks and Hedgpeths furniture building on Churton Street. He offers shaving, shampoo, and haircuts in latest style and also cleans and presses clothing with guaranteed satisfaction.
Oakville Indiana resident J P Gray recounts ten years bedridden by kidney disease and praises Foley's Kidney Cure after doctors failed. In North Carolina Sugar Loaf mountain in Mender county sinks several feet, with three to four acres collapsing and alarms rising among locals.
Kodol Dyspepsia Care claims to aid digestion by enabling the stomach to break down wholesome food into nourishing blood for nerves muscles and organs. It purports to cure indigestion dyspepsia catarrh of the stomach and related disorders sold by W A Hayes Drogist.
IU 1903. Our new stock of spring and summer millinery arrives with fashionable hats bonnets ribbons feathers trimmings plus a fall line of notions and dress trimmings. Public invited to inspect goods. orders by chair receive immediate attention. Mrs M L Taylor and sister.
A testimonial lauds Electric Bitters as miraculously curing long endured indigestion and stomach bowel troubles. The ad also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Care as a remedy for loss of appetite and other stomach ailments, sold by W A Hayes, Druggist, with a bail reference to a Supreme Court case.
In Orange County the Superior Court case dated May 23 1903 lists W Jesse Hughes and wife Ida L Hughes among the parties.
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