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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
4
A storied cross examining moment features Rufus Choate testing Dick Barton, chief mate of the Challenge. The exchange centers on the equator question and the doubt over lunar sighting versus a almanac assertion, revealing Choate’s relentless questioning and Barton’s evasive replies.
A testimonial from B. F. Buss of Fremont, N. G., credits Electric Bitters with curing his kidney trouble after other medicines failed. Neighbors report relief from rheumatism neuralgia liver and kidney issues and general debility. Also notes a severe storm in Western Europe and a freight-paid log price notice from James CoCKscoot in Charleston S C.
Landowners Mrs. E. E. Gregory J. F. Blackmon J. B. Sims A. J. Dunlap warn people not to ride walk hunt fish or trespass on their lands in Gills Creek township two to four miles northeast of town. Law will be enforced against violators. November 6, 1903.
Fragmentary schedule lists multiple stations including Lancaster Fort Lawn Basconville Richburg Charlotte Columbia Lenoir and Atlanta with various times. Mentions railways and executives A McLure and Leroy Springs. Irregular formatting and OCR errors create a chaotic timetable snippet.
A country readers essay argues that country boys imitate city youths, fall prey to profanity and drinking, and should avoid city vices. It urges rural youths to preserve pure thoughts, shun alcohol, and resist influences from saloons, ending with a poem excerpt about drinking and loss.
A fragmented poem recalls old friends and hard times, naming Tiftoon and Aftoon eras, a hangman, and tales of drinking. It laments lost comrades, the cold, and graves, contrasting past bravado with present desolation as reference to alcohol and mortality.
Anxious moments arise when children suffer croup and Foley's Honey and Tar is touted as an effective throat and lung remedy without opiates. The New York firm of Alexander & Co. publishes crop estimates for 1903-04 at 10.8 million bales with South Carolina pegged at 900,000 bales, down from last year, amid uncertainty about prior misses.
A scolding note frames youth’s failure to respect age while praising Dr King’s New Life Pills as a universal remedy. The ad claims the pill cures dyspepsia jaundice fever and constipation regardless of age, listing Grawford Bros J F Mackey & Co and T Eugene Funderburk Drug Store as sellers.
Important notice to Lancaster voters announces registration books open at the County Auditor's Office in the Court House on Monday October 26 and each Monday in November 1903. Those who did not register this year are urged to do so. A McManus Supr Reg Town of Lancaster October 19, 1903. Fighting ceased in Santo Domingo as negotiations progress toward settlement.
A vintage advertisement proclaims that Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets stop coughing and cure a cold in one day with no care and no pay. The price is listed as 250 in currency of the era.
Farm for sale on Flat Creek offers 80 acres of good farming or pasture land with a 6 room dwelling recently repaired. Located 6 miles from Huile and Brewer mines, 7 miles from Jefferson, 10 miles from Kerr Isbaw. Terms via T S Carter Lancaster Ohio.
A Brass-era spoof column reports clipped items from Britt’s paper in a Wyoming town. It mocks a boastful birth, a foulmouthed death notice for Thomas P. Rowell, a colorful marriage in a bride’s parents’ home, and a raucous portrait of John Hogan and Matilda Bottleson.
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