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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
2
The Hillsborough North Carolina weekly issue dated September 27, 1906, lists publisher and owner Joseph A Harris. It announces regular publication cadence and reflects a local county newspaper with community notices and brief items typical of period papers.
Democratic ticket selections present for Corporation Commissioner and several district and county offices including Franklin McNeill J Crawford Biggs Aubrey L Brooke William W Ritchie John W Graham Cary H King Isaac W Pritchard D H Hamilton S W Andrews John Laws Calvin R Parish James O Webb D C N Hughes Sterling Browning John F Mc Adams Joseph W Pickett George Whitted plus a note on lungs and a testimonial for Dr King s New Discovery with prices and trial bottle offer.
The Raleigh Evening Times notes that many papers debate a man’s social entry. Wealth clears barriers, while a poorer man must cover costs for attire and social games to gain access. The piece mocks era gatekeeping and elite consumption rituals.
Maggie Hickox of Midland Michigan recalls her two year old son's severe bowel illness cured by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad boasts reliability even for cholera infantum and urges following printed directions for a certain cure. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist. Also notes penitentiary population and Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar claims to cure coughs and colds with no opiates, sold by Reynolds & Walker.
The State School for the Blind and the colored School for the Deaf, Deab and Bird, in Raleigh opened last week with an enrollment of about 300 students in both schools.
Senators Culberson Texas Williams Mississippi and Captain Hobson Alabama will address audiences in the state during the campaign. State Auditor Dizon reports the 1906 tax abstract. Bancombe County tops state taxes with 43,465 dollars, Wake 42,599, Mecklenburg 42,546, New Hanover 39,109, Durham 38,837.
A Vernlon Conn. child burned on the hand found relief after local merchant James N Nichols advised Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The father cites personal use and recommends the liniment for cuts burns strains and backache. Sold by W A Hayes Druggist and others.
Public auction will sell for cash a sixty five acre tract in Chapel Hill Township Orange County described by boundaries through Whitfield Johnston and Roberts lines to New Hope Creek. The sale hinges on deed of trust dated November 20 1904 by F W Carden and wife recorded in Orange County. The trustee J Crawford Biggs announces the sale for September 17 1906 with noon auction at the Hillsboro courthouse door on October 20 1906.
A letter from F. W. Devoe & Co warns against adulterated paints claiming one quart in a gallon and higher costs. The note touts superior coverage with Devoe products and cites dealer O J & B Forrest. Additional items include a Jamestown Exposition ground-breaking date, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea, and a Bryan quote on personal freedom.
An advertisement claims two to three Pine uiles taken at night relieve backache kidney and bladder troubles by morning. It touts Native Pine virtues and medicinal resins recognized by the medical profession for centuries as contained in Pine-wles products.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners at the September 3, 1906 meeting allowed numerous accounts for county needs including supplies for the County Home, sheriff’s costs, and tax list work. Several individuals received small support payments, while a long list of names were paid for support and expenses, with miscellaneous items and balance settlements noted.
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