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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
A 1902 Hillsboro column reports a large Tuesday crowd, local store ads, and community updates. It notes Clarence Cates’s move to Raleigh, a physician’s remedy promotion, a mule for sale, and a Mrs Webb’s Durham hospital death with funeral details. Also mentions the Woman’s Home Companion review and local business ads.
An old classified style ad promotes De Witts Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for painful skin conditions and wounds, warning against counterfeits and citing patient anecdotes. The note also references a grocery promotion and a Senate bill authorizing a $100,000 federal building in Durham.
Obituary notices announce the deaths on February 25 1902 of W D Woods a leading farmer and former county official in Cedar Grove township and his longtime associate Archibald Burton of Eno Mills. Woods a Civil War veteran and Presbyterian elder is praised for integrity and service to community and church. Burton is described as a trusted friend and good man. The piece notes Woods suffered wounds at Bristow Station and leaves a family of wife six daughters and one son.
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