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Grafton Sentinel in Grafton, West Virginia

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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1945

Page

5

Odd Facts About a Sakakawea Statue and Hartford History

A fragmentary notice notes Sakakawea statue on Bismarck state capitol grounds and Hartford, Connecticut sometimes called the birthplace of American democracy for its early constitutional writings. The text then digresses to mentions Bethlehem Bloomers of steel mills and a note on Hartford’s name change from Newtown in 1637, followed by stray lines about a dachshund and a gambling query.

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History of steel industry notes and figures

Factographs describe the thin rust coating called stil on steel rods for wire drawing, the use of English pyrometers in U S furnaces since 1862, and payroll spend of $3,820 per minute in 1044 steel production. It also notes a population surge in Texas of 287 percent between 1890 and 190.

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