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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1903
Page
5
A defense witness challenges the accused with claims about truth and veracity while a judge probes the meaning of the term. The dialogue includes a defiant refusal to answer, citing potential discrimination. Also cited is a theater anecdote about a boy and a broken roller blind causing partial view of a play.
Dr J O Meritt of Mehropany Pa reports a startling test that led to a wonderful cure for a patient suffering violent hemorrhages from stomach ulcers. Electric Bitters were prescribed and the patient improved from the first day, with no attacks in 14 months. The remedy is guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles. Only 50 cents at Crawford Bros and A F Mackey Co.
A small boy pesters Huntington store clerks for empty boxes cards almanacs and bottles then baitingly asks for senses after being refused. The proprietor chases him as the child flees. An Exchange quip notes a man who squeezes a dollar rarely squeezes his wife and hints at strained subscriptions.
Prominent claim promises cure in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ad offers refund if it fails to cure and notes a 25e price with W. Drove’s signature on each box. Aimed at general consumers seeking quick relief from colds.
A physician, overtaken by storms, stays at a tavern and shares a table with Ele. He denies drinking, but a bottle sits on the table. Wary landlord later charges him 85 for food and drink, receiving a receipted bill for 85 as payment, while insisting none of his medicine was taken. The ruse hinges on a charged table display of the medicine.
A Presbyterian family debates infant baptism for a seven year old's unbaptized status. The boy quips he endured injuries and would not mind anesthesia cost, then adds he is ready for baptism if needed. A Washington Post note hints at a Newport Republican editor becoming famous for pointed paragraphs.
In a brief notice a tonic named Foley's Kidney Cure is claimed to support kidney function and overall vitality. The advertisement-style item highlights improved wellbeing and bodily balance through regular use.
A jumble of quotes satirizes wealth from innovation and copper mine profits. A Chicago Record-Herald style reflection mocks a mercantile firm paying 1000 for ideas, Irish humor, Pat in Ireland, and Senator Tillman and Liutmer’s copper windfalls. It laments political corruption and rising plutocracy.
A prepared advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a cure for all kidney and bladder diseases. It claims the remedy strengthens the whole system and promotes healthy kidneys, attributed to Siena Dunderbork, druggist.
In Hancock Miller county, Hopkins, a Black man accused of outraging his daughter, was shot to death last night at White's mill while being transported from Bainbridge to jail. He reportedly confessed the crime before dying.
A dubious health ad touts a prison like cure for skin and internal ailments. It references J A Gullerge of Verbena and Buckten's Armet Salve as a quick remedy for piles and inflammation.
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