West Virginia politics dominates readers in 1906
The article lampoons Roosevelt era policy, rate bills, and trust influence while detailing election tensions in Barbour county and Sturgis versus Keim for Congress. It cites Romney news on the United States Leather Company pollution of the South Branch Potomac, raising state enforcement questions.
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John J. Cornwell
Sherif Johnson
United States Leather Company
Potomac
Moorefield
Game Wardan
Rail and labor news from the region and nation
The Western Maryland Railroad ordered 25 locomotives while H H Miller resigns from the Cumberland Valley Railroad post in Hagerstown. A Roanoke strike idled 200 N and W workers. a Sandy Hook lad drowns in the canal. Hyett dies on horseback in Frederick county. Four men beat Oliver Sinpinen of Hagerstown Electric Railway. Burns breaks ground on Davenport farm buildings. Pearce is renominated after a fierce Allegany fight. Dr. Daniels survives a bee attack while rescuing a horse. Nannie Breeden, 14, and Howard Merika run away to marry. they are returned. Congress appropriates 1,325,000 for Jamestown Exposition with exhibits by Smithsonian, War and Navy, Life-Saving, and others. a negro exhibit receives 100,000. Lifesavers praised. Hostetter’s Bitters advertised as a health aid. Two killed in Aurora Ill show tent collapse. Ringling Brothers show and London and Northwestern Express derailment kill many Americans.
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Altona Mansion House
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Lloyd Lowndes
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Gerardstown
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West Virginia items and local incidents in brief
Rail plans for double tracking in the Parkersburg division are discussed. Arch J. Welton of Grant county quits the GOP race for Congress after strong showings in Grant and Pendleton. James L. Cook kills his wife and wounds a paramour before killing himself near Mannington. West Virginia troops prep for summer maneuvers at Martinsburg and Mt. Gretna. Kanawha county man defends wife against a drunk assailant who dies. Thistle Coal Company wins a tax injunction challenges. case to return to Supreme Court. Cited medical ad touts Cheney catarrh cure with a money-back promise. Henry Alvord Short, a society man, is jailed on charges of abusing two fourteen-year-old girls. Barba Livingston also jailed over trafficking. Police report notebooks with names and details.
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Grant County
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James L. Cook
Mannington
Samuel H. Williams
West Virginia
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Mt. Gretna
United States Army
Kanawha County
Will Jarvin
Thistle Coal Company
Dayton
Melton
Supreme Court
Woven Sherif Melton
Thistle
Supreme Court of the United States
New York
Henry Alvord Short
Swell University Club
West Side Court
Short
Bareba Livingston
Is Your Hair Sick Ayer Vigor Promotes Growth
An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a regular hair grower and tonic. It claims hair stops shedding, grows faster, and remains soft and smooth, asserting the product cures sick hair and strengths hair for over sixty years with testimonials from Z. W. Ayer Co. Lowell MA.
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Dividend Notice Declares 4 Percent Semiannual Payment
Jefferson Savings Bank declares a semiannual dividend of four percent on its capital stock. The dividend is payable at the bank from this date. H. Quigley, cashier, urges holders to present shares for payment.
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For Sale Pulpi Furniture and Church Items Auction
For sale items include furniture carpets mats chandeliers side lamps heating stoves and pews from the main auditorium of the M E Church South all in good condition. Contact W P LICKLIDER for details and address.
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M.eb
Church South
W. P. Licklider
Camp ground privileges bid notice at Shenandoah Junction
Those desiring privileges on camp grounds at Shenandoah Junction W Way from July 4 to August 1 1906 must submit bids for confectionery stand feeding horses and boarding lent to the committee not later than July 14 1906 communications to JOHN W IRVIN Shenandoah Junction W Va June 28 1906 3w
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W. Way
John W. Irvin
W. Va
Mail Order Music House Catalogue Offer
W. A. GANTRELL & CO of Charleston West Virginia advertises wholesale prices on pianos organs sheet music and musical merchandise. Send postal card for Catalogue No 1 2 and related instruments and instruments. May 1 1906.
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W. A. Gantrell & CO
Charleston
W. Va
Eggs and Plants Hatchery Update in Wyandotte Area
Local notices report eggs and poultry terms for hatching including Wyandotte and Barred Plymouth Rock eggs offered at sixty cents each. Also listed are vegetable plants and an item described as RENIAMIN TARTAR with a quantity of fifteen hundred units.
Foley's Honey and Tar Claimed to Cure Asthma
A Davenport Iowa woman credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing twelve year asthma after one fifty cent bottle. The ad includes Mrs Adolph Blusing from 701 West Third St Davenport and Reinharts Pharmacy. A separate incident reports Little Jimmie McCallum six of New York suffocated when a tool chest lid fell closed on him. his body was found two hours later.
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Adolph Blusing
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Davenport
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Reinhart
Jimmie McCallum
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Jimmie
Notice to Public on No-Agency Wagon Purchases in Shepherdstown
The notice states no agent will sell work in Shepherdstown during summer. Potential buyers are invited to write for prices on a buggy, rubber or steel tire runabout Stanhope or other turn outs. The writers thank patrons for past support and aim to serve better in the future.
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Shepherdstown
Cure a Cold in One Day Beetles Laxative Quinine Tablets
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets claiming a cure for colds in one day with a money back guarantee if it fails. Druggists refund money if it fails. RE. W. GROVE’S signature appears on each box. Also notes an interview in England where William J Bryan says it is too early to name the Democratic presidential nominee. He suggests keeping lists open to reassess conditions in two years.
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RE. W. Grove
England
Wm. J. Bryan
Women and Kidney Trouble Declares Miserable Effects
A vintage health ad argues kidney trouble harms both sexes and daily life. It touts Swamp Root by Kilmer as a remedy, claims wide cures, and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer &Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp-Root
Dr. Kilmers
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