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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
2
The Oregon Legislature faces adjournment by the middle of next week. Admiral Dewey urges sending the Oregon to Manila to avoid European interference. Pope Leo XIII photos in March Ladies Home Journal depict the Pontiff at the Vatican with his entourage.
Fre PIs offer a free sample box if you send your address to IH Buck len Co in Chicago. A trial claims to show the pills ease constipation and headaches, aid malaria and liver troubles, and provide stomach and bowel tone without harmful substances. Regular size priced 25 cents, sold by W A Ifayee, Druggist.
Mrs Hayes eldest living daughter of President Jefferson Davis is elected honorary member of the Solid South room in the Confederate Museum Richmond Virginia succeeding her sister Miss Winnie Davis.
A Germantown man Josh Edgar reports fourteen years of rheumatism with constant pain. After trying many remedies he used Chamberlain's Pain Arm and was immediately relieved and soon cured. He notes the condition has not returned and adds the product is sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
A droll line from the Indianapolis Journal notes that a man is as old as his feet suggest and a woman as old as she asserts, reflecting旧 fashioned humor from a bygone era.
A 1890s health note by W. A. Hayes urges readers not to substitute other remedies for One Minute Cough Cure. He claims it is the infallible remedy for lung and throat troubles and warns against options offered as alternatives.
Farmers in the section plan less cotton and buy fewer fertilizers this year while increasing tobacco acreage, a shift seen as more profitable after the prior season.
Advertises Breken's Armiga Salve as a universal remedy for cats bruises sores ulcers fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Priced at 25 cents per box.
A fragmented quote debate on control and power contrasts with a wary stance. The speaker questions if one person can wrest control from another while acknowledging that possessing such influence would tempt misuse.
The Wilmington Messenger reports the House debates a new census law for 1900 with a June 1 start and a fifteen day city tally plus thirty day rural tally. A 21 million dollar cap on asking costs is set, with funding for future needs to complete ongoing enumeration.
An old remedy marketed for coughs colds croup whooping cough and influenza is praised for rapid relief. It cites testimonials about soothing persistent coughs curing severe colds and preventing dangerous croup outcomes in children and notes sale by W A Hayes.
The passage argues that Bryan’s speeches on imperialism surpass others and that critics who once claimed his oratory was contrived are now recognizing the solid logical foundation of his public addresses.
A Marysville man credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his consumption after years of coughing and hemorrhages. Advertisements urge its value over gold, noting asthma bronchitis and throat lung ailments are cured, with trial bottles at W A Hayes Drug Store and guarantees. The notice mentions De Witts Witch Hazel Salve and ends with a death notice for Hugh McLean, aged nearly 90, of Harnett County.
Gravel Hill items report pleasant weather and mud, neighbors visiting, and small illnesses improving. Highlights include Mr A H Mebane visiting his mother, James Jobe chopping wood, Miss Alma McCulloch taking charge at the school, and veterans like Leander Fowler out again. Also mentions newspaper editor’s closing and various local tidbits and ads.
Newton hosts large chicken and egg market and early adoption of by the pound purchases. Mecklenburg County features a cotton picking pig. State legislators visit for the upcoming State Fair amid praise for Col. Cunningham. Hon. Connor addresses Durham citizens on wise, prudent citizenship. Smallpox cases rise in the state linked to Norfolk arrivals. quarantines and vaccine distribution underway. One Minute Cough Care touted for rapid relief.
Wheat 75 cents per 60 pounds, corn 40 cents per 46 pounds, oats 50 cents per bushel, meal 60 cents per 46 pounds. Pork 40 cents per pound, bacon 7 to 10 cents, flour 4 dollars per barrel. Tallow 4 cents, beeswax 25 cents, batter 15 to 20 cents, eggs 12 cents per dozen, peas 65 to 75 cents, beans 75 cents to 1 dollar. Hides 4 to 10 cents, chickens 10 to 20 cents each, feathers 40 cents per pound, wool 18 to 25 cents washed, 10 cents cowashed, 5 cents burried per pound. Coffee 10 to 20 cents, sugar 6 to 7 cents. All country produce in good demand. Includes ad for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
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