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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1894
Page
4
The piece recounts the remarkable recovery of M. Woodson from long standing rheumatism aided by Williams Pink Pills. Testimonies by Woodson and others describe a dramatic improvement after treatment in Kansas City. The ad cites the pills as a cure for pain and mobility, linking the miracle to the product and its physicians.
A sermon extols psalmic counsel Cast thy burden upon the Lord with examples from life and history. It urges practical religion, recounts business pressures and persecution, notes physical illness and bereavement, and highlights divine sustenance and the relief of sin through faith in Christ. The speaker invokes biblical figures and modern trials to urge trust in God.
A miscellany of curiosities and reports: Ra Roxana a Persian name linked to Day Dawn. mail reaching 68 403 U S post offices. Japanese cows used as beasts of burden. New Zealand concert features a Maori Irish song. a New York dealer touts a Shirt Constructor sign. Buckingham Palace expenditure cited at 30000000 dollars. a Vermont turkey carries pieces of pure gold in its crop. a well near Tivoli Italy is 170 feet deep. Nevad a Mo residents wear iron rings for rheumatism. Aurora Illinois first to illuminate streets with electricity in 1881. a New York doctor offers a funeral expense guarantee. Europe lags in literacy in Russia Roumania and Servia. moving Oregon mountain may dam Salmon River. Kermadec Islands whaling venture northwest of New Zealand. Vienna embarks on architectural embellishment. twins from Lambertville Ohio Martin and Carberry Black aged twenty with weights 199 and 105 but Carberry blind. a London water meteor drenched a man on his veranda in 1616.
The telescope reveals many stars as doubles though seen singly by the naked eye. Sir William Herschel expanded known doubles from four to 509, now about 7009 catalogued. He showed many pairs actually orbit each other, confirming physical companionship beyond line of sight.
J Head argues animals can be trained from infancy to operate machines. He cites a donkey at Carisbrooke Castle that wheels water from a deep well via a treadmill, completing four years of education. A canary reportedly lifts water using a small chain and thimble, then drinks once raised.
In 1673-74 explorer Hennepin noted coal outcrops on the Illinois River near Ottawa where shelly fragments burned with bright heat. Hernedon cites this as the first historical mention of coal in what is now the United States, challenging assumptions about early mining.
A letter in the Boston Transcript argues against bicycles, proposing horse wheel reform and noting the hazards of modern urban transit. The writer envisions horses on treadmills to avoid conflicts with fast-moving cycles, urging immediate action for humane reform.
Plans by architect for a new hennery at Uplants, the country seat of Robert Garrett, seek an equal in the country. The 24 by 40 by 30 foot brick fronted structure will feature glass towers and patent incubators. Estimated cost about 8000 dollars.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and supports kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims wide medical approval and offers 50c and 1 bottle sizes, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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