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Newspaper

Shepherdstown Register

Location

Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1906

Page

5

West Virginia politics dominates readers in 1906

The article lampoons Roosevelt era policy, rate bills, and trust influence while detailing election tensions in Barbour county and Sturgis versus Keim for Congress. It cites Romney news on the United States Leather Company pollution of the South Branch Potomac, raising state enforcement questions.

Romney John J. Cornwell Sherif Johnson United States Leather Company Potomac Moorefield Game Wardan

Rail and labor news from the region and nation

The Western Maryland Railroad ordered 25 locomotives while H H Miller resigns from the Cumberland Valley Railroad post in Hagerstown. A Roanoke strike idled 200 N and W workers. a Sandy Hook lad drowns in the canal. Hyett dies on horseback in Frederick county. Four men beat Oliver Sinpinen of Hagerstown Electric Railway. Burns breaks ground on Davenport farm buildings. Pearce is renominated after a fierce Allegany fight. Dr. Daniels survives a bee attack while rescuing a horse. Nannie Breeden, 14, and Howard Merika run away to marry. they are returned. Congress appropriates 1,325,000 for Jamestown Exposition with exhibits by Smithsonian, War and Navy, Life-Saving, and others. a negro exhibit receives 100,000. Lifesavers praised. Hostetter’s Bitters advertised as a health aid. Two killed in Aurora Ill show tent collapse. Ringling Brothers show and London and Northwestern Express derailment kill many Americans.

J. C. Burns Davenport Farm Altona Mansion House Middleway Turnpike Sumamit Point Road George A. Pearce Frederick Maryland Allegany County Lloyd Lowndes Pearre G. W. Daniels Gerardstown Berkeley County Congress Smithsonian Institution War and Navy Departments Revenue Cutter, Lighthouse and Fisheries Services Porto Rico Bureau of American Republics Secretary of the Treasury

West Virginia items and local incidents in brief

Rail plans for double tracking in the Parkersburg division are discussed. Arch J. Welton of Grant county quits the GOP race for Congress after strong showings in Grant and Pendleton. James L. Cook kills his wife and wounds a paramour before killing himself near Mannington. West Virginia troops prep for summer maneuvers at Martinsburg and Mt. Gretna. Kanawha county man defends wife against a drunk assailant who dies. Thistle Coal Company wins a tax injunction challenges. case to return to Supreme Court. Cited medical ad touts Cheney catarrh cure with a money-back promise. Henry Alvord Short, a society man, is jailed on charges of abusing two fourteen-year-old girls. Barba Livingston also jailed over trafficking. Police report notebooks with names and details.

B & O, Railroad Parkersburg Arch J. Welton Grant County Congress Grant Pendleton James L. Cook Mannington Samuel H. Williams West Virginia Martinsburg Mt. Gretna United States Army Kanawha County Will Jarvin Thistle Coal Company Dayton Melton Supreme Court Woven Sherif Melton Thistle Supreme Court of the United States New York Henry Alvord Short Swell University Club West Side Court Short Bareba Livingston

Is Your Hair Sick Ayer Vigor Promotes Growth

An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a regular hair grower and tonic. It claims hair stops shedding, grows faster, and remains soft and smooth, asserting the product cures sick hair and strengths hair for over sixty years with testimonials from Z. W. Ayer Co. Lowell MA.

Ayer Z.0 Ayer Co Lowell, Maas Sansaparilla

Dividend Notice Declares 4 Percent Semiannual Payment

Jefferson Savings Bank declares a semiannual dividend of four percent on its capital stock. The dividend is payable at the bank from this date. H. Quigley, cashier, urges holders to present shares for payment.

Jefferson Savings Bank

For Sale Pulpi Furniture and Church Items Auction

For sale items include furniture carpets mats chandeliers side lamps heating stoves and pews from the main auditorium of the M E Church South all in good condition. Contact W P LICKLIDER for details and address.

Pulpi M.eb Church South W. P. Licklider

Camp ground privileges bid notice at Shenandoah Junction

Those desiring privileges on camp grounds at Shenandoah Junction W Way from July 4 to August 1 1906 must submit bids for confectionery stand feeding horses and boarding lent to the committee not later than July 14 1906 communications to JOHN W IRVIN Shenandoah Junction W Va June 28 1906 3w

Shenandoah Junction W. Way John W. Irvin W. Va

Mail Order Music House Catalogue Offer

W. A. GANTRELL & CO of Charleston West Virginia advertises wholesale prices on pianos organs sheet music and musical merchandise. Send postal card for Catalogue No 1 2 and related instruments and instruments. May 1 1906.

W. A. Gantrell & CO Charleston W. Va

Eggs and Plants Hatchery Update in Wyandotte Area

Local notices report eggs and poultry terms for hatching including Wyandotte and Barred Plymouth Rock eggs offered at sixty cents each. Also listed are vegetable plants and an item described as RENIAMIN TARTAR with a quantity of fifteen hundred units.

Foley's Honey and Tar Claimed to Cure Asthma

A Davenport Iowa woman credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing twelve year asthma after one fifty cent bottle. The ad includes Mrs Adolph Blusing from 701 West Third St Davenport and Reinharts Pharmacy. A separate incident reports Little Jimmie McCallum six of New York suffocated when a tool chest lid fell closed on him. his body was found two hours later.

