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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1899
Page
2
The Orange County Observer notes North Carolina’s Paris Exposition grant of 2500 dollars and reports on the state road law ruling, cotton harvest progress, and rapid textile growth. It lists a wide range of goods from dress fabrics to furniture, hardware, and shoes, highlighting sales and low prices.
Promoters claim Electric Bitters relieve malaria fever ague and typhoid germs with chills. A testimonial from W A Nall of Webb Kil says two bottles cured his children after a year of chills and fever. Priced at 50 cents, with a guarantee and local druggist sales.
Hon A W Graham of Oxford states hundreds of miners are at work in the rich ore copper mines of Granville and Person. ore is shipped to Norfolk Virginia and Bethany New Jersey smelters. A branch railway runs into the heart of the mining district.
Under date of Nov 4 1897 from Vryburg Bechuanaland Captain C G Dennison commander of forces that captured the rebel Galishe writes he bought Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for personal use and to give to his men as a cure for bowel complaints noting it proved beneficial. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
The article notes Canada’s abundance of land yet concerns itself with a disputed small frozen tract in the Kiondike region, reflecting tension over border and territory in an era of expansive claims.
Dr H H Haden of Summit Alabama states Kedol Dyspepsia Care is splendid and his confidence grows with continued use. He says it digests what you eat and quickly eases dyspepsia and indigestion.
The religious leader Sara Jones is reported in poor health due to kidney disease and has canceled all public engagements as a result.
Raleigh rally report notes Mr. Settle telling Republicans the Amendment will not disfranchise white men unless Republicans act themselves. He asks if they intend to push such a move. Neither Butler nor Pritchard has replied.
The Wake Forest Letter notes Prof H L Saith of Davidson College spoke on Some of the Dreams o Modern Inventors. Dreams included cheap storage battery wireless telegraphy and solar energy. Upcoming talks feature Prof J Kesler and an intercollegiate debate with Trinity on Thanksgiving Day with aims to win the Silver Cup.
An advertisement from Adolph L Millett of Manchester New Hampshire touts Chamberlains Pain Balm as successful in curing a nine year lame shoulder after one bottle. The second item notes the U S mint reports 1898 world gold output at 13 904 363 fine ounces valued at 273 423 000, up 50 000 000 from 1897.
A fragment lists six doctors failing to save Mullen of Lockland from a fatal lung trouble, claiming Dr King’s New Discovery cured him after five bottles. It also mentions Admiral Dewey’s marriage in Washington on November 9 and brief notes on One Minute Cough Care, plus a sermon by W H Newman condemning certain moral demands.
Local notes report Raleigh preparing sidewalks with 1600 sugar maples set 30 feet apart. Advertisements tout De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases. Iredell County Home cost averages $2.46 per inmate monthly. Wheat crops show improved planting and stands. Dr Walton endorses One Minute Cough Cure for asthma and throat issues. Federal Court in Raleigh foresees December session with a heavier docket. 20 additional cases noted. S. J. Fleming praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a cure for indigestion.
The Wilmington port is praised as a premier fish cotton hub in the nation’s vast maritime system, highlighting its strategic role within the United States. The brief extols the city’s status and economic importance as a key export center.
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