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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
3
The Shepherdstown Register reports on Taft and progressive Republicans in Washington, potential WV gubernatorial candidates Charlie Swisher and Dr Hatfield, and Nathan Bay Scott's Republican bid. It covers Hobson’s anti liquor and primary ideas, the McNamara confession, and local notes on river cleanups and Fountain Rock corrections.
Notes from nearby report a mad dog ran amuck in Boonsboro neighborhood injuring four children along the roadside and also biting several other dogs. The report adds several local incidents and a chemical sale note.
A compilation of Sharpsburg notes reports names and figures from residents and guests. It mentions visits by Mrs. J Cleveland Grice of Baltimore, trips by Mr and Mrs David Gross to Washington, Helen Thomas of Hagerstown staying with her parents, and a Penknife injury to Elias Spong treated by Dr S H Gardner. It records a near accident to Tommy Houser at Hagerstown pike, canal boatmen tying up for winter, Blanche Poffenberger visiting with Miss Alice Gross, and Phil adelphia Brigade Association tickets for a trip. It covers a mistaken illness report for C W Adams, grain and corn husking totals, a paralysis stroke for William Earley, and winter grounds work at the National Cemetery. It notes the Rohrersville Band engagement on December 16 and a church box social December 15, plus corn fodder pricing and various visits and moves within the community.
A vintage advertisement extols Vinci as a tonic to strengthen weak digestive organs and revive energy. It promises quick nourishment from cod liver oil elements, with a money back guarantee if improvements are not seen, and cites Owens & Miller druggists of Shepherdstown, W. Va.
A damaged OCR fragment evokes morning footsteps, waves and night shadows. It hints at living and departed parts, mentioning hulls and mortality without a clear news event or identifiable person or place.
Doan's Kidney Pills praised for kidney health in a Shepherdstown reader's testimonial. A Charles Town resident reports relief after six months of failure and recommends the remedy, noting purchase through Foster Milburn Co. as sole U.S. agents. Price listed at 50 cents. Remember the name Doan's take no other.
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