Peruna Endorsements For Cold and Grippe Cures
Letters from readers in Missouri and Virginia praise Peruna as a remedy for catarrhal troubles. One user says three bottles cured a severe bout with grippe and throat and lung involvement. Another notes relief from colds when taken regularly, with availability in tablet form for those who avoid liquids. A free Peruna Almanac for 1909 is offered by druggists.
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Happy, Haram
Ray Co
Peruna
L. Clifford Fitg, Jr
Enat Marshall St
Richmond
Peru
Pruggist
Road talk and state pride in West Virginia politics
Opinion pieces from Parkersburg and Huntington urge real road construction funding over talk. Editors stress a science based system for lasting public works, arguing West Virginia has never had a true roads program. A Daily Independent item endorses Governor Glascock against “knockers” and urges ethical civic effort.
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Parkersburg
Jefferson County
West Virginia
Shepherdstown
Parkersburg State Journal
Pledge of Civic Duty and Community Support Statement
A resident commits to boosting community efforts, supporting public works, and abiding by majority rule. The vow emphasizes respect for neighbors with opposing opinions and a readiness to contribute positively or stay silent when needed, acknowledging the town as a place to invest.
A Model Subscriber Sends Renewal Letter
Colonel Thomas H. Means of Wichita Kansas renews his forty year Sentinel subscription. He treasures weekly visits from the paper and notes his family’s health and pleasant weather. He reports cropland prospects look hopeful for the coming season.
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The
Sentinel
Thomas H. Means
Wichita
Kansas
West Virginia
Means
Professor Trott er Offered Principalship at Rom ney Institute
Professor Frank B Trott er of West Virginia State University Latin chair has reportedly been offered the principalship of the Institute for Deaf and Blind at Romney. The salary is said to have risen to attract a capable head, and the university will strive to keep him as Latin professor at Morgantown.
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Frank B. Trotter
West Virginia State University
Institute For Deaf and Blind
Romney
Max
Trotter
Morgantown
Senator Haasley Returns Home After Illness
Senator B F Haasley walked Sunday for the first time since illness. He is not yet strong enough for business but can walk daily. City shops prepare early Christmas shopping to grant employees time off.
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B. F. Haasley
Evry
How to Build Up a Big New Industry in Grafton
The Daily Sentinel argues for home industry growth in Grafton by highlighting Jenkins & Company ketchup, praising its quality and urging local merchants to stock it. It compares small beginnings to Heinz and urges citizens to patronize local products to expand industry. The piece promises future items on similar lines.
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Grafton
Daily Sentinel
Great Oil Company
Great Steel Corporation
Great Insurance Companies
H. J. Heinz Pickle Company
Pittsburg
Heinz
Sti
Jenkins & Company
Heinz, Jenkins & Company
Sen
Enoug
Jenkins &Company
Plac
Sentinel
Boosters
Green Eyed Monster Prompts A Fairmont Murder Case
In Fairmont West Virginia on a Saturday night jealous rail worker Phil Ireen shot and killed fellow black laborer William Tyler at Basnett’s near the city. Ireen fled after the crime, coroner Musgrove and Deputy Line investigated but could not capture him. Ireen lived with Laura Fuqua and kept a boarding house where Tyler had asked for lodging.
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Fairmont
W. Vai
Phil Ireen
Fairmont & Northern
William Tyler
Basnett’s
Musgrove
Line
Green
Laura Fuqua
Tyler
Santa Claus at Jolliffe’s Toyland for children
Mothers and children gathered at Jolliffe’s store as Santa Claus visited to collect letters and grant wishes for Christmas. On the third floor he distributed souvenirs, toys, horns, and squeaky trinkets while store staff prepared more gifts for the holiday season.
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D.r. Sentinel
Jolliffe's
Santa Claus
Jolliffe
Mr. Jolliffe
Santa
Christmaas
Toyland
Installation of New Wesley Brotherhood Officers at Andrews Church
A splendid Andrews Methodist program marked the installation of officers for the newly formed Wesley Brotherhood. Rev. J W Engle led the ceremony after an overture by the Sunday school orchestra and a congregational hymn. Readings, recitations, instrumental and vocal music followed. The audience cheered repeatedly as each performer was called back. The event drew many new members, and cream and cake were served afterward. Officers installed: President W C Tarrett, Vice-Presidents Geo L Joliffe John W Sayre C V Miller D W Hardesty, Secretary Prof C M Brooks, Treasurer C F Burke.
