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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
8
A Lancaster Mercantile Co letter asks a state penalty for producing or selling short measure paint and queries full versus tool gallons. The writer states they supply Devoe lead and zinc full measure paint and do not plan to enter the business themselves.
Judge Purdy set aside the £1500 verdict against Western Union in M P Tribble versus the telegram company. He ordered a new trial after finding the initial award excessive and citing several legal reasons. Mr P H Nelson defended the telegraph firm with Crawford and Muller Col acting for Tribble.
London reports confirm an assault on British Consul General Murray and Proconsult Muchuksin by Cossacks in Warsaw. Ambassador Harding in St Petersburg was instructed to file an urgent protest to the czar’s government over the incident.
A farmer J D Runyan of Butlerville Indiana attributes his ailments to digestive issues and biliousness and praises Dr King s New Life Pills noting they cure dizziness sour stomach headaches and constipation. Pills sold at Crawford Bros J F Mackay Co and Funderburk Pharmacy for 25 cents. An Atlanta Constitution editorial urges farmers to cut cotton by 25 percent and press for Southern prosperity. The Columbia Record references Gridiron dinner jokes about Bryan and Roosevelt and supports Democratic rail policy. Chester Lantern advocates ending bail for man slayers and restricting continuances to prevent defense tactics.
The cotton pool formed by the Southern Cotton Growers' Association executive committee is named The Southern Planters' Commission and Holding Company with headquarters in New Orleans. The South Carolina Cotton Growers' Association plans to endorse details at its Atlanta meeting on February 7. W P Brownell will serve as president and Seo Whyte of New Orleans as secretary.
A Columbus Ohio reader testimonial claims Electric Bitters cured fever, ague, nerves, insomnia, and stomach weakness after months of illness and failed treatments. The tonic is sold at Crawford Bros J S Mackey Co and Fenderbank Pharmacy for 50 cents.
A letter from New Orleans cotton merchant W P Brown to Charlotte broker RO Alexander discusses expected price rises tied to the January 16 census of cotton ginned. He cites reduced fertilizer use, farmers’ resolutions, and export demand, with state totals showing substantial ginned cotton across Alabama to South Carolina.
Ad claims Tannopiline is the beat cure for piles with absolute healing from the start. It states the product is sold by all druggists for $1 a jar and warns buyers not to accept substitutes.
The account describes extreme destruction at the mountain summit, with Russians and Japanese dead on opposite sides. Shelled remnants, charred timber, and shattered defenses fill the scene, illustrating the brutal toll of modern shell fire as observers note the battlefield’s sacred status to both sides.
W M Moore announces regular office days are Saturdays and first Mondays. He will be at an office near S and C depot and will keep school books at both offices and wait on patrons any day of the week. January 16, 1906.
Notice to the public from coroner J. Montgomery Carkey inviting inquests in the county. Residents are urged to phone his Pleasant Hill residence when needed for inquiries or assistance.
Schedule details listed with multiple time stamps and initials, likely representing a timetable or shift plan. Requires clarification of events and a key for the initials to convert into readable entries.
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