29 Aug 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
1
A terse exhortation emphasizes aiding people in every need including footwear. The message suggests practical assistance extends beyond basic support to include items like shoes, urging prudent action for the common good.
A Charlesto n area case describes a child on Arsenal Hill thought dead after illness but revived an hour later, prompting cautious afterlife checks. Other regional items cover BT Mathews withdrawing from solicitor race amid a prior mail robbery conviction, a lightning kill near Darlington, and a Japanese cotton tobacco study visit. An Orangeburg note reports a fatality in St Matthews tied to a possible feud and multiple suspects.
Four white men from Henderson county pleaded guilty before Judge Lipscomb at Palestine Anders on county and received life sentences in the penitentiary for the lynching of James John and George Humphries. Two men, Polk Weeks and John Creenhaw, turned State evidence and escape punishment. The victims were white farmers killed May 25 1800 in the Transscedar district amid claims they harbored criminals. The case marks a noted chapter in local crime history.
The corner stone of a Confederate monument was laid in Barnwell with Masonic rites led by Grand Master James F izlar and an address by Col James Armstrong at the Opera House. Grand Master and Gen Ivar inspected the stone as craftsmen prepared the monument, while ladies received thanks for their aiding role. The monument will stand about 25 feet tall on a granite pedestal. Four at One Birth. Chattanooga, Tenn Aug 24 A Special Iron Courtland Ga says a 19 year old woman gave birth to four daughters yesterday.
To alleviate sick and nervous headaches, Dr Kings New Life Pills claim to purify blood strengthen nerves and improve health. Easy to take at 25 cents with money back if not cured. Sold by Crawford Bros druggists.
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Special to News and Courier Spartanburg Aug 22 85 A Nesbitt an energetic young farmer of this county says that the cheapest horse food one can make to supplement a light corn crop is wheat. Sew it on good land and just as it is in the dough state cut it with a mower and cure it as you do hay. It takes the place of corn and fodder and keeps work animals in fine condition. Let those farmers who are making about two bushels of corn to the were try Mr. Neabitt's plan.
Official figures from the State dispensary show the Winnsboro outlet reported a shortage and breakage totaling 81,429 for fourteen months, highlighting substantial losses and unresolved inventory issues at the facility.
Me John Oliver of Philadelphia narrates a dramatic recovery after severe illness. He describes becoming nearly yellow, with sunken eyes and loss of appetite as three doctors gave up. A friend urged Electric Bitters. one bottle sparked improvement, three weeks restored health, and he credits the remedy with saving his life. Crawford Bros Drug Store offers them at 50 cents guaranteed.
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