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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
2
The State penitentiary sold 600 bales of cotton for 9 cents a pound. A Raleigh clerk near death is said to suffer from cigarette poisoning, reflecting broader concerns about tobacco harms. The Observer condemns whiskey less than tobacco and contemplates tobacco’s grip on good people.
A testimonial claims consumption resembles dying and lauds Dr King’s New Discovery for prompt relief and guaranteed cure for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and prevention of pneumonia with trial bottle offered. W A Hayes Drugstore sells bottles at 50 cents and one dollar.
In the dew berry season the town moved between eight and nine hundred crates, over 28 000 quarts, to Boston New York and Philadelphia with strong prices. Mr Bilyeu set a local record by shipping 343 crates to northern markets earning four dollars per crate.
A medical testimonial from Mrs. Mionie Jacobs of Houston cites Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Kennedy as curing her husband of Cuban diarrhoea contracted in Cuba. The notice notes soldiers' experiences with the disease and claims the remedy is effective after other doctors failed. product sold by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
Hon C B Aycock now holds two doctor of laws degrees as the University of Maine conferred the degree in addition to Trinity College prior honors. The recipient expresses pleasure at the Maine recognition of his educational work.
Mrs Adolph Buesing of Davenport Iowa reports a twelve year battle with asthma ended by Foley's Honey and Tar after a single fifty cent bottle. She credits long neglected cold turning into asthma for her condition and says earlier medical help offered only temporary relief. The remedy was sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.
A compact reflection notes money does not guarantee happiness but significantly facilitates pursuing goals and solving practical needs. It emphasizes the material aid money provides in seeking fulfillment and stability.
The new North Carolina vagrancy statute repeals Section 3884. It defines several classes of vagrants including idle workers with no means of support, those leading immoral or profligate lives without property, those able to work but not employed, and those who live by stealing or handling stolen property. It also covers professional gamblers and men who live idly off earnings of family. Punishment caps at a fifty dollar fine or thirty days imprisonment.
In regional talk editors praise a bumper blackberry crop now coming on across the state, noting abundant yields and happy prospects for harvest minded communities.
An advertisement claims Foley’s Kidney Cure treats kidney and bladder disorders and even Bright’s disease and diabetes. It urges start of treatment now from W. A. Hayes, Druggist, noting a peace conference date set for August 1 in Washington between Japan and Russia.
Don's weekly trade review notes farming favorable business good manufacturing steady building boom and railroad earnings ahead of June last year. The ad promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as valuable for sprained ankles stiff neck and lame shoulder, urging prompt use and listing W A Hayes Druggist as seller.
A Cherokee Iowa reader, C. F. Collier, reports recovery from kidney disease with Electric Bitters. He describes severe backache headache and low mood before recovery and endorses the tonic as a remedy for weak kidneys liver or stomach. The ad cites W A Hayes as the pharmacist and 50 cent price.
The weekly market report lists staple goods with per unit prices: wheat 1.00 dollars per 60 pound bushel, corn 0.65 per 56 pounds, oats 0.50 per 32 pounds, meal 0.70 per 46 pounds, pork 0.08 per pound, bacon hog round 0.10 to 0.15, flour 6.00 per barrel, tallow 0.04, beeswax 0.20, butter 0.20, eggs 0.15 per dozen, peas 1.50 per bushel, beans 1.06 to 1.50, hides 0.04 to 0.10, chickens 0.10 to 0.40 each, live geese 0.40 per pound, washed wool 0.25 to 0.35, unwashed wool 0.15 to 0.20, coffee 0.10 to 0.20, sugar 0.06 to 0.07 per pound. All country produce in good demand.
Judge Moore of Raleigh who presided over Gattis vs Kilge sent Rowan Rogera and J. P. Sorrell to jail for contempt and bound them over to $100 bond each for trial next July on embezzery charges alleging tampering with jurors R. N. King and S. P. Marcom.
Mr J T Barber of Irwinville Georgia keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for instant use. He says it is one of the best medicines he ever saw and has helped during several attacks of colic and diarrhoea.
Advert appears to tout Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for Bright's disease and diabetes with a testimonial from Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana who reports relief after eight doctors failed and three bottles of the cure. It notes the product is sold by W A Hagee. It also mentions Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a pleasant laxative sold by W A Haves.
The sale lists James B. Daniel home place in Grange County Cedar Grove township 12 acres more or less with payment terms in cash at sale one third in 12 months and balance in two years 6 percent interest on deferred payments title reserved until paid This notice dated June 12 1905 is by John Thompson Executor of James B Daniel deceased Gaz of valuable land sale follows with multiple lots Caswell County sale includes four lots total 281 acres and term structure similar to above lot prices and further conditions stated
The Watts and Ward laws are credited with breaking up corrupt dens and reducing drunkenness in neighborhoods. They are said to curb rain and degradation, moving communities toward sobriety as schools replace old still houses under the hill. Some Republicans oppose the Watts law despite observed improvements. A testimonial notes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets aiding Mrs Lindsay of Fort William, Ontario, for dyspepsia and indigestion.
The White Furniture Company of Mebane won a Panama Canal Commission contract to furnish officers quarters and bar racks for canal workers after competing with 48 factories. The firm is noted as the second largest furniture factory in the South. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a digestive aid.
A professional angler lacking catch turns the moment into a social gathering as he strings his friends instead, turning an empty river into a shared moment of camaraderie.
Notice of sale under a 1903 deed of trust in Orange County North Carolina for default on a note. Lands include a 371 12 acre tract in Little River Township and a house and lot in Hillsborough bounded by Cheek Tryon Street and local landmarks. Public auction at Hillsboro courthouse on a Monday in August 1905.
The piece argues that liquor distillers profit by swindling the government, labeling manufacturers a swindling gang. It claims this breeds contempt for law, disorder, and violence in communities where these men operate.
W N Yancy of Paducah Kentucky recounts three top doctors treating a severe kidney disease without success. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he felt immediate relief from the first bottle and was permanently cured after three bottles. He recommends the remedy. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
Our Spring and Summer millinery is ready for inspection featuring the latest styles and best quality. We offer stylish hats trimmed and untrimmed for all ages, fancy veils, flowers, ribbons, collars, trims for shirts, handkerchiefs, combs, jewelry and a full stock typical of a first-class millinery. Out of town orders filled promptly by Mrs M L Taylor and sister.
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