Lancaster and Chester Railway Schedule April 1900
Lancaster and Chester Railway announces daily through schedules effective April 24 1900. Trains depart Lancaster 6 30 am for Chester and 4 00 pm for Lancaster with connections to Southern Railway lines to Columbia Atlanta and points north and west. Officials Heath and Aprings note through connections at Chester with Southern and Northwestern routes and coastal lines for Charleston and Naples.
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Lancaster
Leavin Linncaster
Southern Railway
Chanelle
Seaport
Atlanta
Polota West
Northwestern Railway
Epoir N.C
Ine Te Rhiediate Polite
Columbia and
Potntm
Chester
Columbia
M Heath
Gen Pass
Leroy Aprings
Crop Conditions Washington June 26 Report
Weather bureau summary reports heavy rains in the south Atlantic central gulf states and drought in northern spring wheat regions. Corn progresses in central valleys but weedy in parts of Mississippi and Ohio valleys. cotton crops hurt by excessive rains and grass, rust, and lice in central and eastern regions. Texas shows overall improvement with grass damage in some areas and bull weevil impact. Tennessee and eastern South Carolina cotton generally good.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Miss
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Ohio
Texas
Oklahoma
Cotton
North Carolina
Tennensee
Tennessee
South Carolina
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case and features endorsements for F J Sheney and partners. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy priced 75 cents per bottle, with calls to buy from all druggists and a free sample of Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
Ficheney & UO
Toledo
Dernggivta
Ten Thousand American Soldiers to Go From Manila
The United States orders Admiral Kenney with the Brooklyn to Taku. An army of about ten thousand troops may be transported from Manila if needed to speed arrival in China. The move aims to reinforce operations in the region.
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Manila
Washington
United States
Admiral Kenney
Brooklyn
Taku
China
Great Snakes and Snake Tales From Pap's Bay
A humorous pulp essay recounts Pap's Boy wit and a nightmarish collage of snake stories. It blends tall tales of serpents, mischief at church, and lively regional lore featuring references to South Carolina figures and a VirginiA anecdote about a pole cat and a snake. The narrator, claiming Geo Withington, aims to entertain neighbors with a snake story and moral-less rambling.
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Eprrin
Virginia
Geo Washington
Bucklen's Armend Salve for skin ailments and more
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklen's Armend Salve as a remedy for skin eruptions and a long list of ailments including ulcers boils felons corns warts bruises burns chilblains and chapped hands. It claims to be the best pile cure and to drive out pains with a 25 cent price per box, sold by Crawford Bros Druggist.
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Bucklen
Crawford Bros
Foreign ministers flee Pekin as chaos spreads
Reports from Japanese and British sources state foreign ministers left Pekin under guard as Chinese troops move through Tien Tsin and Chefoo. Catholic priests Isadore and Andinor were murdered near Tianjin. Allied forces, including Kempit, announce relief of Vien Tsin. Massacres, looting, and destruction plague the streets as the alliance advances toward Pekin.
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Chefoo
Ane
Deyuieur
Rebef
Ieve
Pekin
Wndie
Tre
Shankhat
Isadore
Andinor
Tien Tein
Taku
Tien Tsin
America
Japan
Seymour
A Jersey Gold Mine Prodigious Jersey Cow Breeding Tale
The Yorkville Enquirer reports from Bethesda on a Jersey cow bought in May 1894 at 25 months old that has since borne seven heifer calves. Across six years the herd grew to 23 head, including the original cow and two beef heifers. The dam’s record stood at four gallons of milk per day, a feat matched by several offspring.
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The
Enquirer
Jersey
J Frank Moore
Bethesda
Moore
Yorkville Enquirer
No Right to Ugliness Beauty Ad Claims Cure
An old drugstore ad extols Electric Bitters for women’s health issues. It links weak digestion kidneys and blood impurities to pimples and a dull complexion. The pitch promises improved nerves eyes skin and a rich look at Crawford Bros' Drug Store for 50 cents.
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Crawford Bros
Canning Outfit Offered for Ten Dollar Trial
A canning outfit with full instructions to preserve fruit and vegetables for ten dollars is offered. For orders, write to Lancaster or call Ledger 1 office, CL McManus.
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Lancaster
Ledger 1
CL McManus
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Chester Machine and Lumber Company
Chester Mechine Co
BLM Bpratt de Co
Dior
AW Mills Jay and CO
Owelli
Chester Machine & Lumbr Company
T M Fitzpatrick & Bro
Messrs Fitzpatrick
Lancaster Anl
Pt Sande
Trom I
Earth
Chester Ly
Richburg
Bascombville
Fort Lawn
Iem
Times
Sam Jones
W. H. Felton
John Temple Graves
C. H. Jordan
South
Solar System
Space
Hercules
Hoth
Levine
Jay
Jin
Tabernacle
Tradesville
Messrs
Matties, McNeely, Polk
John C Calhoun
St. Patric
Ireland
Johnstons
Monsen
Benett
Jenene
Higaug CO
Detroit
Mic
Vford
Shymour
REL
Vie
London
Kempit
Vien Tsin
Hong Kong
Shuyshar Bank
Singapore
Vien Tin
Canning
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