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The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1904

Page

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New York RACKET Store Opens Full Dry Goods Line

New York RACKET Store at Miles Old Stand now open with full lines of dry goods shoes hats clothing and general merchandise. Reports from Chadbourn note fifty seven car strawberry shipment the largest on record with prices in New York and Boston ranging around four to six fifty. A sad shooting in Brunson ends with a mother shot by her son Capers Folk as grief-stricken youth faces uncertain prognosis. Darlington records the death of Stephen Wright aged church member and longtime Macedonia Baptist. Yorkville court awards ten thousand dollars for loss of eyes and an arm from a power blast with plans for appeal. local police reports a bail for J A Ewbanks in self defense matter.

Darlington Stephen Wright Macedonia Baptist Church Yorkville Court of Common J. B. Moore Catawba Power Company H. ©. Strauss Supreme Court W. S. Lee, Jr W. Harry Wylie J. A. Ewbanks Rock Hill McDonald Chambers Ewbanks

Dr King’s New Discovery touted as sure cure ad

An advertisement promotes Dr. King’s New Discovery for lung and throat troubles as a guaranteed cure. It quotes Mrs. C. B. Van Metre of Shepherdstown WV praising its effect on bronchitis, and lists uses for croup, whooping cough, grip, pneumonia and consumption. Crawford Bros, J F Mackey Co, and Vanderburk Pharmacy back the product with trial bottles free and sizes 50c and 1.00.

Dr. King C. BR. van Metre Shepherdtown W. Va Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co Vanderburk Pharmacy

Heard Underground Roaring Noise Reported in Batesburg

A Batesburg special to The Chronicle from Augusta reports subterranean rumbling heard yesterday morning in Batesburg. Reliable residents heard noises like a distant train roaring beneath their feet with no earth movement detected.

Augusta The Chronicle Batesburg S. C

Traveling Dangers for Kidney Health and a Hanged Murderer

The text notes travel and engine vibration harm kidneys and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure with a testimonial from Geo KE Hansan, a Lima locomotive engineer. It also reports a Texas murder near Austin, where a Black suspect was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on May 2.

Termatore Foley Geo KE. Hansan Lima Funderburk Phars ‘Macy Austin Texas

Japs Win Big Sunday Battle in Yalu River Theater

Tokyo reports after five days of artillery and infantry fighting General Kuroki’s forces crossed the Yalu and drove Russians from China Cheng and the Sho river heights. Japanese attacked in a four mile front, silenced Russian Yoshoko battery, and stormed the plateau, capturing 28 quick firing guns and many prisoners with about 700 Japanese casualties. Russians burned Antung and retreated toward Feng Yung Chang, leaving the Yalu estuary in Japanese hands.

Tokio Kuroki Yalu China Cheng Sho Aido Wiju Antung Chin Tiens Cheng Yoshoko Iho Kashtalinsky Third East Siberian Rifles Brigade Zassalitch Second Siberian Feng Yung Chang

A Lesson in Health and Kidney Cure Advertisement

A health tip extols kidneys filtering impurities for good health. Foley's Kidney Cure promises to make sound kidneys and cure kidney and bladder diseases. It strengthens the whole system and is sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.

Foley Funderburk Pharmacy

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