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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
7
The Sentinel argues against ad hoc street repairs and urges permanent paving and grading funded by bond proceeds. It cites past failures with dirt and cinders, notes property value increases from better streets, and calls for transparent accounting of wasted funds to guide future municipal improvements.
Conflicting will of Louisa Ann Armstrong known as Louisa Butcher and Lou Smith arrives at Woodsfield probate. It forgives no one and leaves three fourths of an estate estimated up to 500000 to sister in law Mrs Tena Smith with numerous small bequests to Monroe county residents and West Virginia heirs disputed over mental competence.
Mrs Mamie Gilligan Shackelford wife of Lloyd Shackelford of 209 Maple Avenue died Sunday after a long illness with consumption. Born November 1876 she married in 1901 and leaves two daughters Mary and Madaline. Funeral from St Augustine Catholic Church in Grafton Wednesday at 6 a m.
Postmaster Ernest L. Love lists uncalled letters for the week ending August 3 1907. Names include Mise J E Arble Mise Eizzen Lowell Mrs John McCord Mrs Alice Wotring Bennie Demoss W E Dewey Roy Edwards Lete Singer Elbert M Knight W W Manning James McDonnell H McDowell Scott Morrison A W Pickens W E Roseman Mike Sayers John M Thayer Chas EK Thompson Boyd Whitecaton W B Woolf. Unclaimed letters require response by August 17 or sent to dead letter office.
The columnist argues that advocates of plain speaking bias honesty toward harsh facts while avoiding praise, claiming the habit of candor should apply to pleasant truths as well as negative ones. The World and His piece critiques selective bluntness.
Dent Miss Blanche Freeman returned home from Terra Alta where she had been attending school. George Martin and sister Miss Ale were shopping in Grafton Friday. Mrs. William Rhoreenberger nee Miss Nora Hamilton and children have been inviting relatives here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Thomas were guests of Jonathan Freeman and family Sunday. Miss Ethel Weaver of Morgantown is visiting her sister. Mrs. John Hamilton Claude McDonald and family of Junior Avenue are guests nearby. George Czod and family, visiting relatives, have returned to Grafton.
The text outlines how yeas and nays are recorded when ordered, requiring senators to declare assent or dissent alphabetically without delay unless excused. After division, voting cannot continue unless unanimously allowed to change or withdraw a vote. It also covers when a senator declines to vote, requiring stated reasons and a later Senate vote on excusal from voting.
A humorous Punch caption shows a polite lady asking the Irish gardener what she owes him. He answers that he would rather take the half crown she offers than the two shillings he would ask. The dialogue highlights wit and social humor of the era.
A mixture of brief witty exchanges and maxims from period papers includes a churchgoer’s wife ignoring late arrivals, a joke about proposing in a canoe ending with an upset boat, and a remark on what constitutes a great man.
Elbert Jones, a veterinary surgeon, remains a prominent figure in the local agricultural scene. Reports indicate ongoing work with cattle health and rural livestock care, reflecting steady service to farmers and regional herds.
A detailed look at the modern method of locomotive testing using a treadmill. Engineers spin the wheels to capacity, apply controlled backward pulls, and measure steam, water, and fuel metrics to gauge starting power, load capacity, and component performance under adverse conditions.
The West Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis League has sparked statewide enthusiasm with meetings to educate the public on prevention and treatment of the great white plague. Dr. Wallace Longstreth and others will speak in the city Friday evening to boost the humane fight and urge belief that TB can be wiped from the land. Procrastination warned as youth and marriage ages are discussed in a separate note.
A Craftsman essay by Giles Edgerton argues that even with care in subject choice and timing, beginners can capture more artistic negatives with a kodak than trained photographers, while veterans often rely on chance for standout results. A South Carolina editor notes a legislature rich in single men, joking that the girls did the right thing.
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