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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1900
Page
3
The article extols U S resilience and growth driven by education, energy, industry, and inventive skill. It highlights literacy, industrial expansion, and diversification from agriculture to manufacturing and transportation, urging perpetual advancement and national enterprise.
A Chicago era piece cites a New York skin specialist endorsing a theory that baldness stems from air circulating under loose hats and a thin fat layer on women's scalps, contrasting male scalp aging. It blends medical chat with anecdotal remarks about personal thrift and American self-improvement.
Semiofficial reports claim a Pennsylvania railroad branch will reach Clarksburg within two years with shops offices and round houses. Lines would traverse Monongahela and West Fork valleys from Brownsville area toward Clarksburg amid confirmed ground leases and building plans. Also reported an elderly inmate dies at Moundsville prison after life sentence for wife murder.
The Stationing Committee of the M P Conference released appointment details from the recent session. The report lists subdistricts, church sections, and assigned pastors including Avery, N. W. Morris, Cassville. J. A. Rittle, Catawba. Dean, Mt. Morris. L. A. McNemar, Marion. J. N. Conaway, Reedsville. Jd. Philips, South Morgantown. Jones, Morgantown Station. IV. Barnes, First church, Fairmont. DE. Stout, and others across Buckhannon, Parkersburg, and nearby communities with various assignments and unassigned posts noted. The document also mentions college students, faculty appointments, and a commentary on Bryan and labor issues.
Indications point to a hoop skirt renaissance as designers target the American market. While some oppose the revival, fashion leaders argue crinoline will simplify interior clutter by removing current brazen furniture arrangements, signaling a shift toward traditional home aesthetics amid modern chaos.
Merriam, head of the census, believes the final count will place the United States population around eighty million, excluding Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines. The thirty largest cities total 14,241,514 and districts push the overall figure beyond 389,000,000 for a presentation to Congress in December. The apportionment debate may add seats, requiring Capitol enlargement and salary increases. Also listed are advertised Post Office letters and a long testimonial ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Dinaric products from a Virginia editor's story.
A Ladies Home Journal note on gossip contrasts friendly talk with harmful whispers. The Trans-Missouri Committee of the Western Passenger Association holds its annual meeting at the Brown Palace hotel as Rock Island announces four Chicago to Colorado excursion trains with a special one fare round trip.
The Circuit Court and County Court for Taylor County meet in regular session on the dates listed January 2, April 11, September 1, December 1, March 2, February 12, May 22, October, and January 21, May, with John H Holt of Grafton as judge and J Gran Sc Clair as clerk. Hubert E Phillips presides. commissioners John W Hamilton and A Armstrong. Raine B Ayer is prosecuting attorney. clerk Sih Jenkin.
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Daily except Sunday notice lists C. L. Bicers as general agent for GW anuison Gon Pass, indicating transportation scheduling or franchised service details.
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