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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
4
A fragmentary note urges not to fear extra effort and to start from the bottom as the safest path to progress. It contrasts valued Gaels with being weighed, and remarks on agreement revealing opinions while disagreement shows deviations.
A Harper's Bazaar note recalls the Russian Empress showing indifference to wardrobe as she wore a simple white velvet gown with a long train and a jeweled dove in her hair. It contrasts with Elena of Italy, Wilhelmina of Holland, and Spain's Queen regnant, each favoring distinct color schemes and brocade patterns in court dress.
A fragmented collection contrasts a Stoic thought on handling injuries with a promotional testimonial for Grape-Nuts and Postum. It cites restraint in anger and friendship, then abruptly elevates cereal nutrition, citing a reader letter about strength, weight gain, and travel use, all mixed with erroneous typesetting and stray phrases.
The April Municipal Engineering Magazine notes park road wear from automobiles and tires, urging inexpensive durable pavements. Morgan County votes $260,000 in bonds for better roads, urging state and national aid. The Birmingham Age-Herald advocates local action first to spur statewide and national support for the good roads drive.
The Good Roads and Drainage Convention, which met in Jackson Tennessee, will become a permanent organization and hold annual meetings as decided by the executive committee. It endorsed Memphis Business Men's League plan to build a Memphis to Bristol highway via Jackson Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville at state expense and to seek legislative funding for a preliminary survey.
The Rural World argues that people will shoulder the expense of good roads once they understand the time and money saved by quality paving. It urges electing intelligent road-makers and supporting a special tax to fund road improvements, noting every bad trip highlights the need for better infrastructure.
Idea spreading nationwide. Alaska advocates highway and trail improvements seeking a $400,000 appropriation from Congress to develop roads and trails in the territory.
United States Forest Service notes the 1907 lumber harvest was the greatest in U S history at 37,550,726,000 feet, valued at 628,151,388 dollars. The price average has risen about 49 percent since 1899.
Julia Marlowe credits Peruna with aiding digestion and nerve nutrition in a strong endorsement. The ad cites improved digestion easing nervous debility and includes a testimonial from Camison of Wallace California about recovery from stomach trouble after using Peruna. Peruna is sold by local druggists with a prompt to buy.
A collage of maxims on fear, experience, teaching, marriage, nagging, self-promotion, temperance, and political views. It blends cautions about money lending with views on radicalism and conservatism, suggesting preparation before need and reliance on others for support.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports a five month hospital stay ending with a discharge as incurable and a six month life prognosis. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief restoring health, noting improved kidney function and energy since. Also includes various patent medicine testimonials and ads for Cure-alls like TrtrenInx and Grove’s Tonic.
An American business manager in London attempts to curb the tea ritual of his British office. Tea rings spark protest as clerks quit work to drink tea, gas costs tracked, and the board sides with tradition. A notable executive quote highlights steadfast perseverance against resistance.
A large duck house 500 feet by 46 feet shelters ducklings from hatch to market. Partitions every 100 feet cut drafts. ducks fed by a moving feed car along a central alley. They receive baby food, then No 2 and No 3 feeds as they grow. Water troughs provide drink but not access. Lanterns burn at night to prevent accidents.
Botanic Blood Balm claims to cure rheumatism bone pains and eczema by purifying the blood. It says thousands of cases improved after other treatments failed. Price one dollar per large bottle with home treatment directions. Large sample free by writing Biood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
A Kansas City Journal quip by Homer Hoch uses playful figures of speech to claim that if all cattle shipped yearly were one cow she would browse tropical vegetation near the equator while the tail shears icicles at the North Pole. He adds that all hogs slaughtered could dig the Panama Canal in two and a half roots, with a squeal so loud it would reach the aurora borealis.
Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas relates a painful six month eczema on his baby with ears, hands and legs sores. after trying doctors and four months of treatment the Cuthorn Remedies eased sleep and within two months the sores vanished leaving a clear face and no recurrence. Apr 15 1907. There is no disgrace in playing second fiddle if you play it well.
Clarksville Ga resident Mrs Thomas Thompson writes April 28 107 recounting 15 years of torment from eczema with doctors failing to help until she found relief. The testimonial mentions Hicks Capuchine and other remedies sold at drug stores and shoe shops as options. Cato the Elder quote closes the piece.
The text promotes health and happiness through reliable products and information. It highlights a well known laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a trusted remedy approved by physicians and well informed buyers, urging purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co. through leading druggists.
Mrs. T. C. Willadsen of Iowa writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life and restored her to health. The letter claims the remedy cures irregularities, backache, indigestion, and related female complaints and urges all sick women to try it. The advertisement notes the product originates from Lynn Massachusetts and targets troubled women.
A concise reflection notes that everything has dual handles the easy controllable one and the severe difficult one. It implies judgment and choice determine how we grasp situations. The passage invites thoughtful selection of response rather than impulsive reaction.
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