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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
3
The readable text blends poverty discussion with a slice of urban life and a science essay. It mentions Englishmen, a city panic after a financial dispute, and a hotel crowd, then shifts to a psychology of smell and the sense of smell research, referencing Retherford and the British Association. It ends with a subscription tease for a newspaper.
Fragmentary notes describe drug use and social impact in urban areas, referencing prices and street-level trade. The text hints at violence, poverty, and community strain while naming no clear individuals or institutions.
A historical article examines the Mack walnut species and its use in war material, noting large forests, potential production, and constraints. It discusses a banker saving funds, the threat from winter, and the broader economic implications of timber shortages for American industry and military needs.
The piece argues that sanitation and preventive measures should replace physicians in controlling epidemics. It notes typhoid cases nationwide with few among soldiers, references a prominent critic who refused aid, and questions oversight of the water supply during the hot season and the risk to public health services.
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