13 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
1
The Ganson Cash Store advertises matchless values and a superior assortment of modern goods. New stock includes satin stripe lawns at 5 cents, striped and plain suckers at 5 cents, and batistes around 10 cents, with steady crowd of cash buyers and rapid turnover.
New shipment includes one two and three strap Oxford Ties and a full line of ladies misses and children's garments. Styles claim to be desirable and prices cited as extremely cheap with items from 25 cents to $1.00.
Men’s shirts and shirt waists offered at low prices with a fresh shipment. No cost or extra items, just light breezy shirt waists and trousers. New stock priced around 60 cents on the dollar with shirts valued from 50 cents to 1.00.
Miss Evans earns praise for fine work as town and counties admire a millinery display. Prices on willery this season are reduced with a sailor hat offered at 20 cents. Two stock items have sold, and a third is going rapidly.
Schedule from the General Passenger Department effective June 1 1901 details the westbound service from crsmstern Pines to Uta Sarouna and Georgia extension. The notice lists routing, dates, and service status for the merged line.
The State department has received 95,000 dollars of the American indemnity from Turkey via the American legation at Istanbul. Claims exceed the indemnity, but the government is satisfied with the settlement and will distribute the funds among claimants at its discretion. Notable losses include American missionary institutions in Turkey, with individual claims such as the family of cyclist Lenz. Secretary Hay faced diplomatic and European power obstacles before finalizing this settlement.
In 1895 there were none, by 1900 six million boxes of Cascarets Candy Cathartic were sold. The ad proclaims the product the best medicine for the bowels in the world and notes it is available at all druggists for a dollar.
A bold advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption as a world dazzling cure. It claims dramatic success against coughs colds asthma croup hay fever hoarseness and whooping cough. Sold by Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co with guarantee and trial bottles offered.
A terse medical item notes an act by Dr Miles involving Restorative Marva, highlighting a single procedural step and a restless outcome tied to the treatment. The snippet suggests clinical action and immediate effect without broader context or follow up details.
Attorney General G. Danecan Bellinger will seek Congress from South Carolina’s Second district, comprising Aiken Barnwell Edgefield and Hampton, to succeed incumbent William Jasper Tolbert who aims for governor. Bellinger told the Evening Post he will definitely run, affirming his candidacy under strong district support.
Captain George B. Dean of Spartanburg South Carolina is named champion wheat grower for the neighborhood. He sowed eight bushels on a well prepared patch and reaped 315 bushels. He attributes the record yield to plowing extra deep.
In Raleigh on July 10 an Alexander county widow reports to the pension board that between May 20, 1861, and April 1, 1865 she wed three Confederate soldiers, an unusual pension application detail from the Civil War era.
An OCR fragment advertises Dr E Detoohn's ant diaries and cures for bed wetting with a claimed value over $100. It mentions a druggist and shop locations, offering remedies "at once" for old and young, with various garbled product cues and prices.
Georgetown July 9 Samuel Smith a negro was accidentally shot in the abdomen at an Atlantic Coast Line logging camp and brought to Georgetown for treatment. Dr A K Taylor with Atlantic Coast Line medical staff operated successfully though intestines mesentery and spleen were damaged. The patient is bright and cheerful and asks for ginger snaps.
One of the worst wrecks in years on the Lake Shore railroad occurred near Nottingham ten miles east of Cleveland. The Southwestern limited and the Cincinnati and St. Louis collided with a freight train. The engineer, fireman, and one mail clerk were killed. Two mail clerks and several others were injured. Many passengers were killed.
Special to Greenville News reports a new squad of dispensary constables arriving in Charleston on July 10. They raided numerous establishments, sweeping away liquor and contraband stock, with fixtures and counters seized. Many tigers lament the loss and contend no drink is available in most spots tonight. The crackdown signals a broader assault on illegal liquor operations in the state.
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