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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
4
Ernst Haywood the Raleigh lawyer indicted for Ludlow Skinner's murder on February 21 was granted $10,000 bail under habeas corpus. Nine sureties signed the bond. the trial is set for the week of July 13.
A remote family confronts accidents and injuries and keeps Bucklen's Arnica Salve on hand as a top earth blunt. The ad promotes the salve at Crawford Jydie & Co and TP Bazene Funderburk Deng Stove, while a conversational excerpt from Brooklyn Life features Cora and Mildred debating outspoken criticism.
A passage notes Angeles as a kind man whose generous temperament wins him friends yet leads to lending money he rarely gets back. The excerpt reflects on how borrowings strain relationships when debts aren’t repaid.
Mrs S H Newson of Doexter Alabama endured three years of stomach and bowel distress with doctors failing to help. After trying Electric Bitters she recovered quickly and reports lasting relief. For liver kidney stomach and bowel trouble this remedy is sold at fifty cents with a guarantee from local druggists.
A traditional remedy claim describes Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring function to kidneys and bladder. The item notes use as a tonic for urinary complaints and general relief, reflecting historical patent medicine language.
The State urges readers to subscribe to The State daily or The Semi Weekly State. It extols wide coverage from South Carolina to world affairs and offers prices of $8 yearly, $4 half year, $2 two months, plus cheaper semi weekly options. The notice promotes accessibility and urges immediate subscription via postal orders to Columbia, SC.
A Globe report from St Louis says Brutus from Enid Oklahoma contends the body found January 14 is John Wilkes Booth. Roy Bates of Memphis identifies the corpse and cites multiple alleged identities. Bates traces Booth’s escape after Lincoln’s death to Virginia and Kentucky before living as John Sthelen in Glenrose Mills.
A 19th century note questions Foley's Honey on a Tar as a child safe remedy with no opiates. A prohibitionist cast doubt on the idea and asks whether making everyone a bartender would aid temperance.
The article reports a court decision sentencing a man to prison for aiding a fellow suspect, mentions a Supreme Court division, and notes bond trustees planning Clemson College and county institute gatherings. It lists dates for Clemson Farmers Institutes, with sessions from August 10 to 14 and petitions due by mid June.
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