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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
4
A ragged verse recalls adversity and the urge to persevere. It juxtaposes pain and resolve, urging steadfast courage and defiance against hardship as the speaker vows not to weaken or yield in the face of trials.
Aug 25 Pretoria Lt Cordon, a Transvaal officer convicted in the plot against British officers and Lord Roberts, was executed at dawn. He faced the garden wall seated in a chair, unbound, as firing squads carried out the sentence after last night’s warning.
In New York on August 25 Fitzsimmons defeated Tom Sharkey in under two rounds at the Coney Island Sporting Club. Sharkey showed confidence but Fitzsimmons dominated, adding to his previous wins over Corbett and Roblin. The brief bout underscores Fitzsimmons as a top heavyweight.
The readable fragments mention various names, places, and terms from a newspaper page. It lists persons such as Lanewater, Neh, Ban Ly, and others, with scattered references to locations like North and South, and terms resembling notices or notices of events. The text is garbled and lacks a coherent single event or announcement.
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts fixed at Wonderfontein near Macha Jdudorp as Boer forces concentrate. General Buller notes a Boer trap on August 23 where Liverpool Regiment units advanced into a hollow, suffering heavy casualties with ten killed and 45 wounded plus 32 missing. Pole Carew occupies Belfast without opposition on August 24.
Annie B Sprger of Philadelphia reports dramatic relief from a long standing cough after using Dr Wing's New Discovery for Consumption. She credits the medicine with removing chest pain and helping her sleep, urging others to try it with trial bottles free at Crawford Bros Drug Store.
A London medical address warned that nerve prostration stems from worry and fatigue and that modern life is not as harsh as it once was. The speaker urged physicians to encourage steady work and fortitude, criticizing untested remedies and the allure of fashionable treatments. John Drew’sJohnstown tale is recounted in a separate amusing anecdote about a strangest gatekeeper.
The Visible Supply shows total world cotton at 1,112,318 bales, compared with 201,697 last week and 2,602,050 recorded last year. American cotton stands at 820,161 bales, while totals in Great Britain and continental Europe, Egypt, and the United States are detailed, with figures indicating changes from prior weeks and years.
An old advertorial block touts Hal's Catarrh Cure and a universal salve for illnesses. It claims the remedy is taken for catarrh and blood purity and asserts endorsements by druggists and merchants in Toledo Ohio.
In Greenville prize wheat contest the largest yield from one acre of land was within a fraction of 70 bushels, made by a boy under twenty years of age. The next highest prize went to a lady.
Editor reports lifelong suffering from piles ends after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He calls it the surest pile cure and best salve, sold by Crawford Brow druggist for 25 cents. Also notes deadly ice cream incident as Elizabeth Hutcheson and four children remain in Grady hospital after consuming improperly kept ice cream.
In Cleveland and Akron a man named Peck was moved to Akron for court and immediately convicted of murder. Judge Nye of Elyria imposed life imprisonment with hard labor. Transport to Columbus followed, with sheriffs guiding the prisoner post sentence.
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