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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
8
A Roosevelt commission report exposes filth in packing houses and canned meats sold to soldiers during the Spanish American war. The revelation appalls readers and prompts discussions on government reform and public health.
The West Virginia movement for better roads grows bold with county backing and a strong state plan. The next legislative session is expected to fund highway rebuilding while candidates make road improvements a campaign issue. The editorial notes public demand and a rising confidence in road policy.
The article notes Senator Scot opposes rivals for his Senate seat and that Second district Republicans will name a candidate at Keyser on August 1. It discusses past losses, tax law confusion, and optimism that the GOP can regain the district this year, aided by tariff issues energizing the race.
If you knew the valve of Chamberlains Salve you would never wish to be without it. It suits chapped hands frost bites chilblains and other conditions. It is priced at 25 cents per box and sold by medicine dealers.
Rival surveying parties move toward Carriebnre between E City and Overfield with one team claiming Baltimore & Ohio employment. The rival crews excite locals hoping for two railroads. likely one group aligns with Pittsburgh capitalists planning Belington route, raising questions why B&O delayed on the Pline.
The answer is plain. The company was not ready to develop the section where the line lies, and to prevent activity it staged a demonstration to intimidate rivals.
An Indiana resident, M. F. Burroughe of Bintston, hails Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best cure for bowel trouble. He claims his family has used it for years and he never travels without it. The note urges readers to buy now before summer emergencies and notes availability from medicine dealers.
June 4 Rowlesburg Wholesale Grocery Company of Rowlesburg West Virginia organized today electing a manager secretary and nine directors. Notable members include P R McCrum M C Gideon James A Daily Isaac P Martino P S Knotte and others. Company to build a three story transfer and delivery facility at the junction of the five and O and M and K lines. A A Pickering praised for leadership in organizing and securing county support.
A short guide claims a severe cold can be erased in one or two days. On first symptoms such as a dry loud cough watery nasal discharge and white tongue coating, take Chamberlain's cough remedy hourly. The notice asserts it counteracts the cold and restores health within a day or two and is sold by medicine dealers.
Dr J Kaufman a Kirksville osteopathy graduate returned to Grafton and reoccupied his Jarrett office after aiding his mother in Kentucky. Married June 3 at Andrews M E parsonage Rev H Howard officiating, Dudley F Miller and Miss Gertie Thorn of Thornton unite in the ceremony. The couple will reside in Rowlesboro West Virginia where the groom runs a contracting business. The Sentinel joins friends in congratulations.
Miss Sylvia Morrie daughter of Squire Morrie was admitted to City Hospital Tuesday evening for treatment of a serious ailment, after several weeks of illness.
West Virginia Central Gas Company gains Cumberland and Allegany county franchise to lay pipes from Westernport to Green Street and use adjacent roads. In Davis, W V Central Gas plans a Davis line by August with crews housed nearby. The project taps near Mackeyville and trends through Sugar Lands toward Thomas, signaling substantial expenditure.
Parkersburg report states Mise Mae Dare will wed Wilber Davie on Tuesday June nineteenth at eight o clock in the evening at the Dare home. Rev J W Francie to perform. bridal party includes Mildred Dare as maid of honor Corrinne Davie and Bertha McGregor as bridesmaids Ira Robinson best man with Bradford Hiteshaw and Monroe Shrewsbury as ushers. A reception will follow.
The Preston Leader notes J. F. Ford of Grafton visiting town on business to view a writ of possession for Mrs Virginia M. Bell of near Newburg. Ford, brother of John B. Ford, and Ms Bell have known each other since childhood and celebrate their marriage with congratulations.
Copretone Chapter No 12 Royal Arch Masons elected officers for the coming year at a Tuesday night convocation in Masonic Temple Main street. Names include High Priest SM Macgrove King James B Canning Scribe Charles W Steele Treasurer W C Byers Secretary C Newton Captain of the Bow A E Lake Principal Coj arner J 4 Hanway Royal Arch Captain Harry Shaffer Master of the Third Veil J W Miller Master of the Second Veil Frank Nuzam Master of the First Veil Jesse Beil Tyler Jun P Kimmel Steward Dr C A Sineel James Morgen.
J McEvucern rector of St Augustine's church condemns a prayer copied in the Sentinel on Monday. He states the church does not sanction or enforce it and condemns its origin as zealotish or anti church. The prayer itself is orthodox, but the rewards and punishments it promotes are condemned.
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