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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1902
Page
2
Thurlow Caries a prized race horse valued at 4000 dollars died of renal colic on the stock farm of Messrs J Ke Garnett and James Cantey near Caty den. Dr Ed Jeise, the farm veterinarian, failed to save the horse after warnings, marking a heavy loss in this breeding area.
A Leesville Indiana resident named W L Brown endured 18 miles on a deathly asthma journey to obtain Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He reports instant relief and sleeping soundly after using the medicine which promises cures for throat and lung troubles. It is sold in bottles for one dollar with trial bottles free at Crawford Bros and J W Mackey Co drug stores.
A Venezuelan warship tied the American flag to fool residents of Ciudad Bolivar and bombarded the town. Washington authorities condemn the incident as U S Marines guard railway lines and travel across the Isthmus of Panama from sea to sea.
A Columbia tale of Nora Martin and Br Schmidt sparks court doubts and denials. Schmidt’s claim of mental unfitness clashes with relatives and physicians. Allen Green represents Schmidt. Dr Kendall involved. public interest surges as notices of denial appear in local ads.
The Golden Eagle hotel beside the Baltimore and Ohio station exploded by dynamite this morning. Thirty to forty guests escaped unharmed though injuries to proprietor Lewis Brandt and his wife were reported. A suspect suicide by Frank McKee followed the blast after a dinner remark about Mrs Brandt. Police investigate suspected motive tied to Brandt’s treatment of Mrs Brandt.
A reader from McConnellsville Ohio recounts a three year battle with piles and fistula ending in two weeks of treatment with Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Ad promotes the product for burns, bruises, cuts and other ailments at Crawford Bros. and Mackay Co drug stores. An accompanying note mentions New York Republicans nominating a state ticket with Odell for governor and F W Higgins for lieutenant governor. Warns Confederate veterans and friends to gather at White Bluff on Monday Oct 12 at 10 o’clock to compile enlistment records for Flat Creek Township.
A Newberry Negro, enraged over a dispute with a farmer's household, shot Ed Adams at his breakfast and fled. Adams died from multiple gunshot wounds. A posse hunted the suspect, who was later reported to have shot himself dead after capture, with details varying in dispatches. The report also includes an advert for Grove's Taste Less Chill Tonic.
Claims against the estate of Dr G Welsh must be proven and presented to administrator J W Wersi. Creditors are urged to pay debts promptly at once. Estate of C U Welsh. September 16, 1902.
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