Future cotton production debated by Southern manufacturers
The Ledger reprints a Baltimore inquiry on whether cotton output in the South will permanently fall. Col. Leroy Springs & Co. cites seed deterioration and seed sold to oil mills as major causes, urges saving seed and crop rotation, notes rising farm labor costs, and predicts wage pressures will push up cotton prices. The piece ends with a telegraphic line on East Asia tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South
Col. Springs
Leroy Springs & Co
Lancaster
S. G
Fo ley's Honey and T ar Remedy Promoted by Funderburk
T Eugene Funderburk urges Fo ley's Honey and Tur as the best throat and lung remedy for this cough and cold season. He asserts it cures quickly and helps prevent serious complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
T. Eugene Funderburk
Boll Weevil and Confederate Legacy in 1903 News
In 1903 reports Prof. L O Howard warns the cotton boll weevil cannot be halted by checks but farming adjustments can keep cotton profitable. He cites Calvert Texas yields and a planned Texas pest program with $30 000 funding. The State notes New Orleans residents push Jefferson Davis Place name change and discusses Davis's legacy. A Seaboard watchman, J D Batchman, is killed at Gervais and Lincoln streets. The ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with E W Grove signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Howard
Department of Agriculture
Calvert
Tex
United States
Howard
Army of Tennessee
New Orleans
Coliseum Place
Jefferson Davis Place
Davie
Jefferson Davis
South
Davis
Abraham Lincoln
J. D. Batchman
Seaboard Air Line
Gervais and
Lincoln
Nellens Captured in North Carolina as Slaying Case Unfolds
Charles Nellens, charged with killing Alice Lamb in Middlesboro Kentucky weeks ago, has been captured in North Carolina. Will Nellens and Phil Haynes, jailed in Pineville Kentucky, confess to the crime and claim Nellens hired them. They link him to the Wentz disappearance and say he aided in the Philadelphia youth's abduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Charles Nellens
Alice Lamb
North Carolina
Will Nellens
Phil Haynes
Pineville
Wentz
Governor Davis Woods clash ends with arrests in Hope
In Hope Arkansas a debate among three Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls turned violent when Gov Jeff Davis struck Associate Justice Carroll D Woods. Woods retaliated and was restrained. both were later bonded for a January 15 appearance. Nearby Kansas City reported a deadly wreck on the Meteor train with nine killed and 32 injured. A despondent Cleveland machinist killed his wife and three children before taking his own life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Ark
Jeff Davis
Carroll D. Woods
Supreme Court
Davis
Judge Wood
Kansas City
Godfrey
Kan
St. Louis
San Francisco
J. A. Bartley
Cleveland
Ohio
Private sale of Joseph Clark estate lands
Valuable real estate for sale by private sale the lands of Joseph Clark deceased include a lot near the cotton mill adjacent to the old M L Lemmond lot with several stores a rear lot by the Presbyterian church about four acres a lot near the narrow gauge overhead bridge one tract of land about 130 acres rear Osceola known as the Ezell Mine tract apply to Jane M Clark executrix at once dated December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Clark
M. L. Lemmond
Presbyterian Church
Gage
Ezell
Jane M. Clark
Store advertisement promises live prices on dry goods
A local store urges customers to visit the counter for actual prices on dry goods and clothing. The message touts upcoming 30 day cut prices and a major discount in the clothing department, thanking patrons for past support.
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the Ledger
Thurlow
Carter
Far East
Russia
Japan
Boll Weevil
E. W. Grove
Arkansas
Chas. Kitchelt
Lancaster, S. C
Lancaster Hotel
Strouse & Bros. High Art Clothing
Douglass & Godman Shoes
Cherry & Co
Kermott
Heath Banking & Merc
Utile Go
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