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Newspaper

The Lancaster Ledger

Location

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1904

Page

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Unlawful Shooting of Insect Eating Birds Prohibited

General ignorance of the law cited as many shoot bats martins and other insect eating birds. Law passed 1902 forbids killing or destroying these birds or their eggs, with a $10 fine and half to the informer. The notice notes enforcement and cites Dr C P Bishop of Agnew Mich praising honey and tussin for pneumonia.

Columbia Record Charmond Pardy C. P. Bishop Agnew Mich Foley's Fanderburk Pharmacy

Wreck on Seaboard Air Line at Catawba River

Four killed and thirty five injured when Train 41 derailed at a trestle south of the Catawba River at about 1 am. The wreck involved an express car mail car two day coaches and a Pullman sleeper. Among the dead engineer E Y Barksdale Abbeville S C and Mrs T S McManus of Wilmington N C. A telegraph operator Mr Black helped summon aid. The crash produced a grim scene with extensive destruction and questions of foul play in the bridge.

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Catawba River E. Y. Barksdale Abbeville S. C Ed Roberts Monroe Pas- Bens R Black Catawba Junction Moures Norfolk and Western Railroad Atlanta George Fitzwall Seaboard Air Line Tom Anna Wilmington N. C News and Courier McManus Bell Telephone Company

Life pills promise quick readjustment of health

A compact sales blurb claims strict laws govern life balance and warns abuse causes derangement of organs, with constipation headache and liver trouble as results. Dr Kings new life pills are advertised as gentle and sold for 25 cents at Crawford Bros J F Mackey Co and Funderburk Pharmacy.

Kings New Life George Crawford Bros J. F. Mackey & Co Funderburk Pharmacy

Accidental shooting fatal for 10 year old at Rogers residence

In Bennettsville a 10 year old boy, Larry Wright, was killed when a house employee, Edgar McCoy, discharged a pistol while attempting to remove a shell. The coroner's inquest revealed three boys had been playing at the Rogers home during the afternoon when the accident occurred.

Bennettaville Larry Wright Simon Py Wright Edgar McCoy Thos L. Rogers Harry Wright Dickson Wright Henry Rogers Rogers

Spartanburg Man Ends Life at Home on College Street

Van Smith aged about 55 committed suicide at 226 College street in Spartanburg this morning at 11 30 by placing a 32 calibre Remington rifle to his left breast and firing. The bullet pierced the heart and lodged in the wall. He had suffered six months of poor health and despondency led to the act.

Spartanburg van Smith College Street Brest

Two Candidates Enter Race Against Judge Townsend in Spartanburg

Spartanburg voters face an election for the seventh Judicial Circuit presiding seat. Judge Townsend seeks reelection to a fourth term. The two challengers are Senator D. F. E. Hydrick and Hon. C. P. Sandera, both serving in the General Assembly.

Townsend Spartanburg D. A. Townsend Seventh Judicial Circuit Fle General Assembly D. F E. Hydrick C. P. Sandera

Old Soldier Regains Health with Electric Bitters

An aged veteran, bedridden in Versailles Ohio, suffered kidney trouble and poor health until Electric Bitters restored his strength. He praises the remedy as best for liver and kidney problems and stomach ailments. Sold for 50 cents by Crawford Bros, F Mackey & Co, and Ponder bark pharmacy.

J. J. Havens Versailles Crawford Bros F. Mackey & Co Ponder Bark Harmacy

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