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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
2
The Ledger urges building a first class school as essential alongside a planned million dollar cotton mill. It argues overcrowded classrooms harm learning and health, calling for immediate construction and better ventilation to secure future mental and physical development. Col Hoyt discusses candidacy and anti liquor aims, while Charleston officials seek rail subscriptions for a South Carolina exposition.
A letter from Thermal City urges readers to visit the North Carolina mountains for health reasons. The writer praises the mountain scenery and clean water near Second Broad river, notes Blowing Rock Asheville Chimney Rock as pleasures, but endorses Thermal City for health seekers. He details the Belk Lumber Co operations, local revival meetings led by Mrs Perry, and local agriculture including a good wheat crop with some oat weakness. The message closes with a newspaper ad for Woolford's Santary Lotion.
Hon Thos N Berry of Darlington selects a five member campaign panel to run the prohibition ticket across South Carolina. Joseph A McCullough of Greenville is chairman with C Featherstone Laurens W P Houseal Newberry J W Hamel Lancaster and D J Bradham Manning as members. The group will organize county units and expand efforts in every township.
Manchester Michigan man recounts his wife’s five year helpless spell and how two bottles of Electric Bitters restored her ability to work. The tonic cures nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches faintness and dizziness. Each bottle 50 cents and guaranteed by Crawford Bros Druggist.
Announcements declare candidacies for Solicitor of the Sixth Judicial Circuit and for Lancaster County House of Representatives and Clerk of the Court. Names include J K Henry W C Hough Thos F McDow Harry Foster Estridge Joseph F Gregory and V8L Porter, all pledging to abide by primary results.
A notice airs several Lancaster County candidates for County Superintendent of Education including Ernest Backman and Profac Rowell and lists state and federal hopefuls across multiple districts. The item ends with news of Mrs Gladstone's death in London after 72 hours of unconsciousness.
The Friends of W Q Caskey announce his candidacy for County Supervisor and state he will abide the result of the Democratic primary elections.
Friends of Horton Sr announce his bid for coroner subject to primary rules. J Estesman pledges to abide the results of the Democratic primary. Mackey’s supporters also announce candidacy for coroner with commitment to accept the primary outcome.
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