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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
4
The write up argues advertising success comes from steady, persistent effort, not one trial. It warns against quick quitting and suggests multiple attempts may yield rich returns, much like fishing where patience and determination win. It emphasizes winners endure silence or rebuff to grow wealth and defeat rivals.
Special to The State from Greenville on Oct 8 recounts two local Republicans. Martin from the Creek defends heavy whiskey use and boasts a lifetime tally of about 20,745 gallons, while Johnnie Beiers, a former Hampton Legion member and post office clerk, declines a government distillery post citing Confederate service and later life as a soldier of the Cross.
A vintage advertisement proclaims Ameruca's Famous Beauties and promotes Backlen's Arnica Salve as a cure for skin eruptions blotches sores pimples eczema salt rheum chapped lips chilblains and piles. Sold at Crawford Bros and J F Mackey Co drug stores.
Seaboard railway orders 800 freight cars and 1000 tons of steel rails. Wiensboro granite quarry wins a contract to supply stone for the Pennsylvanian state capitol, promising substantial employment for three years. Federal New Orleans authorities seek to end an electric car strike amid high tension. the mayor calls in 1600 extra police.
A vintage advertisement offers Hall's Catarrh Cure for 100 dollars reward if the remedy fails. It cites endorsements from Lave Known F J Sheney and associates in Toledo Ohio, claiming honesty and ability to fulfill obligations. The copy touts the cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy and notes price per bottle with testimonials available.
Lancaster and Chester Railway timetables for June 1902 show daily services with westbound and eastbound trains. Details include connections at Lancaster with Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line services to Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia, and northern/eastern points, plus Chester connections to Camden Marion Blacksburg and additional intermediate points. Generals and station notes list departure times from Lancaster at 6:45 am and 4:00 pm, with Chester departures at 10:00 am and 8:15 pm, and indicate theater connections and other through routes.
In Lancaster County tax notice lists various township bonds and bonds like O&O WR, Pleasant 14M, Gilix Creek, Tecal beboot tax, and Lancaster Int on bonds. Correspondence relative to taxes promptly attended to by CAUTHEN, County Treasurer.
Real estate bargains offering 11 to 2 acres with various dwellings including 8 and 7 room houses, cottages, corner lots, and multiple out-buildings. Features include Cunningham brick hotel building on Main Street with 18 sleeping rooms, 4 store rooms, kitchen and furniture. Also several town lots in Kershaw.
Multiple land parcels totaling hundreds of acres offered for sale in Kershaw county. Properties include Tom Barnes Cedar Creek 684 acres J L Barton Cedar Creek 152 acres Sims place 90 acres Kirkland place near Heath Springs Porter place seven miles east Ellis place Graham place Cedar Creek Snipes places and more including 893 acres in total. Full terms of sale available on request.
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