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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
1
A parent tells his son that not praying will keep him from heaven. The boy sobs and replies that he does not want to go to heaven and would rather stay with his mother and father. The exchange captures a tender family moment reflecting fear and affection.
Dr Hartman of Columbus argues climate drives illness, not germs, urging readers to prepare for winter by maintaining vigorous health and using Pe-ru-na. The piece also notes a surgeon's success in trephining a criminal, claiming brain pressure as a cause of crime, and ends with a classroom joke about terms for Indian babies.
A North American editorial condemns the social factors behind a Philadelphia murder. It portrays a widow with four children killed by her drunken husband, noting systemic drink commerce and vested interests share blame, not just the killer, and calls for moral accountability by the community.
A Malian captain's cat on the oil steamer Bayonne travels between Savona and Philadelphia. After disappearing before departure, she returns weeks later to find her grown kittens awaiting her aboard the ship. The cat’s homecoming sparks joyful reunions on the dock and aboard.
The three Spanish built caravels Santa Maria Pinta and Nina rebuilt and readied for a year long journey from Chicago to New York Boston and the Atlantic to San Francisco via the Panama Canal with stops for pulse exhibitions. The Santa Maria carries Columbus anchor and sails at the head of the fleet under a Harvard rowing coach with six men aboard the crew.
An advertisement from Thomasville Georgia promotes Vinol a cod liver oil and iron tonic for stomach trouble fatigue and nervous exhaustion. It claims women gain strength improve digestion and heart health with Vinol and offers a money back guarantee. A salve product is also mentioned for healing and skin care.
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