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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
3
Lancaster records show tours, meetings, and deaths. J. W. Tillman attends a state board meeting. Rev J. M. Steadman to preach. J. N. Estridge invites county candidates. Mrs. Maud Mackay Ganson mourns as Win Ganson, Lancaster merchant, dies after a long career. Euphemia survives. many relatives in Scotland, warehouses, railroads, and banks linked to his estate.
The county campaign committee met to lay out the schedule for the August primary election. Delegates named include H. E. Coffey and J. Nisbet, with managers listed for upcoming primary duties and pledges required for magistrate candidates.
Public notice to let for repair the bridge over upper Camp Creek near Mr J A P Sistare’s. Auction to lowest bidder on Monday August 11 1902 at 10 am. W Q Caskey Co Supervisor.
Advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic contains iron and quinine in a tasteless form with the slogan No Cure No Pay. It asserts the product offers no cure and no payment required, noting a price of 500.
The community notes the death of J A Criminger, lifelong Ledger subscriber from Oakhurst, who died Friday July 11, 102. Born July 18, 1820, he would have turned 102 next week. He married Jane Curve February 3, 1846, with twelve children, five of whom survive him along with his wife. A Civil War veteran, he served from 1861 to 1865 and was known as a quiet, honest citizen. Funeral services were held at his residence, followed by interment at Salem church yard.
A fleet from L. B. Croxton & Co. sent a load of 1,000 watermelons to Charlotte, NC last Wednesday. On Tuesday, 220d inst., mule trouble near Marth P.O. caused an injury to Mr. Rachel Lowery of Jefferson as he was returning home from Kershaw when mules ran, toppled him into a rock pile, leaving him unconscious until the postmaster Estridge carried him home. Chas. Shala, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. W. Weaner, died near Heath Spring on Tuesday July 22 and was interred at Salem cemetery July 23, with sympathy extended to the bereaved parents. Will Aleobrooks, once held in the chain gang, escaped and shot Porter Smith at Haile Gold Mine last Tuesday night. Smith reportedly was an innocent victim with no provocation. F. M. Mobley has purchased land next to the Kershaw Ginning Co. and will build a dwelling soon.
A Friday arrest batch in Arkansas lists six men charged with murder. Among the detainees, two are described as white and six as colored, with authorities continuing investigations and preparing formal indictments.
The Grove bottle claims to cure malaria like chills and fever with Tasteless Chill Tonic. It touts Trongad Quinine as tasteless and promises no care no pay. The Laxative Bromo Quinine tab is said to cure a cold in a day for 25 cents.
The University of North Carolina announces one hundred and eight scholarships open to teachers and ministers' sons. They provide free tuition and loans for the needy students who qualify.
The article argues that cotton seed byproducts are the most valuable cattle feed due to their high nitrogen content and feed efficiency. It discusses the role of nitrogen in feed, the potential to recover nitrogen in manure as fertilizer, and how dairying on cotton seed products supports milk and butter production. It cites the Southern Cotton Oil Co and notes cotton seed meal and hulls as key feeds with comparative values against other meals.
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