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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
2
A mixed historical piece contrasts a moral exhortation against tobacco with lyrical prose on Indian Summer, including reflections on aging and a correction about using first names in a close town. The essay weaves religious imagery, social critique, and seasonal poetry, highlighting vice and virtue, aging, and community norms.
West Virginia lumber interests unite to back a 1912 prohibition amendment and stronger liquor laws. The Lumber Industries Association endorses constitutional prohibition, interstate shipment controls, and election integrity, while urging press support and cross industry organization. Pat’s anecdote paints a temperance era scene.
Eight o'clock in Campbell and Sons Wholesale House drew many hopeful girls for a secretary role. Kathleen Campbell, a lame eighteen year old, impressed with kindness to a disabled father, winning over rivals who doubted her, and Mary Hart’s act of help led to her hiring for the position.
A playful verse laments rising food prices as meat tea coffee cereals and more become scarce. An officer at a State Camp overhears a sentry exchange a pun about a bottle, highlighting humorous misreadings amid tension.
Louisville editor Henry Watterson pays tribute at the dedication of the First Christian Church praising ministers, journalists and statesmen while urging religion to seek man’s regeneration through grace not political gain. Also includes short, humanizing vignettes and quips.
A conversation unfolds where a man asks a momentous question and receives a firm no. He exits, muttering about reciprocity and loss, while the grandmother notes a curious brief exchange. A child recounts releasing a canary, prompting a cat’s pursuit and Towser’s involvement.
An ad urges customers to buy Sees spices at Ine Drug Store or elsewhere, promising every kind of whole and ground spice including fennel for sausage flavoring. It notes smoke, borax, and saltpeter for preservative use and urges customers to stock up before time runs short.
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