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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
4
A.L. Hefner will provide for railroad workers by opening a near end yard restaurant. Building work will begin as soon as possible at 1000, aiming for a first class facility that serves the best to railroad men, per the Fairmont West Virginian report.
Hazel White of Pittsburgh arrived in the city for a two month vacation with relatives and friends. She is a student at Pittsburgh High School and will join the graduating class next year despite a note in the Sentinel.
The Pittsburg Dispatch touts next Sundays issue with a free 10x15 picture, the first part of The Lady Evelyn by Max Pemberton, and a full slate of comics Peck’s Bad Boy and Little Growling Bird. It claims exclusive features, a St Pauls Cathedral halftone, and news from around the world, urging readers to secure a copy. Also notes Michael Gould of Yates wing recovering and needing a nurse's services after a long illness.
Overtime shop meetings held daily from noon to 12 50 pm until further notice. Mr D O Neal the singer visiting the city for the week participates in inter state committee discussions on the building campaign movement with Mr Montignal secretary of the B O HYMG at South Cumberland. Everyone invited.
In Grafton a Carroll Comedy Company performer was fined ten dollars and costs for kicking Clarence Bolliger, son of Fred Bolliger, after a late Saturday hearing before Mayor McClung. The judge called the act improper and the performance underwhelming. Earlier, others faced minor Sunday work and baseball-day reprimands as community notices noted local funerals and civic events.
A late 19th century advertisement touts Favorite Prescription as a women’s remedy, listing its alcohol-free composition and full ingredient disclosure. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser and offers free consultation with Theron T. Pierce’s staff, claiming endorsement by medical authorities and detailing mail options for copies and pamphlets.
Dr John Kingdon and Elizabeth Treynor find common ground as Bradford’s schemes backfire. In a moonlit garden Kingdon confesses love and vows, despite family worries, to pursue Elizabeth. A drunken crash tests their bond, but she accepts his affection, sealing a tentative future between them.
Silly verses spark a domestic quarrel about authorship and wit. A woman claims she wrote them while a man questions the delivery and jokes about her being a fool. The exchange centers on ownership and clever lines amid household banter.
About 225 General Manager staff officers from the Baltimore and Ohio system gathered at Deer Park for a two day meeting. Speakers included Arthur Hale and D D Carrothers as well as several other superintendents and officials. The event focused on social exchange and mutual insight with the meeting to conclude that afternoon. The Wheeling division faces a labor shortage amid post strike layoffs and traffic growth. The company considers doubling the track between Grafton and Parkersburg. A sales pitch for Kodol Dyspepsia follows.
The note traces bank to bench where money changers sat in public spaces. It mentions temple sittings and power of money changers, then shifts to a lunchroom ad for Early Risers laxative pills praised for reliability and constancy, sold by druggists.
Since the death of Sexton Wright of Bluemont cemetery Street Commissioner Joe Plam has had charge of the cemetery and will continue in that capacity until an appointment is made. Persons with business may call Mr Plam at the Mayor's office or at his West Washington street residence.
A Richmond dispatch recounts William Jennings Bryan Jr returning from abroad and a tale of his father mounting a donkey in Manila. The story claims the donkey bucked him and Bryan quipped about throwing by a donkey, linking the animal to the Democratic party. The piece weighs the symbolism and Bryan's two campaigns and includes biblical mockery.
Little Eva Murphy daughter of L. J. Murphy of Felloweville Preston county died Saturday at her home aged eleven cause ecrotula. She and her parents sought treatment in Washington but found none. Funeral held Sunday with interment at Mountain cemetery Preston county.
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