Portrait of Gen Micah Jenkins progress in 19th century painting
The State notes Miss Clara Barrette Strait works on a life size portrait of Gen Micah Jenkins. A coat sought to finish the painting which measures three and a half by four and a half feet including frame. Contributions continue as artists offer critiques and aim for a Christmas exhibition of Confederate veterans work. Senator Mower declines Spartanburg bar court invitation citing constitutional limits on holding multiple offices.
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Micah Jenkins
General Assembly
Clara Barrette Strait
Gen. Jenkins
Mower
Spartanburg
Gary Speaker Jones
Hartsville Postmaster Nomination Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirms Simon Beckham for Hartsville South Carolina postmaster and J. D. Dennis for Marion Alabama postmaster. Also notes a January 12 Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington to set the dates for the national convention. An advertising pitch for Devoe paints by Devoe & Co. New York follows.
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Washington
The
Senate Today
Simon Beckham
Hartsville
J. D. Dennis
Marion
Ala
Fisherman J H Mann abandons three wives amid scandal
Mrs Mann third wife recounts a tangled marriage history including three wives, two daughters, and a fish and oyster stand on West Trade street operated with earnings saved. She says Mann’s first wife from Wilmington visited, then he vanished with no prosecution planned as police monitor the case.
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J. H. Mann
Columbia
Stack
Manners Agro
Lancaster
Charlotte
Mann
Iris
Fell Dead At Physician's Door
A colored woman Mary Leaphart collapsed at the front door of Dr B K L Kreps residence after a pulmonary hemorrhage. She sought relief at the doctor’s office in Green and Assembly streets but died before aid arrived. Coroner Green held an inquest with Dr Knowlton performing the examination. The State reporting.
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Mary Leaphart
Meens
Kreps
Green
Knowlton
Palmetto Capital to be Columbia weekly paper
Mr. T. Larry Gannt of Spartanburg and Mr. Elbert H. Aull of Newberry plan a Columbia weekly newspaper. Gannt will edit and Aull will manage business affairs. The venture aims to become a leading South Carolina weekly.
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Columbia Record
T. Larry Gannt
Spartanburg
Elbert H. Aull
Newberry
Columbia
Gannt
Aull
Palmetto Capital
Watches and guns offered at discount in Lancaster sale
A local ad announces a large shipment of watches described as the most interesting stock ever in Lancaster with discounts to be passed to buyers. The seller also mentions another lot of cheap guns available at pleasing prices, signaling a clearance sale of timepieces and firearms.
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Lancaster
Clerk's Sale in Lancaster County South Carolina
A court ordered sale in Lancaster County under a Common Pleas proceeding against Jay Bennett and Iva Lee Bennett with details of the property to be sold at public auction. The sale follows a December 1905 order and will be held at the courthouse on a January date with the bond to be secured by the purchaser and final settlement including interest.
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Cowt
Walker
Gee
Chamoers
Decenber
Puotie
Arthouse
Biel
Ug Describe & Prey
Lott Perceloft
Oytag
Notable Patent Medicine Ad Ends with Dentist Notice
A garbled ad promotes Foley's Kidney Care and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming cures for kidney and bladder trouble. The text also includes a debt collection notice from J. E. Rutledge, a dentist, asking all creditors to call at once to settle accounts.
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Foley
J. E. Rutledge
Beautify Your Home with New Wallpapers by Chas Kipchelt
Charming offer from Chas Kipchelt of Lancaster South Carolina. Presents a large assortment of new wallpapers and promises honest work at the lowest cost. Seeks conversations with homeowners to discuss making living spaces brighter and more attractive.
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Chas
Kipchelt
Lancaster
5. C
Ter
Lan
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the Ledger
Thurlow J. Carter
Miss Strait
Lancaster Mercantile Company
Lancaster SC
Devoe
Ow Devor & Co
New York
Charlotte Observer
B.C. Though
State OF
South Carolina
County of Lancasten
Grove
Trouse & Pros
Fligh Avi
Lina
Douglass & Godman Shoes
Cherry & Co
Heath Banking & Here
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