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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1897
Page
3
Readable fragments show railway times and passenger notes, obituaries, legal notices, and advertisements. Mentions Hillsboro Cambridge counties, Raleigh Almanac, and local merchants offering dry goods and clothing.
A local Hillsboro listing promotes clothing lines from $3 to $15, shoes for all ages, hardware, stoves and heating, dress goods, woolens, and house furnishings. Oysters for Thanksgiving are offered by S E Cone with orders due Nov 22. Sewing machines priced at $2000 each. Also notes a local jail escape and a shooting incident in East Durham with details of suspects and immediate actions.
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