The Ledger Reports Dispensary Costs and A Fatal Incident
The article notes the Kershaw and Lancaster dispensaries together may cost the county about fifty thousand dollars annually, a sum deemed wasted amid hard times and school funding shortfalls. It also recounts the fatal shooting of Thomas Wilson, 80, by 12-year-old William Willbanks after a dispute over five cents, ending with Wilson’s death.
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Kershaw
Lancaster
Eva
Greenville
Thomas Wilson
William Willbanks
Wilson
Fall Street
Murray
Goodwin
Willbanks
Gilliam
Mediterranean
Europe
Levant
Chicago
Congress
South
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Savannah
Col 8. C
Atlante
Charotte
N. C
Avon Cotton Mill Devastated by Gusty Wind Storm
A severe wind storm at Gastonia near Charlotte wrecked the Avon cotton mill injuring four or five workers, two likely fatally. A 150 foot section of the southern wall collapsed inward onto machinery and operatives, crushing Sadie Beaty and Bessie Lay amid extensive damage to local structures including a town academy and Morena mill.
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Charlotte
N. C
Avon
Gastonia
Sadie Beaty
Bessie Lay
Town Academy
Morena
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Heals Suffering Leg Sore in Five Days
Danforth of LaGrange Ga endured a six month frightful sineing sore on his leg and reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it in five days. The ad claims it treats ulcers wounds and piles and guarantees satisfaction. Sold by Crawford Bros Mackey Co druggists.
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Danforth
LaGrange
Bucklen
Crawford Bros
Anid. I, Mackey & Co
RUMOR OF RHEUMATISM CURES PROMISES BLOOD HEALING
A bizarre claim promotes a patent medicine “BBB eur a” said to cure rheumatism by draining poisons from blood and bones. The ad promises free medical advice and prepaid samples from Root Kalm Co in Atlanta. In Marion County, Feb 25, a barn blaze owned by Charles Haselden destroyed stables, a herd, and stored corn with no insurance, suspected arson.
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Root Kalm-Co
Atlanta Ga
Sellers
Marion County
Charles Haselden
Senate Appropriations Include Commerce and Labor Funds
Washington Feb 28 The senate appropriations committee amended the deficiency bill to provide 301570 for commerce and labor department operations. Other key changes set 946083 to pay Admiral Dewey prize money and Manila forces, 50000 for Confederate horse claims barred if not filed by March 1 1904, plus a South Carolina claim of 47245.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Department of Commerce and Labor
Adonral Dewey
Bin
Manila
Governor Approves Pension Law Change for Confederate Widows
Governor Hayward signed amendments to the pension law allowing indigent widows of Confederate soldiers to qualify beyond previous age limits. Senator Gaines introduced the bill to remove age restrictions, signaling broader access as pension boards convene Saturday.
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Hayward
Gaines
Sixteen Tigers Convicted In Charleston Dispensary Case
Charleston March 2 sixteen blind tigers were convicted of violating the dispensary ordinance in the city court and sentenced to pay a fifty dollar fine or serve ten days on the public works. Several other cases were called but juries were demanded and deferred. Police will continue to crack down on violators.
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Charleston
Pneumonia Follows A Cold Prompted By T Funderburk Ad
The advertisement warns that pneumonia follows a cold unless treated with Foley's Honey and Tar. It claims the product stops the cough heals the lungs and provides security from further attacks and urges refusing substitutes.
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Foley
T. Eugene Funderburk
Laxative Bromo Quinine Advertises Quick Cure
Advertising copy promises to cure AGHA in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It claims druggists refund money if it fails, and notes EB W. Grove’s signature appears on each box.
Floating body found in Elizabeth River Norfolk Va
A white man remains unidentified after being found floating in the Elizabeth River. He had severe head, arm, pelvis, and leg injuries, hindering identification. Coroner and city police investigate as detectives assist. Supervisor L J Perry notes office days. local notices urge Confederate soldiers’ records and enrollment duties by March 14.
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Norfolk
Elizabeth River
Administrators Sale Notice Transcript Revised.
Notice of administrator sale under court order. The executor Emma A. Small is named as Admx. The document references the late Manuel and various parties with a dated term of sale and cash terms. The notice appears to be from Wilbrelion Court in Macon, indicating a sale of estate assets and distribution of proceeds.
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Manuel 1
Pcrate
Wilbrelion Chtestay
Maconith
Cariartis
Emma A. Small
Mae
Admx
Consumption and Scott's Emulsion for the consumptive
The piece notes old fashioned salt pork as a remedy for consumption and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a refined fat source for easy digestion. It claims fat feeding aids recovery and highlights cod liver oil and phosphates in the emulsion as boosting the lungs and overall strength.
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Scott
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L. J. Perry
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