South Carolina Senate Defies Resolution On McLaurin Speech
The Grafton Sentinel notes the legislature wisely refused to condemn Senator McLaurin for endorsing American shipping. The piece discusses contrasts between politicians and statesmen, literacy in teaching, and the value of top teachers, arguing good education and compensation should reflect responsibility and impact. It also highlights Scribner's Magazine March contents with travel and immigration essays and maps.
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United States
McLaurin
Congress
Extra Session Looms For Cuba Policy, McKinley Hints
The article discusses President McKinley’s plan to call an extra session of Congress to address Cuba. It outlines constitutional questions about U S relations with Cuba, military presence, and the upcoming presidential procession featuring regiments from West Point, Annapolis, and various states. It notes large troop formations, guards from the west, and numerous civic and veterans groups expected in the parade.
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Philadelphia
Essex
New Jersey
Squadron
New York City
Brooke
National
Pennyvania
Maryland
New York
Knights Templar
Patent Cure for Catarrh Claims No Mercury Use
An advert promotes a catarrh cure claiming rapid absorption and instant relief. It asserts cleansing of basal passages, reduction of inflammation, healing of the membrane, and restoration of taste and smell. Regular size bottle priced at 0 cents, sold by Grafton Drug and Chem Co. Also notes dressmaking move to West Bolton with a request for patronage.
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Grafton Drug and Chem, Co
Reflections of a Bachelor and the Folly of Fashion
A fragmentary humorous sketch on dating and gender roles. It lampoons vanity in clothes and the idea that women seek safety in powerful partners while men chase admiration. The piece hints at marriage expectations and social quirks with playful, provocative lines.
Order for 105 New Locomotives In Baltimore and Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has placed a large order for 105 heavy locomotives of various types. Earlier this year it ordered 100 engines in March and 25 in January, totaling 225 engines in under a year. The company is expected to spend over 32 million dollars on motive power in the past 12 months. The new engines are described as monsters with modern improvements. Farmers face a separate warning about a supposed free gold watch or nominally priced offer, tied to a promissory note, cautioning that the promise of freebies is likely a swindle.
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Scribner's Magazine
Richard Harding Davis
Afra
Africa
Lorenzo Marquez
Tanga
Davis
Empi
Joseph Sohn
Lyh
Arthur Henry
Arulé
Jardins
Baltimore and
Ohio
Weekly Gazette
Commercial ‘Tribune
Hechmer's Real Estate Agency Ad Seeks Purchasers Near Grafton
John I. Hechmer advertises a buyer for a small land tract near Grafton and multiple purchasers seeking affordable houses and lots. He lists well located residence lots and homes for sale with emphasis on the John Flanagan lot. The ad invites customers to bring sash and have glass put in while they wait at Buaney & Co.
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Grafton
John Flanagan
Buaney & Co
Peruna Endorsements From Congressmen and Readers
A letter from Hon J H Bankhead of Alabama praises Peruna as a premier catarrh remedy. The missive lauds Peruna’s reach to mucous membranes and its efficacy, urging families to keep the medicine on hand. A reader from Michigan thanks the company for relief and notes family improvements after use. The ad cites Peruna as a radical specific with a half century track record.
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County
Mich
Hartmaty
Margaret Kinsey
Elk
Perana
J. H. Bankhead
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Perune
Fountain Head
Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Plans Expansion
The Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad Company reveals plans to complete a line from Morgantown to Kingwood, now reaching Preston county line, abandoning the Tunnelton route to enter Central West Virginia. An eastern editor recalls a notorious figure saying the first ruinous act was cheating an editor out of two years’ subscription, a line echoed by the speaker’s troubled confession.
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Kingwood
Preston County
West Virginia
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