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Orange County Observer in Hillsborough, North Carolina

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Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1908

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True Greatness in John the Baptist sermon

In a Flatbush Presbyterian Church sermon Reverend Dr. Dwight J. Marvin extolled John the Baptist as greatest among prophets for faithfulness humility and devotion. He urged daily pulpits in shops and homes and warned that true greatness comes from character over spectacle.

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Easier Life Debate Stimulates Gym Tutor Rant

A New York Sun clipping quotes a gym trainer deriding New York women for laziness and fattening habits. She urges marriage seekers to go to Calabar or Boston, claiming Calabar women must first become fat to wed and Boston offers an easier life. The speaker touts herself as a benevolent prophet.

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Boston Rat Hunt Amid Record Tide Inundates Piers

An exceptionally high tide flooded Boston lower piers, driving thousands of water rats into the streets as business houses opened. A few dogs and one passer joined a rare rat hunt, while workers and clerks killed rats. The street was littered with corpses and cleanup crews spent the day removing them.

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