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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
1
A lengthy defense of disabled veterans retraining and moral duty, urging support for the Victory Liberty Loan. The piece cites the Federal Board for Vocational Education data on soldiers, notes the need to fund rehabilitation, and promotes patriotism and national readiness while praising returning servicemen.
The demobilization of about two million soldiers will ripple through every community as they return with new discipline. Government health efforts to curb venereal disease gain support, while patriotic campaigns urge buy Victory Liberty Bonds to fund the effort. A soldier’s letter from Somewhere In France jokes about two mules named Corporal and Sergeant.
To the public. Get your water tapped into your home at low cost. Plumbing and pipe fitting of all kinds. Modern bath room outfits installed. Estimates furnished for steam, vapor and hot water heat. Furnaces repaired and overhauled. Parts furnished for all makes. Water tanks put in. Radiators bronzed. Leaks of all kinds repaired. All at low cost to you. Your patronage solicited. A card will reach me, or use Hartzell's phone.
Benj Hartzell advertises easy home delivery of vegetable plants including transplanted tomatoes and hardened cabbage. Onion sets also offered. Postage paid on 50 cent orders. Office visits Saturday nights at 9. March 14, 1819. Register subscription pitch adds readers to growing customer list.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to aid failing kidneys with Dean's Kidney Pills. It cites common symptoms like backache dizziness and low mood and includes a Shepherdstown testimonial from Mrs F C Rutherford praising relief after using the product. The ad notes a 60 cent price and availability at Hill's Freres.
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