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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1904

Page

5

Dispensary Bill Aims County Prohibition Vote Power

Special to Greenville News Tallahassee South Carolina House considers substitute dispensary bill to choose a State board of control and tax counties for enforcement. The measure lets counties vote dispensary or no dispensary with taxes used for enforcement and refunds returned to counties if funds remain unused. It outlines petitions for local option elections and limits, and preserves existing prohibitions in certain areas.

Greenville Columbia Tatum Board of Control General Assembly of South Carolina Elise State Board of Directors County Board of Control State Board of Control Ohio New York Greenville News Charlotte Observer Caldwell & Tompkins J. P. Caldwell Observer Washington Atlanta North Carolina Sunday Observer THE Charlotte N. C Grove E. W. Grove

Honest cough syrup ad targets opiate dangers

An ad urges caution about cough syrups for children citing poison risks from opiates and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe non opiate remedy for coughs croup and lung trouble. The message emphasizes that many products contain opiates and may harm children while presenting Foley's as the only prominent non opiate option.

Excitement Over the Shields Case Sparks Mob Action in Roanoke

A mob abducted Taylor Fields from his Salem home and hanged him by rope to a telephone pole in Roanoke, whipping him with electric wire. A preacher and two other Black residents were expelled for incendiary talk about the Shields case.

Roanoke Taylor Fields Pegro Salem Shields

Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised for stomach and liver relief

The notice promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for stomach and liver trouble and lists Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderburk Drug Store as sellers. It also discusses South Carolina franchise tax plans and the impact on business, noting salaries for lawmakers and urging consideration of broader taxation. It ends with a housing ad from T B Carter offering three desirable houses and lots for sale within 30 days.

Dr. King Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co T. Eugene Funderburk Carter

Tillman Defends South Carolina Reputation Over Murders

Senator Tillman denounces South Carolina murder coverage as slanderous and harmful to the state. He criticizes both state and out-of-state papers for calling South Carolina lawless and barbaric while urging better law enforcement and immigration controls. The State highlights calls for improved agricultural education and compulsory schooling to safeguard the future white citizenry.

Washington, D. C Senator Tillman South Carolina Carolina Tillman Treasou Union Bureau of Commerce and Immigration Columbia Ates W. W. P. Starsoni G. Marshall Moore Clemson

Not A Member Of The Grand Jury

A playful exchange between senators Spooner and Gorman centers on canal treaty talk and Providence. A Wisconsin revival anecdote about repentance while the grand jury is in session provides a humorous closer.

Grand Jury Senator Spooner

A Life at Stake Over Foley's Honey and Tar Claim

An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a life saving remedy, asserting it prevents pneumonia or la grippe and may save lives with a dose or two.

Foley

A Forgiving Spirit

reminiscences recount General Gordon's tale of Rev. Robert Breckinridge a fervent secession advocate famed for blunt rebuke of church members and kin on the union side on his deathbed family and clergy seek reconciliation with Stuart Robinson of Kentucky asking if he forgives all enemies Breckinridge affirms but quips Robinson will never reach heaven

Gordon Robert J. Breckinridge Stuart Robinson Kentucky Brother Breckinridge Breckinridge Stuart Robinsont Brother Stuart Robinson

Terrible Death averted by Dr King’s New Discovery

Mrs MS Bobbitt of Bargerton Tennessee appeared doomed as consumption worsened despite skilled doctors. Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption provided instant relief and, with continued use, cured her entirely. The ad claims it is a certain remedy for lung diseases, with guaranteed bottle 502 and $1.00 and free trial bottles at local stores Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and T Eugene Funderburk Drug Store.

MS. Bobbitt Bargerton Tenn Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co T. Eugene Funderburk

Auditor’s Notice for Tax Returns in Tucaster County 1904

The auditor will receive tax returns from January 1 to February 20 1904. Individuals with property in their possession or control must list it for taxation or face a 50 percent penalty. A $1 tax applies to males aged 21 to 60 unless maimed and unable to work. Assistants will attend multiple county locations on specified January days. High earners of $2600 or more must file returns. Prompt returns avoid penalties after February 20 1904.

Tucaster Osceola Pleasant Valey Belair van Wyck Dixi A.m. Dwight P. m Tradeaville Taxabaw Flat Creek Church C.G Welsh Primus Haile Gold Fine Kershaw Heath Springs Pleasant Hriday

Rail timetable fragment for Southern rail lines and connections

Fragmentary timetable listing times for routes between Gastonia Yorkville Atlanta Columbia Charlotte Chester-Southern Seaboard and Carolina Northwestern lines. Names A P McLure superintendent and Leroy Springs president appear with station notes Lancaster Southern Railway connections.

Lenir Gastonia Yorkville Atanta Sal Columbia Charlotte Cheater Richburg Bascomville Fort Lawn Lancaster Chester—Southern, Seaboard and Rolina & Northwestern Railways Lancaster—Southern Railway A P McLure Leroy Springs

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