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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
4
Fragmentary listing notes a local event in Waibway dated August 24 1000 with partial names and positions. Readable items include mentions of Bastin MND and Scott Nols amid unclear context and minor timings. The text remains incomplete but indicates a community schedule or roster update.
A letter to the editor from Florence S C discusses gloomy planting prospects for cotton and corn. It cites experiments by Dr Pendleton of Georgia and a North Carolinian advocate, urging May 10 for cotton and June 1 for corn, with detailed cultivation rules and questions about compost acidity. The piece urges readers to reconsider practices and seek expert guidance.
A colossal eighteen ton iron beam destined for the State House roof was moved from the depot to the grounds today. Workers began late last night and by six this morning the beam was hauled up Main and Gervais streets using streetcar and electric car teams. A temporary track and heavy timber supports will be required to lift the beam onto the roof.
The East Lancaster circuit lists Sunday services at Bethel Tabernacle Hopewell and Bethel with times: first Sunday 11 a.m. Bethel and 4:30 p.m. Tabernacle. second Sunday 11 a.m. Tabernacle and 3:30 p.m. Hopewell. third Sunday 11 a.m. Hopewell and 3:30 p.m. Bethel. fourth Sunday 11 a.m. Hopewell and 3:30 p.m. Tabernacle and 7 p.m. Bethel.
Advert seeks Ken Motts Chocolates Laxative Quinine and Cas Day Cold Cura as a fast cure for cold in head and sore throat, presenting a period toner and product names. The notice emphasizes a quick remedy and urges readers to try the combination for relief.
Foreign stockholders object to sale of 28 000 acres near Port Arthur Texas as negotiations, reportedly at 250 dollars per acre, near Beaumont. W T McKie of Corsicana Texas listed as Texas agent for Standard Oil. Deeds held pending foreign approval. sale would concentrate oil industry activity at Port Arthur. Local officials say they have power to dispose of property, with one half interest confirmed.
Rube Foster a black man who killed Ida Watts at the Catawba River Power company works on March 31 last is held in the county jail. He was brought from Hamlet North Carolina by Special Constable A L Lineberger last Wednesday morning. Foster used the name Jim Davis at Hamlet and confessed to Chief of Police there, saying the woman bothered him and he shot her. He appeared unconcerned about the matter.
Clayton New Mexico April 26 1900 Thomas Ketchum known as Black Jack was executed by hanging. The rope broke and the fall jerked his head off. Before execution he appealed to President McKinley for pardons for Leonard Albertson Walter Huffman and Bill Waterman tied to a bank/train robbery by the Ketchum gang.
Twelve years ago J W Sullivan of Hartford Conn scratched his leg with frosty wire causing inflammation and blood poisoning. After two years of pain doctors urged amputation but one bottle of Electric Bitters and Bucks Arnica Salve cured him fully. The ad extols Electric Bitters for eruptions eczema and other blood disorders and promises satisfaction or refund.
WLS Porter asks debtors to call and settle accounts while in town, stating the money is greatly needed. The note identifies Porter and references recording feeds and papers as the owed items.
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