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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
A Southern city memory recalls Old Bet the elephant and a moral about footprints in life. The minister recounts a grand tale of a muddy road print that grew into a washout, illustrating how actions leave lasting marks on others.
A compact overview traces the Tigris and Euphrates as twin ancient rivers shaping Mesopotamian civilizations. It covers their origins in Kurdistan and Armenia, names meanings, the confluence at Shatt el Arab, and historic embankments. The piece notes Babylon and Nineveh, Nir Malka canal, Nebuchadnezzar’s expansion, and Rome’s rise, plus modern hopes as Britain aids Arab governance and fertile valleys may feed the world.
The notice promotes a two year subscription for 1.50 and a one year option at 1.50, encouraging readers to subscribe to the local register for extended service. It emphasizes affordability and long term access.
The text extols family singing as a social influence that enhances devotional exercises, claiming music in the home leads to peace and love while vices find no foothold. A whispered dream about marriage is noted, followed by a teasing remark about separation and a stray line about a register for results.
The passage extols systematic living as a life aid, claiming it brings convenience and calm. It cites Whitefield’s insistence on orderly habits and asserts systematic men are reliable, noting some seek fortune yet fear loss and stressing punctuality and preparedness.
Nine room house on Princess street with cellar garden and electric lights. Lot on Main street 40x203 unimproved. Seven room house and an acre near Dufields with outbuildings and water. Small farm about 45 acres on the pike one mile from a shipping point. Comfortable eight room house with barn and twenty acres in orchard. One brick seven room house with cistern garden and electric lights. One ten room frame house with large lot. One building for 90x05 fen in a desirable town area. Wanted a small place near Shepherdstown two to ten acres improved or unimproved. J Strider Moler.
A midwest paper runs short Bible installments as a special attraction. The editor notes the series is the paper’s most popular feature with subscribers reading it as eagerly as chapters of a popular novel.
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