War and politics fill Shepherdstown sheet in 1918
The issue reports President Wilson's plan to sail to France for peace talks, German fleet and submarine surrender, and looming postwar shifts. It notes the Republicans' November victory, concerns over demobilization, and calls for reconstruction. It highlights du Pont plans to shift from war production to dyes and chemicals.
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Waite House
Wilson
France
United States
Ourountry
Thorne
Germany
du Pont Powder Company
du Pont
Great Lutheran meeting unites three bodies in America
Delegates from almost every state and Canada joined in New York to merge the General Council, the General Synod, and the United Synod in the South into one United Lutheran Church in America. The gathering elected officers, fixed salaries, and pledged government support, marking a historic religious consolidation with wide representation and careful planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Canada
General Council
General Synod
United Synod
South
United Lutheran Church In America
United Meeting
Holy Trinity Church
Chas. J. Smith
D. D
Luther L. Smith
Blessed Memory
Virginia Synod
Shepherdstown
Theodore E. Schmank
Frederick H. Knubel
Schmauk
M. G. Scherer
Charleston
S. C
E. Clarence Miller
Philadelphia
United Synod of the South
J. A. Huffard
J. A. Morehead
J. J. Scherer, Jr
J. D. Worman
C. W. Cassell
E. R. McCauley
H. L. Snyder
J. A. Alexander
W. T. Stauffer
N. I
T. E. Schmank
Paul Airhouse
Metropolitan Opera Company
Ways and Means
War Department
Ghureh
Europe
Peasa Ie Eter
Letter From a Soldier Boy in France Homeward Bound
A Newport News couple receives a letter from Sergeant Clarence OD Ronemous of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. He describes hikes on ancient roads, French farms and stone houses, peasant life, and daily life in a foreign land with American newspapers read in Paris. He notes health remains good aside from a cold and mentions Central Powers peace proposals.
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M. L. Ronemous
Newport News
Clarence OD. Ronemous
France
Jeferson
America
Paris
Sharpstown News candidato district report and local notices
The United War Workers district elected David Hess treasurer George M Snave ly Wm Couli kk L Highbarger Walter Stoufter John K Beckendauga Wim VU Cox Pitsnogle Earley George Mongan Alex Crow and Philip Grove They completed their canvas on Sunday praising schoolgirls and boys for pledges of 95.00 each The article also notes Raleigh Sherman visiting for a week The piece covers funerals influenza cases weather and local incidents including food storage and a jail arrest It mentions corn husking on a 20 acre field Theodore Eby ill with influenza and a private Melvin Stinger killed in France It ends with farm, prohibition and cadet aviation notes and a Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertisement
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United War Workers
David Hess
Teasurer
George M. Snavely
Wm. Couli
Raleigh Sherman
Washington
Notice restricts hunting trespassing near Potts property
Property owner H W Potts posts a strict no hunting or trespassing order on adjacent lands. Violators will be prosecuted. The notice appears signed by the Potts family or representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tespa
Ware
H.W. Potts
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Shepherdstown Blacksmith
The advertisement cites J. F. Whittington of Mill Street, a blacksmith, praising Doan's Kidney Pills with relief of kidney and back pain after decades of suffering. It asserts lasting benefit since 1910 and reaffirms use in 1916, urging readers to buy Dean's Kidney Pills from Hill's Pharmacy and Foster Milburn Co. as the licensed remedy.
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Shepherdstown
Dean
J. F. Whittington
Mill St
Doan
Hill
Whittington
Mr. Whittington
Foster-Milburn Co. Mfrgs
Buffalo
N. Y
Wanted to Rent in Shepherdstown by Small Family
A small non childless family seeks a conveniently arranged dwellinghouse in Shepherdstown. Respond to Postoffice Box 75 with details and contact.
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Shepherdstown
Desirable Livestock Car Arrives With Registered Bulls
Carload includes Jersey, Holstein and Durham heifers tuberculin tested. Three registered Shorthorn bulls with papers. Bulls available for sale or exchange. Also yearling and two-year-old steers. Five sows with eight to ten pigs each, double vaccinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Durham
Ter rapin Neck warning against hunting and trapping
A public notice from Ter rapin Neck, Maryland and West Virginia bans hunting and trapping on consecutive days and nights. Property owners are urged to comply to avoid penalties or legal action. The alert targets all persons in the farm area for safety and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrapin Neck
Maryland
West Virginia
Bargain Store Opens New Goods After Long Delay
After nearly two months tied up on the railroad, the bargain store announces arrival of new goods. Prices will be lower than anywhere else and qualities speak for themselves. War end and normal conditions allow promises of up to date service and continual bargains. Come in to see new shoes described as comparatively fine.
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Congress
Baltimore
Duffields
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Bill Hohenzollern
Holland
Wey
Fey
Jeio
Penrose
Sxiemciy Gistastelui
Hagerstown
Sharfsburg
Wir
Silas Shipley
Richard
Web McGraw
Martha McGraw
Anna Reilly
Charles Earley
F. Leland Smith
Berkeley
Springs
Federal Grand Jury
Phillips
Col
Dallas Ward
Theodore Eby
Ebersole
Clearspring
Melvin Stinger
Bentz & Dunn
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Secretary of State
Board of Foreign Missions
Methodist Episcopal Church
Yonkers
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fletcher
C. F. Wall Co
Charles Town, W. Va
JO. Walper
The
Licklider Corporation
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Billmyer
Eing
Robert Gibson
Otho Williams
Nannie Williams Miller
Kearneysville
W. Va
Bio Register Office
W. A
Kibler’s
Amos Kibler
Pershing
SHOES
Hagerstown, Maryland
Kearneysville Creamery
Schumacher
Henry's
Kearneysville Creamery Co
U.S. Food Adam Om
E. Stanley Haller
St. George Building
Washington Street
Bank of Charles Town
B. H. Riddleberger
Coats
Lester Brothers
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