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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
1
Mrs Hattie Whitten, arrested on a suspected poisoning of her nine year old daughter after the funeral, hanged herself in deputy sheriff custody in Dexter Missouri. Authorities linked prior deaths of an elder daughter and the husband, with autopsy revealing arsenic and strychnine in the younger child. the coroner previously ruled poisoning by another.
The grand lodge of Masonry in South Carolina will meet in Charleston next Tuesday. Walter M. Whitehead is named grand master.
An old advertisement urges readers to begin Scott's Emulsion at the first sign of consumption, stressing fresh air rest and ample nutrition. It claims regular treatment can improve outcomes, offers a free sample, and lists Scott & Downe dentists at 499 Pearl St New York with price tags.
A. G. Waite, a merchant of Seneca, was killed instantly last night crossing train No. 88 at Westminster. In Yorkville, Rufus M. Allison, 64, a Confederate veteran and respected citizen, died after a short illness, with burial at Beersheba Presbyterian Church. Burglaries wound J. S. Wingo at Saxon Mills store. two men fled after firing three shots, escaping with about $30 in booty.
Special to The State from Spartanburg December 2 presents Lola Turner’s letters clarifying her leaving her father's Clifton home. She cites mistreatment and her nine weeks of Johns Hopkins hospital treatment funded by her own checks, denies elopement rumors, and asks the public to drop the matter while noting her need to support herself. George E B Ladshaw confirms Turner found refuge at his house and warns visitors to notify him first before contacting her.
A. C. Haddock of Liberty, in a Dec. 1902 letter to the State and local papers, defends his sermons that criticized secret societies and Masonry. He argues Masonry corrupts regeneration, misleads Christians, bans Christ’s name in lodge prayer, and fosters unlawful solidarity, urging publication of his remarks verbatim to avoid misrepresentation.
Blood Poison declared the worst disease curable easily with Botanic Blood Balm B B B. Advertises pimples ulcers rheumatism bone pains catarrh and more as cured by B B B with free medical advice, sample requests, and subscription offers for The Ledger and The News and Courier.
Soldiers write that Bucklen’s Arnica Salve heals scratches bruises cuts and wounds sore feet stiff joints and burns or scalds. The ad claims effective relief for ulcers eruptions and piles with prompt care at Crawford Bros drug store.
An Indiana reader from Wincheaster reports his wife suffered illness beyond doctors until Dr King’s New Life Pills cured her. The ad touts relief for stomach and liver troubles, constipation, and headaches, credited to Markey & Co and Crawford Bros drugstores.
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