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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists names, places, and dates with many garbled terms. Key items resemble a regional notice or column with personal names such as Chester, Selena, and Haltley, plus place references like Pennsylvania and Preston, but most details are unreadable.
Special to The State reports a grim Beaufort homicide at Rocky Point Plantation Shelton Township. Andrew Mitchel an infant boy died from starvation and severe beating likely inflicted with a thorned stick. Jenkins Mitchel the father fled after witnesses described a brutal act and a furious defense by relatives as the body lay ready for burial. Savannah rumor places Jenkins Mitchel abroad with no reward offered for capture.
Lexington man M A Hogarty suffered severe yellowing of skin and eyes over a malady diagnosed as jaundice. He was treated by best doctors with no help, then used Electric Bitters. After two bottles he claims a full cure. Sold by Crawford Bros. and J F Mackey Co. Drugs.
Frank Wood of New Orleans has applied to the local court as administrator of the estate of his mother Mrs Mary Ester Mecomb wife of millionaire McComb The will left the widow the income from 2 000 000 and at her death the entire 10 000 000 estate would revert to four children
A fragmentary ad claims Browne Bitters cures backache and headaches, restores strength, and brings a healthy glow to pallid cheeks. The text stresses a remarkable remedy for weak health, mentioning renewed vitality and energized days.
Weather dispatches report rain in about 150 Texas counties over the last three days, aiding the crop in half the state while central cotton regions miss out. Shedding noted as cotton plants load with bolls, with picking set to start in southwestern Texas next week as cotton opens across south central areas.
Lieut Victor Blue, noted for spotting Spanish forces around Santiago, has been invalided from the Asiatic station and ordered to Mare Island hospital for treatment. He will be succeeded by Lieut Bloom Russell, a classmate, with borrowing expected to cover running expenses due to recent large appropriations including 50 000 for the exposition.
In Montgomery on July 20 at a constitutional convention former Governor Jones clashed with Chairman Knox over discarding a resolution. Jones refused orders to sit and threatened with a pocket knife as the chair pressed to proceed. The appeal was ultimately sustained and Jones sat as order was restored.
She suffered with sores blotches and pimples until Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed them. It claims relief from boils ulcers and felons, with guarantees for cuts corns and piles. Available 25 cents at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey & Co.
Rolina Tobacco by telegraph reports the season opening in Malling Marion county with strong prices in three large warehouses. Most tobacco will be shipped to England Germany and Japan and buyers say the market is bright with high prices and good prospects.
A showman’s appendix presents epigrammatic lines praising child happiness. It argues amusement for children should be wholesome, noting childish wonder as wisdom and laughter as heavenly music. It champions making useful knowledge attractive to youth and calls the author a public benefactor and friend to children.
A fragment notes belief among eminent physicians that impure blood causes most diseases. It references a Brown household remedy and claims cures over twenty five years. The text mentions weakness, ambition decline, aching bones, and a botched line about restoring vitality.
The New York State commission to the South Carolina Exposition selects a Spanish style building 200 by 60 feet with riverfront entrances. Supervising architect Beulfird Gilbert presents the design as part of New York’s effort to showcase its exhibits.
The text appears as a damaged advertisement or catalog fragment referencing doctors, wholesale druggists, and pills. It mentions Hal's, KINNAY & MARVIN Wholesales, and various unspecified remedies claimed to affect the blood and system. No clear event or person beyond brands and suppliers is established.
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