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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1901
Page
5
A Baltimore exclusive maker presents spring skirts in varied styles and prices from 85 cents to 15 dollars. High quality tailoring, near silk linings, seven gore effects with flare and trimmings. Offer includes wool, broadcloth, and satin faced linings with careful stitching and guaranteed fit.
Bargain sale offers 54 men's and 98 boys overcoats, including dress and storm-ulsters, with prices reduced to clear stock. The ad implies motivation to buy now to last into next winter and promotes favorable terms to customers, noting a large, mixed selection at reduced prices.
A local shoe department touts high value prices and bulk-made goods, claiming better deals than exclusive shoe stores. It markets men and women’s styles from $3 to $4, with leather, patent, and velour options, plus children’s shoes and accessories, emphasizing durable construction and two-year feather-end guarantees.
The Washington crowd throngs the White House grounds as thousands seek access for the inaugural events. Doors stay shut to all but delegations and advance arrivals, with the Lincoln Club of Toledo and the Minneapolis Flambeau among those received.
Mixed early 1900s notices include reduced Western rail rates from Chicago with details for tickets and agents, and a list of local items from Fetterman and surrounding areas. Reports mention Epworth League program, temperance discussions, business partnership dissolution, funerals, school improvements, illness notes, and local residents' movements.
The column lists shop activity at the B and O yards with multiple itemized notes. Engine 1229 rebuilt, Engine 1348 returned to service, staff movements and illness, a new baby to Carpenter T S Coon, founder notes on camel back locomotives by Ross Winans, a funeral for operator Bruce Kinney, and promotions plan at Baltimore. It mentions traffic changes, real estate negotiations, and a near wreck near Wilsonburg on the Parkersburg branch. Four daily trains begin Lovetany Mountain service from New Martinsville to Smithfield.
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