03 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
1
Our store proclaims busy crowds and unmatched values with a wide assortment of up to date merchandise. New satin stripe lawns sold at five cents per piece, striped and plain fabrics at five cents, bargains on toy goods and batistes at eight to ten cents. Fast selling items promise quick turnover.
J Fine Shoes promotes a large stock of ladies sandals slippers and Oxford ties with three strap styles priced lower than competitors. Children’s sandals and multiple strap options are emphasized as a feature of the line.
New stock includes Misses and childrens sizes with Prisse garments in muslin and namsook fabrics. They feature lace and embroidery, are cut to fit well, and priced at 25 50 75 cents 1.00 and 1.50, offering remarkable bargains.
Fine sample shirts and pants arrive at 60, 35, 40, 50, and 60 cents on the dollar. Shirt values range from 50 cents to $1.00, offering a breezy hot weather option with no cost or vest required.
Our Miss Evans has earned praise for fine work that charmed town and country. Two stocks are sold out and the third item is selling rapidly. Prices on millinery this season are lower than usual with a pretty banded sailor hat offered at 20 cents.
A fragment suggests a note about grip causing illness and weariness, paired with a term Restorative Nervane that promises rest or relief, implying a medical or health product mention in a historical newspaper snippet.
Pendleton June 29 W B Williams committed death by his own action today at his home near Septus eight miles above Anderson Williams formerly constable last fall shot and killed Jesse Green colored Since then he has been troubled with indigestion and insomnia he shot himself in the head with a 38 caliber pistol death instantaneous He was about 45 years old and leaves a widow and several children S M W
Bennettsville June 29 special to The State Jim Harris the Black man who escaped a chain gang last February and killed a guard with an axe has been convicted of a serious crime and sentenced to death on August 9 Walter Hines who escaped with Harris was also convicted and given life imprisonment after mercy recommendations Judge Watts called the case one of the plainest of cruel acts in Marlboro County court.
Porter Price, a black man, killed George Hooks and F. M. McGraw and seriously cut Charles Davis during a siege in lager West Virginia after being cornered by a mob seeking summary justice. He was captured and sent to Welch jail as riots heated in the town. In Richmond Virginia, the constitutional convention debated an oath for delegates with ex-Gov Cameron denouncing oath requirements while supporters urged its adoption, vote 69 to 14 to postpone remains unresolved.
It dazzles the world with unprecedented promise in treating Consumption and related illnesses. The ad claims dramatic recovery in pneumonia hemorrhage pleurisy bronchitis and lists coughs colds asthma croup hay fever hoarseness and whooping cough as quickly cured. Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co guarantee satisfaction with large bottles 50c and 1.00 and offer free trial bottles.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cascarets in a dubious educational context. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable. no verifiable entities or dates emerge to form a coherent news item.
Hickory Grove South Carolina experiences a mining boom with several active mines. Reports indicate rich ore deposits in large quantities and local ore processing to be done near the mines. Some ore is free, while some is mined as sulphurates.
Special to The State from Florence June 28 a large crowd gathered at Coast Line station to greet Gen Gomez on his way to Washington. The First Artillery band played the Cuban flag waved by a child, and Gomez praised Cuban interests as crowds cheered Free Cuba.
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for facial sores pimples eruptions fever sores boils ulcers carbuncles and felons with claims of rapid disappearance. It also notes a legal candidate Wm B McCaw seeking an assistant professorship of law at the South Carolina college and cites Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co as sellers.
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