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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1885
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text shows a local notice from TAGLE COMPANY and Entrie ant Prepriators with unclear names and places. The readable bits indicate a dated or pricing reference and a location near Geettes Viewitht, likely a public sale or business notice.
The Baltimore and Ohio line offers exclusive sale points for inauguration ball tickets across major cities with lower round trip rates and swift direct service to Washington. Reports note slow weather hindering progress on winter projects, while local concerns call for clean waterways and stricter laws on sawdust dumping and fish pots along the Cheat River.
A first person reminiscence describes childhood mischief and dangers at a rural school. The narrator recounts stunts, captures a moment of danger from falling eighteen feet while playing I spy, and reflects on school authority and a neighbor’s rescue. The piece closes with a humorous note about a bank executive named James Bang and a European bridal tour.
A long mixed fragment recounts humorous exchanges about wood and coal fires, a sage warning about wisdom and harmlessness, and a proposal scene. It lines small town gossip, a Salt Lake editor joke on a wife, a box of old clothes for charity, a pumpkin patch discovery of missing cows, funeral etiquette observations, and dramatic oil well flames near Thorne’s Creek with a towering fire column and firelight reflections.
The Brown Chemical Co of Baltimore and Mud has issued a free Hand Book for ladies and a useful Memorandum Book for men, packed with valuable content. If unavailable, they will mail either volume on receipt of two cents for postage.
Old subscribers praise renewals and rate the Chicago Weekly News as best weekly in America. Readers like its size and character, with many noting improved content and domestic focus. The paper offers one dollar per year with postage included and invites subscriptions and sample copies at the office.
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