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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues Britain undervalues the American mule as surplus war animals. It cites Gen Birkbeck and the New York World praising the mule's role in labor and commerce, noting reluctance to buy despite economic arguments and veteran loyalty to mules in the field.
The article laments the removal of a landmark yellow poplar and maple trees, noting a landscape robbery and the loss of natural beauty. It highlights a prized avocado tree in California yielding $3,000 yearly and once insured for $20,000, then shifts to Victorian era items and a diary of local school matters, including a sugar beet seed experiment, Liberty Bonds, and public utility valuations, with scattered historical notes and institutional references.
Fragmentary text recounts Islands Once Place of Exita with references to Constantinople, Meenting empire, and Teecenttum. It mentions seven? eight? islands, rocky shores, fishing activity, and grand scenery. Names and dates are garbled but indicate travelogue style on a distant archipelago near the sea routes to empire capitals.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a local brief about a person or event with unclear details. Names, dates, and locations are unreadable, leaving only a sense of a neighborhood interest story.
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