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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1905
Page
1
In Anderson on January 19 stockholders of the Anderson Mattress and Spring Bed company elected the old board of directors and declared a 10 percent dividend. The company is a newer enterprise noted for rapid early success.
Wonderful nerve is displayed by many a man during pains of accidental cuts wounds bruises burns scalds sore feet or stiff joints but there is no need for it Bucklen’s Arnica Salve will kill the pain and cure the trouble It’s the best Salve on earth for piles too 25c at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderburk Drug Co
Charleston January 16 Scott Clegg a 16 year old son of Policeman Clegg died at Greenwood from a gunshot wound in the back of the head. He had joined a hunting party including his father and brother and returned dying. The father claims ignorance of how the shot occurred and Small has given an account, but the incident remains a mystery.
A traditional medicine advertisement claims children are poisoned by opium in cough syrups and touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe non narcotic remedy. The report also notes Governor Heyward announcing retirement after his second term in public life.
A Columbia physician cites a Granby village case where a man refused vaccination. He died of smallpox after family members were vaccinated too late to prevent or modify the illness. The physician noted the man's last wish was to have his wife and children vaccinated immediately.
A claim repeats that Tannopiline is the best cure for price on the market with a soothing healing effect from the start. The ad states all drugats have it for 61.00 per jar and urges customers to ask for Tannopilins and not substitutes.
Christiania Norway January seventeenth news report says fifty nine people died when a rock slide from the hills toppled into Lenn vand lake near Naesdale north of Bergen. A sixty foot surge swept houses, cattle and residents. only four bodies recovered as a great storm halts relief efforts.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a preventive and remedy for pneumonia and la grippe. It claims a drone or two will prevent sickness and ward off illness, urging purchase at Funderburk Pharmacy.
Gorman Burns the gamekeeper shot in the eye near High Point, North Carolina, will return home tomorrow with his bride Henrietta J. Pierce, a nurse at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. The discharge, nurse resignation, and their wedding occurred on the same day amid his treatment.
Notice warns of urgent county health risks from pneumonia and grippe urging early treatment. Recommends Murray's Horehound Mulle Tar cough mixture for immediate relief at 250 per bottle through all druggists.
Special to Charleston Post from Columbia reports House proposals include a marriage license requirement to be filed by clerks of court, and ceremony endorcement. shooting matches for turkeys or prizes banned. cock fighting made a misdemeanor nationwide. Other measures: tax law due date December 31 with seven percent penalty, private rape victim exams, monthly gin reports, and property market value rules. Senate includes Winthrop tax share change and enrollment of pupils in night schools under compulsory education law.
The item promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach and liver troubles with claims of relief and cure. It lists Crawford Bros., J. F. Mackey & Co., and Funder bark Phar as sellers priced 85 cents. The passage also notes a local political debate about abolishing the department of agriculture and immigration, which is deemed unlikely to pass.
Calhoun County voters face likely similar outcome as Edgefield protest denied by the State board of canvassers after hours of session. Greenwood prepares a protest hearing Wednesday, with expectation of a parallel ruling. A bill may be introduced in the Legislature to secure the county’s formation.
An old advertisement warns that a neglected cough may cause bronchial or lung troubles and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar by Fung Derburk Pharmacy as a safeguard, urging readers to subscribe to The Lodger.
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