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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
2
The Orange County Observer lists William J. Bryan for president from Nebraska and John W. Kern for vice president from Indiana as the National Democratic ticket in its September 24 1908 issue. The paper is published weekly in Hillsborough North Carolina under Joseph A Harris as publisher and owner.
The article lists the State Democratic ticket candidates including Governor W W Kitchin and Lieutenant Governor W C Newland along with the Secretary of State J Bryan Grimes and other state officials. It also notes an endorsement of Dr King's New Discovery for coughs with a Maine buyer praising the remedy and local drug store sales details.
The Wilmington Star notes all side parties attack Bryan rather than Taft, signaling Bryan as the leading candidate. Kedol claims to aid digestion by enabling the stomach to work normally and digest food, sold locally by W. A. Hayes, Druggist.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John W. Kern will tour the South in October and deliver a speech in Winston Salem on October 7 as the fair there continues the progress.
A healer notes a sprained ankle may recover in about one third the usual time by using Chamberlain's Liniment freely and complete rest. The advertisement is credited to W. A Hayes, Druggist. A separate line comments that a man often lacks courage to applaud until another begins.
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is recommended as the best salve for Biles and general use. Beware of imitations. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist.
A columnist argues that experience gains are hollow without practical judgment. The piece critiques reliance on habit over discernment, urging readers to apply reasoning to avoid repeating mistakes and to transform learned lessons into wiser actions.
The article praises elephants as highly intelligent and describes Duchess performing in Hillsboro with the Howe’s Great London Shows. It notes elephants’ value at about $10,000, their capability to think, and a daring rescue of a cage from mud. The big show arrives with two dozen clowns and two daily performances on September 26 at 2 PM and 8 PM.
A Reidaville reader praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a quick healer of a summer leg ulcer with no scar. Also advertised are L and M Paint products with price details and linseed oil, plus DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills praised for bladder issues and back pain. Major William A. Graham named Agriculture Commissioner to fill a vacancy, with expectations of election.
By virtue of a power of sale in a trust deed to W. H. Allen and wife Sallie Allen and recorded in Orange County, a tract known as the John Murphy place will be sold for cash at public auction at the courthouse door in Hillshore on October 19, 1908 at 12 m. The sale aims to satisfy the debt secured by the deed of trust and costs. TD. E. Warren, Trustee.
In every town and city Mr. Bryan has spoken during the campaign immense crowds have gathered and great enthusiasm has prevailed. Many who never supported him before plan to vote for Bryan as the North realizes democracy serves the people while republicanism favors trusts and the few.
Sam A. Garber recounts aiding a seriously ill woman between Pendleton and Le Grande Ore in a smoking car. He uses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to stabilize her, later handing the bottle to her husband for continued care as the train reaches Le Grande. Also notes ads for Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup and a quip about courting tactics.
Long county ledger lists commissioners and sheriffs approving repairs on bridges at Little River and New Hope, supplies for JH Murray school, lumber orders, and prisoner board during 1908. Several names appear for support payments and court cases against multiple defendants. The text ends with a stray quote from Wasbin Herald.
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