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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
9
A modernization wave ends rural isolation as farmers increasingly visit towns for goods and entertainment. Improved farm labor via electric power enables more frequent town trips for clothing, household items, and services, while city theaters draw rural families in for social and business benefits.
Fragmentary OCR text referencing an Avis, event in September 1511, with unclear names and dates. The readable parts describe a notice or memorandum involving Morgans Conk Fae Netter and a secretary, with references to Atlanta and a public or legal action. Details are too incomplete to confirm specifics.
West Virginia lawmakers gathered to revise registration and election laws to facilitate women's voting under the Anthony amendment. Governors and attorneys general clash over proper registration procedures while Cox Roosevelt support grows among state Democrats and Republicans discuss Koontz and Morse. This legislative move aims to ensure broad, orderly registration across large precincts ahead of the upcoming election.
The Martinsburg era notes burial plans for overseas servicemen at Antietam National Cemetery and discusses local and regional happenings. Widening topics include cemetery improvements, the fate of Belle Boyd’s burial site with Green Hill Cemetery plans, obituaries, farm reports, and community figures visiting or speaking at local events.
A fragmentary critique of Billmyer’s Bargain Store, blaming reckless spending for high prices. The text hints at wage-store, easy credit, and promises to change selling during a rainy day, mentioning Kodoh and Owens in a garbled line about pricing and sales.
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