17 Jun 1829
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Newspaper
The Virginia Statesman
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1829
Page
1
Fragments describe a sale or listing of medicines, paints, and dye stuffs with various items and brands mentioned. The readable text lists chemicals, tools, and related goods, including weights, measures, and possible vendors or sellers.
A fragmented OCR text from a local page references names and places such as Lonny St and Wheeling plus odd terms like fresh salad and snuff. The readable items show misordered words and no clear event or outcome to report.
A garbled OCR text dated 1864 winter presents a long string of distorted phrases and neologisms. It resembles a fragmented literary piece or catalog of odd terms rather than a coherent news item. No clear events, people, or locations emerge to form a concise summary.
Fragmented OCR reads Ve w Wholesale 5 Reuul Rocway run by William M Elhiney Sr. The ad lists stock in a long, misspelled catalog including tools, firearms, kitchenware, fabrics, chests, rings, cigars, tobacco, and various goods with prices and quantities. Also mentions St Clair Seminary and education offerings with dated notes, and other scattered items.
A jumbled retail and services snapshot shows grocer and hardware entries, paint and glazing offerings, and a public notice that Arte has moved a stand near Market Square. It mentions Thompsons and Knox & Aree, Wirtines, and Richardson's Inn with tangential references to supplies, fuel, and painting work.
Advertisement lists wide assortment of domestic goods and fabrics from J M Thompson Co, Philadelphia and Baltimore importers. Highlights include large selections of prints, silks, laces, thread, tapes, sewing notions, quilts, hats, shirts, stockings, and men’s and women’s footwear with emphasis on low prices and broad stock.
Fragmented OCR notes recount Mr Clay delivering a public dinner toast, his voice weakened by age, while expressing gratitude to neighbors, friends, and fellow citizens for their support during his absence and political changes. The speech emphasizes independent judgment, mutual respect, and heartfelt thanks to attendees.
An OCR fragment blends grocery ads for Liverpool ships and Philadelphia stock with a political tirade. It juxtaposes low prices on staples like cat and commonware and feathers with a lengthy critique of early administration, patronage, and Dismissals, arguing government power should serve the people, not a monarch. It moves from commerce to philosophy, illustrating era tensions while naming places like Philadelphia and Pittsburg and noting stock, laws, and printers.
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