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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
12
The notice touts dramatic price cuts at Billmyer's Bargain Store as part of a broader push against high costs. It advertises a wide range of goods from sheets and towels to brushes, shoes, and rugs, signaling aggressive discounting intended to attract shoppers and curb inflationary pressures.
A local board meeting discusses the Jefferson county district budget for the year, outlining expenditures to maintain elementary schooling, tax rates, and debt service. Officials consider authorizing payments, exemptions, and district allocations under 1919 acts to balance the current year’s needs.
Official statements from Shepherdstown Jefferson County Virginia outline levy amounts for maintenance building fund and teachers fund. It details estimated disbursements, total expenditures, and rate per cent needed on property to raise funds.
An elderly Shepherdstown resident recounts a lifetime of dizziness and back pain thought to stem from kidneys and bladder. He credits Dan's Kidney Pills from Hill's Pharmacy with full relief and says he can bend and lift without pain, urging others to seek the remedy from Foster-Mmith Co in Buffalo for a lasting cure.
Edward Roper directs a public sale at his home three four miles south of Kearneysville on September eighteenth. Items include five horses and colts two work mares a blind cow a sow with nine pigs farming implements a Maxwell touring car and assorted harness gear. Terms: three month credit on sums over five ten dollars with negotiable note at Jefferson Security Bank Shepherdstown. under ten dollars cash. Sale starts at 2 PM. properties not to be removed until fully settled. Auctioneer M P Crowl. Clerk W P Wilt.
Listings describe multiple farms near Arcola and Dranesville in Loudoun and Fairfax counties. Properties include Bridge Farm on Little River Turnpike with 120 acres and improvements, Corner Hall Farm a 170 acre parcel with new structures, and an additional 157 and 233 acre tracts with houses, barns, timber, and water. Prices range from 7,500 to 14,000 with terms. Moore & Realty Co., Charles Town, WVa.
A notice proclaims a cheaper hauling service offering to move horses, hogs, and household goods locally. The advertiser, likely Neuse or nearby contact, promises competency and invites correspondence at a stated address or via mail.
The Halltown revival at the Methodist Church attracts broad attendance with Dr. Ler Starke and Prof. Emory Starke of the University of New Jersey delivering sermons and lectures. A series of talks covers themes from heart matters to the Second Coming, with an all-day Sunday meeting and dinners on the grounds.
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