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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
3
A scattered 1903 style column lists shop signs for Mery lary Candy at Hackerell's, school openings with Misa Ella Robinson as teacher in Carmel, church services, real estate moves, a death in Fishing Creek, a tenant house fire, court appeals, a marriage at a parsonage, a sheriff letter, a post office note, and various local notices.
The notice urges a private subscription to raise 10,000 for a Hampton monument, notes slow progress and Lancaster's lack of contributions, and pledges broad participation. It recalls Hampton's wartime leadership and South Carolina politics during Reconstruction, then advertises 200 acre plantation for sale near town, plus unrelated legal and social items including bail hearing, a visit by Miss Hattie Welsh, traction engine upgrade, and a Philadelphia wedding announcement from Rock Hill Herald.
A Montana penitent inmate, Rev J B Harris, writes from prison to The Herald denying any pardon while perjury by a female witness remains unconfessed. He claims innocence, praises prison staff, and urges justice, asking Governor to withhold clemency until the accuser testifies.
The Union Times notes a plan to introduce at the coming legislature a petition to allow communities that voted a dispensary in to vote it out again if desired. The piece argues this privilege should exist to ease the process and reduce liquor traffic, asserting that making and keeping communities dry is easier than permitting widespread access.
Fire swept the elegant Desportes home in Winnsboro yesterday, gutting the structure and nearly all contents including family silverware. The family woke to the ceiling blaze, caused by unknown cans, with substantial smoke and heat. Estimated loss about ten thousand dollars, with insurance about half.
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An investment totaling about 816 million is described with additions to syntheen cotton mill machinery. The figures include 16 513 loots and protections around Wallin and Daring St areas. The proposal outlines a significant modernisation effort tied to the mill industry.
Ruth Cleveland, youngest daughter of former President Grover Cleveland, died early this morning after a brief illness following tonsillitis and diphtheria. The loss adds to the family’s grief, with Mrs. Cleveland in frail health and bereaved relatives alarmed by the tragedy.
A short notice promotes Grove’s Taste Les Chill Tunie noting a plainly printed formula on every bottle. It asserts the product is simply Ivor and Quinine in a tasteless tonic with the slogan No Cure No Pay and a price of 50c.
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