18 May 1905
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
1
H W J C Webb promotes Griffon Brand suits at same price as cheap Hand-Me-Downs. The ad touts a full line of Gents Furnishings including Hats Caps Gravats and a large assortment of shirts priced at 50 cents to $1.00 with emphasis on fit and fashion.
The Rev Dr John Love Jr preaches on The Mystic Stone and the Broken Image at First Baptist Church Park N J. He interprets Nebuchadnezzar dream via Daniel as a prophecy of the Messiah’s kingdom destined to fill the earth, contrast with worldly power, and celebrate Christianity’s enduring influence through nineteen centuries.
In the Practical Farmer and Fruit Grower piece, Eastern farms are described as inexpensive because young people have left agriculture for cities. The author argues profits exist in farming and fruit growing there, urging readers with capital to buy discounted farms, work practically, and learn from successful farmers to secure lasting gains.
George Denis reports scarce fur bearing animals on a border trip with a fur buying and land seeking aim. He notes no white trappers, mentions fox and marten catches, otter and beaver illegal to handle in several states, and forecasts future scarcity with prices up to 1000 dollars for rare silver gray and black fox skins. He plans a further 800 mile journey north of Winnipeg toward the Porcupine Hills to pursue beaver, otter, and ermine.
In a Russian town police have seized all typewriters as dangerous tools of sedition. Reportedly every writer is registered with known address and could be arrested at any moment, reflecting official suppression of literature deemed disapproved.
Dolly Christensen and C. B Brown eloped from a Madeira County Chinese store and rode a log down the Madeira Lumber flume for thirty miles. They clung to the log for three hours, then walked the last miles to Madeira, arriving near Fresno to wed. Brown is a Stockton vacationer and Dolly’s cousin.
Chronicles describe 1234 royalty with straw beds, Londoners often slept on boards, wooden pillows, and rushes scattered in the queen's chamber. No carpets, and early mornings lacked coffee tea or chocolate. Sugar existed only in drug stores at a price.
A Brooklyn reader recounts a long struggle to renounce coffee after 30 years, finds success with Postum Food Coffee after proper boiling, reports heart palpitations cured and improved health, notes occasional relapse when forced to drink regular coffee. The piece also mentions a government inquiry into packers, praising Garfield's report and their broader impact on farmers and trade, plus a note on shared fruit for travelers in Greenland, New Hampshire.
On Grand View street in Berrington a group of tall youths from five families live within a few rods. Six young men averaging six feet in height comprise the group. The oldest is about 19 years old and the youngest 14 years.
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