07 May 1870
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1870
Page
1
A long listing from 1870 outlines new stock from Eastern markets at low prices for Spring and Summer at the Ladies Store. It details dress goods, domestic fabrics, prints, linens, and mourning goods, plus mens and boys wear and accessories, highlighting a broad, bargain filled selection. The piece also includes various notices and a historical prose and poem material interwoven with religious and moral reflections.
A mother's loss shadows a child named Willie as he silently mourns and prays on a chair by his mother. The text muses on the Op el flower resembling a water lily yet feeding a hidden predatory mechanism, then shifts to orchard care with mice and mulching, and ends with reflections on thinking and learning inspired by Josh Billings and practical wisdom for youth and fortune.
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