Debate over postwar policy and capital location in West Virginia
A 1921 column discusses Congress prospects, water power at Mussad Shoals, miners wage demands, cadet pay at West Point, disarmament, and the Virginia Capital Commission’s Charleston site. It weighs expansion costs, rail rates, and the Kanawha River option, urging careful choice of state capital location.
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West Point Miltary Academy
George McArthur
Virginia Capitel Commission Vene Vt
Conte
Charleston
Askez
Soustartaer
Kanawha River
Naturaily
Charlestown
Memorial of Alice Lee Hoppe in loving memory
A memorial tribute to Alice Lee Hoppe written with affection and sorrow. The piece recalls a mother’s kindness, enduring devotion, and the deep pain of loss felt by family as December and Christmas bring mournful memories.
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Alice Lee Hoppe
Ugar
Bart
Hite
Skar
Kearneysville store offers wide range of groceries and tobacco
A local ad lists discounts from Kearneysville store with prices on tobacco brands such as Prince Albert and Duke's Mixture, groceries like salmon, seeds, crackers, eggs, and canned goods, plus household items including razors, linseed oil, sewing supplies, and clothing. Many items are priced in cents or dollars, reflecting a busy general store sale.
Shepherdstown Amends Milk Ordinance for Cows Testing
The Shepherdstown town council adopted an amendment requiring any cow selling milk within the town to test for tuberculosis and related diseases and present a certificate before a permit is issued by the mayor. Stable facilities must be clean, dry, ventilated, and separated from other stock, with proper drainage and upkeep. Also notes the Shepherdstown Fire Department stockholders meeting set for January 3 1922 to elect directors and conduct business, and reports a Staunton piggery fire that roasted about a hundred hogs.
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Shepherdstown
J. Strider
Moler
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Ampter Iitler and
Shepherdatown, W. Va
Surntiy
Congress
Henry Fibrd
Mussad Shoals
Alabama
Tim Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of
Amerig
Rew
Washington
Senator Lodge
United States
France
Wiland
Senawr
Earth
Kearneysville
Five Bros. Tobacco
Duke's Mixture
Sensation Tobacco
Piedmont
Brown's Mule Tobacco
Red J. & UK
Prince Albert Tobacco
Early Bird Tobacco
Honest Scrap Tobacco
My Mary and Tobacco
Union Lowder Tobacco
Small Piedmont Cigarettes
Bishop's Flour
Salmon. Com
Hecker
Jumgar Snaps, 256. 3 Pkge Arwraur
Cartia
Gatlon
Gillette
Cretonnis
Lanechi
Colley
Miller’s Store
Franck B Miller
W. Va
Opera House
S'Nce
Victor Hug
Vicente Blasco Ibanez
METRO
Apocalypse BY
Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Red Cross
Engle’s
Terra Alta
Gibson's Drug Store
Parker Fountain
Robert Gibson
Waa
Nance
Stockholders’ Meeting
Staunton
C. H. Cratton
Santa Claus
Santa
Lancaster
Gingham
Hill's
Clapp
Queen and
Martin Streets
Martinsburg, W. Va
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