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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1904
Page
2
Orange County Observer Hillsborough North Carolina notes publication every Thursday dated May 31 1904. Joseph A Harris is listed as publisher and owner.
A UVA board insider predicts Edwin A. Alderman will be chosen as the university's first president under the new law when the board meets on April 19 at Charlottesville. The 1902 03 world cotton crop is estimated at 17,179,765 bales valued at about 750 million dollars, with most bales weighing 500 pounds except East India and Korean-Chinese contributions.
Pleasant City Ohio resident Me W Watkins credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption with saving his son from pneumonia and a severe cough after other doctors failed The ad guarantees cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases with trial bottles free and priced 50 cents and 1 00 by W A Hayes Druggist
In Lexington a case by Lexington Grocery Co against Southern Railway Co awarded 300 dollars for 60 days of nutmegs held at High Point depot without shipment. The nutmegs were valued at 70 cents, while three higher value items in the bill of lading were missing due to address errors.
The Sanford Express notes unprecedented crowds at Southern Pines and Pinehurst. Hotels boarding houses and cottages are full. One Pinehurst hotel reportedly earned about 40000 over expenses last season. Visitors spend freely and investment in Pinehurst has paid off, making it a premier southern resort.
A J Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana recounts a three month severe cold. He tried a druggist prepared medicine and a physician's prescription with no improvement. After eight doses Foley's Honey and Tar cured him. Refuse substitutes C D Jones.
Agents of the American Tobacco Company say they have figures showing nearly a 50 percent cut in eastern North Carolina tobacco acreage for the coming crop, with a possible small rise in the northwest section.
The County Board of Education met Saturday to decide on a four week Summer School at University of North Carolina starting June 13 with tuition paid by the district. Teachers attending and achieving 95 percent or higher on July exams receive raises next year, and many have pledged to attend. Superintendent Maddry is granted leave to participate portion of the program.
A collection of short items notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised for babies with claims of quickly curing coughs colds and preventing pneumonia. Mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy. Reports a Senate treaty ratified with Cuba signed May 22 1903. Includes a testimonial about Chamberlain's Pain Balm and a note on a divorce court in Charlotte granting six divorces with racial breakdown.
The ad touts Fo Ley's Honey and Tar as a quick remedy preventing pneumonia and consumption from a hard cold that settled on the lungs. Separately, C. D. Jones announces the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina convention at Christ Church Raleigh starting June 8 for four to five days.
The property includes a 3 room Queen Anne cottage built of wood and stone on a hill 2 miles south of Hillsboro with an orchard of walnut, peach, apple and plum trees and vines. The 52 acre tract produced crops of rutabagas and corn in the past. Mineral rights reserved. Terms easy. N. W. Brown.
A reader details paint procurement and usage patterns for Devoe coating. The note describes an order of 25 gallons, typical usage of 24, and remaining stock after several shipments for two jobs. It cites W A and Bower of Methuee, with an aside about new agents learning to estimate needs.
The Roxboro Courier questions lawyer practice in jury selection. It argues for intelligent jurors who may have read newspaper accounts and can still judge impartially, asserting knowledgeable citizens should sit and decide cases despite prior information.
A cold neglected may lead to pneumonia and weakened lungs after recovery. Foley's Honey and Tar is claimed to stop the cough heal the lungs and prevent pneumonia per D. Jones.
The Washington division will likely be ready for use by June. Trains now run on the double track up to Manaseas with sections completed elsewhere. Recent bad weather hindered construction progress.
A brief health note urges consulting a physician for pneumonia and explains pneumonia often follows a cold or grip. It states Chamberlain's Cough Remedy wards off pneumonia, is used by physicians, and is endorsed by Dr. W. J. Smith of Sanders Alabama. It also notes the remedy is sold by W. A. Hayes and closes with a local joke about Pat and Judge Mike.
Cures bronchitis and asthma, croup and whooping cough, hoarseness and bronchial troubles. Also helps pneumonia and la grippe. Endorsed by C D Jones.
Franklin Times reports Mrs Bedie Pearce, a 90 year old widow in Dunn township, living in this county. Her offspring total 250, including eight living children and 55 grandchildren alive, with numerous great grandchildren. She remains healthy and active, keeping daily affairs in order.
A LaGrange man credits Backlen's Arnica Salve with curing a brutal leg sore in five days. The Observer notes a Second Presbyterian Church banquet on April 22 with over 500 guests including Stevenson and ex-Governor Hardin. Foley's Honey and Tar advertised as the best remedy for grippe coughs by C D Jones.
Disturbances of strikers are not as grave as an disorder of the system Overwork loss of sleep nervous tension followed by collapse. Electric Bitters is advertised as a tonic for Liver and Kidney disorders, nervousness rheumatism neuralgia malaria germs. Only 50c. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Nash county poor house advances a self-supporting record with a surplus paid into the county treasury. Industrial development in North Carolina advances rapidly. An Asheville item reports on Penitentiary management and local progress. A Danville resident praises Foley's Honey and Tar for a child’s cough.
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