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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1897
Page
2
The State Normal and Industrial College at Greensboro reports its best opening in history with recitation work starting last week and enrollment at 404. The State Commissioner of Labor predicts cotton mills will consume all state cotton this year. The NC mill capital is listed at 17 242 950.
The Reidsville Review says it backs silver movement but favors a clear party fight. It urges Democrats to endorse the Chicago platform and make white supremacy the campaign cry, inviting diverse creeds who support clean government and white man’s rule to unite.
Greeve of Chilhowie Virginia testifies that after failed treatments he was cured by two bottles of Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption He praises the remedy for his recovery and notes free trial bottles at W A Hayes Drug Store Also reports on state budget figures and a simple joke about a man losing his wig and a boy returning it.
An old time ad touts Panacenun Ointment as a cure for cuts bruises and sores including ulcers piles and chafing. It notes the product has long been used and formerly sold by Mrs Jos A Harris Hillsboro NC but will be available through Hillsboro Drug Company. Katie narrates a rustic shop scene about a man in a shop.
The Great Wallace Shows announce a large three ring circus with museum and menagerie visiting Hillsboro on October 23. Reports praise the production as first class with a 36 member band and Pinkerton detectives to prevent theft. The Florida Times Union quotes strong endorsements and notes the show’s integrity and public appeal. A brief note at the end mentions Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and a stray moral about persistence.
A sequence of commodity quotes shows prices for wheat corn oats meal pork bacon flour pillows beeswax peas beans hides chickens feathers wool coffee and sugar. Values range widely with wheat 90 to Lou per bushel and corn 40 ets per bushel among others. All country produce said to be in good demand.
Promoted as the best medicine for restoring tired nerves and vigor. Says it tones nerve centres in the stomach, stimulates liver and kidneys, purifies blood, improves appetite, and aids digestion. Sold for 50e or $100 per bottle at W. A Hayes' Drug Store.
North Carolina declared Mecca for partridge hunters with birds abundantly reported by Wilmington Messenger. Davis Times notes Southern Railway paid deeded access to Mocksville river line for right of way, suggesting Mecksville branch expansion.
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