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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
3
A noisy essay of political opinion reviews tariff fights Roosevelt and Hanna Crumpled prosperity and wage cuts. It notes labor unrest in Connellsville and Massachusetts school access for colored children. It criticizes Roosevelt's race policy and predicts shifting votes in Virginia and Maryland.
Notes from nearby report a series of diverse local events including the closure of the shovel factory at Berkeley Springs due to lack of capital and plans to rebuild the Round Top cement mill near Tancock. Other items mention deaths in Frederick and Hampshire counties, farm sales in Williamsport, a county superintendent election in Berkeley, and social notices.
One hundred dollar reward offer for a catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot achieve. Supplier endorsements claim P. J. Cheney is honorable and financially able to fulfill obligations. Testimonials, wholesale druggists, and mail order promises accompany prices and product claims for Hall's and related remedies.
The Norfolk and Western Railway plans to spend 20000 dollars to install water filters along its West Virginia coal field route to purify locomotive water, protecting boiler systems from mineral damage. The report notes other local incidents including a deadly wreck near Piedmont and multiple personal tragedies from the week.
A fragment notes the central role of feed in livestock farming, stressing milk yield for cattle, pork from pigs, and eggs from hens. It emphasizes efficient feeding to maximize production and profit.
A Kansas farmer Philip Blume plans marriage to 17 year old Miss Benjah Holland after answering a matrimonial ad. They met at Cherry Run depot in Washington county and exchanged photos. Blume, about 40, arrived by train to wed and move to his Western home, with crowd witnesses at the station.
An editorial excerpt endorses Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption with a testimonial from T. Ry Beall of Beall Mississippi claiming wife’s speedy recovery after failure of other treatments. The ad notes price of one dollar and free trial bottles at Reichart’s Pharmacy. Also reports Standard Oil Cincinnati employees no longer receive annual Christmas turkey and gift due to higher costs and profiteering concerns.
About 100 citizens from Washington County Maryland and Berkeley County West Virginia urged county leaders in Hagerstown to back a Potomac River bridge at Williamsport. They sought a $30,000 to $40,000 stock investment with remaining funds raised locally, aiming for a low toll and potential income from a linked railway line.
John T Richards acting as executor of Judge John Handley’s estate halted the sale of Hotel Winchester and surrounding property valued at $200,000 to satisfy liens. The Handley estate’s one third interest would be sold to the city of Winchester, enabling the city to keep the property for an industrial school project valued around $500,000, saving about $150,000.
A fragmented church directory lists special temperance sermons and Sunday services across Shepherdstown, Sharpsburg, Shenandoah Junction, and nearby places with varied pastors and times. It also includes endorsements for Big's Cream Balm and Ely's Cream Balm with testimonial quotes.
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