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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
3
In Shepherdstown West Virginia editorials urge full support for Red Cross drives and war bonds as the nation presses toward victory. The piece notes Liberty Loan totals top 4.17 billion dollars with 38 percent over subscription and outlines federal rail investment, while criticizing political opportunism and urging bipartisan unity in wartime campaigning.
A May 17 1918 letter from Richmond Virginia describes a new recruit as corporal of Squad One in Company D. He requests an address change, notes scarce rations improving, and mentions possible deployment over seas soon after training. Also included are civic notes urging wartime support and a county announcement promoting J H Bosham for Jefferson County WV County Superintendent.
Sergeant Snyder reports smooth camp routine with rain, notes his unit as the only Motor Mechanics company at the camp. He praises shop crews, describes a drunkenness incident and punishment, recounts a town visit, bicycle and motorcycle anecdotes, a YMCA concert with a Paris mezzo soprano, tenor, and Roumania violinist, and praises the YMCA’s work. He signs off with a time and a postcard image and mentions weight gain from goat milk.
Propaganda urging civilians to support soldiers in France by sacrificing time money and effort. It contrasts a merchant baker lawyer and farmer forty with the dangers faced by soldiers. It asks readers to join Red Cross efforts and do their duty, highlighting casualties and suffering for the nation.
Twenty eight students passed the state diploma examination and will receive diplomas next Monday night. Closing exercises feature rural school programs Friday and a town play festival Saturday at Shepherdstown Graded School. A union religious service is planned Sunday night at the college editorium with Rev. J H Haley delivering the sermon and Mr H R Bonner of the Bureau of Education addressing the graduates.
In this war-time period the store presents价 aggressive ads listing many items with low prices to attract buyers. The notice includes shoes shirts pants overalls and other apparel with pricing and stock notes, along with a line about Owens & Miller's sulphur cream of tartar lozenges for sore throats.
Sharpsburg community items report memorial day arrangements with speakers and four bands, a large expected crowd, and humorous notes about past attractions. Local residents Allen Liskey and others are called for Army service. Several visits, family reunions, and a cover story on Henry Stanley’s Civil War era life are mentioned, plus a local hair tonic plug.
A Shepherdstown reader endorses Doan's Kidney Pills after relief from weakness and headaches. F Whittington, blacksmith, notes long lasting benefit from the remedy with a past statement dated November 7, 1910, and again on December 11, 1916. Price 60c at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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