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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
4
November 5 issue notes landslide Republican presidential win and Taylor county vote for local candidates and state ticket. Halliehurst governor Glasscock praised for swift leadership. Harrison County backs Rep. Hubbard by a large margin, 1251 votes.
Readers in Union City and Evansville praise Peruna for long health spans and renewed vigor. Letters recount recovery from nervous prostration and bronchial trouble, while political commentary lauds West Virginia gains under Republican wins and names Charles W. Monroe as a rising party figure.
Democratic supporters show cautious shift toward Mr Glassenck as the Moreantown financier, aligning with the tax reform policies and entrenchments already in progress, signaling growing acceptance before final completion.
The passage argues that a Republican win in West Virginia will sustain progressive laws, stabilize tax policy, and reduce Bryanism. It lauds Taft as honest, capable, and best suited to continue pro business policy, promising investment, fair regulation, and renewed economic confidence nationwide.
A fragment emphasizes that electing Taft would signify a triumph of fundamental law and order principles in American life, urging recognition of this outcome before it becomes unavoidable.
The county electorate will be smaller by about 400 votes beneath the registered eligible voters, with estimates showing a turnout well below the past thirty-five years. Speculation points to lax turnout and possibly the new prohibition on money and liquid stimulants affecting voters’ ability to reach polls.
In Carver Massachusetts a remarkable health spike leaves no deaths in the last ten months while undertakers vanish and two remaining doctors switch to farming. The town’s 2,500 population sees a historic shift with mortality dropping from sixteen deaths in 1907 to none recently, prompting speculation about a local remarkable health record and the exodus of medical and funeral services.
An American heiress Miss Anna Morgan with a fortune of 100000.09 arrives in Berlin to study social conditions but is harassed by beggars and nobility who flock to her wealth. She escapes by using an automobile to reach a nearby summer resort amid growing nuisance from patrons and promoters.
Washington reports a revived old Roman secret to prevent iron rust and dampness. Applied to ship bottom plates it may inhibit oxidation and marine growth, reduce inner skin weepage, and speed up liners and warships. Fresh plastered rooms coated with it allow immediate occupancy.
London readers report a growing fad of men wearing gold bangles above the elbow. Engaged couples exchange bracelets with the girl securing the bangle, a trend echoed by athletic youths in golf tennis and rowing. The king sets the precedent, since his marriage, by wearing a heavy gold bracelet on his wrist.
Mrs. Clara Rancipher of Tacoma won $1,000 from the Women of Woodcraft after a two year legal fight. The court ruling followed her belief sparked by repeated dreams that her mother left her the policy. Her husband recalled a prompt to buy a paper that carried the decision.
A humor tale recounts a book agent in Eastern Tennessee who tries to sell an encyclopedia to a mountaineer. The man lists fourteen children and nine dogs, noting the family is complete without the book, highlighting rural wit and skepticism toward sales pitches.
In mid warm weather the Academy of Music Brooklyn plans to cover nude cupids in sandstone aprons and plaster of Paris garments after stockholders complained frescoes were too risqué. Architects Herts Tallant say art remains intact. sculptors and De Lefferts Dadee oversaw the Cupid figures and safety putty pins. Outside the academy only nude statues at the Institute museum are publicly displayed without complaint.
Miss Marion Woolman of Burlington New Jersey a Vassar graduate from a wealthy family renounces society to marry S G Hewitt a former New York salesman now a Salvation Army officer The couple plan to marry at Ocean Grove and preach the gospel while aiding the poor
Rural carrier William Slagle was attacked by a swarm while covering route 34. He was badly stung and his horse bolted, scattering mail over two miles before Slagle recovered the pieces and continued. He remains in poor condition after the incident.
Consul Thomas R. Wallace reports that American tourists were the first to enter Palestine by motor car and that the trip proceeded with ease. Roads once deemed impracticable were traversed, arousing local interest and prompting talk of car investments. A light strong medium price car with clearance and hill climbing ability is recommended, along with a retail shop to improve sales. travel still requires Turkish imperial permission.
The phrase does not denote Spain mined emeralds. After the Peru conquest, Spaniards brought home large emerald quantities. The finest stones entered old Spanish families and became legendary. Today the term signals top emeralds from any source.
The Kerr Willhide wedding followed the Woman's Club program with ushers Terrence Mackey and John Rose and bridesmaid Grace Tregellas. Miss Willhide, now Mrs Kerr, wore a long bridal gown as her father gave her away. The ceremony, at the Methodist Episcopal church, featured Rev. Dr. Howatt and music by Prof. Vincent and Mrs. Schroeder. After a brief reception the couple left for Washington and Columbia, D C, for a wedding‑trip extended by visits east.
A Fulwood’s Refits demolition in Holborn ruins the shallow basement once cited as Fagin’s thieves kitchen in Dickens’ London. The site reportedly housed Jack Sheppard’s rendezvous and, earlier, Francis Bacon’s residence, tying the modern wreck to literary history.
A rustic scene features Uncle Rooster quipping to his city nephew about being "alm high." He wields a blue-headed sulphur match and mocks the boy’s effort to live up to his mother’s estimate, delivering a wry frontier moment.
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