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Newspaper

Orange County Observer

Location

Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1902

Page

2

Bank deposits rise as U S per capita funds noted in 1903

Treasury figures show that U S bank deposits total 8.5 billion dollars, averaging 108 dollars per person. State Penitentiary directors expect about 50 thousand dollars on the favorable ledger this year. Good crops and a calm season at the penitentiary farm on the Roanoke River aid the improved outlook and economical management.

Treasury United States State Penitentiary Roanoke River

Kodol Promises Quick Digestion Digestive Aid Testimony

Multitudes praise Kodol the discovery that digests what you eat and purifies blood. Mia Cranfill of Troy Oklahoma reports lasting relief from indigestion after four bottles. She endorses Kodol for dyspepsia and invites others to try it, noting it digests meals. W A Hayes also backs the remedy.

Mia. Cranfill Troy I. T W. A. Hayes

Cumberland County Keeps Dry Against Liquor Question

In Cumberland County the liquor issue will arise in the November general election but the county remains dry. The McNeill and Hare faction backing liquor elements has been decisively defeated. Democrat J H Myrover of Fayetteville predicts no liquor saloon in the county for years. Women have organized to sustain prohibition in Cumberland. BrRone Hills ron Twenty YEARS. Mrs Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois says Foley’s Honey and Tar cured twenty years bronchitis with no opiates.

Doplin Journal Cumberland County McNeill and Hare J. H. Myrover Fayetteville Camberland County Azaic Camberland BrRone Hills Minerva Smith Danville Iil Foley W. A. Hayes

Turner's Tobacco Crop Sells for $674

Mr. George W. Turner of Iowa visited and reported selling his crop from six acres for 674 dollars. The sale closed during a town visit on Saturday, reflecting a modest tobacco trade in the area.

George W. Turner Iowa

Tobacco Break Feeds 500000 Pounds Offered in Kinston Warehouses

The article notes a drastic tobacco break in Kinston on Tuesday with about 500000 pounds offered at multiple warehouses. Dr. Abernethy warns that when affected, life is in danger and Foley's Kidney Cure is mentioned as promoting sound kidneys. W. A. Hayes is cited with Kineton Press.

Dr. Abernethy Foley W. A. Hayes Kineton Press Kinston

Silent Voter Advises Caution Over Disclosure

Editorial urges restraint on discussing voting plans and warns about potential exposure risks. It contends readers should avoid sharing political intentions publicly and notes the consequences of revealing private civic actions.

Dr King’s New Discovery Claims Fastest Selling Stock

Davie Kentucky draggist C T Smith praises Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds claiming it cures and saves throat and lung sufferers who doctors cannot help. W A Hayes guarantees satisfaction with trial bottles free and standard sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.

C. T., Smith Davie Dr. King W. A. Hayes

Local Remedies and New Wagon Plant Announced

A Nebraska resident credits Foley's Honey and Tar for his wife's recovery from long term lung trouble after costly doctor visits. Separately, W A Hayes Ryder Wagon Works plans a Thomasville location with 8000 wagons per year capacity. Capt W B Ryder leads the firm with main office in Charlotte and several locals invested.

Ryder Wagon Works Thomasville W. B. Ryder The Southern Railway Charlotte

One Minute Cough Cure for Croup and Colds

Mothers fear winter as children catch cold easily. Croup can be sudden and deadly, but One Minute Cough Cure liquefies mucus and reduces inflammation to prevent danger. It relieves coughs colds grip bronchitis and throat troubles and is praised by F S McMahon of Hampton Georgia for restoring his voice before a contest.

Croup Iv F.S McMahon Hampton A Hayes

Elistorical Raleigh endorsed by leading voices

A raiser for North Carolina history, the work by Moses N. Amis is praised by Dr Kemp P. Battle and Hon S F Mordecai. It outlines Raleigh's origin and growth in engaging narrative and can be obtained by mailing fifty cents to the author in Raleigh C Price postpaid.

