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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
5
A fragmented listing shows various prices for clothing and home goods. Items include pants priced around $1.50, men’s work pants, axminster rugs valued up to $27, and ladies suits marked down from $15 to $25 with clearance pricing noted.
Huntington July 9. Mrs. Samuel Condie wife of a local contractor faces police on fresh sensational claims amid a kidnapping raid on a Chesapeake and Ohio train. She allegedly confessed to a scheme involving Mrs. Jane and the Sneads about a clandestine Mayville meeting and hotel stay. Coadle denies the Mayville tale while Jane stands by her account. Authorities say the recent events occurred in Kentucky leaving little immediate action.
The old concrete sidewalk in front of the Grafton Banking and Trust Company will be torn up this week and relaid with a better pavement. A wider standard width will be formed after removing the water trough near St. John street. The corner curb will be altered once trough removal is completed. A separate poem by the same writer as West Virginia’s state song is included, praising patience and caution.
A short verse cautions against overindulgence in medicines drinks or beer. It urges calm restraint if a collar sags and keeps cool, advocating moderation over excess. The piece attributes the lines to S B Kiser.
Mrs. Frank Castle of 362 W Main St Grafton West Virginia reports back and head pain rheumatic aches and dizziness eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills from Union Drug Co. kidney regularity returned. Advertisement notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Miss Jessie Beavers hosted over forty guests at her home on sicGraw avenue for a party honoring visitors Miss Mable Blaker of Elkins and Miss Francis Black of Charleston. Guests enjoyed music and games at 200 tables, with Welch rabbit and fruit punch served. the evening ended after midnight with praise for the gathering. A blonde note about a Long-Ways-Om widow receiving $2000 plus gifts highlights wit and wealth.
George DeWoody plans relocating his gas, hardware, and plumbing business from West Main Street to the Odd Fellows building opposite Grafton Bank. The remodeled room will host a modern shop with wider entrance and new shelving to handle the growing stock, with a large sale underway to clear space for the move.
The report notes a body recovered from a river channel near Powhatan Ohio after a boat accident as authorities search with long poles and dragged bottom. It also discusses civic improvements in Grafton, urging a civic club to plan cleanups, monuments, plantings, and concrete pavements amid other urban renewal ideas.
A new front is being placed on the two story building below the Clark building on West Main Street. George M. Whitescarver owns it, currently housing Johnson barber shop and an Italian fruit stand. The second story porch was boarded up and a metal front added to improve the facade. The repainting will raise property value and curb appeal.
Memphis July 9 Idlers on street corners watching women boarding street cars prompted the Memphis Business Men's club to draft a letter to the Street Railway Company urging lower car steps to reduce display of hose and lingeries. The club also proposed a traffic committee to monitor bystander effects and has received many applicants for committee positions.
Mrs. Aemrica Pierce died at her Clarksburg home Saturday at 6 pm and was moved to Mt. Zion church near Evansville for funeral services. She was aunt to Mrs. Thomas Welch of East Main Street and leaves many relatives and friends in the area who attended the service.
John A. Robinosn of Shadyside Ohio arrived in New York for a vacation. He carried a sum he believed would sustain him during Broadway exploration. Tuesday morning the 24 year old man timidly approached authorities after a brief incident.
The piece cites 1912 U S government figures showing 176 830 animals slaughtered in Wheeling with hogs 147 1, halves 11 276, cattle 164 442 and sheep. Calves killed exceed grown cattle by 1 972, prompting argument to let calves mature to raise cattle and curb beef prices. calls for legislative action to halt calf slaughter.
The article notes that powers seem set on Balkan peace even if it means war. It also mentions the Progressive party marking its first birthday at Newport on July 12, with a dispatch predicting celebrations and political hopes.
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