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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
3
A essay on how centralized electric generation costs hinder rural reach, and how small, reliable local plants promise universal light. It argues farmers, churches, stores, and homes gain practical electricity through compact generators, expanding beyond cities to everyday use at lower costs.
A village fire rages without modern gear until soldiers man old hand engines and save homes. The crowd teamwork, guided by discipline, shows the church and community must co operate to fight sin. Also notes 3 000 immigrants pass Ellis Island daily and over 1 000 000 await passage from Europe.
A fragmentary notice recalls Dr. Jim Rawson’s excerpts from the late Dr. J. M. Ranson’s alumni speeches for Shepherd College. It notes affectionate memories from classmates, mentions origins in Shepherdstown, and highlights the professor McMurran tribute and a “History of the Class of ’75” manuscript with tender recollections of deceased peers.
A Kansas newspaper tour of Media Pennsylvania portrays Man o War as the greatest racehorse, noting his record haul of prizes, intense pampering, and the high value offers rejected. The article details routines at Glen Ridge stock farm, his entourage, a famed Kenilworth win, and Belmont owner August Belmont Jr.'s earlier involvement.
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