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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
Hillsborough North Carolina edition lists publication details with date March 13 1962 publisher and owner Joseph A Harris. The note indicates weekly publication every Thursday. The text presents the paper’s masthead and ownership line. The content confirms the run of the local newspaper and the publisher.
Hillsboro township plans a March 31 bond vote of 20000 to repair public roads. Passage requires a majority of registered voters, not just votes cast. Also reported Pope Leo IX, aged 92, remains frail and near death, having died and not yet buried repeatedly in papers.
The advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments. It claims cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and asthma and offers trial bottles free at W A Hayes drug store priced 50 cents and 1 dollar.
North Carolinians will have fine addresses as ex Secretary of the Navy Herbert speaks at the University and Dr. Henry Van Dyke at Trinity. Other Trinity speakers include ex President Crowell for the baccalaureate, Dr. E. G. Moore of Wilson for the alumni address, and Rev. D. J. M. Brockley to preach the sermon. Other colleges to follow with similar lectures and events.
Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg Pennsylvania says her child is worth millions to her and she would have lost her to croup without One Minute Cough Cure. The ad touts the medicine as safe for all ages and effective for coughs croup throat and lung troubles. It claims immediate action and urges every family to keep a bottle available during this season. W A Hayes.
A Wilmington Star item reports Minister Wu in Washington enjoying costly foods including a rumored $250 per ounce delicacy and eggs said to be a thousand years old. It notes Chinese use of ciphers for decorating antiquities while savoring these rare items.
Remain quietly at home and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed. A quick recovery is sure to follow. The remedy counter acts any tendency of the grip to result in pneumonia, the serious danger. For sale by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
Rockingham Headlight notes predicting a good fruit and crop year as farmers anticipate favorable yields. A Foley's Honey and Tar endorsement from W. A. Hayes touts the cough remedy as superior. An Atlanta News snippet mentions early Chinese coins shaped like keys, reflecting a curiosity about money forms.
Washington correspondent of the Raleigh Post reports Major William A. Graham of Lincoln County writes a historical sketch of his father the late William A. Graham who served as Secretary of the Navy and was a vice presidential candidate Congressman Kluttz seeks copies of official letters and papers to include in the sketch Captain Lemly Judge Advocate General of the Navy agrees to help obtain information. Also a note on colds and la grippe urging Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe preventive and faster cure with sale listing of W A Hayes druggist.
The Asheville Citizen calls on North Carolinians to demand an appropriation for road improvement and to choose legislative candidates who pledge to advance good roads, urging voters to center their campaigns on road policy.
An old advertorial note features claims by J. O. Greene of Depauw Indiana that Little Early Risers relieve nine years of costiveness with best results. It also mentions President Roosevelt telling Boer delegates the U S would not interfere in South Africa’s conflict.
Advertisement notes daily revelations of Dr. King's New Life Pills curing liver and bowel troubles. Claims include relief from constipation sick headache biliousness jaundice and indigestion with thousands blessing the remedy. Mention of A Hayes drug store and praise of Prince Henry's reception by Emperor William.
An advertisement style list proclaims Fotrrs Honey and Tar for coughs and chest problems, Chamberlain’s tablets for headaches, and several other remedies. It also notes Peggy Williams shipped thirty Negro families from Rockingham county. Market prices appear for corn, wheat, oats, meat, dairy, eggs, peas, beans, hides, poultry, wool, coffee, and sugar with country produce in good demand.
Superior Court of Orange County convened at 11 this morning with Judge Walter H. Neal presiding for a one week term. Jury foreman John T. Sykes named as foreman. A. M. Breeze officer. Van Faller pled guilty to arson of Kirkpatrick barn and received a 30 year penitentiary sentence. Proceedings continue next week.
An advertisement touts Electric Bittere as a cure for nervous and female troubles, claiming it steadies health, appetite, and mood. It notes consumer satisfaction guarantees by W A Hayes and promotes plans to open three leaf tobacco warehouses in Raleigh as Wake County tobacco acreage rises, especially in southern and eastern areas.
A Danville Illinois mother recalls her daughter’s terrible cough settling on the lungs and credits Foley’s Honey and Tar with the cure after trying many remedies. The ad advises refusing substitutes.
Wilmington Messenger notes Charles Rouss, Maryland born in 1836, a Confederate veteran who amassed a fortune after the war and gave liberally. He refused to attend the Confederate States Monument unveiling at Winchester, Virginia that he had erected. He created the name Charles Broadway due to his shop on that famed street and fought for the South, a defense of many faults.
An old Durham directory note touts Bucklen’s Amica Salve as the cure for cuts and skin ailments, priced 25 cents at W A Hayes drug store. A second item reports Durham city and suburbs population totaling 16,769 with a gain of 5,760 over the 1900 Federal census.
Mrs C E VanDensen of Kilbourn Wisconsin suffered long stomach trouble and constipation before praising Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets. She says they did more good than other preparations. The tablets are sold at W A Hayes drug store for 25 cents with free samples.
In Memoriam announces the rest of Mrs Isabella Graham Webb at Watta’ Hos pital Durham on March 7 1902 aged in her thirtieth year leaving two sons a four year old and a six week old her memory recalls her roles as daughter sister wife and mother with hope through patience and faith A severe coup for 3 months letter from A J Nusbaum Batesville Ind tells of three month cold cured by Foyes Honey and Tar Substitutes warned and moral reflection on self-improvement care for boys early years
In the winter of 1898 and 1899 F. L. Hewett of Winfield Illinois recovered from a severe attack of La Grippe using two bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He credits it with breaking up the cold and stopping the coughing, and notes no further grippe since. The remedy is touted as reliable against severe colds and pneumonia prevention, pleasant to take, and sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
Ernest Tomberlin of East Monroe township reports trapping twelve blue birds in a hollow apple tree during recent snow, indicating the species is returning to the region after previous decline.
A warning about neglecting a cold leading to pneumonia, with notes that pneumonia can be fatal and weakened lungs raise consumption risk. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as stopping coughs, healing lungs, and preventing pneumonia.
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