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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
6
A scrambled page shows scattered items including price notes for drugs and cosmetics, Ford parts, and general merchandise from local stores. Mentions of cemetery obituaries, a town meeting, and a sausage of public notices appear alongside assorted prices and product references for the Tea House, Hodges, Owens, and national highway items.
Wheat prices hold steady at 58 per bushel amid regional market shifts. A county accident disables Mrs Moles of Reeveson. parish announcements include a Swedenborgian talk by Rev Pulseford and road improvements on the Sharpsburg and Hagerstown pike. Nevada divorce grants Mrs Louise Moore custody of child John A Mine. Charles Town agency expands to insurance and real estate services.
A 1920 report analyzes freight charges across commodities noting freight costs as a smaller percentage of total price despite higher rates. It cites trends by industry and compares cases from clothing, shoes, phonographs, pianos, and general merchandise, highlighting wide gaps between transportation costs and retail prices. The piece includes commentary from New England bankers and rail officials on the overall burden and public impact, concluding freight increases do not fully offset rising production costs.
Fragmentary notice references a Creamery business, terms about shares and heat attention. Tan is noted with a register for a year. No clear names, dates, or locations identified.
The natural desire of almost every living person is to make money. One of the surest ways to do this in the pou business is to have the hen that l ays the greatest number of eyes and produces the most pounds and best fous The Leg 2-Comb Rhodesland Reds are the aes. They are the one breed fat combines the requirements of the firmer and the market poultryman ages $1.50 per 15 IR. P. SHAFFER, eoherdatown, W.Va,
A fragmented public notice announces a local hauling offer for an “offerton Ford Treck” and related services at lower rates. The reader is invited to compare costs and consider using the service for unspecified tasks. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or contact details.
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