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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
2
Public notices declare FRANK J. BECKWITH of Charles Town seeks the State Senate seat in the May 22 election and CHARLES W. CONRAD seeks Circuit Court. both announced with formal candidacy claims. Additional notices name candidates for local positions in Charles Town district and neighboring areas amid Democratic party activity.
Several garbled anecdotes mention Jefferson County officials May 22 elections for assessor and deputies, plus a stray tale of a dog at a hotel and unrelated gossip about a couple named Casey Smiley and a Morrison Hotel detective. Details are fragmented and hard to verify.
A garbled report sketches a bizarre device using insulated poles and electric currents to trace the earth surface, mentioning Professor Knowell and a theorized path of unseen force. It weaves in odd anecdotes about tea leaves, a state culture ruling on fruit trees, and a West Virginia University alert with a parade of unrelated details.
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