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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1904

Page

4

Bill Expands State Dispensary Powers Under Hepburn Dolliver Bill

Washington April 8 A favorable report on the Hepburns Dolliver bill granting States police power over interstate liquor shipments was filed in the House by Rep Clayton Alabama The bill aims not at prohibition but to let each State enforce its own rules on intoxicants including local option high license and dispensary laws Sullys Proposal Rejected Creditors meeting New York April 8 creditors oppose immediate settlement and authorize continued inquiry into Sullys affairs rumbling that the offer to pay 40 cents on the dollar with three year notes was defeated by a large vote.

Washington Hepburns Dolliver House Clayton Alabama New York Daniel J. Sully & Co Sully Creditors’ Committee

Thoughtful man helps wife with new life pills

A Winchester Indiana man, M. M. Austin, faced his wife’s stomach and liver trouble. After physicians failed, he used Dr King’s New Life Pills with instant relief and eventual cure. The remedy, priced at 25 cents, was sold by Crawford Bros J F Mackey Jo and Funderbark Pharmacy Drag Store.

M. M. Austin Winchester Ind Dr. King Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Jo Funderbark Pharmacy

Monroes Notorious Blindtiger Jim Medlin Recalled

Lusty tale recounts Jim Medlin a famed Monroe blindtiger evading cops for years. He lured strangers with a friendly bottle routine then hid liquor in a bureau before a skeptical arrest and a dramatic trial. Also brief on Ella Waite v railway verdict reaching 7750 in Common Pleas Court.

Greenwood News Ella S. Waite Charlotte Air Line Railway Mia Waite Common Pleas Court

Shot By A Student At State College Ball Park

Coley Hayden, 19, was shot in the left shoulder at the State College Ball Park by Lee Anderson, a guard and fellow student. Anderson resisted arrest, a 200-student crowd supported him, Captain Brown intervened, disarmed Anderson, who was later released on bond. Hayden had been watching a game between State College and Central University.

Lexington Coley Hayden State College Ball Park Lee Anderson Hayden Brown Anderson Central University

Virginia Man Commits Suicide in Greensboro Hotel Office

J Stanley Parker 28, of Danville Virginia, shot himself in the Clegg’s hotel office in Greensboro at 7 pm, dying an hour later. He had married Wednesday in Pelham, North Carolina, to a Roanoke Virginia woman. On returning to Danville that night he learned he had been discharged from his job.

N. C J. Stanley Parker Danville Clegg Greensboro Nosa Parker Pelham Roanoke Dan—ville

Devil's Views of the Dispensary Provokes Parish Folly

A prominent church member, once opposed to liquor, encounters the devil who claims a truce with the church. The tale says church leaders now run the dispensary for little payoff, while saloons fade from influence. The member discovers he has been napping in church as a sermon on the dispensary unfolds.

Satan

Earthquake Kills Many in Macedonia Villages

Vienna dispatch reports an April 4 earthquake killing 250 persons injuring 40 and destroying 1,500 houses in Kossovo and Salonics villages in Macedonia causing great distress.

Vienna Neue Freie Kossovo Salonics Macedonia

Foley Honey and Tar credited for chronic bronchitis cure

A Montmorenci Indiana man testifies Foley's Honey and Tar cured ten years of chronic bronchitis after ineffective remedies. He notes he spoke in whispers and credits employer advice for the remedy's dramatic effect and calls for others to try it.

Joseph Coffman Montmorenci Ind Foley Funderburk Pharmacy

BuckJens Arnica Salve Claims Thorough Cure

An advertisement proclaims Buck Jen's Arnica Salve as the best for Burns Sores Bruises Cuts Ulcers Skin eruptions and piles. The 25 cent remedy is guaranteed to satisfy by Crawford Brown J F Mackey Co Funderburk Pharmacy Druggist.

Buck Jen Crawford, Brown J. F. Mackey & Co Funderburk Pharmacy Druggist

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