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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1892
Page
2
The Range County Observer from Hillsborough North Carolina lists editor Joseph A Harris and notes newspaper registration details. The brief item indicates standard post office filing as second class matter.
The Grange County Observer reports a local pie prere’ event in Oovitapece County with unusual terminology and unclear details. No additional facts or dates are provided.
The notice mentions Eli as Carr for Governor and George Al Sharokd for the Twelfth District judge at Bunenabe. It references political commentary contrasting administrations of Harrison and Cleveland and notes a World’s Fair Committee request. It describes North Carolina Day and October 12 Columbus celebration with a parade and a statue ceremony in Seagal Park.
The ad promises Dr King’s New Discovery for chest coughs with a money back guarantee, offering trial notes and large displays. It also markets Spavin Liniment for horses addressing spavins, ring bone, curb, and swellings with a claim of saving $50 using a bootie, sold by W A Hayes, druggist in Huisbore.
A.B. Peeler withdraws from the Cleveland County People's party ticket for sheriff and backs the Democratic ticket. He cites alleged corrupt bargains between Butter and Exum and accuses cross party plotting with Republicans. He calls for independent action and urges voters to oppose the party slate, endorsing Swarm Liver Regulator as a remedy.
A large Asheville audience witnessed the marriage of TL Gordon and Lillian Farrar at Trinity Church yesterday. Rev McNeely DuBose officiated as the couple departed for an Eastern honeymoon via train, with Gordon a noted tobacco buyer on the Asheville market and the bride daughter of Capt and Mrs A J Parivar of Asheville.
A distracted dialogue mocks dubious cures as a bold claim about a beauty treatment. A narrator notes purple blotches and dubious remedies sold by druggists across a vast territory, praising Hanis Reyes' Specifics as supposedly best.
The piece extols Democratic victories in Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida while noting narrow Republican gains in Maine and New York. It forecasts continued Democratic momentum with Massachusetts and the West urged to advance, mentions the Weaver Lease satire, and touts civility and home protection.
The Greensboro Record reports a cheating tactic where ballots printed for the Democratic ticket were used to spoof voters for other candidates, risking election manipulation. Also noted are specimens of medical remedies and a deaf couple’s marriage at Hillsboro with interpreter signs, followed by departure on the train from Wilson's Mills.
The North Carolina Lady-Managers coordinating the state display for the Chicago Columbian Exposition invite correspondence on all aspects of women’s work. Divisions cover Colonial Display, Needlework, Leather, Press, and more with designated leaders in Wilmington and Salisbury. inquiries to Mrs. Robert R. Cotten, chair.
The article argues Republicans will push to win West Virginia North Carolina and Alabama after Florida and Georgia losses. It says Democrats should not assume Massachusetts and the Northwest are safe and places the main contest in New York and Indiana with New York politics central. It also oddly cites Dr Boerhaave and promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a remedy.
Raleigh’s T C Harris completes a large state map for the World’s Fair while Wilming-ton’s Rev Pritchard accepts a Charlotte pastorate. In Cleveland county sugar cane yields 104 gallons of molasses, valued around $56, and molasses profits rise as cotton wanes. Kenansville postmaster replaced by an inexperienced Black man after bond issues. Kernersville sees a fatal shooting and a suicide amid embezzlement rumors.
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