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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
4
A Washington Star excerpt recounts a whisky swindle where a barrel of liquid was passed as aged liquor, tricked buyers, and a larger loss from water filling the barrel. It also describes the Tamahac or Tamahaiwk as a war hatchet with a tobacco pipe in the grip, used by Native allies and soldiers.
A Memphis printer recounts the origin of the term two nickers for women in print shops. He explains it arose from typesetting with nicked type, where two notches aided handling, and notes printers growled at two nicked faces as women entered the trade.
A historical survey traces caricature as a driving method of criticism from the early eighteenth century, highlighting John Law’s schemes in France as a catalyst for intensified image making. It notes Hogarth’s rise in response to this wave, and mentions political caricature shaping public perception of leaders like Robert Walpole. The piece also quotes William Brawley Smith’s anecdote on bishops and preachers, and touches on a 1787 prediction about Muskingum valley settlement touching broader commercial growth and river steamboats.
An old patent medicine ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease to relieve corns, calluses, and sore feet, claiming quick relief while walking and featuring testimonials. Also notes Wilbert Hensley of Shenandoah fell from a trestle on the Norfolk and Western Railway last Sunday and was killed.
In letters from grateful women, Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is praised for restoring health during change of life and female disorders. Testimonies from customers across Oregon, New York, Brooklyn, Iowa, and beyond cite relief from hemorrhages, infertility, congestion, and chronic pain after following doctor’s or Mrs Pinkham’s guidance. Many express trust in a woman clinician who offers personal, experience based advice.
The readable fragments describe a street or road name Valley Road and references to events or measurements with unclear dates. The text shows scattered letters and numbers making precise facts indeterminable. The fragmentary nature limits a definitive summary.
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