28 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1900
Page
1
2M Store markets up to date soft fabrics and wool garments at low prices. Patrons see Percal prints and Venetians, with suits for men priced around 30 dollars. Miss Wadsley from Baltimore oversees praise of artistic work and showcases new styles for the season.
Special to News and Courier Greenwood reports ten year old Beall, son of TE Beall, died this morning from lockjaw following a back wound caused by a pair of scissors four weeks earlier. He fell with scissors in hand, the point penetrated under the eye, and developed lockjaw days later leading to death.
A starving woman and her months-old baby were found on Broadway by a police officer. The report notes confusion over election law timing for public officers, with discussion of commission powers and officer succession in the wake of recent elections.
A Berlin dispatch says foreign ministers adopted a collective note at Pokin and it was to be unanimously accepted by home governments though some states may add wishes. US Minister Conger acted in harmony with foreign representatives, amid diplomatic secrecy. A separate item details a woman in Omaha deserted by her husband, found wandering, fed at a police station, and sent to hospital with her baby.
A young woman, Deeps Daal Spec, from Keys, fell ill this morning and was taken to a doctor after reporting nausea. Her condition worsened rapidly. Willis Jeter and associates were involved in a reported incident affecting the upper body, with flesh injuries described during the event.
Sumter Freeman comments on the enforcement of the dispensary law praising the constables and whiskey men and urging action with the phrase Let ’er roll. The remarks reflect support for strong enforcement amid prevailing temper.
An advertisement extols Dre King New Life Pills as boosting brain and body power. It asserts health depends on strong organs and vitality, urging readers to buy at Crawford Bros drug store for 250.
Danforth of Laurange Georgia suffered six months with a frightful running sore on his leg but was wholly cured in ten days by Bucklens Arnica Salve. Also touts Bucklen as best salve for wounds burns boils piles with guaranteed cure. Advertisement lists Crawford Bros as sellers and notes manufacturing address in Chicago.
A weekly report notes a drop in contraband activity in towns and counties. Three men confessed to operating stills and whiskey outlets, with seizures totaling 9,12 gallons of liquor, 16 beer bottles, and 10 gallons in hoes to a mule, wagon, and shotgun.
A 100 percent increase is predicted for the forthcoming wheat crop in Darlington County, signaling a substantial rise in expected yields and farm activity across the region.
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