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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
1
Mr. B Harrin president of Anderson county Farmers' Protective Union issues call for a state farmers meeting in Columbia on the 26th to mount a strong concerted effort to secure better cotton prices than those now prevailing.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured an ugly sore after a year. The ad notes 25c pricing at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderbark Drug Stores. The Attorney General writes to Senator Brice about separate boxes for each amendment in the upcoming election.
Rev Jno 8 Cox of Wake Ark testifies he suffered yellow jaundice for 12 years after trying many doctors and medicines. He credits Electric Bitters with curing his liver and kidney trouble, stomach disorder, and debility. Ad cites local pharmacies Cransford Bros J F Mackey Co and Fuederbark Pharmacy selling the remedy for 50 cents.
Coroner J Montgomery Cnckey announces inquests to be held in the county. Phone his Pleasant Hill residence to arrange attendance or contact when needed. Dated September 20. Coroner office note indicates ongoing official duties.
Special to Greenville News reports Hoyt Hayes, condemned for the murder of his wife Lula Hayes in Oconee County, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment by Gov. Heyward after handwriting expert David Carvalho concluded Lula Hayes penned the fatal note. The case stirred strong statewide interest amid debates over guilt and the note’s authorship.
Kershaw investigator K Henry reports to Governor Baynard after interviewing Morton Morrison’s circle and town officials. He cites mixed local sentiment, notes Morrison’s violent past, and urges a jury and coroner to pursue the case, emphasizing state officers’ limited scope without jury action.
J K Lenry solicitor for the Sixth Circuit declares he will not instruct a jury inquest to close the work and warns against involvement in a farce. He states he awaits further direction and signs with respect.
Cavendish resident S Le Quinn reports a break in and invasion of chronic constipation. Dr King’s New Life Pills are advertised as guaranteed cures, sold at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Sunderhork Pharmacy.
New Orleans October 14 Secre tary H eater's weekly cotton state data show October days totals up 270 000 from last year and up from the year before. Movement figures for September reach 2 416 515 against 1 528 268 last year.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and New Discovery for severe lung and throat ailments. It cites Mrs W. K. Haviland of Armonk NY and a niece with consumption as examples. The copy guarantees bottles for sale at Crawford Bros J P Mackey Co and Funderburl Pharmacy with free trial bottles offered.
A quotation from Dr. Abernethy, cited as the greatest English physician, warns that affected kidneys endanger life. The ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy, sold by Fanderburk Pharmacy.
Neil Sellers and Dave Brown were convicted at Elizabethtown of murdering Gen. Packer near Clarkton on September 3. They were sentenced to be hanged on November 1. The three day trial drew a filled courtroom and mixed nerves, with Judge Ward praising Bladen County for calm restraint amid public anger.
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