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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
2
The Raleigh meeting of the State University Executive Committee reports 41,000 on hand of the 50,000 endowment required to secure 90,000 from Carnegie for a library. President Venable hopes to raise 9,000 more soon to approve plans and erect the library during the coming vacation.
The article notes Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine crediting Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life after severe throat inflammation and congestion. It also reports Winston Salem plans to install 15 tubular chimes in Centenary M E church tower connected to the organ, costing 2500, claimed to be the first of its kind, with tubular bells perfected by Mr Leisch of Charlotte.
An old advertisement urges parents to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children showing relief from colds croup and whooping cough. It notes no danger and that relief follows. Local sellers W A Hayes and Dr W L Porteat are named. The piece also mentions a Wake Forest College lecture by Dr Porteat in Roxboro on Friday night March 16.
A. M. Ake, of Wood, Indiana, recounts severe lung trouble with repeated hemorrhages. After failing with doctors, he uses Foley's Honey and Tar and reports his lungs are sound again. He urges advanced stage lung sufferers to try the remedy. Refuse substitutes. Sold by W A Hayer Druggist.
The South Carolina legislature defeats a compulsory school law by a narrow margin of one vote, per patron reports. The result leaves the state without a mandatory education statute and signals ongoing partisan contention over schooling policy.
A Paris statistician urges saving old calendars by noting 1900 calendars work for 1906. He notes 1900 had 365 days, not 366, and leap year quirks align the weekdays so the 1906 dates match those of 1900 eleven years later.
Hon John Shenick of Chicago lauds Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for throat and lung affections. He recounts how two doses alleviated throat inflammation during a heated campaign and credits the medicine with allowing continued speaking. Sold by W A Hayes, Druggist.
The Corporation Commission recommends a legal change to require first and second class passenger rates., preserving regulatory aims and aligning with transportation policy.
A varied ad fragment lists Woley's Honey and Tar as a throat remedy, Foley's Honey and Tar imitators, Dr King’s New Life Pills for stomach and bowels, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for children, and Pine-tile remedies. It notes Jane Shaw opposing Jamestown Exposition coinage and discusses farm value estimates and a Maryland Senate bill on cigar tea, with prices and local druggists W A Hayes and Raeyrolds & alker.
Farmers and traders in Hilusboro quote a broad range of staple goods with gold demand noted. Wheat at 1.00 per bushel, corn 60 cents, oats 40 cents, pork and bacon values listed, flour 5 to 6 dollars per barrel, beeswax 20 cents per pound, butter 29 cents, beans 1.06 to 1.50 per bushel, coffee 10 to 20 cents, sugar 5 to 6 cents per pound, unwashed wool 15 to 20 cents, all kinds of country produce in gold demand.
A Raleigh News and Observer item reports a civil questions letter to Devoe Company about adulterated paint definitions and penalties while noting General Schofield, a former top Federal Army leader in the Civil War, died on Sunday march 4 and was a Democrat with no presidential ambitions. The letter hints at paint composition terms like clay chalk barytes lime benzine water and soap.
The notice cites November and December 1903 showing one fifth of deaths in New York and Chicago due to pneumonia. It mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy to stop coughing and strengthen lungs, with local druggist W. A. Hayes selling it. Also notes North Carolina income tax returns totaling 27,988,000 dollars and lists counties by return numbers. Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar is promoted as safe for colds, with Reynolds & Walker selling it.
For several days there is a persistent rumor that Mr J Crawford Biggs of this city planned to run for the judgeship. Mr Biggs says the rumors are without foundation and he has not announced any candidacy.
W M Sherman of Cushing Maine says three bottles of Electric Bitters cured his three month kidney inflammation and cured liver complaint dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria aiding weak nervous health. Guaranteed by W A Hayes Dragygiat.
A fragmented note praises North Carolina towns and cities as prosperous as residents back their communities. The piece highlights local pride and signals broad support for hometown development across the state.
A letter from mail carrier Ch Drake praises Cham Verlain's Pain Balm as the champion of all ligaments. He claims relief after one application and a permanent cure with short use. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist. Also notes on a riddle and a dyspepsia tablet ad by Key nods & MV a'kes.
The Wilmington Messenger notes the Foraker bill's passage awakens an appropriation for marking Confederate graves and northern prisons. Mr Grosvenor of Ohio calls it "the forging of another link in the welding of the North and the South."
A local ad claims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets revive digestion and restore appetite with a gentle laxative effect. Sold by W. A Hayes in Draggin. A second item notes rapid Southern Railway construction toward a double track to Charlotte depot for a planned July Fourth celebration, with swift progress reported.
Women suffer kidney disorders more often than men yet misattribute symptoms to female diseases. Signs like nervousness, headaches, puffy eyes, and back pain signal kidney trouble needing attention. Foley's Kidney Care is advertised to restore health in many women, regulate urinary organs, purify blood, and aid the system. Also reports Ireland tobacco yields of 14,000 pounds from 20 acres and promotes Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as a superior cough and cold remedy for children and adults sold by Reynolds Walker.
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would permit tobacco growers to sell their leaf without the 6 cent per pound revenue tax. The measure aims to ease costs for farmers amid fluctuating market prices and could affect domestic tobacco trade.
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