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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1899
Page
3
The page presents fragmented items from 1898 including medical recipes for smallpox and scarlet fever, Goose Grease Liniment praise for horses, local store notices and community announcements, plus religious and social tidbits. Names like Dr Patiris Lynch Yates and venues around Hiltsboro are referenced amid ad copy and public notices.
Quarantine is in effect at Hillsboro due to smallpox with special police on trains and roads from Alamance. The piece also notes Orange County Superior Court March Term convening with Judge Henry R. Bryan, new Solicitor A.T.L. Brooks, grand jury list, and upcoming court proceedings. local merchants advertise stock clearout including spring goods, shoes, clothing, and hardware, plus ads for seeds and medicines.
In a clipped Tit-bits note from Astoria a master asks a riddle about months. A sharp lad answers all have twenty eight days. The playful exchange reflects a classic humor snippet from a bygone era.
An election for Hillsboro mayor and seven town commissioners will be held at the courthouse on Monday May 1 1899 under the 1899 act. The registration book opens April 15 at Laws furniture store on Church Street and runs ten weekdays. On Saturday April 20 the book remains open at the courthouse for voter inspection. Registrar George Laws notes no new registration is required though those not yet registered must do so before the coming election.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character named Joussy Was Sarr and Johnny discussing a voyage across the ocean. The text hints at companions traveling together and mentions vaccination and baptism in a colloquial exchange.
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