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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
2
In Raleigh a Populist meeting sparks fusion talk with Democrats. Attorney General rules highway work mandatory, repealing exemption. Senator Pritchard invites President McKinley to Mecklenburg Declaration celebration in Charlotte May 20 with a signer monument plan.
Public appeal notes the Dr King’s New Discovery proprietors donated over ten million bottles to help the needy. The advertisement claims cures for bronchitis hoarseness and throat chest and lung diseases with trial bottles available from W A Hayes, druggist, with standard sizes and a satisfaction guarantee.
Greensboro Telegram notes Guilford County may see two or more candidates for the judgeship with Mr D Sehenck Jr contesting against Mr Shaw for the county Democratic endorsement.
A letter urges use of One Minute Cough Cure to prevent pneumonia consumption and other serious lung troubles after neglected colds. The piece notes a booster named W. A Slaves and mentions Nippur as the oldest city, with foundations laid 7,000 years B.C. and ruins recently unearthed.
Claiming to be the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions Bucklen Arnica Salve is advertised at 29 cents per box with a money back guarantee. The ad notes over 23 million in gold brought to the country from Europe since February 24 and lists W A Hayes Druggist as seller.
An established soothing ointment for cuts and burns, in use for years, now marketed exclusively by Hillsboro Drug Company after previously being made by Mrs. Jos A Harris of Hillsboro North Carolina.
A terse directive suggests digging up and burying old bones near the grapevines to achieve favorable outcomes. The fragment hints at a local disposal or ritual tied to vineyard ground.
A Chicago News Lis report discusses Lord Coleridge's view that umbrellas are part of the atmospheric condition and lack individual property rights. It cites Sampson v Thompson to claim rain belongs to all and umbrellas become personal property only while held, then revert to the common stock once released.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure back and kidney ills malaria nervous troubles and more. It markets the tonic as a vegetable laxative blood purifier and nerve tonic with a 50 cent price at W A Hayes Drug Store.
The Hillsboro market lists Wheat at 90 cents to 1.00 per bushel of 60 pounds and Corn at 50 cents per bushel of 56 pounds. Oats 35 cents per bushel, Meal 60 cents, Pork 5 to 6 cents per pound, Bacon 7 to 10 cents, Flour 85.00 to 86.00 per barrel. Other items include Beeswax 20 cents, Butter 15 to 20 cents, Eggs 10 cents, Potatoes 1.25 per bushel, Peas 75 cents to 1.00, Beans 75 cents to 1.00, Hides 4 to 8 cents, Chickens 10 to 25 cents, Wool various, Coffee 10 to 29 cents, Sugar 5 to 7 cents. All country produce in good demand.
The Washington Star records Senator Lindsay of Kentucky explaining to friends that with ample means he would indulge in refined comforts and music, dreaming of a party with horn, strings, and vocal harmonies. He recalls a Mississippi river boat party and hears “When the Watermelon Hangs On the Vine” sung by negro voices.
The Raleigh Press-Visitor notes that an 1887 act bans local option elections in June and every two years thereafter, preventing such ballots this year to align with general elections. Also promotes One Minute Cough Cure for whooping cough and Browns' Iron Bitters for liver health.
Tennessee Governor Bob Taylor defended executive clemency in a Chattanooga sermon last Sunday night. He challenged Sam Jones who criticized the governor, saying that without pardoning power Jones would have been in hell long ago.
Reports from Salisbury and Winston about rail line purchases and proposed solicitor salaries. Notes on Southern Railway expansion, Mooresville Mocksville extension, and a court order affecting the Western North Carolina Railroad. Also mentions DeWitts Little Early Risers advertisements.
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