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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
2
A garbled wartime reflection describes an astonished home sector and a Canadian sergeant remark. The scene shifts to a reading of St Mark chapter seventeen, with a telecast tied to a census that highlights people distinguished for odd reasons in Los Angeles California.
Belmonts biggest forestry regiment in France used electric lights on trees to mislead German bombers. Perival Ridsdale, secretary of the American Forestry Association, recounted how the plan placed lights near ammunition dumps. Lights were extinguished or switched on to create misleading targets, protecting the mill and ammunition stores from aerial attack.
Public sale lists 11 head of horses and colts plus tack and equipment. Items include wagons harnesses sleighs and farm tools with specifics like runabout buggy gear and leather goods. Auctioneer West J. T. and A Gatien are noted.
Sale listing 32 head of sheep 50 head of hogs and 10 year old mare with foal, advertised as property of local owners. Terms note payment through neighboring banks, sale to begin at 10, with Bulmers and others as auctioneers. Purchasers to settle balances promptly per endorsed notes.
A damaged OCR item from Shepherdstown, West Virginia mentions officials such as a mayor and recorder in incomplete form, indicating a civic notice or meeting record fragment with unclear dates or actions.
Public sale notice lists 8 head of horses and colts plus 2 head of high grade Durham cattle. It mentions farming implements and a wagon with 12 wheels, and references Oliver Fey as a seller or party. Readable fragments indicate a local auction event on a Friday near February 27, 1920.
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