10 Oct 1900
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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
1
An assorted classifieds note promotes Beowtbotis at 75 and various goods including Black fabrics, Perel Flannery waists, and wool suits. It cites prices like 169 cents, $2.00 per yard, and $8150 for a bid, along with mentions of New York makers and sales on hand with daily price rises.
Special to The State recounts James W Crawford's 1891 conviction in Anderson county for breaking into a railroad car and larceny. He served 15 months as a trusted inmate, escaped to Georgia, married, and returned with his family before being rearrested in July after the Supreme Court denied his appeal and he was sent back to the penitentiary. Governor McSweeney granted a pardon based on petitions and Solicitor Ansel's recommendation.
An ad promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil claiming to nourish nerves and brain and ease nervous irritability by adding fat from regular meals. It offers a free sample and lists a New York address for ordering with price noted.
A court recount describes a man sentenced after guilt in a case tied to the Ganson Cash Store. The record notes a three year imprisonment and mentions his wife and related consequences.
A chaotic State paper recounts multiple grim incidents including a murder aftermath with jurors petitioning for pardon, a man killed in a dry well accident, and a shooting death during a dispute. It also notes arrests in Lexington for obscene mail, a fatality in a county altercation, and a drought disaster affecting crops amid a well rescue.
Oct 5 reports from MeCormick and Abbeville detail the fatal shooting of George McKinney by Singleton A McIntosh in a county near Bordeaux. The homicide arose from a dispute over cotton interests tied to McIntosh and McKinney, with McIntosh firing a pistol and killing McKinney. Haskell intervened, aiding the fight before the death. McIntosh was previously pardoned for manslaughter by Guy Tilman.
President Kilgoat announced at a Craven memorial hall mass meeting that Mr Washington Duke of Durham contributed another one hundred thousand dollars to Trinity College endowment. His decade gifts to Trinity total about five hundred thousand dollars, with Duke family giving more this period. Mr J B Duke of New York also plans a library building gift this year.
In Yorkville, Mr. Wilkerson of Hickory Creek, a major western York landowner with renters, reports wheat at 450 dollars per acre, oats at 195, and bay seed from side crops. He cultivates about 25 acres each of cotton and corn with three plows, noting prospects rival neighbors while cotton dominates the main crop.
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, who was near death with yellow skin and pain, credits three physicians with giving up. A friend advised Electric Bitters, and after three weeks his condition improved markedly. He says the remedy saved his life and warns others to try it. 50 cents at Crawford Bros Drug Store.
An old saying suggests elephants would trumpet so loudly if their voice matched the nightingale’s proportion that their sound could be heard worldwide.
FM Higgins of Seneca Illinois writes that years of piles vanished after using Bucklens Arnica Salve, claiming two boxes fully cured him. He calls it the surest pile cure on earth and the best salve in the world with a cure guaranteed. Sold by Crawford Bros druggist for 25 cents. Also touts Sure Cold in Head and Kermott's Chocolates Laxative Quinine as quick reliefs.
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