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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
1
Bar nails horse shoes large iron wasties brass copper and parcel kettles skillets walte irons truce hutt cow and hidier chains palm shells screen doors and windows American fence wire barbed wire saws Black Hawk cornstellers lawn mowers bytes all sizes holts loaded shells powder and shot products listed in a fragmented trade advertisement.
A domestic scene unfolds with a poem about night and twilight, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Bowser debating whether May apples grow on vines or trees. Neighbors, a druggist, and a Vermont judge vignette segue into legal lore and a plug for Chamberlain’s remedy as a bowel-safety note.
An old man bears loneliness fear and sorrow along a king's highway until a gentle child offers to share his load. They walk together and near the cottage the child reveals a hidden love and a name learned from home. A second tale follows a boy who deserts his home only to return at night to find his family and learn the value of belonging.
An article fragment discusses suicide prevention, touting Firetrip Bitters as a tonic to fortify nerves and organs. It recalls a court case where a man’s heirs could not collect a cent, and shares a testimonial about Chamberlain’s Colic remedy easing a child’s cramps. It shifts to a lament on the Passenger pigeon’s extinction, noting historical references and trapping methods.
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