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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1902
Page
4
Tax notice announces Lancaster County Treasurers office will collect taxes starting October 15, 1902 for the Algcal year beginning January 1, 1902. The levy lists state tax 6 mills, county tax 4 mills, Constitutional School tax 3 percent, railroad bond interest 1.5 percent, and retiring railroad bonds C&O RR 1.
A Grand Army veteran recounts a humorous encounter with a countryman while en route to Civil War sites near Washington. A wagon journey to a famed battlefield brings a returned rider face to face with old comrades and a playful exchange about 1861.
An odd aged advertisement proclaims a signature cure for catarrh and other ailments. It touts Bromo-Quisine Tavide Aho as a universal remedy available nationwide. Claims include a one day cure and a rewards offer for unsolved catarrh cases. It mentions Halls Catarrh Cure and lists endorsements by local agents.
In New York on November 4 a sequence of pyrotechnic explosions during an airship ascent and election return display killed several and injured many. About 30 000 people crowded Madison Square as a deadly blast caused a fatal panic and trampling incident. Police and ambulances rushed to the scene with victims transported to hospitals.
William Spirey of Walton Furnace VI sent 13 miles for Bucklen s Arnica Salve which fully healed a terrible fever sore on his leg. The remedy claims to cure bruises wounds ulcers eruptions boils burns piles. Available for 25 cents from J F Mackey Co and Crawford Bros druggists.
In Anderson County last Thursday two Black men robbed a farmer and chose punishment over jail. They were stripped to the waist, tied to buggy traces, and fought with each other until blood flowed, under a local crowd’s eye and a neighbor referee. The contest continued until one man received 100 lashes. no arrests were made.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for rheumatism catarrh and related ailments. It claims to drain poisons from blood and bone rebuild strength and improve skin tone. It offers free treatment advice and ships by prepaid mail from Atlanta Ga claiming thousands of cures.
A dramatic report describes firefighters pulling sleeping residents from a burning home after a near-fatal blaze. The piece emphasizes urgency in avoiding illness and promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption as protection against chest and lung troubles.
The Atlanta Journal reports farmer Frank Woodall from Jones County promotes planting cotton in water furrows to improve moisture access. He cites yields up to 38 bales on 20 acres, noting the tap root reaches moisture quickly while lateral roots spread in soft soil. Neighbors adopted the method, with Woodall declaring old practices abandoned after striking results.
A.T. Toadley of Tilden Tad., a robust blacksmith, endured ten years of rheumatism until Electric Bitters brought a dramatic recovery. The patient reports two bottles cured him and no pain for over a year. The tonic is praised for kidney purification, blood cleansing and relief from rheumatism neuralgia nervousness and digestion issues. Sold by J. F. Mackey & Co. and Crawford Bros. drug stores at 56 cents.
An ad promotes a bottle of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a cure for chills and weakness in Matara. It claims iron and quinine content and promises “No Cure No Pay” if ineffective.
Lancaster and Chester rail timetable lists westbound trains No 14 and 16 No 5 and 1s am pm arrivals at Lancaster and Chester with connections to Southern Railway No 36 for Columbia and points south and Atlanta Special. No 17 departs Chester 4 15 pm connecting with Southern Railway from Columbia and points south. Printed by Jas M Heatil and Leroy Sprague President.
Real estate listings show several town and outlying parcels for sale including 1 1 2 acre lots with various houses, corner lots, several cottages, and multiple tracts named Tom Barnes Barton Sims Kirkland Porter Ellie Graham Snipes. Properties lie Cedar Creek and near Heath Springs with acres ranging from 34 to 240 and beyond 7 miles east of town.
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