19 Feb 1902
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1902
Page
1
A fragmented ad listing bargains across coats jackets furs and millinery with open stock on bottom prices. It highlights open comforts coats and suits for men and women, sale items on shoes and a large line of hats, with emphasis on value and a rush of customers seeking first class items at reduced prices.
Report from Tiflis details three hundred earthquake victims recovered after Shamacka destruction with ongoing fissure searches. A separate item reports a Brooklyn girl, Florence Burns, involved in the death of a New York commission merchant at Glen Island Hotel, with police questioning and contested claims. Also mentions morphine use and a patent remedy advertisement for Electric Bitters claiming health benefits and a money-back guarantee.
A somber scene unfolds in Jackson as Mrs. Jefferson Davis visits the Mississippi State Legislature. Senator Cayce extols the late Confederate president while Mrs. Davis, near tears, speaks briefly before the joint session. Crowds rally around her in a display of lasting Mississippi attachment.
Papers filed with the register of deeds show the Caldwell Land and Lumber Company changing hands for 517517 dollars. The sale includes a large mill near Lenoir, about 40000 acres of timber lands in Caldwell County, and the Caldwell Northern Railway running eleven miles northwest to Collettsville. The deal totals 517517 dollars according to the document filed in Lenoir on February 12.
A congressional bill provides for compensation to Confederate officers and soldiers whose horses sidearms and baggage were seized at surrender. The measure aims to settle disbursements tied to wartime losses and restore some financial redress to former Confederate personnel.
The posted oath ceremony covers all judges elected this term except Judge Buchanan’s successor. Judge Dantzler filed his oath with the secretary of state yesterday, and Judge James Aldrich took oath. Buchanan’s farm term runs until December next.
A damaged ad offers one hundred dose for any disease not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It peddles untrustworthy testimonials and pledges reliable performance by unknown firms, asserting a secret blood-borne cure with high-priced pills and wholesale distributors.
A fragment suggests plans or talk about how presidents retire in the state. It references Washington and methods or pathways but details are unclear. The text is incomplete and reads like a note rather than a full event or quote.
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