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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
3
Electric power rapidly spreads as farm use expands with modern portable plants. New integrated units include generator, storage, and fuel systems reducing maintenance and cost. Farmers gain reliable electricity, boosting productivity and farm operations nationwide.
The text explains pain as a special sense with nerve pathways and a brain basis. It notes pain varies by body part exposure, types of injury, and individual sensitivity across races ages and genders. It also covers subjective versus objective pain and mislocalization, ending by praising pain as a vital danger signal.
An old advertisement proclaims Fletcher's Castoria as everybody's friend with Dr. Thomas' Felicet Oil for teething earache sore throat cuts bruises and burns. Sold at all drug stores in 6c and 36c sizes.
Mrs Bowie's reminiscences recount wartime episodes with the Waring family near Annapolis and the Patuxent, including two young eagles cared for by Mrs Bowie and later housed in Baltimore Zoological Gardens, plus a desk with secret papers found in a Maryland warehouse before moving to an old home in Maryland. The article also notes Myrna Thrston and livestock estimates for West Virginia in January 1921, detailing counts of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine, along with per head values and trends from 1920 to 1921.
The letter discusses surname origins from Knote to Fulk, linking English, French, and German roots. It notes spelling changes, historic figures like Fulk and Bertrand du Guesclin, and local names such as Boswell, Burwell, Pendleton, Endler, and Licklider. The piece urges careful genealogical work, cites vital statistics laws, and praises newspapers for recording family histories.
Shepherdstown readers are urged to treat kidney trouble promptly. Mrs. John Snyder reports backache and irregular kidney function improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Hill's Pharmacy. The Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York, markets the remedy at 60 cents a box.
A fragmented 19th century column debates parenting through the metaphor of cutting straight wood versus crooked timber. It argues wealth should educate and invest in children, warns against overindulgence, and urges parental guidance to foster self respect and virtue across life stages. An aside notes a preacher hiding past crime before delivering a sermon.
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