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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
3
A barrage of editorial snipes links tariff disputes to the trust issue. It notes Roosevelts silence at Oyster Bay, Morgan’s fading limits, and a push for Democratic gains in West Virginia. It argues legislators and executives alike bear costs of tariffs, trusts, and political fights.
The passage reports high crop yields across the United States with wheat at 646 million bushels and corn around 2.56 billion. states like Kansas Indiana Illinois and Oklahoma are quoted with substantial figures. It cautions that despite abundance prices will be low and wages have not kept pace with living costs. It also covers a kidnap attempt in Mercersburg Pennsylvania where Seibert Smith resisted and survived the attack.
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Promoters boast of Cheney and Co Toledo. Local druggists advertise the remedy with testimonials. A coal miners strike continues with coal supply shrinking daily.
A Panama physician cites a dramatic recovery of a sixteen year old girl with severe dysentery after using Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Within eight hours she improved and within a week was fully well. The notice also mentions Mrs. Sarah Mackey from Porterfield Pa dying from uncontrollable sneezing, counted at 500 sneezes in one hour.
A scattered string of brief notes from Williamsport and nearby towns lists local incidents. The items include a Martinsburg musician taking a new Cleveland area post, a fatal train strike near Green Spring Run, a Berryville marriage amid family opposition, and various accidents, crimes, and civic disputes across West Virginia and Virginia in the week.
A collection of health testimonials for Kodol digestion aid praising its stomach benefits and urging use after meals. Also mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with personal cures for bronchitis and asthma, and a meteor strike fatality near San Antonio.
A long fragment recounts a cattle shipment dispute among Wall of Charles Town Pennsylvania Railroad and N W Railway. It notes a Pennsylvania car fund attached to claim jurisdiction, cites non resident suing where property lies, and previews a September Supreme Court hearing with warnings about railroad influence on politics. It also includes local entertainment notes from Harper's Ferry and a brief odd anecdote about John Henry.
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