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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
4
The C Frank Gibbs Assignment Sale of 45000 dollars worth of dry goods and furnishings is sweeping streets as stock is to be closed out within 60 days. The piece lists editors, dates, and political chatter, with notes on Bryan, McKinley, and broader national events shaping local sentiment.
William McKinley, twenty fourth President and Republican candidate for re election, was born January 29 1843 in Niles Ohio. He taught before enlisting in 1861 and rose to captain in 1864. After the war he studied law, practiced in Canton, served as Stark county prosecutor, and entered national politics in 1876. He chaired Ways and Means and helped draft the tariff bill of 1890. He later rose to party leadership and became the Republican presidential nominee in 1896, winning the presidency with 271 electoral votes to Bryan's 176.
A quote notes Mrs. Procter refused to give up as she urged two poets to meet. Tennyson, described as reserved and shy, eventually befriended the other writer after her perseverance. The reminiscence appears in Youth's Companion.
Kansas City Journal recounts a vigilant tale in the Galena district where two prospectors salted a mine to swindle two wealthy widows. The wives invested $3,500 for half and then the other half after more fake ore was poured in. The widows later struck a rich vein after ten more feet, earning about $75,000 in under a year.
From A. B. Lloyd’s In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country the excerpt notes the impossible expectation placed on a Black man in Uganda where cowrie shells pass for currency. It lists roles he must perform alone including cobbler, tailor, carpenter, lawyer, banker, clergyman, farmer, and steward, highlighting extreme colonial stereotypes and burdens.
A sardonic collection of quotes and notes from Chicago papers, listing wry lines on theft, law, love, and commerce. Includes a recipe swap quip, a sieve analogy about law, a plea on romantic language, an exchange office note, and a flour and paint trade tease.
Theodore Roosevelt, born October 27, 1858 in New York, rises from New York Legislature to Civil Service Commission, Police Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Rough Rider leader. He governs New York and contributes notable books including The Winning of the West and The Rough Riders, shaping American public life.
Summer hosiery and underwear offered at Bee Hive with prices listed across all sizes and styles. Available selections include sheer and cotton blends, with promotional discounts highlighted for early shoppers. Marketed as seasonal essentials for warm weather.
The fiduciary accounts of John S Evans guardian for Charles Mauller are before the undersigned commissioner for settlement. Given under my hand this five day of June 1906 A Kunst Commissioner of Accounts.
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