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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
5
A columnist imagines a giant birthday cake for West Virginia’s 50th anniversary. He calculates a massive cake of 2000 cakes, 51 miles around, 1200000 candles, with costs, ingredients, and ladders for icing. The piece ends with patriotic wishes and unity across communities.
The West Virginia Semi-Centennial Commission invites broad participation in observing the states Golden Jubilee on June 20. Officials praise loyal members, urge towns to prepare patriotic programs, and note growth in population wealth institutions and education since 1840. Citizens urged to attend meetings and join the statewide celebration.
West Virginia marks its 50th anniversary with a statewide celebration on June 20. The Wheeling event will be official, with similar doings planned in every city and town to honor the milestone and foster local participation and officer selection for fitting observances. Citizens urged to show patriotism and organize meetings.
Letters from Mrs. Bartewve of Utica Ohio and Mrs. Herrit Greenstreet of Nebo Illinois describe long battles with female troubles. Both credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength, normalizing cycles, and enabling daily work.
Military engineers used 900 pounds of dynamite to topple 96000 cubic feet of rock from a mountain above Fornery France to prevent a collapse on the village founded in the middle ages. After the blast villagers moved to hills with no injuries reported and the area deemed safe. Separately Cumbo yards on the Baltimore and Ohio and Cumberland Valley railroads began operations costing about 1 million dollars, with Intersection yards largely abandoned and the office moved to Cumbo under joint management.
Mrs Eula Mae Reid of Hines Alabama testifies Cardus tonic cured her ailments. She says before using it she spat up everything she ate was tired and irritable and suffered headaches. Since taking Cardus she gained weight and digestion improved. The ad urges readers to buy through druggists and write for treatment guidance.
Property listings describe brick business depots, farms of various sizes near Shepherdstown, limestone houses, and a large brick dwelling. Offers include 15 acres with improvements, 68 acres mountain land, fruit patches, outbuildings, and personal property to be sold at public sale for 21,500 dollars. Prospective sellers urged to place property with the undersigned for the short timetable auction.
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