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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1921
Page
8
A fragment describes rural life with a homemade electricity plant supplying the barn and house. A twelve year old tends an engine and generator, running self-starting, water system pumps, and lighting from a wash house unit. The narrator notes low cost and satisfaction with the off grid setup.
A narrator recalls peering into a furnace glory hole and musing on divine light, then shifts to Florida’s Silver springs. The piece details the spring’s depth, clarity, and source limestone, with a note on vast current and the river system it feeds. It also touches on social questions like vagrancy, and reports a breakthrough in phosphate rock processing using oil-fired furnaces to liberate phosphoric acid.
Reported incidents show workers losing or hiding money or bonds in belts and pockets during dangerous jobs. A dam disaster at the Oho river submerged workers and revealed a $1250 belt. A Hungarian laborer recovered a leather pocketbook with $1700 after a sewer incident. Another case found $450 in a surface injury. A crowd of 6000 workers heard a private bond tale of $500 in liberty bonds carried at work.
The text recounts Thomas Jefferson’s post presidency financial struggles in Monticello, his failed farming attempts, and his later actions. It notes Congress bought his library and maps for 28 000 dollars, and that Jefferson remained active in public life including university efforts until his death.
Archaeologists report two Roman villas unearthed in the wood of Boge near Berne Switzerland. They appear to date from the free century BC. Further digs will try to locate the 12 towns and 400 villages mentioned in ancient sources.
Fragmented OCR text about Australian opals and New South Wales industry references names and phrases but lacks coherent details. The readable portions suggest a historical note on opal production and market notes, with scattered terms like New South Wales and Monta, but no clear events, dates, or figures.
An early 20th century style advertisement from Seymour Indiana extols Thedford's Black-Draught as a natural remedy for stomach troubles including indigestion headache and constipation. The piece urges readers to obtain a genuine bottle from their druggist and notes the product is suitable for all ages with gentle vegan ingredients and no bad aftereffects.
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