Elistorical Raleigh Moses N. Amis Eng Kemp P. Battle University of North Carolina North Carolina S. F. Mordecai Wake Forest College C. Price

Backlen's Arnica Salve touted for skin cures

An advertisement claims Backlen's Arnica Salve removes erup tions and eczema, prevents skin flaws, cures sore lips and chapped skin, and treats piles, priced at 25 cents at Hayes' drug store. A Raleigh State Fair exhibit boast from Mr. George Vandebilt's farm manager at Biltmore asserts North Carolina’s best ever agricultural display.

Hayes George Vandebilt Biltmore Raleigh North Carolina

Woley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Colds Cure

An advertisement touts Woley's Honey and Tar as a fast cold cure and preventive for pneumonia bronchitis or consumption. The product is described as old reliable tested safe and free of opiates and constipation risk.

Woley W. A Hayes

Orange County Board fixes ballot size for 1902 election

The Orange County Board of Elections in Hillsboro sets ballot specs for the November 4 1902 election. Tickets for county officers and township officers must use 2 1 2 by 5 inch and 2 1 2 by 3 inch ballots printed in long primer on plain white paper with no ornament. Voters may modify printed ballots by erasing names or pasting other names if needed. Secretary Joseph A Harris signs the order.

General Assembly Superior Court Joseph A. Harris

De Wits Little Early Risers Promote Digestive Health

A vintage advertisement touts De Wit's Little Early Risers pills as a seasonal preventive for biliousness and liver issues. It claims the pills cleanse the system without griping and gently move the bowels while enhancing gland tone and strength due to tonic properties.

de Wit W. A. Hayes

Eston Renono Receives Shoemaking Kit for College Work

With aid from the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of North Carolina Eston Renono a bright boy will study at the North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College He learned to mend shoes and will earn money by repairing mates shoes A donation from Magnus Heasberg of Richmond provides a complete repair outfit and the school offers thanks.

Royal Arch Masons of North Carolina Eston Renono N. C. Agricultural and Mechanical College Eston Magnus Heasberg Richmond

Cough and Cold Remedy Ad Criticized in Letter

A reader denounces seeking popular remedies like Hovey and Tar as unsafe or ineffective. W A Hayes is cited warning against unproven medicines and urging caution in self treatment.

W. A. Hayes

Tobacco supply and demand seen by Col Cunningham

Col John 8 Cunningham of Person county, a major tobacco grower, believes price trends will rise as acreage falls. He notes supply and demand dynamics favor farmers when output is smaller, keeping prices higher.

John 8. Cunningham Person County

Out of Deaths Jaws

A Durham North Carolina reader reports relief from a long stomach and liver trouble after using Dr King s New Life Pills. The pills are advertised as the best on earth at 25 cents and sold by W A Hayes drug store.

P. Muse Durham N. C Dr. King W. A. Hayes’ Drug Store

Tobacco margins reveal Wilson leads September sales

Wilson sold 6,126,292 pounds of tobacco in September while Kineton sold 6,917,226, a difference of 209,062 pounds in Wilson's favor. The report notes Kinston is closing in on first place in North Carolina tobacco markets.

Kineton Free Press Wilson Kineton Kinston North Carolina

Life in Peril Relief After Using Electric Bitters

Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas describes illness and fatigue improved by Electric Bitters. He reports better sleep appetite and strength after using the tonic. Hayes Drug Store advertises the remedy at 50 cents.

Alfred Bee Welfare Texas Hayes’ Drug Store

Big Hog from Epsom Hops to 700 Pounds

Mr. I. M. Green of Epsom reports a Poland China crossed on English Berkshire hog two years old. He estimates the hog weighs 700 pounds and continues to gain flesh daily, noting it is the second largest hog he has seen.

