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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
2
The past season showed farm labor as vital with seven million farms needing more workers. Demobilization relieved some, but labor supply still fell short. Improving farm life through tractors and power devices raises appeal, while labor-saving electric plants aid tasks like pumping, milking, and washing, shaping farmers’ ability to secure help.
The text notes dentistry dates to 1550 B C with advances in Greece and Rome using bone and ivory teeth, and Egyptian mummies show dental surgery. It shifts to a quotation about a mother scolding a child and a missing cake piece told with a humorous exchange involving Lilliary.
An ad notes that electric lighting attracts labor to farms. It suggests a Niedsman will value barn lighting and the electric power aiding chores. The copy emphasizes a cheerful home with modern comforts surrounding farm life.
The Crossett lines emphasize unchanged quality with honest sleek leathers sturdy stitches and absolute comfort across their 1917 offerings.
An anecdote of David Livingstone’s austere upbringing frames a broader critique of consumer excess. Treasury figures estimate annual spending on luxuries from candy to cars. the piece argues extravagance drains thrift, reduces useful labor, and weakens national strength, urging more people to pursue productive work.
Norfolk and Western timetable effective May 30 1920 shows southbound No 13 8 06 A M to Bristol with parlor car and sleeper connections to Roanoke Columbus Cincinnati and Chicago dining car. Elkton Va local No 1 1 35 A M to Williamson Winston Salem sleeper to Will iamson with dining to Roanoke. Northbound No 28 9 35 A M to Hagerstown connects to Harrisburg Philadelphia New York. No 14 8 34 P M to Hagerstown Philadelphia New York parlor cars and sleepers Hagerstown to Philadelphia. 2 1 35 A M set off from Shenandoah Junction or beyond for connecting lines sleeper to Philadelphia and New York. Authorities Bevill Saunders Roanoke Va.
Thomas Pearson aged 49, father of ten, was convicted by a Clarke Circuit Court jury in Serryville for the killing of Longerbeam, a farmer and athlete. He received four years and six months in the penitentiary. The verdict followed a three day trial with circumstantial evidence, while eyewitnesses including the accused’s wife and daughter did not see the fatal blow. Longerbeam died near Berry's Ferry on May 19. postmortem found a severe wound to the liver from a blow, though defense claimed fatal damage occurred from a wagon fall. The case amid broader notes covers Prohibition in Kentucky counties Gallatin and Robertson, dye-stuff plant plans in Nitro, West Virginia, and various local topics.
A chaotic set of items recounts a Chicago area divorce case, a thwarted marriage between Weasner and Miss Wessner amid a $10,000 settlement, and a Crown Point abduction tale. Also includes a Brunswick Maryland liquor raid, a list of presidents’ religions, and a trench vignette of a wounded soldier pleading for relief.
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