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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
4
Grafton Sentinel raises concern over county road construction near Shroyer school house. The letter questions lack of survey, costs, and claimed benefits, urging the Knottsville community to demand investigation into possible motives behind the project. Citizen calls for county court review.
A Call for vigorous action to exterminate rats and mice in America. The piece argues pests spread disease, including bubonic plague, and cause massive food losses. It warns rat populations grow rapidly, with examples of breeding and food consumption, urging national effort and thrift in ridding the country of rodents.
Reader notes on holidays, individuality, and public reactions as Camden discusses weariness of conformity, celebratory excess, and the impact of more holidays on productivity. The piece references the Kaiser’s peace pact rumors, Russia’s holiday culture, and urges constructive use of criticism to improve personal and social conduct.
A garbled note from the Cam city desk hints at holiday disruptions affecting printers and commerce, with residents curious about public offices and telephone lines amid noisy conditions and unsettled schedules.
The passage notes that no station in life is too small to escape scrutiny and that even presidents face constant public evaluation of their actions. It highlights the inevitability and weight of criticism that accompanies high office and influence.
A vintage health advisory urges men over 45 to drink water with meals, dress in layered but cool clothing, walk vigorously daily, breathe deeply outdoors, avoid sitting with wet feet, and keep windows open. It promotes ample walking, stress reduction, loose garments, and regular fresh air as keys to health and longevity.
Report details the Victoria docks inspection of the Wilson liner Borodino turned into a naval ship shop early in the war. Junior Army and Navy Stores funded smugglers? No. The ship served sailors with comforts, laundry, barber, and a weekly delivery. Five thousand dollars weekly from sales including chocolate bars boosted morale amid Scapa Flow gloom.
A young couple visited the county clerk's office in Winchester and obtained a license claiming both were twenty five. After revealing their marriage claim, the clerk noted the envelope bore the clerk's name and learned the certificate came from the other end of the hall. The recorder declared them not married and a justice of the peace was called to perform the ceremony.
Smithsonian analysts in Washington classify two grizzly skulls from San Jose foothills as a new extinct species. Dr C Hart Merriman retrieved the remains, noting they differ from 88 known species and subspecies. The bears were killed over fifty years ago by pioneer Clark Hubbard while roaming Alum Rock and Mount Hamilton ranges.
Edward KR Hewitt of New York, a man of science and large New Jersey estate owner, once staged a notable lawn fete. He reportedly dyed the wings of his White Leghorn fowls in red, blue, yellow and green, creating a vivid sensation at the social event.
A writer cites Galton on thinking in pictures and links language to hieroglyphic origins. The piece recalls ancient memory imagery, notes the word tree as a fixed brain object, and recounts early protests against tipping with a George I anecdote about a canal and a servant fee.
In Admiral Hotham's papers a tale tells how General O Hara, governing Gibraltar, ordered a new officer to discard an umbrella shown on parade. The easterly wind and sharp remarks yield a vivid, if comic, episode of discipline in a distant British outpost.
James Lane Allen’s The Kentucky Warbler passage describes a winter morning scene: a windowpane etched with frost forming a forest of trees. The observer wonders about silvery birds and distant green summer forests, feeling spellbound by the icy landscape.
In Charleston on May 22 the defense for Miss Lane Weaver entered an insanity plea for the shooting of Mike Waldron, former baseball player, at Hansford last year. Experts cited spine issues possibly affecting brain function while a companion testified Weaver acted without clear premeditation. Relatives described odd behaviors, and witnesses noted Weaver’s reluctance to go to the scene.
Wise Realty Buyers urge immediate action as scarce new homes and high material costs push prices up. Listings include West Grafton six room home for 2650, West Washington Street five room home for 2000, six room modern home for 3200, multiple houses on Avenue for 2300, and a Dandy five room home on St Arles Street for 1500 along with central Main Street commercial property. They tout satisfied patrons and a booming nationwide home buying movement.
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