Fragmented OCR Notice from Savannah Event
The garbled text references Savannah and a period of disruption, with mentions of officers, a pistol, and an unclear event. Names, dates, and places are obscured in the unreadable OCR sentence fragments.
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
4
The garbled text references Savannah and a period of disruption, with mentions of officers, a pistol, and an unclear event. Names, dates, and places are obscured in the unreadable OCR sentence fragments.
Fragmented OCR notice lists election related appointments and areas in Heath Springs Lancaster and surrounding townships. Key officials named include Capt. dC bast E. Byerall Ellison Heath Springs and Thos. A. McManus with mentions of park services and committee designations. Dates and precise locations are unclear due to garbled text.
Schedule changes effective July affect routes to York and Charlotte with connections via Columbia and Lenoir. Notes mention transfers at Atlanta and Charleston with travel times and fare details in local timetables.
A jumbled OCR scrawl recounts various legal actions and notices including a supreme court decision, damages award, and in memoriam style notices. Names such as Frank Rivas and Sameer Galt appear amid references to a South railway injury case, a drowned plaintiff, and arrangements for a fund distribution to heirs and relatives. The garbled text also hints at patent medicines and sensational legal commentary.
A disjointed local notice summarizes celestial observations and a major bridge collapse. It notes the Great Dipple in northern hills, a moonlit scene over a distant sea, then shifts to tragedies including a Naples elopement and a sister’s death after family turmoil. Reports claim over two hundred people fell into the Willamette River with eighty injured and nine killed.
A man named Kentickiwn shot his wife, believing her to be a burglar, after being awakened by noises at the window. Mrs. Binford was fatally shot during the ensuing confusion, and the intruder escaped.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a debated fight involving two physicines and a mention of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. The text references a benefit event with a person named Steveye and a throat and lung remedy sold for 1.00 by local drugstores.
An appeal argued before Newberry and Barnwell judges centers on whether a passenger who paid an excess fare by presenting a wrong or altered ticket can seek a refund from the railroad. The opinion, delivered in a full court review, weighs whether the policy absolves or condemns the carrier for the overcharge and how the rebate or extra charge is treated under existing statutes.
Quick relief ad claims Foley's Honey and Tur improves asthma symptoms in severe cases. It asserts rapid action and long lasting effect for users, naming a non-specific toll free offer and urging readers to try the product. Font clues indicate a late 19th or early 20th century promotional tone.
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