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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
9
October 1922 column questions tariff effects praising and critiquing recent tariff acts while West Virginia’s Supreme Court upholds Charleston Sunday closing ordinances. The piece labels blue laws as God’s laws and cites moral welfare as rationale.
A readable fragment discusses organized labor battles with Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty over injunctions against unions. It cites Samuel Gompers accusing Daugherty of acting like a thief and questions civic response, crime, and public order amid union pressure and press ridicule.
Northern Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania farmers face heavy losses as angoumois grain moths attack wheat. Officials urge immediate pest control with carbon bisulfide fumigation using 1 lb per 100 bushels and strict safety to avoid fires and fumes.
A 21 day Mediterranean and Near East tour led by Dr. J O Knott leaving New York in January 1923 travels to Egypt Palestine Madeira Gibraltar Monte Carlo Naples Rome and Athens on elegant steamers with budget land lodging. tentative travelers include Mrs Izetta Brown and family with limited seats offered to the public.
Irrections report the wedding of Me Jin Fares McDonald and Daria Bosworth at a Hell Hillinwis venue with Rev. tae presiding and a reception, followed by county court coverage of moonshine cases. The Jefferson county court heard verdicts and hung juries as Francis Miller, Ulysse Wallace, Jon Kindall, Henry Brackett, and Edward Turner faced charges of operating stills with varying outcomes.
Richard Bane of Charles Town drowned in the C and O Canal near Knoxville after a trip with Turner White Jr and Leonard Davis. Davis swam to shore with a pole but failed to reach Bane. An inquest was not held as it was deemed an accident. Survived by wife and several relatives. Funeral at his home near Charles Town. Burial at Edge Hill Cemetery. He was about 34. White associated with Frail Men. cake sale by Warjan's Club October 4.
For sale item described as medivieize hat-atr pips with unclear French canditing. Address shows Shepherdstown West Virginia and a date of September 28, 1922. Likely a classified ad fragment seeking a quick buyer.
Reading remains unclear but mentions A Grade Yorke, baskets, and a bested result. Context suggests a sports or school item with disputed wording and incomplete phrases. No clear dates, teams, or organizations can be confirmed from the readable text.
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