20 Dec 1894
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1894
Page
1
A garbled report mentions a scheduled town hall confrontation connected to Stowe, Butler, and local figures, with references to a store event at We Laker and a sale of fruits including oranges, apples, bananas, grapes, and crates. Names such as Christa and Con dy surface amid scattered notes on a market day and vendor prices.
An uneven transcription describes a court case about a servant and a Mary Pier, a local theater performance of The Battle of something Ever, a town meeting with a preacher, and a catalog of baked goods and nuts for sale. The piece references price lists, marriage terms, and a public notice of an event on a December evening.
Fragmented OCR note states a holiday week with no paper and a seed advertisement. References a meeting or idol? Inaba women history? It mentions a key date of January 3 and a plan to repeat an event. Details are unclear.
A fragmented OCR list details numerous canned foods and groceries including lemons, clings, fishes, seafood, soups, corn, tomatoes and condiments. Spelling errors and odd names suggest a vendor or advertisement draft with terms like special pieces by the case and assortments from various sellers.
Fragmented OCR text mentions various crackers and creams with names like Water Cracker Meal in Crackers Opter Cracker Ginger Spe Fahame Waters and Chocolates. It appears to describe a Citimen's Goods listing of fresh items and baked goods with unclear details.
Fragmentary advert claims fresh Daily produce from St Harte gardens offering "Fersey Set Potatoes and Crmat" to satisfy any desire with daily availability.
A garbled OCR page combines an ad offering wholesale stock of various goods with a court notice mentioning Te C Goringala and an Appeal Court decision. It references stock, fabrics, candies, pianos, and other items, plus legal proceedings, names, and dates unclear due to damaged text.
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