This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1901
Page
3
Lancaster items report Md Mel from Yorkville visits and local sales as W F McLure brothers move to Langley, Green & Hines relocate law office, and Lan caster Cotton Mill dividends. Also notes ties to Lexington county annexation vote, social events, ads for Bates cotton seed, and a Blacksburg death of J Lumpkin with biographical details.
All notes and accounts of the old firm H I Gregory and Co and the Farmers Banking and Mercantile Co are placed in my hands for collection. Debtors to either firm are urged to settle at once. October 2, 1900.
The Western market shipment offers nearly 100 head of mules and a fine assortment of horses. Lancaster Mercantile Co. promotes good terms for buyers and invites all to inspect the stock. News notes criticize whiskey dispensary profits and discuss public sentiment amid ongoing war and governance debates.
A dentist named RB Ratiedve requests all parties indebted to him settle their accounts promptly. The message appeals to creditors to arrange payments at the earliest opportunity and closes with a respectful sign-off.
A fragmented report describes a man lynched by his own race near Quitman, Georgia, tonight after an alleged assault on a young girl. The text references local officials, a mob action, and unclear charges, with several garbled phrases and missing details.
Partial readable text shows scattered names and phrases across dates and places. The garbled content references individuals and locations with unclear actions. The item preserves a few strong entities but lacks coherent events or outcomes to summarize.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.