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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
4
The article presents a cheap paint using skim milk and Portland cement. Mix one gallon milk with three pounds cement and dry pigment for desired color, stir constantly to suspend the cement, and use within one day. Six hours to dry, weather resistant, with optional additives like carbolic acid for poultry houses or stables.
A Washington dinner recounts a farmer’s Illinois son who goes to Springfield to study law for a small wage, returns after three days and laments the field’s rewards, saying he’s sorry he learned it. The anecdote underscores disillusion with legal training.
An advertisement extols Tetterine as a universal cure for eczema tetror ringworm erysipelas and other itchy skin diseases claiming instant relief and permanent cures. It also promotes Copidine for indigestion pains and heartburn with trial and regular bottle offers. Grove's Tonic is hailed as a taste less iron tonic for build up and malaria defense.
Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York describes a five year struggle with kidney pain back and hip pains and weak health after a fall. She reports rapid relief after taking Dean's Kidney Pills and says she is now in excellent health. The ad notes price and distributor Foster Milburn Buffalo NY and includes a Shelley quote.
An ethical remedy praised for health and happiness is Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The California Fig Syrup Co. manufactures the genuine product, and it is sold by leading druggists.
The poem satirizes Congress by imagining a 600 room Washington mansion for lawmakers. It portrays mahogany rooms with pearl inlays, private baths with instructions, a Turkish bath, and a novelty listening device to monitor debates while a waiter oversees river and harbor talk.
United States secret service men uncovered a counterfeiting operation at the State Insane Asylum in Columbia. A patient, dangerously insane, was an expert coin counterfeiter aided by attendants who supplied molds and material for the illicit production and circulation. The report highlights reliability problems among hospital staff and the depravity among some attendants, noting abuse of vulnerable patients and the temptation to counterfeit money.
The affable Captain Duggs of the Hamburg American liner Prince Os car consoles a seasick passenger and recalls a Philadelphian who, despite suffering, sought to leave his stocks to his wife in the care of the Mercantile Trust. He asks to be buried on the other side, alive or dead, after a brutal voyage.
A London express on the Caledonian main line near Rockcliffe station was halted when the driver spotted a red parasol by the track. Believing it a danger signal the train slowed to a stop. the parasol was carried by a woman waiting to cross at a level crossing.
M Jackelson reports in Northern Siberia a Yukoghir tribe markedly different from other Esquimaux in form culture and speech. The London Globe notes potential suffragette impact if they can spare energy after pressuring government for foreign missions. Women reportedly yoked to sledges with dogs while men lead. Elders are killed when no longer useful. An English firm plans electricity for the Melina sanctuary in Arabia.
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer item quotes The Cleverest Tramp in America saying riding on train trucks is dangerous and can hypnotize the unwary due to the rhythm of wheels and flying cinders. He describes mind- altering effects and cites deaths linked to tramper falls from trucks.
A 3,000,000 foot log drive arrived at Lake Irving inlet after a 30 day crossing from Lake Itasca. The route followed the Mississippi River through Lake Irving to Lake Bemidji, with logs sourced from Itasca State Park and nearby riverbanks. Conditions were favorable as water was high and no obstructions hindered progress.
A brief, ironic exchange cites a Los Angeles Times remark about women in campaigning and a Memphis Scimitar note praising Tennessee watermelons as a morale booster for men. The items reflect regional press commentary on gender roles and agricultural pride.
A reader letter extols Postum as a stable tasting caffeine free drink from Battle Creek Michigan. The testimonial notes improved health and fewer headaches after switching from coffee, claiming Postum preserves consistent flavor while coffee changes with blends.
Questioning Peruna s effectiveness for chronic catarrh cites the United States Dispensatory on its ingredients golden seal corydalis formosa and cedron seeds as a tonic and bitter tonic for dysentery and intermittent diseases. A free testimonial book is offered. Hicks Capuchine advertised as a nervous aid and brain nerve refresher. urging readers to buy at drug stores as a cautionary ad note on borrowing tomorrow s troubles.
An old advertisement claims a reward for cure of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internally acting remedy. It asserts the product cleanses the blood and mucous surfaces, lists Vanpine Kinnan Marvin as wholesalers, and offers testimonials and a 75 cent bottle. It also mentions family pills for constipation.
The article explains that a trade mark signals the maker's full responsibility for product merit. It contrasts branded goods with imitators who push local dealer labels. It cites National Lead Company's Dutch Boy White Lead as an example and notes offers to mail a blow-pipe test kit from New York.
Mme Napoleon Duceppe of Montreal writes that her three daughters suffered severe eczema with head sores and itching. After trying many remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment four or five times and their skin cleared. Her new baby’s neck folds bled but also improved after the same treatment. May 21, 1907.
An old advertisement notes a failed wholesale jail delivery at Petersburg and promotes a skin cure named FETTERIVE A RELIABLE CURE. It claims satisfaction from physicians and thousands of users, priced 50c, with mail order from J. T. Laurreme in Savannah Georgia. Shakespearean quote included.
Mrs A Gregory of Denver writes that after six years of female troubles and a doctor advised operation she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges all suffering women to try it, noting backache bearing down pains and periodic discomfort improved by the remedy. Lydia E Pinkham invites letters for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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