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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1906

Page

4

New Meat Label Rules Target Deceptive Names and Images

Washington reports new meat inspection rulings set to take effect after October. Rules ban deceptive labels and images such as pig or chicken pictures on beef or pork products and require origin style labeling like Virginia style ham. Definitions cover lard content and product names, with enforcement extending to canned goods and state laws.

Washington Secretary of Agriculture Virginia

Grafton to Get New B&O Depot and Restroom

Baltimore and Ohio directors in New York approved a plan to build a new passenger depot and employee restroom in Grafton West Virginia. The project, costing about $115000, includes brick and stone construction with multiple floors, waiting room, dining room, ticket office, and division offices, and requires condemned Latrobe Street land for depot access.

Baltimore

President May Be Easy On Them At Naval Academy

Washington DC September 24 The president will likely use his authority to spare four or five midshipmen recommended for minor misconduct from seven Navy Department cases. The academy claims no more hazing exists. some cadets face dismissal or punishment with possible clemency and repetition of a year. The admittance notes the earth needs soaking as the Sentinel window observation.

Washington, DC Navy Department Naval Academy Academy Secretary of the Navy

Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promises Health

An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach strengthener, blood purifier, and liver and kidney support. It claims to cure liver and kidney troubles, improve blood quality, and boost brain and nerve vitality, touting honesty in labeling and endorsements from medical writers. The notice offers free literature and the Common Sense Medical Adviser for purchase by mail.

Pierce Etter R. V. Merce Buffalo N.Y Dr. Pierce

Death of Miss Mabel V McCormick

Miss McCormick daughter of Mrs Sarah McCormick of Washington DC died after a yearlong illness in Washington. She worked in the census and postal services before health failed. Interment from B&O depot, Rev H C Howerd officiating. mourners include the McCormick family in Grafton and Parkersburg. Pain Balm ad follows.

Bentinel Mabel Vane McCormick Sarah McCormick Washington, DC Mt. Lake Park Miss McCormick Miecouri Grafton Hon 8 P McCormick McCormick Taylor County Michigan McCormicks West Virginia Kngwood Preston County New Era Republican Party Journal Kingwood Blnemont Mise Mabel United States Government Census Department Washington Mabel Fairmont Civil Service Postal Department Stamp Department Mice McCormick Taylor FE. Cole H. C. Howerd Andrews’ M. E Frank Chas, McCormick Parkersburg Lena McCormick A. G. Young Buckhannon

West Virginia and Pennsylvan ia Railroad Co Annual Meeting

The West Virginia and Pennsylvania Railroad Company will hold its annual meeting at the office in Grafton W Va on October 4 1906 at 10 15 a m for the election of seven directors to serve the coming year and for any other business properly coming before it G W Woovronn Secretary September 15 1906 21 2tw

West Virginia and Lunsylvania Railroad Company Grafton W. Va Reo G. W. Woovronn Eptember

Tribunal of Nations pageant to roll through Grafton

A railroad group announces a city pageant in Grafton on Wednesday October 3 featuring ornate floats. It promises historic and spectacular displays with living substitutes of famous conquerors and kings in period costumes. The entry includes figures like Frederick the Great and Napoleon, presented in memorial fashion with dramatic tableaux from ancient and modern eras.

Tente Grafton Tribunal of Nations Fredenck Oir Napoleon Austerlitz Alpe Cwsar Rome

Living portrait of rulers amid arena beasts spectacle

A vivid description paints a display featuring emperors kings and queens in royal robes as a living gallery, set beside a grand menagerie and hippodromatic attractions. The piece emphasizes the striking contrast between regal figures and animal entertainments, promising an impressive spectacle.

Austria Sweden Spain Italy Wilhelmina Netherlands

Dynamite Blast Destroys Jellico Business District

An explosion in a dynamite car near Jellico’s depot devastates the town. Eleven killed and about thirty injured as warehouses and most stores are wrecked, with extensive property damage and hundreds left homeless. The blast, centered near the railroad yards, also destroys the Union depot and Hotel Carrathern Inn. Authorities investigate cause, including spontaneous combustion theory.

Jersico Tenn Louisville and Nashville Railroad Jellico Slong Carrarthen Inn S.c400 Louisvile and Nashville Railroad Jellico Williamsburg Knoxville George Atkins John Cook Walker Rodgers John Gordon James Sharp William Lovette Ida Rayne James Reynolds Joseph Fellers Engine Cook J. M. Cook Rand Powder Company Southern Railway Louisville and Nashville

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