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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
10
An excerpt from Historic Minois recounts frontier courage during brutal clashes with a superior Indian force. Captain Whiteside and his fourteenmen party attacked an encampment. Whiteside wounded, son and father fought on as the elder rallied after a grave wound. This tale highlights frontier resilience and deadly peril in Illinois history.
A clipped dialogue between Dr Price Price and Mr Knok reveals confusion over whether a financial statement was sent. Price insists he may not have forwarded the document while Knok recalls receiving a statement about what he owes. The exchange highlights miscommunication and ownership of debts.
A joke exchanges words about a man wrongly blamed for staying late. Then a Beijing style anecdote recalls a Chinese native applauding a Western missionary, stressing common humanity by listing basic human features and teeth like ours.
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet shows Mrs Nuwed and Mr Nuwed arguing over a bread loaf that fails to bake properly. The humorous exchange centers on overuse of baking powder and the loaf not rising as expected.
A brief jokey exchange from the Philadelphia Record laments shortcuts to wisdom with a quip about an upper cut as a simple mug looks up from the sporting page. The snippet captures a streetwise tone and a casual moment in a newspaper page.
In a British army orderly room, Private Charles Bradlaugh refused to acknowledge an officer’s insulting order. The officer repeated it with oath and foul words. Bradlaugh rose, warned the man to leave, and challenged him to repeat it. The colonel stated a misremembered account and dismissed the matter.
A writer asserts that in Hindoo households a strong religious widow acts as grandmother to the children and mother to their parents, making men fear the influence of the strachchar and reflecting widespread tales of henpecked husbands in India.
In a wary preview of political games, multiple candidates like Thos. B. Davis Campbell Cornwell McGraw Walker Brown Woods and others are considered or ruled out for the Second District nomination. The piece also discusses tax law implications, civic growth signals in Grafton, construction amid under $122,000 value, and a new bridge project costing about $85,000.
The article argues the city’s future looks encouraging and clarifies a misprint on the current expense levy. It explains eighteen thousand dollars is needed, correcting the mistaken eighteen cent levy claim and notes the committee will finalize estimates soon. It contends the tax reforms were bipartisan and criticizes Democratic opposition.
The Elkins Enterprise notes Hon George C Sturgiss secured the Second District nomination in Keyser with a strong lead but cautions that a future challenge will be difficult due to his corporation lawyer label and tax law activity. It contrasts regional views and suggests Democratic efforts to find a candidate capable of defeating him in November.
Parkersburg State Journal argues the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bears no liability for Rashid the leper being placed off at a station. The piece notes no sanitarium role for the railroad and that the public bears responsibility for tolerating his presence outside a leper colony.
London Standard reflects on stagecoaches and the dawn of rapid transport. The piece recalls Bath, Dover, and York roads, coachmen and guards, and vivid scenes in Dickens works, noting fatigue and cold on long journeys and the charm they lent to country towns along great coaching routes.
A fragment from a humorous column praises Auchtermuchty as a lively Scots town with a difficult name and notes its past bankruptcy yet current wealth and peaceful radical character. It then tours an odd Moorish custom where Moriscos enjoy social gazing from doorsteps, describing natives seated on felt to watch passersby.
A Nairobi Globe Trotter tale recalls a tense encounter with a rhinoceros in British East Africa. An African traveler recounts facing the creature as natives dropped baggage and whistled to signal retreat, while the author stood with a rifle and heart in the mouth. Also includes a brief caption about a camelip agent noting a man pursuing rapid business shortcuts.
Ennot laments slow hours and wonders how to speed time while another voice urges applying spur of the moment. The exchange hints at impatience and a seek for action in a light, humorous tone.
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