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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
2
A. Drake seeks broader support to raise a fund for a local humane or public aid project. A special committee will work with him to develop plans and secure contributions. Mr Lou J Basichaip, noted Southern Lyceum figure, is invited to speak at an event at the Court House on Friday night January 5 as part of the fundraising push.
A garbled historical notice references Louisiana cotton issues and a price figure, a North Carolina sentencing for mail duties, and a national Republican convention date. It notes pastor changes at Hartevilla Staptist church, a name change to a Presbyterian college and conservatory, and Columbia female college relocation ideas. Weather damages cabbage, with scattered garbled phrases on crops and commerce.
An old newspaper ad promotes XMAS TOYS DOLLS and presents at Strauss store and a Nationalest Mattress with guarantee. It also advertises a cheap land plot eight miles from Mayenville on the Conet Line and a $250 house offer, inviting readers to write or telegraph for more details.
An advertisement column touts King’s Now Discovery remedies, a cure for coughs and lung diseases, with bottles priced at 500 and 1,606 dollars, plus a claim of miraculous infallibility. It also promotes P. A. Hodges opening a wagon car and Mittle’s Store bargains, urging early land purchases and guaranteed goods for all ages.
Fragmentary notice describes Seaboard Bond events and train operations between Hamlet Jacksonville Jersey City and Tampa Florida. References December 1904 and December 1908 dates, Pullaimo cadb or similar spellings, Nos. 27-000 G6, and cross city connections. The source text is garbled but indicates timetable and route adjustments for several long distance trains.
The Cedars plantation, a large tract of 1089 acres in Lee County near the Bick Myer waters, will be offered at public sale in Sumter County on Monday January 4 1904. The property includes extensive improvements a cotton belt plantation three miles from Mayonville and twelve miles from Sumter with tenant houses a gin house a smokehouse and substantial outbuildings. Terms require 4000 cash on sale with balance by bond and mortgage due November 1 each year at eight percent interest. possession given on sale date. The seller notes the fertility of the land the canal system and the strong neighborhood and accessibility to markets.
Fragmented OCR reveals a Seaboard railroad sale with fares and dates, plus scattered notices from Columbia and surrounding towns. The text lists tickets, routes via Ohio and Potomac rivers, prices in cents, and presentation requirements, interspersed with local ads and personal notices across multiple towns.
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