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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1904
Page
1
John P. Hunter announces reelection bid for Sheriff subject to Democratic primary approval. L. M. Cryburn seeks Clerk of Court with pledge to accept primary result. W. Se L. Porter’s interim term referenced. Gregory endorses candidacy under primary rules.
The draft announces a candidate for County Superintendent under party rules. Voters in Tarnaster County are addressed with thanks for past support and pledged to follow Democratic primary procedures for nominating the applicant to the office.
Voters are informed of candidates for Lancaster County Auditor and Treasurer. H C Horton and J Wylie Porter announce candidacies subject to Democratic primary rules. W Cauthen also seeks Treasurer, pledging to abide the primary result.
A fragmented notice announces GEO W Bell as candidate for County Supervisor and various others including LAWSON for Magistrate Cedar Creek and Cedar Creek township. The text requests support under Democratic primary rules and mentions names such as HICKLIN and GUDSON in a format resembling a political notices page.
A candidate named Rapcunis seeks the magistrate post in Lancaster City may recall the recent primary. The text references a campaign effort and the upcoming or past contest but lacks clear dates or details.
White Sulphur Springs W Va Aug 17 Fall 3000 people from across the state and Virginia gathered at 2 pm near the hotel to receive the notification of Senator Davis with John Sharp Williams and Senator John W Daniel of Virginia on the platform. Williams spoke at length while Davis received an enthusiastic ovation and smiled through Williams jabs at Republicans. Among South Carolinians were Mrs Gonzales of Columbia and Chisolm Lowndes and Simons of Charleston Julius H Walker Bruce W Ravenel Augustine T Smythe of Charleton and others.
An archaic advertisement extols Baeblen's Arnica Salve as the cure for minor wounds and skin ailments. It claims slight cuts or boils deserve the death penalty and promotes the salve as preventing fatal infections. Offered by Crawford Bros and Flunderburk Pharmacy.
Fragmented OCR reads like a medical advertising excerpt with names such as Kudiey, Kagan, and Poloy mentioning kidney care and a product called Touiles Lo. The passage is garbled, includes plausible but uncertain names, and offers no coherent event or verifiable details suitable for a standard news summary.
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