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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
4
C H Wolfe of Mecklenburg writes to a Reidsville resident urging bond issue for better roads. He notes land values rising from 20 to 75 per acre, 120 miles of roads costing about 2500 per mile, and belief that 200000 in bonds would win voter support.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a rapid cure for grippe coughs and lung illnesses. It cites T Eugene Funderburk as a druggist and repeats the claim there is nothing better. The rest of the text notes war department rosters, a Barnwell county court term, and pension list updates without cohesive, local detail.
A vintage ad promises a one day cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails. KE. W. Groves signature appears on each box, price is 25 cents.
The U S Supreme Court on motion quashed the habeas corpus writ in Ellis Glenn alias EK B Glenn v West Virginia and remanded for trial. Glenn, a woman who had long posed as a man, faced forgery charges in Wood County in 1901 with a prior jury disagreement.
An 1890s testimonial style ad offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F Sheney and Toledo druggists Keenan Marvin, with claims of blood and mucous surface impact and a 75 cent bottle price. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
The town council of Lancaster enacts an annual one dollar dog tax payable by January 1 each year starting 1903. Upon payment, police provide a tag to be affixed to the dog. Untagged dogs found running loose may be seized and killed if the tax and 25 cent takedown fee are not paid within 36 hours. Ratified July 26, 1902.
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