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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1896
Page
10
A fragment on the Reed campaign celebrates the first production of the year for a Red White and Blue campaign button. The note mentions Tim and Olney in a Cape Cod fish context, with garbled phrasing surrounding the event.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a chaotic narrative with names like Godienty Motti, Reger, Hay, and Corey. It hints at a polar journey, artful buttons, and scattered dialogue about characters, orders, and a distant event, all in a period newspaper voice.
A long tale from a bicycle seller discusses silver and gold wheels chosen by prominent figures. Helen Gould, Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, and Mrs Astor are named among buyers. Bar Harbor and country houses are mentioned as wheels are shipped to elite households.
Citizens scan the craze as campaign buttons flood shops with a five cent price. A designer button shows "I am a Democrat" on white with a black silk lettering, drawing collectors and party workers alike. The Reed button remains the rarest coveted piece among collectors, while streets soon buzz with bright insignia of leadership and party.
A fragment recounts an encounter in which Crane is warned about a bold, influential figure who hints at shaping a dramatic theatrical project. The ambush appears to involve a tall, anxious man and a promise to help secure funding while pressuring Crane to reveal or discard the work. The scene ends with a sudden confrontation and a hurried departure.
Dim R, Gen Grant tell a Civil War tale of a soldier in a regiment famed for asking favors. Grant remarks the man is the most troublesome plan in the Union army. The reply humorously confounds the general's jab, revealing a comic misunderstanding.
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