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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
4
Editor notes a wide range of issues from railroads facing state control and possible company resistance to a Southern state win against railroads, contrasted with the Pennsylvania Railroad tariff maneuvers. The piece condemns corporate power, US tariff and tax dynamics, a telegraph labor strike, and Rockefeller’s oil pricing, urging vigilance against corporate influence.
Articles discuss public demand for two-cent passenger fares, with quotes from Norfolk and Western President L Johnson. It notes political conventions backing two-cent rates, Maryland Democrats nominating a strong ticket, and public works in West Virginia resisting taxation. Also mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure ad and Woodstock Virginia anti saloon victory leading Shenandoah to prohibition.
An article warns men over sixty face prostate and kidney issues, urging Foley's Kidney Cure for early signs. Testimony from Rodney Burnett of Rockport, Missouri states two bottles improved his condition at age 61. The piece also notes a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad outing on August 20 and advises light, easy digestion in hot weather with Kudo Forlodizestion and Dyapepsia sold by Reinbart's Pharmacy.
Harper's Perry town council voted on a finance measure prohibiting cows from roaming at large within the corporate limits. Other items report Robert Myers of Martienburg arrested in Hagerstown for stealing 93 dollars and a gold watch from Charles Rook of Pinesburg, with property recovered. Also noted: John H. Rickenberg underwent appendectomy at Cumberland, and Edward J. Snyder was killed near Harper's Ferry attempting to board a train.
A clock built by an English inventor uses a tiny gold leaf as motive power and a radioactive gilt spark to drive a mechanism claimed to run for two millennia and keep accurate time at a cost around one thousand dollars.
A Peterborough reader praises Dr Leonhardt's Hemicoid after over a decade of suffering from piles, claiming complete cure after three boxes and improved health. A separate note recounts William B. Chase regaining hearing within hours after a lightning strike near New York. The piece concludes with officials resisting a tax cut request for coal and oil interests in West Virginia.
The church directory lists Rev Charles Ghiselin and Rev H I Stephens as pastors at Shepherdstown and nearby towns with morning and evening services. Additional notices include preaching by Rev J E Triplett Jr at multiple locations and a Pope Manufacturing note on defective auto tires.
An excursion will be ran from Philadelphia on the 17th of oeone marking the 45th anniversary of the tle. Philadelphia Brigade Survivors visit. Died John Marshall at home last Sunday of fever aged 19. Interment at Shepherdstown. Burnside Bridge foundation stone ceremony details. Local visits, farm news, and bridge work updates. Mrs Susie Thomas dies of consumption aged 30. Funeral Saturday. Diphtheria death Sammie DeLauney aged ten. Cleanup of battlefield avenues for September visit. Ely's Liquid Cream Balm advertised for nasal catarrh with source details.
A widow Mrs Les Padian aged 21 and Mr Gay Allen Kerrick were married at about 10 30 PM Wednesday in Martinsburg after a license was secured. The ceremony was performed by Rev W B Evers with attorney Wilbur H Thomas assisting for the county clerk duties. The couple plan to reside in Shepherdstown.
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