09 Jun 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1900
Page
1
Merchants trumpet low prices and speedy service as buyers flock to stores. Sales teams push deals while customers queue for attention. Vendors claim fierce competition is stymied by their price advantage, drawing cash buyers seeking best value.
Doings a tremendous clothing business cut price shoes from Craddock Terry Co and Wit Doc gilass offer 3.00 shoes in tan and black vicis at 2.50. Ladies misses and children's low cut ties slippers left at bargain pricing. Job lot pants imperfect at 50 cents and millinery sold at bargain prices as Lancaster store touts record sales.
The Chickamauga monument commission led by Gev McSweeney and Gen Elivon Capers toured battle sites near Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain. They selected marker locations for Kershaw’s, Mavigault’s brigades, and Culpepper’s battery while sharing prayers at the Twenty-Third South Carolina site. They were welcomed by Carolinians in Chattanooga and returned to Louisville with thanks to Gov Boynton and Col Smart.
Th Throbb Aten Red iExO claims Dr Kings New Life Pills quickly relieve you. Thousands of sufferers prove their merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They claim to purify blood and build health. Easy to take. Only 25 cents. Money back not cured. Sold by Crawford Bros Druggist.
Queen Victoria toasts Lord Roberts and the army at Balmoral while bonfires blaze on Craiggown as Britain rejoices in Pretoria’s fall. Reports say Baden-Powell joined Hunter at Lichtenburg and Kruger allegedly took 2,000,000 pounds. London extols Roberts and the empire.
Senator Tillman writes Chief Clerk Gantt urging that all documents on Black report and state payments during the Mexican War be preserved for use. He notes that no action on Revolutionary and Mexican claims will occur until next winter, while a senate provision for accounting on 1812 and Seminole wars has been added to the sundry civil bill. The documents remain on file at the capitol.
A Lancaster druggist advertisement claims a “Great Health American Kidney Cure” relieves kidney bladder and back pain in six hours. It boasts prompt relief for water retention and appeals to both men and women. Boldby J F Mackey & Co. Lancaster. 8 C.
Maj Johnson with Twenty-ninth infantry and Eighteenth infantry sailed from Romblon to Tablas, disembarked in four columns and engaged about 60 rebels, capturing 40 including officers along with 10,000 rounds and 24 rifles. Garrison left at Tablas while rest returned.
A vintage ad claims 100 Dr. E. Detchon’s Ants Diuretic helps children with bedwetting by stopping the trouble and curing it. The product is priced at $1 and marketed by JF Mackey & Co, druggists in Lancaster.
The Alabama Great Southern railroad sent a freight train over half a mile long into Chattanooga. It originated from New Orleans and was drawn by two locomotives.
Anne Springer of Philadelphia finds relief after years of coughing from a chest ailment. She credits Dr King's New Discovery for a complete cure and praises its impact on her health. Crawford Bros Drug Store offers 50c to $1.00 bottles with a free trial and guarantee.
Itch on a human cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Santary Lotion. The remedy is claimed to never fail and is sold by J F Mackey & Co., Druggist, Lancater, BC.
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