24 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1900
Page
1
The notice describes cloth and garment prices climbing daily, promoting sales of wool suits, shirts, pants, and fabrics on hand at reduced old prices. It mentions Miss Wanlsley’s artistic display in Dalhmore and Lanark, praising the season’s styles and low prices while urging quick purchases.
Two elderly women Violet J Colley aged 75 and her niece Jane Cath Colley were murdered robbed and their house burned near a main road five miles from Charlotte. Authorities report money hidden in the home and thorough search of furniture and desks. No clew to killers. officials probing as neighbors react. A separate brief notes a stalled Warren train robbery case and a courthouse fire in Greenwoood causing minor damage.
A November tornado struck LaGrange Tennessee causing extensive damage. Three people were killed, two African American women injured, and Edward Stith a Southern railway agent reported serious injuries. The storm damaged buildings and crops, with cotton boll prospects in doubt.
Secretary Root, at a banquet in Santiago de Cuba, stated the U S will pursue a personal investigation of Cuban governance and inhabitants. He expressed surprise at the Cubans' enlightenment and pledged faith to the promise of a free, self governing republic in Cuba.
Higgins editor of Seneca Illinois writes he suffered for years with piles until Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured him with two boxes. He proclaims it the surest pile cure on earth and the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents at Crawford Bros druggist.
An advertisement notes a product named Woolford Santary Lotion promising a cure in 30 minutes. It mentions Hever falls and lists J F Mackey Co, Druggist, Lancater, 8 C as sellers or distributors. The text is fragmentary and identifies a medical cure claim tied to a drugstore notice.
Storms swept northern Mississippi and central western Tennessee causing loss of life and injuries across the region. Dispatches report dozens dead and over 60 injured as details unfold, with full casualty lists pending. Local items note Rutherford County’s Nancy Hollifield dying at 121 and multiple robberies involving dynamite and bank safes in Ashley and Blackville Virginia none.
A patently garbled ad declares relief from kidney disease and urinary retention with sudden promptness. It touts quick water retention relief and promotes Soidtly J F Mackey Co Druggist Lancaster 8 C as the remedy source.
In Manning South Carolina on November 20 Lynward Mims four year old daughter of Joe Mims suffered fatal burns when her clothing caught fire and could not be fully extinguished before she died at once.
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