In 1913 Macdonald's Scottish Directory and Gazetteer records the following businesses in the village:

In 1927 the Feuars in the village gave up their rights to maintain a bleaching green along the north bank of the River Eden, upstream of the bridge, in return for an annual payment of £1:10/-. In addition, it was written into the agreement that everyone in the village retained the right to use the Ford Road for the purposes of drawing water and watering beasts. The Feuars, in turn, agreed that this payment should be made annually to the Dunshalt Community Council.

Between 1925 and 1930 the Valuation Rolls show that the rise of the automobile had led to the opening of not one but two workshop / garage / petrol pumps in the village, in addition to the existing smithy / stable / byre.