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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
6
Instructions for stopping arterial bleeding with a bandage and improvised tourniquet, applying pressure above and below the wound, and using a stick to tighten the bandage. If a wound cannot be bandaged, press lips or wound sides to stop bleeding. The dialog at the end appears unrelated.
The local town brags about seven new saloons being built while an average of three men are shot weekly, a graveyard lot costs 14, and the newspaper jokes about marshals dying heroically. The writer vows to lecture in towns within 50 miles, claiming bold plans and danger in every move.
G. W. Atkinson of West Virginia testifies that Kodol cures dyspepsia indigestion and stomach troubles and strengthens digestion. The advertisement promotes Kodore as a powerful remedy and notes Reinhart's Pharmacy as a selling point.
An advertisement proclaims absolute security for depositors at Pinsture Trust Company with high rates on Sacility Deposits and 2 percent on Checking Accounts. It claims annual compounding and a large sum involved, inviting mail inquiries to 423 Fourth A. The text is followed by a humorous anecdote about the late Dr. Talmage and a lawyer.
A Texas shipment of two trained bloodhounds arrives at Moundeville Penitentiary. Trained to trail fugitives up to thirty six hours, they will be kept outside the cell block under a guard officer. Previous inside dogs under War den Hawk’s administration proved lazy due to overfeeding and reduced scent ability.
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