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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
4
Shepherdstown news briefs cover Te church dinners, school fairs, and local events. Names include Reinharts Pharmacy, T B Lines, Dr J J Durrett of Fairmont, Rev H I Stephens, N B Scott, F G Blue, Tracy L Jeffords. Community happenings note a town fair profit, crime reports, marriages, hunting accident, and forthcoming talks.
A Martinsburg man reports Mr Tatt's visit to Martinsburg on Tuesday harmed the party more than helped. Voters across the area felt embarrassed by the effort. The item notes local political sentiment and quotations from residents.
Local notes detail visits and social events in Shepherdstown and nearby towns. Many residents from Roanoke, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Alpena are listed visiting families, teaching, or staying with local residents. Mentions include a Confederate veteran, a diphtheria epidemic closing a school, and club announcements for Precinct No. 5.
Mr Tobias Hendricks dies at 73 near Shepherdstown after long illness. Civil War veteran in Confederate Twelfth Virginia Cavalry. Survivors include wife, one son, three daughters. Funeral in Uvilla Lutheran Church. Also: George Walamancas dies in Charles Town of heart trouble at 59. Mary Hanna near 100. Mary Hunter widow of Capt. Hunter dies at Duffields aged 71. Daniel Cross, 21, dies of typhoid at Hedgesville. Upcoming political speeches by George Byrne and H. M. Calhoun in Shepherdstown. A. S. Dandridge and Wm. J. Knott to address Bryan and Kern Club. M. M. Needy and Warren Hays slated to speak in late October across nearby towns.
An authority on rheumatism offers a simple home preparation Fluid Extract Dandelion one half ounce Compound Karyon one ounce Compound Syrup Sarcaparilla three ounces. Mix and take four teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime. Stated to be vegetable based, inexpensive and harmless, with regular use claimed to reduce pain and swelling without stomach harm.
Mr Taft spoke briefly in Martinsburg after a delayed train arrived an hour and a half late. He faced a small crowd in cold sunshine, delivering a six minute address critiquing Bryan and free silver. The event featured Senator Scott introducing him while a limping train engine caused the delay and crowd to walk to the station.
Obituary notes Billy Blue a familiar Shepherdstown character for decades died Monday at Jefferson County slims-house. A longtime resident of Martinsburg and Shepherdstown he was known for humor and gentleness despite a liquor habit. The piece also urges cutting liquor sale at Hagerstown fair grounds and includes a memorial poem.
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