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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1903
Page
4
Charles W. Condon of Lenox supplied skin grafts for railway engineer John W. Mallett after a five year old accident. Condon billed $1,000 but failed to collect and now sues Mallett for the amount. Mallett received $2,000 from the railroad after the accident but lost it in a business venture.
B B sent free samples of Botanic Blood Balm claiming to cure blood and skin diseases including eczema sores and scrofula. The ad claims relief for chronic ailments where doctors fail and offers free medical advice and prepaid medicine, with request to spread good word after cure. An unrelated note mentions a twenty six inch adder killed by a gamekeeper at Soberomory.
A string of quotes and medical ads cover self help, deafness cures, and snuff usage. The sermon excerpt urges persistent practice of virtue. the medical bit explains deafness causes and a catarrh cure offer. a snuff consumption note reports growth and total weight of pinches used.
Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer claims permanent cure after first day. Includes $2 trial bottle and treatise from Dr R H Kurz of Philadelphia. Also mentions Texas cattle market value and other ads for children teething syrup and linings of dyes and lighthouses.
A friend cites Peruna as highly effective for catarrh with Admiral Schley among prominent endorsements. The piece argues the remedy’s widespread popularity rests on merit, not advertising, and invites readers to request free literature from The Peruna Drug Mfg Co in Columbus Ohio.
The article warns wealth and culture on the risks of fake antiquities. It describes a swindler method creating artificial moth holes in century old chairs using an awl with five steel points and a mallet, then darkening the holes with candle flame to simulate age.
William E. Curtis of the Chicago Record Herald identifies Ottawa Illinois as home to the dean of the newspaper profession in the United States. The 84 year old William Osman, editor of the Ottawa Free Trader since 1840, remains active at his desk. Consul General Richard Buenther reports German vessel losses in 1900 totaling 85 ships, 57 078 tons gross, 44 720 tons net, with 289 fatalities from 1 073 people aboard.
Ox tail soup, now a national English dish, originated with the very poor Huguenot refugees after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes when tails had no market value. The Rev. Mary Safford of Des Moines Iowa is noted as a leading preacher and active church organizer who was born West with New England ancestry and entered Iowa University at 18.
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