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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
4
A farmer needs telephone service as a daily necessity not a luxury. Instant home communication with neighbors stores doctors and the world enhances self preservation and profit. The ad argues five cents a day is worth the service and notes a postal or phone call will bring an agent to visit.
Jefferson County Telephone Company announces ownership and control by local interests with a long distance connection to the Bell system nationwide. Officers listed include H. C. Getzendanner as general manager and T. Lee Shirley as secretary.
Jefferson County election notice lists commissioners and challengers for multiple precincts in Charles Town Shepherdstown and Harper’s Ferry districts. Appointments cover White and Free White schoolhouses, courthouses, and halls for president, governor and state races on November 3 1908.
Money to loan on red real estate security. Apply TT. Porterfield Aueresy Onesies Town W. ees.
A fragmented article notes Home as a concept and laments modern neglect of hygiene. It then discusses typhoid fever’s ancient presence, transmission through contaminated soil and water, incubation periods, and spread from polluted environments, ending with brief notes on Halloween lore and assorted commercial testimonials.
A collage of seaside humor and odd anecdotes features Captain Spooner and his mate Mr Comstock aboard the Sally Ann as anchors drop and tempers flare. Interwoven are comic classroom lines, a Swede pupil, Shakespeare misdirections, a cautionary tale about Foley's Honey and Tar, and a barber quip about a shiny scalp.
An Arab thief steals Yorouf’s valuable horse but Yorouf’s ally Yougut Abads exposes the deception. The thief claims the horse is blind in the left eye. Yorouf proves the animal is not blind, restoring rightful ownership. Also contains brief ad snippets for Honey and Tar cough remedies and Youth’s Companion promotion.
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