Mr. I. M. Green Epsom Berkshire Mr. Green

De Witts Witch Hazel Salve Heals Forty Years of Piles

De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve relieved C Haney of Geneva Ohio from forty years of torture due to piles. He reports the salve cured his piles and also treats cats burns wounds and skin diseases. Be wary of counterfeit products from W A Hayes.

de Witt C. Haney Geneva W. A. Hayes

Southern Railroad raises Spencer shop workers wages

The Southern Railroad increased wages for most Spencer North Carolina shop employees starting October 1, adding about two thousand dollars to the monthly payroll. A reader from Beaton Ferry West Virginia praises Foley's Kidney Cure claiming complete relief after two bottles.

Wilmington Messenger Southern Railroad Spencer N. C Owen Dunn Beaton Ferry W. Va Foley W. A. Hayes

Peach seed shipments from Alexander county to nurseries

Several car loads of peach seeds will go from Alexander county to various nurseries this year. Seed from Alexander peaches is in high demand among nurserymen nationwide.

Taylorsvile Scout Alexander County Alexander

Hillsboro Market Prices for Wheat Corn and More

Market rates in Hillsboro: wheat 80 85 ots per 60 lb bushel, corn 85 ots per 56 lb bushel, oats 60 cts per 32 lb bushel, meal 85 ots per 46 lb bushel. Pork 7 1 2 cents per lb. Bacon 12 1 2 to 15 cents. Flour 4.00 to 5.50 per barrel. Tallow 4 cents per lb. Beeswax 20 cts. Butter 20 cts. Eggs 15 cts per dozen. Peas 1.25 to 1.75 per bushel. Beans 2.06 to 2.50. Hides dry 4 to 10 cts per lb. Chickens 10 to 25 cts each. Geese 40 cts per lb. Wool washed 25 to 35 cts per lb. unwashed 15 to 20 cts. Coffee 1.20 to 1.30 per lb. Sugar 5 to 6 cts per lb.

Orange County election precincts changed Hillsboro area

Hillsboro and Chapel Hill voters gain new polling sites. West Hillsboro moves to John Christmas store on King Street. Patterson precinct shifts to Jos Whitfield store. Pleasant Green and Orange Academy precincts closed. new St Marys precinct at St Marys school house replaces them. All Pleasant Green and Orange Academy voters vote at St Marys. By order of the County Board of Elections.

West Hilsboro J. W. Hooker John Christmas King Street Hillsboro Patterson’s Chapel Hill Township Jos J. Whitfield St. Mary’s School House Pleasant Green Orange Academy Joseph A. Harris

Also Mentioned on This Page

ORANGE COUNTY _ OBSERVER Hillsborough Supreme Court Walter Clark Wake Henry Groves Connor Platt D. Walker Mecklenburg James Y. Joyner Guilford Eugene G. Bedding Field Congress William W. Kitchin Person Aubrey L. Brooks Lumberton Robesonian Winston-Salem Dr Mott Africa Wayne Democrats W. W. Baker Plainview Neb Natura America News and Observer Associated Press Daily News and Observer Raleigh, N. C Oxford Wilmington Star Charlotte Observer Caldwell & Tompkins, Publishers J. P. Caldwell Eprror Washington Atlanta the Sunday Observer Observer the Observer Charlotte, N. C Henderson Theboe Aise Werely County Board OF Elections Orange County N. Y Fahedfords He Nase Hillsboro, N.C Dr. Stryg WolWwick W. Graham Attornet S? Law Oxford, N. Cc Ora Person Granville Hillsboro, N. Cc Joan W. Graham, Paul Onauay, Graham & Graham Attorneys-At-Law Hillsboro, N. C Alamance, Durham, Granville, Person and Orange Spurgeon H. Johnson Eweter Orange County Opserver Foutis o-Waiha Seana Ol Statice Draggiet Ginseng Chemical CO S. Jefferson Ave ST. Louis County of Rebecca Cameron George Burgwin Anderson United Daughters of the Confederacy Hilleboro George P. Collins ReBecca Cammeron W. E. Thompson Hillsboro ‘Township John T. Rice Lanner Worl Dan Victor J. Evans & CO Evans Building D.C Mehied McCall CO West 31St St New York
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