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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1904
Page
1
May 28 dispatch from Tokio describes the Nanshan hill fight as one of modern warfare’s bloodiest. Japanese infantry pressed Russian trenches amid heavy artillery, pierced the line at a weak point, and, aided by destroying nearby mine wires, forced a Russian retreat after intense charges and counterfire.
A health note warns travel and frequent motion strain kidneys and promote disease. It cites Foley's Kidney Cure as strengthening kidneys and curing bladder issues, with a testimonial from Geo E Hansan, a Lima locomotive engineer, who found relief after engine vibration caused kidney trouble. Death of Senator M S Quay is reported with funeral details and burial plans in Beaver Pennsylvania.
In Blackville on May 27 the inquest into the death of 17-year-old Jerry Sheehan, killed by a Southern passenger train near Walker Station, found 85 cents and 15 cents in his pocket. In Manning on May 29 a negro around 18, Eddie Nelson, was jailed for a brutal assault on Mrs. Setzer, who was struck with a pine stick as she tended corn near woods. a child witness placed him fleeing into the woods, motive linked to alleged card players near the rendezvous.
A reader named D LL Turner from Dempsetown Pennsylvania writes that nightly use of Dr King s New Life Pills for two weeks restored him to his teens They are advertised as vegetable and easy on the stomach with no gripe The pills are sold for 25 cents at Crawford Bros J W Mackey Co and Vanderburk Pharmacy Drug Stores.
The Yorkville Enquirer notes a postwar boom in beef cattle, with prices two to three times higher than a few years ago and strong markets available year round. It urges investors with knowledge and funds to investigate opportunities in the cattle business.
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