04 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1900
Page
1
Shoppers flock to the store as sales staff push aggressively for customers. Bargain prices attract cash buyers who seek the best value, leaving slower competitors unable to match the rapid turnover. The narrator notes the firm’s price advantage over rivals.
A Lancaster clothing supplier advertises unprecedented shoe sales to clear stock. Craddock Terry & Co and Douglass $3.00 shoes in tan and black are marked down to low prices. New stock of pants, low cost misses and children’s footwear, and millinery bargains are advertised as limited and urgent.
Mrs Belle Graddick is acquitted of poisoning her husband after a full Circuit court day of shocking and revolting evidence. The jury rejected the notion she acted, though the poison was found in the dead man's stomach as Dawkins shared the same room. The Virginia Carolina Chemical Co planning large scale cotton oil plants, including a $200000 Charleston mill, faces opposition from the cotton oil trust. State House work set to begin by August with Milburn plans approved. Winthrop dormitory adds first brick as masonry advances.
Charleston dispatch reports James J Howard a colored man jailed without bail for attempting to rape Elizabeth Rourke, 10, in Charleston. The girl screamed, mother arrived, Howard fled, was later identified and confessed. This marks a rare Charleston case of attempted rape of a white girl in years. A separate note from White Rock describes a severe storm with lightning killing Preston Lindler in a barn, also killing a mule. Lindler, about 60, is a prominent Lexington County farmer.
A historic ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a life changing health tonic. It claims sugar coated globules transform weakness into strength energy into mental power and promises noticeable health benefits for 25 cents a box. Crawford Bros markets the product nationwide.
The Greenville chemical works burned completely Friday after a 11:30 AM start. Acid chambers and apparatus were destroyed as the upper building caught fire. Two men, Tom Goodlett and Walter Morris, were burned in the acid, with injuries to neck and shoulders. President Mills provided physicians and comfort. estimated loss around 70 000 with sufficient insurance.
South Carolina delegates to Kansas City have not met to decide a VP choice. Interviews with members like Guy McSweeney show favorable views toward Hill and Gorman, but with Tillman a potential nominee the delegation cannot back any other candidates. Tillman is absent from the state. Hill is favored for his New York influence.
Dispatch from Capt Winde aboard the Oregon dated Che Foo confirms the ship is aground fifty miles from Taku. Forward compartments hold water after a new reef breached the hull and a rock punched the double bottom. Admiral Remey says Brooklyn assists. another steamer from Indo-China navigation company heads to aid. Miantoa Islands deemed hazardous to ships.
Campaign meeting dates announced for numerous South Carolina counties. List includes Georgetown July 10, Kinston July 1, Florence July 1, Marion July 1, Conway July ?, Bennettsville July ?, Darlington July 19, Chesterfield July 21, Winnsboro July 21, Yorkville July 21, Camden July 26, Spartanburg July 6?, Union August 1, Newberry August ?, Laurens August 4, Greenville August 6, Pickens August 7, Walhalla August 0, Anderson August 10, Abbeville August 11, Greenwood August 11, Aiken August 13, Edgefield August ?, Salada August 11, Lexington August 21, Columbia August 92.
Proponents claim the De King's New Discovery for Consumption coughs and colds has given away over ten million trial bottles and cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases are said to be cured. Crawford Bros Druggist offers a free trial bottle with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00, guaranteed or refund.
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