30 May 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1900
Page
1
Crowds throng the store daily as bargains draw shoppers and sales staff hustle to serve. The prices are said to paralyze competition and attract cash buyers seeking the best deals, with pink merchants unable to compete and quickly learning the message.
A Lancaster merchant promotes a massive bargain event featuring deep discounts on shoes from Craddock Terry Co and Douglass $3.00 lines in tan and black. The store touts cheap pants and slippers, urges quick purchases, and notes nearing sellout of millinery with slight imperfections sold at bargain prices.
Col Hoyt presents a long call to Democrats to oppose liquor sales in the state. The address denounces the dispensary system, cites abuses and violence, and argues for strict prohibition focused on medicinal and sacramental uses, urging voters to back a permanent prohibitory policy. The speaker cites Gen Neal Dow and Maine as precedents and warns of ongoing corruption and social costs.
Scott's Emulsion urges keeping it in every home for cold cures and health boosts. It claims to aid weak children, restore strength to thin parents, and serve as a standard remedy for throat and lung illnesses, usable in all seasons.
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