18 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
1
A local dealer advertises 48 odd coats and two lots of all wool suits priced at 2 dollars and 50 cents, promising reliability and value. The listing touts new style jackets and cap jackets, a line of vest suits for children, and a millinery department rushing with furs to attract customers.
Lancaster Mercantile Company offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsers from Toledo area Druggists certify trustworthiness, including BS Heney, Est & Ruax, Wannina Kinnan, and Marvin. Catalogs claim cure via blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and price five dollars per bottle.
Special to Greenville News reports South Carolina House actions on January 15 include killing the Dodd cigarette papers bill, scheduling redistricting bills for January 22, and credits for Santiago victory. Efird proposes biennial sessions while Johnson of Fairfield honors Schley. A separate note from Spartanburg covers Wallace Shows settling a $5,000 damages claim over a circus accident involving Eva Brady. The Columbia bugging business closes as debts are settled. The Observer also notes governor McSweeney vetoes repeal of the free pass act and outlines reasons for impartial official conduct.
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a remedy for being underweight due to overwork or digestion problems. It claims oil supports recovery and warns against overreliance, offering a free sample and listing the supplier Scott & Bowne with pricing at 60 cents and 1.00.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a dated medical or health claim with garbled phrases. The readable bits reference a cure or treatment and a tentative October timeframe, but the copy lacks coherent details or identifiable names or events.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a headline about a movement or policy involving boots or footwear. No clear persons, organizations, or places are readable to confirm details.
A legal notice by W. B. Plyler forbids all trespass on two parcels two miles west and two miles south of town. It lists landowners including D. A. Williams J. Fander bark Leroy Springs W. J. Cans ningham J. L. Tillman W. A. Howell and others. Violations will be prosecuted under the stated enforcement date November 21, 1901.
The text touts Electric Bitters as a cure all for stomach liver and kidney health and claims to purify blood improve appetite and treat kidney trouble female complaints nervous diseases constipation dyspepsia and malaria. Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co guarantee a 50 cent price.
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