08 Nov 1917
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
1
A Paris office appeal for hospital garments tells the tale of a sentry who warned his unit of an approaching gas attack. His dog sensed danger, guiding a rescue that saved many, and both earned medals shown by a general. Also retold is a Northwest cowboy yarn about lambs and three jackrabbits.
A mother gives her son a written list of social rules and behavior tips he may forget, including courtesy to women, conversation habits, manners at table, and respectful conduct toward others, gathered as he heads to boarding school. The piece then shifts to a New Hampshire farmer humor vignette about pallbearer duties for Deacon Jones.
A White Farm amid a field of derricks yields a moral tale on work and virtue. Philip Ross and his family refuse to sell despite wealth from an eight hundred barrel per day gusher, choosing labor and restraint over fortune. The piece contrasts rural conscience with wartime embargo pressures and sea blockades affecting Europe.
A collage of wartime rhetoric and public notices dated 1917 to 1918. It includes quotations about patriotism and sacrifice, references to Germany, and calls to enlistment, plus items on insurance and agricultural equipment pricing. It also mentions The Youth's Companion subscription offer and a humorous exchange about garden seeds.
Hunters offered smokeless loaded shotgun shells at 90 cents a box with stock in price as Victrolas rise, inviting orders now. Assorted Ansco Cameras priced from 2.00 to 35.00, with Hudnut toiletries and powders advertised as a complete line for best quality.
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