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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
2
The Atlanta Journal notes the Dallas reunion where General Gordon was re elected Commander in Chief and department chiefs were also chosen. General C S Walker succeeds Wade Hampton as Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. New Orleans chosen for next reunion with about 125000 in attendance.
The advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and throat and lung diseases. It claims to cut phlegm, enrich blood, and heal inflamed throats and lungs, with trial bottles free at W A Hayes' drug store. Also notes the release of North Carolina Regimental History volume covering Seventieth to Eighty third regiments.
Geo S Marek, a renowned Nocona Texas attorney, recalls five years of severe dyspepsia, tried pepsin and other medicines without relief, and credits Kodol with immediate improvement. He says it mirrors natural digestive juices and heals stomach trouble after several bottles. W A Hayes endorses the product.
The Manila cholera toll worsens with 388 cases and 300 deaths in the city and 856 cases with 602 deaths in the provinces, signaling no improvement in the outbreak.
A Springville Alabama mother with experience of whooping cough advises prevention of dangerous effects. She cites her three children and a three month old baby who used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy last summer without lasting illness, contrasting with others whose parents did not use it. The draggist W A Hayes offers the remedy.
Henry E. Fries of Salem North Carolina plans to secure options on twenty cotton mills in North Carolina and South Carolina. He aims to place the mills into a combination under a New Jersey charter, forming a centralized control structure.
A.A. Herren of Finch Arkansas writes Foley's Honey and Tar is the best for coughs lung trouble and has cured consumption in the first stages. W. A. Hayes confirms.
The Starr county sheriff warns about famine affecting about half the population of Starr and neighboring Zapata. With 11,000 in Starr and 6,000 in Zapata, residents have raised no corn in two years as drought persists for fourteen years, leaving children as young as seven never seeing substantial rain.
An Orange area store invites residents of Orange and surrounding counties to inspect a large stock of spring and summer items direct from factories. The shop features dress goods, clothing for men boys and youths, shoes, hats hardware glassware pottery and crockery, groceries, fertilizers, wagons buggies cook stoves and furniture. Staff promise satisfaction, fair cash prices, and courteous service to all customers.
Graham-Yearby Drug Co proclaims no old stock and fresh pure drugs. It lists cosmetics and toiletries from Chcars-Astorettes to Colgate and Violet powders, urging customers to visit the Hillsboro shop for the largest, best and cheapest lines. Also praises Electric Bitters from Champ Clark for renewed health, 50 cents at W A Hayes Drugist.
An election preview notes ten Congress seats a Legislature United States Senator and state court judges to succeed named officials. mentions a Railroad Commissioner and 16 solicitors plus county officers. Also includes endorsements for De Wit's Little Early Risers and a 1902 calendar note. probate administrator seeks claims by April 15, 1903.
The Wilmington Star notes North Carolina produces more sweet potatoes than any other state. The article defends the quality, contrasting homegrown tubers with those from other states and warns against mislabeling inferior roots as sweet potatoes.
An advertisement extols Koleys Kidney Cure claiming it filters impurities to support health and cure kidney and bladder diseases. It also notes the Fourteenth General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet in Dallas, Texas, starting May 7 and likely continue through the month.
An elderly ad extols Back Ilen s Arnica Salve as a cure for eczema burning irritations and many ailments including ulcers fever sores and bruises. It notes a sale at W A Hayes drug store and marks March 3 as Jefferson Davis birthday anniversary.
In obedience to a Superior Court order in Martha J. Hall et al vs Mary V. Freeland, a sale will occur at the Hillsboro courthouse door on Monday May 5 1902. The property includes part of Lot No. 6 in Louin division totaling about 42 acres with a nearby 21 acre tract, both subject to Mrs. Freeland’s dower. Terms: one third cash, balance at six and twelve months with interest from sale.
Fairfield items report Mr. P. M. Faucette has recovered and can be out again. The Springs Communion will be on the second Sunday in May with preparatory sermons on Friday and Saturday nights. Fairfield public school closes next Thursday May 1 with County Superintendent Maddry to speak at 2:30 PM. Eugene Brown, a promising young man, is expected home from Davidson next Saturday.
A Germantown Cal resident Josh Edgar reports fourteen years of sciatic rheumatism ended after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. He praises immediate relief and lasting cure, noting it is available from W A Hayes, Druggist. Moonlight crops boost claim shown by Asheville Citizen Waynesville correspondent about peaches and apples.
Travel hazards and constant engine vibration are blamed for kidney troubles among travelers and workers. Foley's Kidney Cure is promoted as strengthening kidneys and healing kidney and bladder diseases, with endorsements fromGeo H Hansen and W A Hayes. National City Bank proposes increasing capital from 10 million to 25 million, boosting its standing among national banks.
Advertising claims that De Wit's Witch Hazel Salve prevents and cures skin sores and wounds including chronic leg sores. Testimonial from H. C. Hardy of Yankeetown Indiana states long running sore healed after using the salve. Warns against counterfeits and notes multiple skin ailments respond to the product.
A Plymouth Oklahoma dealer notes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy kept threshers at work, selling five bottles to exhausted workers who could not stop. the product is advertised as a dependable home remedy available from W A Hayes, a druggist.
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