Dandridge Co Showcases Popular Seasonal Goods
A. S. Dandridge & Co. calls attention to their current exhibition of popular and seasonable goods on display for shoppers seeking current styles and timely merchandise.
26 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
1
A. S. Dandridge & Co. calls attention to their current exhibition of popular and seasonable goods on display for shoppers seeking current styles and timely merchandise.
The state of West Virginia Jefferson County issues a notice in which Anna L Phillips administratrix and heirs are named in a suit to settle accounts and sell Margaret Edwards estate's real property in Ray's Addition Shepherdstown for 550 dollars cash with no higher bid. non resident defendants must appear within one month of first publication to protect their interests. publication required weekly for four weeks in The Shepherdstown Register and posting at the Jefferson County Court House ahead of judgment. The order is signed by Clerk C W Conrad with attorney S Bragonier.
The Richmond News-Letter prints the final letter from Lieutenant Randolph F. Mason of the 103rd machine gun company, Tenth Regiment, killed in action in France on July 20. Writing to his father Rev. Dr. Landon R. Mason, he recalls heavy fighting starting June 10, details gas attacks, shelling, and his team’s calm defense. He praises his men, mentions commendations, and expresses love to family while hoping for an end to the war.
A Shepherdstown area note highlights Henry S Baker Jr in U S ambulance service near France receiving a war cross for exemplary action. His father Henry S Baker writes of mail from home, danger and hope, with reflections on life amid shelling and sights of ordinary objects among ruins.
The Railroad Administration plans to guarantee the canal company’s financial responsibility to sustain and expand coal barge service on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Once carrying capacity and evacuation times are considered, the canal’s role compares unfavorably to rail transport, with trains delivering 2,500 to 3,000 tons from Cumberland to Baltimore in about half a day versus days for canal boats.
The daylight saving plan ends with clocks reverting from 2 to 1:00 AM on October 27, restoring standard time nationwide. Officials note the change follows a successful trial, with earlier objections from rural residents who kept two clocks. All official clocks will return to midnight, restoring the original time after March 31.
A fragmented wartime item narrates Secretary of War Baker personally guiding two Camp Meade rookies through the War Department at night. Baker shares anecdotes, reveals his pipe collection, and bids farewell with two pipes as souvenirs. Separately Maryland Pressed Steel wins a contract to manufacture 9,000 mines after a recent 30,090 mine order.
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