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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1902
Page
1
A True Christian, eminent lawyer and leading citizen Major D. R. Duncan died in Spartanburg. He was a brother of Bishop Duncan and noted for public service. Special to The Observer.
A series of brief items from Spartanburg and Manila detail Major David R Duncan’s death after illness, operations in Samar, and rescuers’ hardships. Other notes cover a fatal riverbank accident near Goldsboro, a Cannon House fire in Florence, sleet damage in Little Rock, and Timmonaville rebuilding efforts with new brick structures. Issues of health tonics and local notices appear amid war dispatches and weather damage.
Washington January 29 Admiral Schley’s appeal to the president from the court of inquiry findings is published. Secretary Long asks Roosevelt to approve Dewey’s views and set aside the majority’s opinion. The appeal argues the command during the Santiago battle and credit for the victory, plus issues about the flying squadron at night. The sixty two page brief, signed by Schley, supports statements favorable to Dewey.
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a medicine that repairs the body from worry overwork and disease. It asserts the product builds strong bones, red blood, and lungs, using only the best materials and promising durable health.
A brief notice requests payment of ongoing subscription dues to The Ledger. It specifies no dates or amounts and urges prompt settlement to maintain service access.
An old advertisement promotes New Century Com Fort products including Bucklows Arnica Salve for pain burns scalds cuts and eruptions. It claims rapid relief and mentions remedies for corns warts boils and skin eruptions. The copy references Crawfard Brava Po Mockey and Cols store.
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