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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
5
Local debate moves to remove porches over four feet in Shepherdstown as town council considers enforcing an ordinance amid petitions, legal costs, and potential lawsuits. The issue intertwines governance, property rights, and public spending while candidates and officials weigh the best path forward.
The author argues for a corporation authority permit before improvements, to guide builders and prevent law infractions. They urge the council to adopt a satisfactory course to save the town from costly litigation and local strife, promising calmer civic relations if action is taken.
Oldest Hampshire county resident Robert Hook died at 87. Berkeley Springs man John Fox killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train near Magnolia. George Wood, Wheeling electrician, killed after a live wire voltage incident. Wheat field at Old Fields destroyed by English sparrows. Grant county cattle shipped for export. Acme Book Store promotes student savings at Morgantown campus.
An illustrated note claims a submerged motor can power any small rowboat without modifications, while promoting Hostetter's Stomach Bitter as a remedy for stomach liver and bowel ailments. The ad asserts the medicine aids delicate stomachs and has hundreds of testimonial cases across headaches indigestion dyspepsia constipation nervousness liver kidney troubles malaria and fevers.
Sheriff Gore jailed Walter Anderson his wife Bessie and brother Charles Anderson in Winchester Virginia on a murder warrant sworn by Samuel Carter over the death of his daughter Mary B Carter an 18 year old in a criminal operation. Carter died July 24 from paralysis and peritonitis after an operation by Charles Anderson. Walter and Bessie Anderson faced charges of aiding. The case follows the arrest of Susan Barber in a similar death tied to Mrs Oscar J Athey, stirring local sensation among well to do suspects.
A Viola resident Geo W Fry credits Kodol with curing months of stomach trouble and urges a neighbor with dyspepsia to try it. The notice extols Kodol as a digestive aid and reconstructive remedy for stomach and bowel issues. Also mentions Alpha Johnson preaching at Laurel Street Methodist Church in Richmond, replacing Rev Johnson.
A Ga man J Johnson recalls long bronchitis relief after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and credits his wife’s asthma cure to it. The ad claims unrivaled throat and lung benefits with guaranteed bottles and free trials at Reinhart’s Pharmacy. A New York cloth examiner, Theodore Semis, was arrested for stealing about $5,000 in clothing by swapping into two suits nightly for over a year.
An advertisement claims Dr. ing's New Life Pills improve digestion and skin, banishing aches and blues for a faultless appearance. Promoted as restoring organs and vitality, the product is offered for 25 cents at Reinhart's Pharmacy.
Damages by lightning in Frederick county Maryland are reported. Several deaths occur including Miss Bettie Hamilton who died suddenly and was buried an hour later near White Post Clarke county Virginia. A 12 year old boy Ellis Over was fatally shot by a loaded rifle and other local tragedies follow. A strange cattle malady alarms farmers. A double wedding takes place at Bowling Heights near Upper Marlboro Maryland and another near Charles Town. A mob seizes and lynches Charles Craven in Loudoun county Virginia.
Jacob Fisher known as Dumb Jake, a 70-year-old mute Black man living with Dr. Howard Osbourn in Ripon for ten years, died Thursday after injuries from a mysterious incident on the Berryville Pike. Neighbors report heightened excitement as Ulysses Howell and Tama Goene are jailed on bond while a coroner's inquest begins to determine the cause of death and related assault.
Fragmentary court report details demurrers overruled and motions granted in various cases. Names such as John Rubu, Margins Wirdaly, Sally A. Garry, Annie Maiden, and Mary B. Munkeyeys appear among attorneys and officials. Multiple items mention pay orders, funds, and special commissioners with references to the State versus several defendants and reinstatement requests.
Four percent on savings deposits with $100 withdrawal notice waiver and two percent on checking accounts at Pittsburgh Trust Company. Interest compounded semi annually. Capital and surplus over $6,000,000 and deposits over $10,000,000. Mail banking urged with a free two hundred year calendar. address 323 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh. B&O to transfer freight handling to Western Maryland at Cherry Run. Cumberland Valley Railroad could gain traffic once B&O connects.
Dr Chas IC Utier of Panama Colombia reports a dramatic recovery of a seventeen year old girl from severe appendicitis after conventional care failed and a remedy thought to be Matierlain's Collin Whalers and Darr lies Romoty and Darr was tried. Within hours she improved and within a week was completely well. Sold by Relptart's Pharmacy.
A dated, promotional note from W A Adamnis advertising a wide range of food items including crab dishes, ham, ginger ale and assorted confections. It promises fresh bread and daily deliveries, claiming a full assortment of confections at prices reflecting quality.
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