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Andrews Church
Andrews Methodist
Wesley Brotherhood
N. F. Kendall
J. W. Engle
Messrs
Guy Bennett
E. F. Redinger
Grant Sayre
J. B. Cooper
C. F. Schroder
C. P. Guard
Brotherhood
W. C. Tarrett
Geo. L. Joliffe
Memorial tribute to John A Johnson in New York
A memorial meeting at Broadway Tabernacle Sunday honored late Minnesota governor John A. Johnson. President Taft Governor Hughes Charles A. Towne and others attended under American Scandinavian Society auspices.
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New York
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Taft
Hughes
Charles A. Towne
United States
Broadway Tabernacle
American Scandinavian Society
Panic of 1907 cost U S two billion say Aldrich
New York December Aldrich United States Senator from Rhode Island and head of the national monetary commission told an Economic club of New York banquet that the panic of 1907 cost the United States more than two billion dollars. He warned that the disaster’s effects were worldwide and credits nearly collapsed. Pierpont Morgan attended among about 1200 guests with Ambassadors White and Hill present.
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New York
Aldrich
United States
Rhode Island
National Monetary Commission
Hotel Astor
Economic Club of
Monetary Commission
Henry White
David Jayne Hill
J Pierpont Morgan
White
Hill
Feud Threat Looms as Daniel and Christian Families Clash
Welch West Virginia November 29 A deadly feud erupts after a funeral as Daniel and Christian factions arm for battle. Armed Daniel relatives escort casket amid fear as a mother and daughter die in the cabin gunfight. Jim Daniels vows not to surrender, warning the entire clan faces death if he goes to Kentucky.
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Welch
W. Va
Martha Daniels
Daniel
Little Burial
Devon
McCoy
Daniels
Jim
Pike County
Kentucky
Traction Co. Denies Sale Of Grafton Line
Col. John T. McGraw, president of the Graf ton Traction Company, denies reports that the line has been sold to the Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction Company or that any option exists. He says no sale has occurred and he will not sell unless the deal benefits Grafton by extending lines toward West Grafton and the city.
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Daily Sentinel
Grafton Traction Company
Sentinel
Fairmont Times
Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction Company
John
Grafton
West Grafton
Coysy
Judge Mann Endorses Rock Pile as Cure for Crime
Spokane police magistrate Samuel A. Mann argues that forced labor, wholesome meals, and regular baths on a rock pile can reform criminals and deter juvenile offenders. He claims confinement and separation from worse influences reduce recidivism, noting many inmates improve after 80 days and some become law-abiding citizens.
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Spokane
Wash
Samuel A. Mann
Bane
John Harleycorn
Governor Won’t Call Legislature for Gas Tax Bill
In a diversion from prior plans Governor Ton is not expected to summon the Legislature for an extraordinary session. The pending measure would tax gas produced and piped out of the state, aiming to capture revenue now enjoyed by large gas companies that export vast quantities of fuel.
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Charleston
Cleanup complete in Maryland robbery case in Lang Run
Justice John Boyle learned that B B Conn Walter McBratney and Frank Howard were arrested and waived preliminary hearing for the Lang Run Maryland home robbery. Authorities found in Tunnelton suspects’ house a large trunk telescope blankets sheets towels mattresses silverware phonograph records and various household items identified by Alvin Friend and Sheriff Brown.
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Uniontown
John Boyle
Lang Run
Garret County
Maryland
B. B. Conn
Walter McBratney
Frank Howard
Boyle
Tunnelton
Alvin Friend
Gas companies drain state wealth while piping fuel out
The passage laments out-of-state buyers leasing gas territory, draining local wealth as gas is piped away, warning residents that the state from which it’s taken grows poorer. It also notes hunting season closing today for quail, deer, pheasant, wild turkey and other game, urging restraint and safety. Sweet Melody Flour.
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Spor
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