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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1922
Page
2
A warning on static electricity dangers from gasoline handling. A passerby’s touching a chain sparked ignition of a gas truck, with grounded conductors and insulated paths causing explosions. Reports describe ground drains, metal hoses, and wood or rubber insulators as factors in fuel fires in garages and pumps.
A fragmented note lists various birds with life spans claimed in U.S. records. Thrushes 1 to 25 years, swallows up to 9, canaries around 205, ravens 5, magpies 24, tree owls 88, golden eagles 40, cormorants 23, mallards 205, and several other species with uncertain figures.
A story of Ole Olesen trained by a thrifty boss to save oil and waste, facing a fireman eligibility question. When asked how he would act on a single track with an approaching express, Ole says he would grab the oil can and the waste, then jump. The tale pivots to a jokey exchange about dental plans and gas.
A concise observation notes that being a good listener yields both valuable information and stronger social connections, highlighting ear for detail and empathy as key traits.
A historic ad highlights kidney health claims with testimonials from Mrs. John Snyder of Shepherdstown and Mrs. Spyder. The narrative touts Dean's Kidney Pills as effective for back pain and urinary issues, citing purchases at a local pharmacy and a 1916 dated statement. Foster-Milburn Co. is listed as the maker with a 60 cent price.
Nine room house on Princess street with cellar garden and electric lights. Lot on Main street 40,203 unimproved. Seven room house with an acre near DuMeldis. Fruit trees and water. About 45 acre small farm on the pike one mile from a shipping point. Komfortaine eight room house with small barn and orchard. Brick eight room house with cellar cistern large garden electric lights. Frame house in Shepherdstown suburbs eight rooms cellar furnace electric lights two cisterns chicken house wash house good garden. Six room house and one acre with outbuildings cistern fruit near Baker ton. Ten room frame house large lot. One building lot 90x95 feet desirable town area. Wanted two to ten acres near Shepherdstown improved or unimproved. J Strider Moler.
A popular New York after dinner speaker tells a puzzled tale about a man asking his mother if he descended from a monkey. She replies she does not know his father’s people, humorously highlighting confusion over evolution.
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