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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1902
Page
4
A fragment from The Shepherds toten Register highlights December 25 1902 commentary on Congress affairs and trusts. It lampoons coal and oil interests, wireless telegra phy, the Monroe doctrine, and railroads while noting Marconi wireless achievement and the Steel Trust’s power. quotes Bill Arp on Christmas as peace and goodwill.
The piece blends Christmas reflection urging charity and goodwill, endorses Hostetter's Almanac for 1903 with health claims and multilingual reach, and reports on coal strike arbitration bill passing both houses with commissioners earning 4000 dollars yearly plus per diem expenses for staff.
An ad touts DeWitt and Company Witch Hazel Salve as a specific remedy for piles eczema cuts and skin diseases and warns against counterfeit products. It notes Reichart’s Pharmacy selling the genuine product. The text also mentions Charles M Schwab leaving as president of the Steel Trust and J J Burlington poised to replace him as Schwab recovers in Europe.
Craig Frazier, a colored man, died in Martinsburg jail on Monday. The Martinsburg World notes deaths and marriages including Wa. T. Stewart’s recovery, Augustus A. Hebb’s Sharpsburg nuptials, and Minnietta Hetzel's Philadelphia connection. Winchester finds Oscar Athey guilty of complicity in a wife’s death from an illegal operation, with fines and jail. Continental Hotel to reopen in January with Thos. W. Martin as proprietor. Various local moves include hotel leases, fires, and deaths in Hagerstown, Martinsburg, Charles Town, and Moorefield. Local trains, wreck injuries, and a huge 700-pound Poland-China hog in Clarke County are also mentioned.
Homer Hall of West Point Isl credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing a severe lung cough after physicians doubted recovery. He says the remedy saved his life and his weight soared to 997 pounds. Price one dollar. trial bottles free at Reinhart's Pharmacy.
A series of items from Charleston and nearby towns details a youth J T Robinson, 17, shooting his lover Minnie Rutledge, 16, last Sunday. Other notes report a man offering $10,000 for a wife in Athens, deaths from accidental revolver discharge in Charleston, a fire that killed children, property deals and railroad plans from Charleston to Morgantown, and various local notices including a Methodist fundraising drive, medical ads, and church directory updates.
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