Letter From A Lancaster County Boy In Texas
A Lancaster County reader in Dresden Texas reports persistent rain for over four months delaying corn planting and plowing. Farmers cope with mud, fuel shortages, and stock losses from blind staggers while many heads of cattle and sheep are affected. The writer also promotes a DIY remedy for blind staggers and cites a Dallas News recipe with whiskey and turpentine plus quinine.
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Dresden
Texas
Morel
Dallas News
W. A. Higgins
Floyd Co
Tex
the Ledger
Gruesome Find Near Rock Hill Reveals Pittman’s Death
Rock Hill section hands found a dead white man, about fifty, with severe injuries near the track beyond city limits. Identified as Lewis Pittman of Rock Hill, the victim, after inquest led by Magistrate Beckham, is linked to a drunken trio who rode to the scene Monday, drank by the cross-ties, and may have been knocked off embankment during the night.
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Rock Hill Herald
Southern Railway
Beckham
Frew
de. Fennell
Lewis
Lute Pitman
Hick Sutton
Gregory
Lute Pittman
Mord Riots and Remedies In Early 20th Century Ad Claims
A fragmentary newspaper item cites civil unrest among strikers and warns of collapse without a remedy. It promotes Electric Bitters as a universal tonic and cure for nervous disorders, rheumatism, and malaria, with dubious claims from Crawford Bros. and J. F. Mackey & Co. Druggists. The piece also mentions a Paris discovery to restore sight, a deaf man aided by an instrument, a price of 250, and a North Carolina safe-blasting incident at Lincolnton. a state education official may convene county superintendents in Rock Hill in April.
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Crawford Bros
J. F. Mackey & Co
Charlotte
N.C
Uw Post Ofice
Linscathton
Eduscation
Martin
Rock Hill
Federal vs State Statutes in Dispensary Law Case
In Charleston a Greenville News special reports Judge R Watts ruled on the constitutionality of the dispensary law. Gallagher Burton sue estate of J F Brainovich over liquor purchase refused payment citing the law. Verdict for plaintiff to avoid interstate commerce restriction, case likely to ascend to higher courts for final settlement.
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Charleston
Greenville
Court of Common Pleas
R . Watts
Gallagher & Burton
J. F. Brainovich
Watts
Professor Refuses Vaccination and Fines
Asheville March 18 Professor A T Weaver head of a leading educational institution has been jailed for refusing vaccination and for stubbornly refusing to pay a $26 fine. The vaccination was ordered as a precaution against smallpox. Weaver may pursue legal action against authorities and take the case to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
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Asheville
N. C
A. T. Weaver
Weaver
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Crippe cough cure touted by T Eugene Fonderburk
A regional ad copy extols Toby's Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cure for the crippling coughs that end in fatality after danger point. It warns against substitutes and urges taking the remedy in time to stop a cough and restore strength.
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Toby
Crippe
T. Eugene Fonderburk
Largest Gaston county family claim sparks curiosity
Gaston county records note Wm Skidmore near Stanley as possibly the father of the county’s largest clan with 22 children. J W Ferguson of Clover visited town with his family for a portrait by Green, revealing he and his wife have 18 children born since their 1874 marriage, with 12 living and two twins. The Missouri eggs case involves a farm wife winning ownership of eggs after a dispute over sale proceeds. Col J P Caldwell of the Charlotte Observer will address the South Carolina Press Association when it meets in July at White Stone Lithia Springs.
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Wm. Skidmore
Stanley
Gaston County
J. W. Ferguson
Clover
Phostographer
Green
Ferguson
Oll
J.P. Caldwell
The
Charlotte Observer
South Carolina Press Association
Hhe Association
White Stone
Lithia Springs
Whim of an Aiken Farmer Mortgage Yankee Millionaire
An Aiken resident recalls a scheme where a northern buyer sought land unfit for farming. An elderly local, Mr Blank, sold a tract with a $100 mortgage to be paid after his death, securing the debtor’s payment via a Yankee mortgage while preserving a patrician air. The tale ended with the farmer holding a mortgage on a presumed Yankee millionaire.
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Aiken
Blank
Tose
Mr Blank
Mr. Blank
Back Taxes and Political Nominations Shaped in 1903 Dispatch
Spartanburg back taxes loom over the Beaumont Cotton Mill as a city ordinance deemed illegal triggers proceedings. In Washington Roosevelt withdraws William Plimsley as assistant treasurer nominee and confirms Hamilton Fish after treasury officials say Plimsley faces gravity of charges.
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Spartanburg, D. C
Spartanburg Beaumont Cotton Mille
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
William Plimley
United States
New York
Ser
Hamilton Fish
Fish
Ofice
Senate
Armstrong
Treasury Department
Mr. Plimsley
Trustworthy person sought to manage business in county area
A trustworthy man or woman is wanted to manage business in this county and adjoining territory for a well known, financially solid House. Offer includes a $20.00 straight cash salary plus expenses paid weekly by check from headquarters. Expense money advanced. Address Thomas Cooper, Manager, 1939 Caxton Bldy, Chicago. Rudolph Forester of Virginia named assistant secretary to the president.
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Thomas Cooper
Caxton Bldy
Chicago
Settlement In State Of South Carolina Case Noted
In Richland county the estate of Fressitter will pay Capt. James S. Campbell a range between 4000 and 7000 dollars in the final settlement with the State. The document mentions a lynching in Ohio Champaign county, where the heirs of Clint Mitchell are to receive 5500 dollars after a mob execution, with trial costs totaling 1000 dollars. The report notes law enforcement effectiveness and ends with a remark on dancing and payment.
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South Carolina
Richland County
James S. Campbell
Ohio
Champaign County
Clint’’ R Mitchell
Working Over Hatimd Eight Hour Laws Ignored
Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised as tireless workers at curing indigestion biliousness constipation sick headache and all stomach liver and bowel disorders. Easy pleasant safe and sure. Only 25 cents at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co drug stores.
Scott's Emulsion for chronic weakness and fatigue
The ad targets thin and weak people calling them chronic cases. It claims Scott's Emulsion and Ott's Emulsion build new flesh and blood, strengthen nerves, and restore appetite. The copy asserts lasting benefit as long as sickness lasts and every dose supplies strength.
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Scott
Ott
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