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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1901
Page
1
The Genson Cash Store advertises a bargain counter with discounted suits coats pants and fine fabrics priced from 6 to 70 dollars. It notes a wide selection including cashmere and wool pants and overcoats with emphasis on low prices and numerous other items. The feature mix sits amid a broader page containing political notes and local society items.
The House passed a bill approving TOL war claims for stor and supplies taken by the Union army in the Civil War, totaling about $544,450, with opposition fading after debates. Separate measures included $5,000 for St Louis Lodge of Kona M. for Masonic use by Union troops. In Manila, Philippines governance rules bar voting for those in arms against the United States after April. Reports note ongoing minor captures around Luzon and a major battle near Bundochus way. A county death, civic vacancy rumors, and local anecdotes about health cures and a new ten story office building in Columbia are also mentioned.
An old advertisement describes consumption as lung destruction by a growing germ and promotes Wake Scott's Emulsion and Liver Oil as fortifying foods to battle illness. It urges trying a free sample, claims strength returns after germs are "dead," and lists Scott & Bowne as chemists in New York with prices 60c and 1.00.
A Hannibal Missouri resident recovering from a severe bout of typhoid fever and pneumonia credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life. He describes extreme weakness, prior medical failure, and rapid improvement after one bottle, praising the medicine as the quickest remedy for lung trouble. Crawford Bros Drug Store offers regular and trial bottles with guarantees.
An old newspaper ad promotes Electric Bitten as the cure for a run-down, unhealthy woman. It claims the medicine regulates stomach, liver and kidneys, purifies the blood, and improves nerves and complexion. The copy notes a price of five cents at Crawford Bros Drug Store and mentions a Waxhaw legislature bill regarding prohibition.
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