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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1904
Page
6
The Laurens Advertiser argues against speculation and gambling, likening cotton futures to betting. It warns that most people cannot bet wisely, that speculation harms business readiness, and that young workers who gamble on payrolls risk early disaster. It emphasizes personal risk, creditor impact, and moral concerns.
C. W. Bellany of Burlington Iowa writes of extreme pain and weakness yet finds renewed health after using Electric Bitters. He praises the remedy for weak sickly people and notes retailers Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and TL Eugene Fanderburk guarantee satisfaction at 50 cents. The piece also mentions racial tensions in the South and a proposal to exchange enslaved people for whites.
Attorney General Gunter completed the annual phosphate commission report and handed a copy to sale printers. The key item is a comparative statement of tons shipped and royalties received since 1900, listing yearly figures for 1900 through 1903.
Wonder ful Nerve is shown as a remedy for cuts wounds bruises burns and sore feet. Bucklen’s Armiva Salve is advertised as killing pain curing the trouble and treating piles too. Sold for 250 at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and T Eugene Munderburk’s Druggist.
Seattle January 9 The steamer Clallam of the Seattle Victoria fleet foundered midway between Smith Island and Dangerness in the straits of San de Fuca after a terrible gale. Fifty two lives were lost as the vessel’s head lights were smashed and holds flooded, fires out, leaving the ship at mercy of the storm.
Washington January 8 The War Department begins paying Confederate claims for horses taken after surrender. About 837000 is allotted under the 1901 act after years of inquiry led by Quartermaster General Ltumphrey. Most claimants are in Tennessee and North Georgia near Chattanooga. payments average about 150 per horse seized by Federal commanders near Strawberry Plains Tennessee. A cough warning closes the item with Foley’s Honey and Tar.
The Supreme Court proceeding in Brookshire v Farmers Alliance Exchange of South Carolina dismissed. Judge Ernest Gary had ordered a receiver or bond to protect interests in funds owed by the defunct exchange now held in bank. The court indicated funds will stay pending further orders. Columbia Record report dated the 9th.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as essential medicine that can prevent pneumonia or la grippe and potentially save lives with a dose or two, urging readers to keep it on hand.
The account describes Alexander H. Stevens, famed Confederate vice president, debated by Russell at a political rally. Russell forces Stevens to defend a claim about a five hundred dollar property qualification for franchise, prompting Stevens to deny the fact and prompting audience laughter. Stevens later reflected that he ceased using the word fact in that manner.
A New York Times anecdote recalls Bishop Cortlandt Whitehead of Pittsburg not favoring public shouting in worship. He once converted a Methodist woman noted for vocal Amen and Alleluias at Church of the Nativity in South Bethlehem. She kept quiet after his sermon on dignity, later quipping that she shouted to provoke a response.
An old advertising item promotes Foley's Honey and Tar to cure pneumonia and La Grippe while warning against substitutes. The piece includes quips about marriage, aging, office life, and human nature, reflecting period humor and social mores.
A warning that many children are poisoned or harmed by cough syrups with opiates. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe cough remedy for coughs croup and lung trouble and as the only prominent medicine without opiates or poisons.
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