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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1903
Page
4
County supervisor Lou Meany directs road hands to repair or rebuild ground bridges under twelve feet wide. The county will pay for lumber and nails to complete the work before crop season advances.
Rail timetable fragment shows routes between Lancaster Chester and other towns with northbound and westbound departures and arrivals. It lists stations including Fort Lawn Bascamville Richburg Lancaster Chester Columbia Charlotte Atlanta and Charleston with morning and afternoon times.
Washington reports from Minister Leishman and Admiral Cotton describe a Beirut riot on Sunday with six Greek Christians, two Muslims, and two Turkish soldiers killed and many wounded. Turkish authorities pledge 1000 more troops and authorities plan strict measures to restore order while American officials assess protection needs for citizens.
Reports from Monastir villages describe a dire crisis as Bulgarian losses range from 50 000 to 86 000 with most villages destroyed. Refugees climb into mountains amid starvation while authorities fear a broader Ottoman plan and a large Turkish force in Macedonia.
J Cox of Valley View Kentucky reports kidney trouble left his feet swollen and bed-bound until Moley’s Kidney Care made him well. The message warns readers to heed early signs or risk serious harm, noting a warning on a man’s nose as well.
The weather bureau notes widespread rust and shedding across the cotton belt. The staple opens rapidly and picking rises, with good prospects in North Carolina Oklahoma and parts of South Carolina and Mississippi. Texas faces boll weevil damage and drought slowing fruiting while tobacco suffers from drought in Kentucky and Tennessee.
An old soldier J. J. Havens of Versailles Ohio suffered long from kidney disease and other ailments. He found relief with Electric Bitters and reports a path to recovery. Also reported is the shooting death of Sam Pearson by a North Carolina deputy sheriff in Morganton, with Campbell surrendering to authorities.
A morning blaze at the Allegheny transfer company stables on Sixteenth and Liberty streets destroyed storage houses and cost about 250000 dollars. One hundred horses perished in the fire and the facility was gutted.
An advertisement promises a treatment named BB Blood Balm Co for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims to purify the blood, heal sores, stop itching, and clear skin, with prepaid trial offers and testimonials. It lists Atlanta as a contact and pushes written medical advice.
A Yorkville man recalls a tragedy after a bridge wreck where a Black youth about 23 or 24 died on the riverbank. He told a white bystander to beware of trestle rails, then asked for whiskey, drank, and died saying goodbye to a white man. The Yorkville Enquirer reports the scene and death.
A Leoville Indiana boy named W. J Brown endured death’s agonies from asthma while 18 miles from aid to obtain Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. The medicine brought instant relief and eventual cure, with Brown reporting sound sleep nightly. It is touted for Consumption Pneumonia Bronchitis Coughs Colds and Grip. Guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00 Trial bottles free at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderburk drug store.
A US circuit judge shared a tale from his five year old niece who asked who owns an egg laid by a peacock in another yard. The judge explained ownership lies with the peacock’s owner, but trespass factors in if he retrieves the egg. The child then notes peacocks don’t lay eggs.
In Elizabeth City North Carolina on September 8 the town voted to go dry by 170 after a stubborn contest. Women prayed in churches as men worked at the polls. Church bells rang every half hour to remind voters the blessing of God is invoked on the whiskey sale battle. Everything passed quietly.
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