Foley Adolph Blusing West Third St Davenport Iowa Reinhart Jimmie McCallum New York Jimmie

Notice to Public on No-Agency Wagon Purchases in Shepherdstown

The notice states no agent will sell work in Shepherdstown during summer. Potential buyers are invited to write for prices on a buggy, rubber or steel tire runabout Stanhope or other turn outs. The writers thank patrons for past support and aim to serve better in the future.

Shepherdstown

Cure a Cold in One Day Beetles Laxative Quinine Tablets

An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claiming a cure for colds in one day with a money back guarantee if it fails. Druggists refund money if it fails. RE. W. GROVE’S signature appears on each box. Also notes an interview in England where William J Bryan says it is too early to name the Democratic presidential nominee. He suggests keeping lists open to reassess conditions in two years.

RE. W. Grove England Wm. J. Bryan

Women and Kidney Trouble Declares Miserable Effects

A vintage health ad argues kidney trouble harms both sexes and daily life. It touts Swamp Root by Kilmer as a remedy, claims wide cures, and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.

Dr. Kilmer &Co Binghamton, N. Y Swamp-Root Dr. Kilmers

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The Shepherdstoton Register L. Snyder Sherwenpstows Tuurspay Grasa Treasury Jefferson County Coxcaess Elkins Pevarpesy Roosevett Congresa Tuy Hal Barbour County Roosevelt Sands Meat Trust Geo. C. Sturwiss Nosh B. Keim Monongalia Berkeley Morgan Hampshire Tucker Preston County Sturgien Arch Welton Sturgias Keim Western Maryland Railroad H. H. Miller Cumberland Valley Railroad Hagerstown N. & W. Machine Shape Roanoke Harry Keyser Sandy Hook John Hiett Frederick County Hyett Oliver Sinpinen Hagerstown Electric Railway Company Misa Nannie Breeden Howard Merika Shenandoah Henry Breeden Williams Atantic Seaboard Aurora Ill Ringling Brothers’ Circuit London and Northwestern Salisbury Scotts Bowne Appets Pearl Street Get F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Ohto Tee Hull H. Quigley Sues Lee Eee Cashier Thrush & Stough Shippensburg Hagerstown, Md Wesleyan University OF West Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan College School OF Oratory School OF Art School OF Engineering Conservatory of Music Benson J. 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Snyder & CO VRS College County of Jefferson Charles Town District Middleway District Adams Russell Ainsworth Heorge Sehrus Berry Rid Baltimore Robert Baylor Eugene Barren Walter Custer CP Crankleton Frank Carter Marshall Crissman WT Currie Charles Cave George Coleman Isaac Douglas Henry Coleman Hearty Jr Dison Grant Dixon George Dixon William Edwards George Feliner Clayton Fos Li Galthers Ambros Gaynor OL Howell Joseph K Howell WJ Howell Joseph Hough Willits Howell Ulysses Hi JW Hough J W Hough Richard Hettin Piper William Pope Clarence Perks Joseph Palster Jobs Frank Geo Keeler Chasis Jr Rutherford Y A Racey Garfield Ridgeway Kobt Rhodrick Charles Reach Smith Amand Scarlets Smallwood Ells Chayelle Riebant Washington Wenveali Tay Vance Youne Kabletown District Shepherdstown District Harris Richard Holmes Praok Hopewell Pluteher Sa Jones Jobo T J Jones Sara Kirby Dacree Kerrick Lucas Lister Moore Ress Martin Nem Miller Jobo L Napper Jabo Prive Juke Ai Robinson Prank Kaedall Harper's Ferry District Brunswick J EB Burrell William Baumgardner Mil Brown Charles Clark Fannie Campbell Jash Coleman Tulle Conway Rioudan Chambling Chas Coyle Fred Chambers Mre Mi Cummings RO Cox Charles Cleveland J F Cupp Jerry Cox John Clevenger Willian Carter J HE Daily J Dodson Samuel Dunton Cornelius Devonshire George Davis Harry Daily Steward Dillon David Duncan Joseph Derry Lawrence Danner Jacob Lincoln James Lloyd Lancaster D F Lancaster Daniel Lee Charles T Lloyd Washington Loogerbean John Loy Jas M Tancaster W H Mitchell John Mitchell Bernard Myees Alex Mills JR Moler Harvey McKee Owen Mandey Anna McAlister Hod Marlatt Harry McKenney Webate Manuel Newton Murphy Jan Molter Helen Moore Valentine Murphy S BH Morley Ln Dennis Derry Levi A Engle Carroll Eaton J M Edwards Bates Edwards John Franklin Mary Fitzpatrick John Fleming Join Farr Just Fine Moses Fraley Ed L Ford Jacob Padicy John & Freeman Turner Freda Clinton Pord Glasscoe George Grive Rose Grove Edward Glasford B Grove EB Graham Geof Green Samuel Hottenthouser Wrpark Wat Halesmen W Thompson Queen & Martinsbury Brant Une, Nelo Neal Silibos Toone J. 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