Dollar wheat comes to stay and Canada rises
The May 18 issue argues dollar wheat is here to stay as Canada’s Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces surge as grain producers. It notes rising U.S. costs of living, looming Canadian land development, and Canada becoming John Bull’s bread basket while Americans profit from prairie farming. A local report adds Grafton shop hours return, a bridge project, school bond status, and a TB education drive amid broader regional growth.
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Inces
Canada
Manitoba
Saskat‘chewan
Alberta
United ‘States
James J. Hill
United States
Hill
Saskatchewan
al- Derta
John Bull
Winnipeg
Trailway
Public opinion on kidnap case and fashion hats
A column argues against pardoning kidnapers, praising harsh sentences and noting strong public opinion in Mercer. The piece then shifts to fashion, lampooning waste basket hats, discussing feminine psychology, age, adornment, and the changing trends driven by millinery business profits.
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Pennsylvania
Friends of the Boyles
Mercer
America
Boyles
Turkey
Walnut Street
Directoire
Free Hides Demand Drives West Virginia League Formed
Keyser West Virginia May 5 a meeting of tanning and leather interests drew nearly all state tanneries. A permanent Free Hide League was organized with H K Grumm president and L C Dyer secretary. They claim hides duty harms large independents and plan an active campaign for free hides. Waste paper is being gathered to counter cleaning week debris. streets urged to clear waste.
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Keyser
W. Va
West Virginia
H. K. Grumm
J. K. Mousser Company
Parsons
L.C. Dyer
Hambleton Leather Company
Council committee urged to speed bridge project decision
The council manic committee tasked with conferring with the county court over an agreement for new bridges is pressed to proceed without delay. Engineers insist urgent necessity and material costs are within reach, urging action to stop bureaucratic red tape.
Young Turks Battle for West Tinge in Ottoman Turmoil
In a period of upheaval in Constantinople the Young Turks ousted Abdul Hamid and seized control of Yildiz Kiosk. Nadir Pasha was publicly hanged on the Galata bridge as Abdul Hamid and much of his family were moved to provincial prisons. The events reveal a blend of reform and lingering Oriental attitudes as the crisis deepens.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Yildiz
Abdul Hamid
Salonica
Pera
Nadir Pasha
Ernush
Galata
Golden Horn
Stamboul
Murad
Galata Bridge
Bond Issue Threatens Grafton Debts and Water Works
City voters in Grafton face a March 16 ballot to address a $45,000 floating debt and fund water system improvements. Editorials urge acceptance to protect credit and sustain municipal services, noting Mothers Day observances and new editorial presence from Judge Reege Blizzara.
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Graftam
Grafton
Remarkable Cure Claims From Peruna Ads
Letters from readers in Missouri Iowa and Michigan praise Peruna for curing long standing health issues. Jacob L. Davis of Galena Stone County says after years of illness twelve bottles cured him. O N Peterson of Council Bluffs credits Peruna with rapid relief from store confinement and full recovery after five bottles. D O Prosser of Bravo Allegan County Michigan reports catarrh of the stomach and typhoid illness cured after taking several bottles.
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Jacob L. Davis
Galena
Stone County
O. N. Peterson
South Main St
Council Bluffs
Iowa
D. O. Prosser
Bravo
Allegan Co
Mich
West Virginia good roads urged to stay built
The Parkersburg State Journal urges persistent, wise road building in West Virginia. It advocates durable, long lasting thoroughfares, noting some areas may wait but benefits will come as routes are completed. The journal emphasizes building to stay and following its advised plan.
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Grafton
Parkersburg State Journal
Parkersburg
West Virginia
State Journal
Grafton boosts hire ad man to lure investors
Grafton boosters expand beyond local pride and investment claims hiring a dedicated promoter. Morgantown already touts its town to attract business, while Grafton plans to actively advertise its charms to outsiders. The Sen tinel notes the modern Athens press endorses the Grafton Board of Trade push.
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Grafton
Morgantown
New Dominion
Sentinel
Athens
Grafton Board of ‘Trade
Grafton awake in heated Wheeling campaign
The Wheeling political scene grows hot as Grafton’s activity draws attention. Editor Earl Smith reports large campaign ink and doped pages in Wheeling papers while West Virginia towns see warm politics. The Sentinel promises strict local scrutiny as Fairmont heads home.
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Wheelings
West Virginia
Nail City
Wheeling
Earl Smith
Fairment Times
Grafton
the Sentinel
Brother Smith
Fairmont
Bridge dispute pushes for new Attle cost project
The letter urges building a new bridge from Latrobe Street to the West Side, arguing the current structure is unsafe and that the county and city should partner with the Grafton Traction Company to complete the project promptly to extend lines and boost Graf ton’s trade.
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Grafton
County Court
Grafton Traction Company
Tygart Valley River
West Virginia
Big Robinson Circus
Latrobe Street
County and Traction Company
Traction Company
Sporting Editor Hires Ross Bradshay Johnson
Mr Ross Bradshay Johnson of this city has been engaged as sporting editor for the Sentinel this summer. A Grafton High School graduate with deep knowledge of the national game he is expected to satisfy local fans as a capable handler of the sporting quill.
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the Sentinel
Grafton
Ross Bradshay Johnson
Sentinel
Sammer
Johnson
Grafton High
A Noble Kanaka Woman Kaemouna’s Selfless Bond
A Honolulu dock scene in January years ago shows Kaemouna, a striking Kanaka woman, refusing to cuddle a child beneath observations by shipping clerks and foreign spectators. Three months later she sails with her leprotic mother to Molokai, choosing duty over family fear, a testament to Kanaka devotion.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Kaemouna
States
Europe
Kaomouna
Tita
Molokai
Hawaiian Board
Nuuanu Valley
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Willie Whitla
Reege Blizzara
Dispatch News
Meekison
David Meekison
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