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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
4
Advertises sewing room positions in Graham and Burlington for overalls making. Pays fifty cents daily during a one month learning period, then piece work pay. Houses, meals, and travel advances offered. mentions short hours and Saturday half day. asks applicants to specify preferred location and send references.
A historic obituary recalls Russell Sage as a frugal wealth builder and domesticated family man who shaped the Civil War and railroad era in America. The notice highlights his wealth, modest wants, and long life with his wife, contrasting with public debates over rail transport regulation and reform. The section also presents assorted brief items and an advertisement for Postum and Grape-Nuts.
A garbled page features a testimonial about Peruna from Esther Milner praising its cure for pelvic weakness and headaches, followed by an advertisement for W L Douglas shoes highlighting quality and prices, and a comical diner exchange about a steak. The text also lists names and addresses in Ohio and North Carolina versions.
Homeowners and newspapers warn against burning off old paint before repainting noting fire risks and insurance exclusions. The Greenfield Gazette urges safer methods, insisting quality materials and proper drying prevent costly fires and excessive painting bills.
The ad promotes Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy for indigestion and related symptoms including belching, bad taste, dizziness, headaches, and nervousness. It claims to remove acids and strengthen the stomach, offering 50 cents a bottle with money-back guarantee and free medical advice via Tyner Remedy Co., Augusta, Georgia. The line about hard financial spending appears as a separate sentiment.
A mother reports her one month old child suffered crusted sores head to foot from eczema. After six cakes of Cuticura Soap and as much Cuticura Ointment the skin healed with no scar in seventeen years. A Cuticura ad cites other products and humorous quotes closes the piece.
A persuasive article claims modern mothers suffer nervous prostration from child care strain and offers Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Chester Curry and Mrs. Charles F. Brown praising regained health and reduced irritability after use.
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