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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
1
An old bank ad offers savings and information in Orange County while a nostalgic poem by Frank Bates Flanner extols remaining “Still a Boy.” The piece interleaves financial pitches with literary verse about youth and memory.
A Texas style reminiscence tells how Clover Leaf Johnson earned his nickname when branding a grizzly bear with the clover leaf mark. The tale recounts his daring climb, the bear’s antics, and the famous iron emblem that survived to prove ownership years later.
Mrs Smith praises her five year old daughter as a great help in housekeeping. Mrs Randall asks what the child can do and Mrs Smith replies she alerts the cook when company is coming.
An old note argues corn fed through a trough is more economical than feeding on the ground. It notes pigs waste grain by digging in dirt, but still consume considerable dirt, which does not contribute to fattening.
A New York Mail item lists practical soda uses: revive carpet color with a weak soda solution, refresh cut flowers, cleanse enamel pans, whiten dishcloths, bleach clothes, clean hair brushes, unclog grease in waste pipes with boiling soda water, lighten cooking gooseberries, grow shiny silverware with soda water, freshen reused jars, and deter poisonous insects with a damp soda application.
All white watered paper for walls offers relief from over bold cretonne patterns says Vogue. A room with white walls and fine cretaries of chosen character becomes charming and serene.
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