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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1891
Page
8
The advertisement markets Palione Coakie tea gowns trimmed with cashmere at $1.25 to $4.05 and Ellie Cashammie teas at $0.99, with promotions for See Henri iva fabrics and fancy China silk. It touts daily shipments of cloaks shawls skirts and accessories, emphasizing fair prices and popular styles.
Ory Goode promotes a one week extension on spring jackets reefers and blazers at reduced prices. Only 265 garments remain and a further sale is expected after this period. Stores open Monday morning with 250 units available at 1.50 each.
A garbled local page item reports various names and rumors from Parkersburg and surrounding towns. It mentions court actions, arrests including Cris Biddle and George Engle, athletic events, and community notices. The fragmentary text also notes a funeral, a parade, and a planned game at a tunnel Green venue with multiple unspecific references to residents and officials.
A grand jury is scheduled to convene tomorrow to review pending accusations and consider indictments. Local officials urged patience as proceedings aim to clarify charges and process.
The report details arrests by Ofiver Sculler for Patrick Coppinger and Catharine May for poultry and fornication, each fined four dollars plus costs and imprisoned for ten days. It covers a chaotic docket of criminal cases, real estate auctions, and local notices, highlighting court actions, prosecutors, and penalties in a Wheeling era.
Yesterday morning at seven the hotel’s faucets stopped, and an investigation found no cause. Plumbers spent the day. about six o'clock a pipe was cut and a ten inch Tizard was found, which had to be cut in pieces to extract it.
The copy advertises Wall Maper and Sea holt shawls at John Priede New Spring Shawls and Co SNOOK & CO. The text lists prices and product names with retailer references, signaling a shop sale notice.
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