07 Jul 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1900
Page
1
The ad promotes cheap stock with culls at 50 to 75e and trimmed hats from 25 cents, plus misses and ladies sailor footwear at low prices. It claims long-term value and urges customers to visit for bargains on shoes and millinery.
Berlin July 3. The German marine detachment sails for China as the emperor declares the murder of Baron Von Ketteler demands exemplary punishment and vengeance. He pledges to plant the German flag at Pekin and dictate peace, joining with Russians British and French in a common cause.
A reconnoitering party from the torpedo boat Fame under Lieutenant Commander Keys captured and destroyed New City and the port near Taku on June 2. Allied forces including British, Russians, Germans, and Americans stormed the east arsenal on June 27, with heavy Chinese resistance and significant casualties on all sides.
Advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as a busy hardworking remedy. Pills are sugar coated globules of health that convert weakness into strength and listlessness into energy. Claims mental power and overall health boost. Price 25 cents per box, sold by Crawford Bros.
A brief item notes a claimed remedy titled The One Day Cold Cure. The entry presents no verifiable details or authorities and reads as a fragmentary medical claim without corroboration.
Shanghai dispatches report the fall of foreigners in Peking with unburied dead and burning of the legation. An imperial decree calls to arm provinces and deploy troops, while Admiral Seymour is said wounded and threats of a massacre of Christians and foreigners circulate around Tein.
A colored boy fires into a sidewalk fireworks stand in a crowded Italian neighborhood, killing seven children and injuring many others. Explosive display near a bakery caused a large number of burns and lacerations. two adults among the wounded. Authorities investigate the incident in Philadelphia.
Special to Greenville News reports 18 year old CS Moorer drowned after leaping into the Ashley River to retrieve a girl’s hat during the Charleston Fourth of July celebration. Despite quick aid, he sank before rescuers could reach him.
Dolph Singletray killed an eleven foot long snake with thirty nine rattles on the morning of the 27th at Hy manville. The creature is described as the grandfather of all snakes in the area, claimed by locals.
A dated advertisement touts Woolford's Santary Lotion claiming a quick cure for ailments. It cites J F Mackey & Co Druggist in Lancater with bold assurances of reliability and fast results.
Augusta Chronicle and Savannah News report cotton prices likely 9 to 10 cents per pound as the visible supply shrinks. The world market shows a smaller than usual 1.5 million bale on hand, with the new crop expected to be limited and prices steady near ten cents at season start.
Special to The State Camden July 3 Sam Williams a colored man who shot and killed Wm Kelly a colored man at Westville last December has been located at Richmond Virginia Requisition papers have been issued and Sheriff Williams has gone on for the prisoner.
Campaign meetings are set through July and August across multiple counties. Georgetown July 10, Kinstree July 11, Florence July 12, Marion July 13, Conway July 16, Bennettsville July 18, Darlington July 19, Chesterfield July 21, Camden July 21, Lancaster July 20, Chester July 26, Winnsboro July 27, Yorkville July 25, Gaffney July 30, Spartanburg August 1, Union August 1, Newberry August 3, Laurens August 4, Greenville August 6, Pickens August 7, Walhalla August 8, Anderson August 9, Abbeville August 10, Greenwood August 3, Aiken August 15, Edgefield August 16, Saluda August 15, Lexington August 21, Columbia August 9.
Proponents announce that the Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds has donated over ten million trial bottles. They claim it has cured thousands of cases of Asthma Bronchitis Hoarseness and throat lung diseases. Crawford Bros Druggist offers a free trial bottle with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar, guaranteed or refunded.
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