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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1904
Page
4
English humorist Killer W W Jacobs describes his method of gathering material. He recounts a Margate anecdote about a butcher and an old man who offers a shilling for meat in exchange for killing the flies in the shop. The tale illustrates Jacobs hearing and noting down everyday oddities for his stories.
In Baltimore at the Amateur Journalists convention a Philadelphia member James M. Beck is praised as the life of the Philadelphia meeting. A tale recalls a Florida coast fishing trip where three anglers with three rods drew in fish all day, joking about whales as bait.
Fragmentary 19th century piece describes a professor’s absent mindedness affecting a family and a domestic scene. It shifts to notes on weather and crop conditions across Alabama Georgia Florida Mississippi Louisiana and Texas, with temperate phrases about fruit and vegetables and livestock industry.
Local listing notes five zood second-hand saws available from Ingopindhines with bargain pricing. Hine is mentioned as a related contact or seller.
Fragmented OCR text shows a mix of sports team names, campus events, and faculty notices. References to CARTORIGTA, TERRE, Gresuvits, BOC, Epwin MoNrar Poviar, and the Secretary of the Faculty hint at a college context with announcements for application forms, catalogues, and staff roles.
Fragmentary OCR notes outline a dispute involving Worthies and Cannis with references to a vote, a meeting room, and delegation details. Mention of Williams and Lies, consent, a filing, prepaid bonds, and a secretary treasurer role appears, but essential names and context are unclear.
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