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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1850
Page
4
A loosely connected poemish vignette recalls a failed publisher named Powts. Presses roll on while one author’s hopes fade and a single volume is never printed. Other works rise, leaving his memory on shelves as new tales replace old. A New England Farmer note adds farming tips about fodder and stalks, and a quip about fainting brides.
The article compares two corn harvesting methods, noting the old method of cutting stalks for sun ripening and a newer practice of pulling plants up and drying the whole plant in stocks before husking. The writer favors the latter approach as more efficient.
Agents named to sell the fertilizer at manufacturer prices with cash terms and no cask charges. The notice cites certificates and mentions that 2 or 3 tons have been previously used, indicating demand and trust in the product.
Shepherdstown Virginia notices announce mills complete and in full operation with goods from White and Henkle including fulled linsey jeans and blankets. A saw mill is ready to furnish lumber with dispatch. Also a booster for Victoria Asiatic Cholera Medicine and an attorney offers to collect settle and adjust government and foreign claims.
The Register is a weekly paper published by McAnly and Entler with office on Rumsey Street south of German. Terms state two dollars annually in advance and four dollars at year end, with arrearages required before discontinuation. Advertising rates: one square sixteen lines one dollar, three advertisements at same proportion. each continuation twenty five cents per square.
Superior Court schedules outline judges I Douglass and the Jefferson Frederick Berkeley Clarke Morcan Hampshire districts with case and term dates. Specific days include 18 October for Jefferson and 13 June 13 November for Frederick and 27 April 27 September for Berkeley, plus May October for Clarke and May October for Morgan and April September for Hampshire. Quarterly terms list every March June August and November for Jefferson and Frederick, with Clarke and Berkeley noting February May October and June starts respectively.
The proprietors describe a transitional period for the paper, outlining aims and policies while noting changes in ownership and management. The text signals a commitment to clear editorial direction and orderly guidance for readers during the shift in control.
D Appleton & Co announce a new Dictionary of Machines and Mechanics edited by Oliver Beale. The work, issued in semi monthly numbers at 25 cents, will run 40 parts and be completed in 1850. It includes original drawings and practical treatises on machinery and engine work. A $10 remittance earns a liberal agent discount.
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