05 Jun 1901
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
1
The Ganson Cash Store advertises fresh stock and deep discounts to lure cash buyers. It touts up to date merchandise with newly weeded old stock, featuring satin stripe lawns at five cents and striped patterns in fast colors also five cents. Batistes priced at eight and ten cents, described as fine values likely to sell quickly.
A local retailer promotes a booming business in wine shoes slippers and oxford ties. New stock includes ladies misses and children's sandals with one two and three straps. Garments arrive in muslin and nansook, trimmed and well cut. Prices range from 25 cents to 1.50 dollars, advertised as remarkably cheap.
A sale listing promotes men's shirts and shirt waists ideal for hot weather. It notes new stock of sample shirts and pants priced at 60 cents on the dollar, with 35 to 60 cent items and values from 50 cents to 1.00. The ad emphasizes comfort and readiness for summer wear.
Our Miss Evang and staff charm both town and country as millinery sales surge. Three stocks dispersed with a fourth selling swiftly. Prices this season are unusually low. Pretty banded sailor hats offered at 20 cents.
In a Greenville speech Jno Lowndes McLaurin denounces Senator Tudlmin as an intrusion and announces his bid to oppose the senior senator for the unexpired long term. He accuses Tudlmin of hossism and argues for reform, urging citizens to judge their democracy and its motives.
Washington May 30 The train bearing President and Mrs McKinley and their party arrived at 7 30 this morning on schedule. Mrs McKinley, carried to the carriage in waiting, was driven to the White House looking pale and worn from the grave ordeal she recently endured.
A Boston man who married a sickly rich young woman is happy now after using Dr King’s New Life Pills. The remedy is claimed to cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague and all liver and stomach troubles. Sold at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co. Subscription to The Ledger.
P M Gardner and S McDonald of the Vanmill, former Bennettsville men, met in Gastonia and recalled Civil War service. Both on Fort Sumter, wounded at Averysboro, captured by Shermans troops, and share identical birth and key dates. They are believed the last surviving members of their company.
Mrs Ta Pease of Lawrence Kansas lay in bed seven years due to kidney liver trouble and nervous prostration. After three bottles of Electric Bitters she walked and felt like a new person in three months. Headache backache nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting dizziness all relieved. Crawford Bros and J F Mackay & Co promote with guarantee of satisfaction.
Mr Verne Austin was shot by Mr Fred Parham in Monroe on Friday. Parham was a target shot by Constable Bivens who is attempting to capture him.
Advertisement-style notice touts bowel training using Cas carets Candy Cathartic with tablets stamped C C C. Claims proper function and training like muscles and brain, notes sold by druggists for 0 cents.
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