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Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1913

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Night Express Runaway Freight Rides Into Duncan Valley

A night express at Sherwood becomes a runaway when twenty freight cars sail free onto the main line. Trainman Donald McFadden, aided by his father Andrew, takes the Mogul through deadly curves past Willis and Pike's Hill, finally reseating the cars and earning the elder praise for training his son.

Night Express Sherwood Daly Mitchell Lakeville Gaye Kelsey Gardner McFadden Donald Teather Jim Hassanippi Durcan Burnham Langstown Blais Willis Duncan Andrew McFadden Andrew Pike's Hill Gage Mit Newfield Blair

Private hospital founder Sally Tompkins in Richmond remembered

A long portrait of Captain Sally Tompkins of Robertson Hospital in Richmond. The article details her wartime effort to run a private hospital for wounded Confederate soldiers, her commissioning as captain by President Davis, and her enduring esteem among friends and relatives as a beloved, widel y known figure in the South.

Sally Tompkins Richmond Main Third Streets Daves Miss Tompkins Tidewater Virginia Judge Robertson Supreme Court of Virginia Robertson Hospital Miss Sully Lee Misa Sally South

Mummies Ranks and a Train Car Comedy Tale

The article sketches ancient Egyptian mummification in four grades from royal first class to mass burials for common folk, noting ritual differences and materials. It also recounts brief humorous vignettes about a Blanchard traveling with a bridal party and a shopping error, highlighting social manners and mishaps.

Egypt

The Hissing Of A Snake In South Africa

Fitzsimons, Port Elizabeth Museum director, explains why snakes shed skins and how hissing ward off threats. He details python traits, venom yields, and the dangers of handling. notes on snake behavior and other natural history observations.

FW. Fitzsimons Port Elizabeth Museum Mr. Fitzsimons Fitesimons Mr. Fiteslmons Hanna Fitzsimons

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