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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1905
Page
1
Reports from Hempstead detail a violent clash over a meeting that left Congressman Pinckney dead and several others wounded. Capt Brown's provocations and gunfire sparked the carnage, while authorities imposed order and prepared to detain those involved.
When sick and weighed down by pains and internal disorders, readers are urged to seek relief from dyspepsia and Bright's disease with Electric Bitters. The ad promises permanent forgetfulness of troubles and relief from burdensome symptoms, naming Craw Crawford Bros and J FP Mackey & Co as sellers.
In Goldsboro North Carolina on April 24 a sensational clash between Arnold Borden and L Edmundson two leading citizens ended with Borden shot in the breast and likely seriously wounded The quarrel stemmed from municipal politics and both men reportedly drew pistols in front of the passenger station witnessed by several bystanders Local authorities reported the incident and a bail hearing for Borden followed the next day in Charlotte.
Duffield Virginia man Jasmine Wate says a lip cancer endured for years healed by Buckle Arsen Salve. The ad promises a guaranteed cure for burns and lists Crawford Bros, JB Mackey & Jo, and Funderburk Pharmacy selling the 25 cent salve.
During a community baseball game between Paul Volaes and the Gardner team at Allewiate, a quarrel escalated with a pistol fired. A boy about eleven was killed, Willie Gardner is in custody, and Magistrate Goode will set trial for the next term of court.
The weather bureau reports cotton planting advancing under favorable conditions across most of the belt while rains in Oklahoma Indian Territory and parts of the south slow progress. Elongated eastern cultivation stretches into the Carolinas and Georgia as conditions vary by region.
An advertised remedy named Woley's Kideau Cure is sold by Winders Pharmacy promising kidney and bladder relief. The claim urges avoidance of taking the product with other medicines.
DJ Sully, known as the cotton prince, visited Columbia to discuss forming a large cotton warehouse company with centralized facilities. He met local figures including Hyatt, Mr Weston, and President E D Smith, aiming for substantial capital and up to 15 000 capacity across southern points.
Fragmentary OCR shows references to Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and relief of throat and lung diseases, with pharmacies in Crawford Geos and promotions for a loan of $200,000. Mentions South Carolina cotton bagging pressure and alton bags in fertilizer shipping, tied to Williamsburg County meetings and The State’s column.
Powell Baldwin of Laurens county was granted bail set at 2500 dollars after being charged in the shooting death of Abe McDaniel. Testimony cites elderly witnesses claiming Baldwin was at home the night of the killing, while prosecutors argue for a stricter holding. The case centers on a rural Durham area incident in which McDaniel, an elderly Black man, was killed and his two daughters allegedly identified Baldwin as part of the party.
Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci Indiana describes years of chronic bronchitis with voice loss and failed remedies until Foley's Honey and Tar proved miraculous. He reports many others have used it with satisfaction and it is sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
Special to The State Fayetteville N C April 25 reports a lightning bolt during an April 22 storm struck the Holt Morgan school house steeple igniting a fire. The building burned to the ground as water could not reach it from the mill distant. Fire department was unable to save it. Insurance on the property was $1500.
Mothers can safely give Foley's Honey and Tar to their children for coughs and colds, for it contains no opiates or other poisons. Sold by Kunderburg Pharmacy.
A reward of $100 is offered for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who burned the barn about three miles north of Wyck on Wednesday afternoon April 12, 1905. Signed by J. D. Nisbet, April 20.
The Chicago News notes a woman who denies jealousy while hinting at social scrutiny. It cites a parlor scene with a mustached man and a sneeze as misread signals. It quips that a wife’s look can quiet her husband, and jokes that luck means finding socks that need no darning.
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