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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
3
June 25 1916 items from Reinhart's include fireworks fruit jars cucumbers cantaloupes and canned goods with prices noted. Wheat corn and produce values listed. Shepherdstown vendors advertise shoes eggs butter and various household goods plus local news on births deaths and community events. Sixteenth words note summer school enrollment at Shepherd College and civic notices about parades and public meetings.
Shepherdstown readers learn of Little Locals bet to be hanged in Hagerstown jail this Friday, area town improvements including river hill repairs, a D. A. R. Fourth of July planned by Pack Horse Ford chapter, a new Chinese laundry, real estate moves, and a serious auto crash near Braddock Heights injuring Gordon R. Bready with Miss Clara McAbee aiding recovery.
A long list of visitors and residents in Shepherdstown and nearby towns is detailed. Names include Mr. Trundle and family, Rev Edward Folk, Miss Martha Folk, Mr. Licklider, Mr. Miller and family, Mrs. Reinhart, Mrs. Byers, Mrs. Freeman, Miss Ranson, Miss Hale, Miss Hutton, and many others. Travel by car from Cleveland and Detroit is noted, with social visits to families, lectures planned at Dartmouth, and church-related events.
Jefferson County begins automobile rural mail delivery on Saturday July 19 with new carriers named for Shepherdstown Kearneysville Shenandoah Junction Harper's Ferry and Charles Town routes. The Shepherdstown run spans about 52 miles and mailboxes must be grouped within 300 yards on the right side of the road. The service is watched with interest amid predictions it may not work.
A severe storm Tuesday night brought vivid lightning and thunder with heavy rain. Lightning struck Charles A. Licklider’s barn near town, causing considerable damage but sparing destruction. other farm structures and utilities were affected as power failed and lanterns had to be lit again. A parade and community event for the Pack Horse Ford Chapter Daughters of the Revolution is planned for the 4th, with marching from Grades School at 10:30 AM to the old college hall, featuring a peace legend, drills, and invitations for community participation. the event aims to involve many local youths and vehicle owners in decorating and volunteering. The New Church at Bakerton reports a foundation-breaking ceremony for a new building led by Rev. E. W. Aaron, with participation across ages and local residents. the project is sponsored by a building committee and aims to be a community blessing. A notice about crop protection and a wheat crop payment reminder follows, urging readers to consider insurance and futures against future losses.
Testimonials from diverse readers across the nation praise Deans Kidney Pills for quick relief and improved health. A Shepherdstown resident, Mrs C W Shaw, recounts back pain and kidney symptoms that improved after using the medicine, noting high local endorsement.
A fragment from June 23, 1916 describes a nameless event with Se a me Weer rer Price and ART ZELL. The note hints at a public or social scene with local figures, but details are unclear and the summary remains uncertain about the exact incident or its significance.
All persons required to have Beene tax the waver of compete notified by March 3 1916 for license expiration. U.S. MARTIN, Mayor.
Feeble editorial urging immediate action on hog cholera preparedness. Warns not to wait until the disease hits and stresses getting cattle treated beforehand, referencing contact through DRO and LOOD in Charles Town West Virginia.
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