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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1903
Page
4
A lightning event injured and killed cows near Yorkville, with five tethered to a wire fence struck by a nearby bolt. Two cows survived briefly, one recovered bones later, while two were killed on the spot. The incident followed reports of legal charges tied to necessity in a separate court ruling.
Fragmentary ad copy touts “new life” pills claiming to convert weakness and listlessness into energy and mental power. Mentions per box pricing and distributors Ford Bros, De and Po Eagene Stores, and HBoy Chaws.
In Providence township a dispute at Ben Salem church escalated when a son-in-law struck his father-in-law with a chair after a debate about who among church members were devout Christians. The altercation ended with the father-in-law unconscious and the son-in-law leaving.
An ad copy warns against Foley’s Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cure for consumption, noting it allegedly cures only early stages and never fails to give relief in the war. Eugene Fanderburk signs the notice as a proprietor. It also touts Lanner Salve as the most healing salve.
A Confederate reunion in Columbia on May 1 mentions a valuable watch left with a local watch repairer by a man described as a veteran. He did not claim the repair cost, vanished, and left no identifying details. Owners urged to contact The State to be connected with the repairer.
Colusa man Joe Golobick testifies after 14 years of rheumatism that Electric Bitters relieved pain and cured him. He praises it as the greatest medicine for that trouble and notes it also helps liver and kidney issues and general debility. Sold 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by Crawford Bros. and others.
A fragment shows a dialogue where a persistent knowledge seeker asks what a lawgiver is and a father reflects that law is not bestowed but sold in small quantities at steep prices, revealing a cynical view of law as scarce and costly.
A former Missourian now in Oklahoma tells of a gambler in court who, dressed flashy and unconcerned, replied to the judge with a quip about a bill in his hip pocket. The judge fined him and sentenced him to sixty days in jail, warning him to rethink his ways.
An Irish captain known as Bob regales a Dublin club with a tale of rescuing a lady and her daughters from danger caused by their spirited horse. He quiets both ladies and horse, then jokes about the gratitude and a missing purse. A livery page delivers Lady Arnold’s inquiry about the lost purse, ending the tale unfinished.
Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana recounts brutal night coughs and lung illness cured by three bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery. She gained 58 pounds and praises the medicine as a universal remedy for colds la grippe bronchitis and related threats to the lungs. Trial bottles free at Crawford Mackey Co and I Funderburk drug stores.
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