Prohibition taxes loom as war bill moves reform
The Senate finance committee advanced a strict liquor regulation amend ment proposing high taxes on whiskey distillation and grain used for beverage spirits. Wine and beer face no tax rise. The piece cites shortages and argues for broader anti liquor laws, noting soldier restrictions and early war measures. It also covers a local meeting opposing a Jefferson county training camp, warning of crop loss and social disruption.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Results that last appeal to Shepherdstown kidney patients
In Shepherdstown residents seek lasting relief from kidney and back trouble. Mrs. Hebb of German Street reports three years of relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills, purchased at Hill’s Pharmacy, with no recurrence by 1916. The doctor blamed disordered kidneys, but Doan’s provided complete, permanent relief.
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Lueder
Phus
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Morgantown
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Katherine Alger
Shenandoah Junction
County of Jefferson
Red Cross Society
Leetown
Civics Club
Charles Town
Ian Alger
Sharpsburg
Red Men’s Hall
Martha D. McKaw
Krginita Mumma
Pearl Munson
Burnside Benner
Ronald Otto
Charles Schmidt
Harrisburg
Reno
Arthur Fry
Baltimore
J. Lester Otto
Hagerstown
Franklin Otto
Antiettam Station
Otto
Martinsburg
Houston Carnahan
Boonsboro
Julia Hebb
Washington
Wm. Moore
Steelton Pa
Seymour Fisher
Lester Smith
Roanoke
Levi Benner
Berkeley
W. Va
Charles
Benjamin Jackson
John Johnson
Margaret ‘Lackford
Charles Pry
Harry Crim
Wm. Walker
Harry Shackleford
Leonard
Martha Reilly
Solomon Lumm
Nellie Fisher
William Fisher
Georgetown
J. F. Wolford
George
Eakin
Lane
Theodore Chaplin
Shepherdstor
Mrs. Hebb
Dean
Jebbs
Ij. Hebb
German St
Billymeyer's Bargain Store Offers Utility Goods at Low Prices
A sales notice for Billmyer’s Bargain Store promoting affordable wear and household necessities amid the cost of living. Reads like an old-time classified ad listing items such as shirts, khaki pants, underwear, bed linens, perfumes, razors, and general household goods with price cues and no frills.
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Billmyer
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