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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1903
Page
4
An old advertisement and assorted notes claim Botanic Blood Balm cures deep seated illnesses including rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and catarrh by destroying poison in the blood. The ad offers a $1 large bottle and a free sample by mail. Additional items note labor strikes counts and miscellaneous facts from the era.
W. J. Hill of Concord testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills eased his disordered kidneys and backache. He reports clearer secretions, no back pain after the last dose, and overall health improvement. Foster Milburn Co. distributes in Buffalo with a 50 cent price per box.
The trust companies of New York held 193,044,837 in stocks and bonds on December 31, 1902. State banks owned 9,720,400 on May 23, 1903. The national banks owned 106,412,100 on June 9, 1903, excluding bonds securing circulation and deposits. Total securities exceed 300 million.
European rail work promises higher ore output in Norway and Sweden while Cuba opens new ore deposits. Coal unloading at Lincoln Wharf reaches 320 tons per hour from 90 feet, a world record, as a three-way manufacturing pact forms in New York to regulate tire sizes and rim styles. Egypt plans traveling ophthalmic dispensaries, and a Swedish expedition departs for Port Arthur via Siberia. Silk weight concerns explain tin weighting in black silk, and D O Mills leads a solar motion expedition near Santiago, Chile to measure stellar velocities. England will replace fixed light with a 1 000 000 candle power revolving beacon at Lizard Head Lighthouse improving visibility to 40 50 miles.
In Poolesville Maryland residents recall a prank where a plant offered as a new seed grew into jimson weed. The tale follows a woman who failed to propagate the seed then received a planted specimen that flourished into a dangerous weed.
The text traces cement production from 1865 as the first U S plant to slow growth until 1890 when Portlaz cement output reached 200 000 barrels. By 1901 production climbed to 8 600 000 barrels and 1903 estimates for the high district reach 12 409 000 barrels.
A Spanish American War veteran goat named Billy Goat, late mascot of the ship Atlanta, appeared before Justice Lewis at the Northeastern Police Station on Saturday. Owners Halle and Crowley clashed over Billy's $10 value, with Billy ultimately returned to Halle and Crowley discharged. Billy's service record spans Detroit, Buffalo, Dolphin, Texas, Annapolis, and Atlanta, including a write up by the ship surgeon and a leg injury in Norfolk Hospital. The creature is described as having been disciplined for drunkenness and once worked in the engine room after a staff conflict, then shook hands with the court before leaving.
A man in poverty faces a heartbroken lover who is not his intended partner. The laundry agent fails to deliver promised service, leaving him unable to telegraph his beloved. He departs the office with two dimes to send a telegram claiming illness.
Thomas Walsh a 14 year old rope factory worker here was fatally injured when a hemp separating machine drew him into its steel needle laden rollers. He cried for aid as the 1,000 needles tore his body and the machine had to be disassembled to free him. He prayed for death at the hospital.
Charles T. Yerkes brings German bricklayers to London Chelsea to build two chimney stacks at a new generating plant. Local unions denounce alien labor while British workers claim inner-built chimneys. The manager from Chicago blundered, prompting a flood of UK letters and contractor satisfaction. German workers face tough times in Chelsea.
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