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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1921
Page
7
Fragmented verse discusses naming Martha and proposes marriage via a minister to change her name to Mrs. The speaker vows the act is for Martha’s glory while admitting the ode lacks rhyme and beauty. The piece centers on love, poetry, and a potential wedding.
Ruth the youngest niece questions sharing a pie at Aunt Dorothea's table after a sick spell returns. The family teases her fears as she learns caution and appetite, while Evelyn notes a childlike dread only of mamma. $1.50 Gets the Register a year.
A Boston Times excerpt shows Mabel and Tess debating Tom Hanes engagement fallout. She returns his gifts save the diamond ring while he keeps others, prompting laughter about past dinners and manners. A unrelated anecdote about a European voyage and a colorful man on Commercial Street closes with a joke and a drug ad.
A quirky column notes a cholera like illness called cholerine appearing in Marssiles. Doctor Cassoulet packs his trunk, saying he would stay only for a true plague. The piece weaves local satire with jokes about war, a blind paperman in Wheeling, and light household quips.
The Red Cross announces a nationwide push for veterans relief with about 2,397 chapters aiding ex service men and families. National HQ reports over $10 million spent on veterans relief last year, while chapters contributed around $7 million, and the organization handles medical, compensation, and vocational training support for tens of thousands.
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