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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1904
Page
5
A courtroom exchange highlights the difficulty of yes or no questions in cross examination. An old man challenges a lawyer to ask a question that cannot be answered with a plain yes or no, prompting the lawyer to admit uncertainty about his own opinion.
The document records the disbandment of Company 1, First Regiment of Infantry, Chester, South Greckass, for noncompliance with Section 18 of the Act of 1903. The commanding officer is to inventory and dispose of property, with property to be collected and reported to the office. By order of the governor and commander in chief, Jno. D. Frost.
Resident electors and free holders of School District No 32 will vote on August 20 1908 at Caston School House to decide whether a two mill special tax for educational purposes should be levied. Clerk Board Trustees of District No 32 presiding.
The 1904 strawberry season along the Atlantic Coast Line in Eastern North Carolina yielded 2,217 refrigerator car loads and 71,000 crates from the Southern Express company. Combined value and shipments pushed earnings to about 1,216,738 dollars for growers, with per crate returns around two dollars.
The article notes a long struggle by physicians over access and expresses a recovery claim after using a remedy from Crawford Bros and J. F. Miley Co. A meeting of the Central Labor Mahos invites Senator B. Tilman of South Carolina as a Labor Day speaker. It mentions boll weevil threats to Texas cotton and farmers heeding scriptural guidance.
Apylisician Dr Geo Ewing of Smith's Grove Kentucky describes his cure after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports relief after three bottles and recommends it to other physicians. Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy. A phrenologist jokes about a man with large bumps claiming his wife is responsible.
The weekly Weather Bureau summary notes cotton in the central western belt facing rust shedding and rapid growth east of the Mississippi with good cultivation west of the river except Louisiana. Also appears notices urging county Democratic candidates to file pledges and pay dues by August jth. asthma relief ad for Foley's Honey and Tar sold by Funderbark Pharmacy.
Furman University in Greenville announces new degree programs culminating in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts. The catalog outlines courses, library hours, and dormitory facilities. Applications for admission begin in September through the Secretary of the Faculty.
A rattlesnake bites a boy and a minister arrives to pray. The minister’s prayer asks for more bites to bring the Beaver family to repentance, ending with a stark, darkly humorous note about penitence through danger.
The ad promotes Remington typewriters with various features and ribbons, offering exchanges for old machines. The seller claims monthly town visits, a stock of late models, and demonstrations to interest buyers in Remington products.
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