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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1897
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment records a notice involving Graves' Son and parish matters. It references rolls of calling and a halt by a local board or authority, with uncertain dates or names due to garbled text.
Fragmented local column reports numerous names and places including Belmont, Parkersburg, Wheeling, and Newport. Mentions of a diphtheria case, family visits, social calls, a bull at Belmont, a drilling scheme for four well beds, a bank bookkeeper, and preparations for a New York excursion via Pennsylvania Lines.
Gossips in a thriving Httia town near Wheeling discuss marriages of prominent social and business figures. The couple wed about two years ago amid a disparity in ages, with secrecy and social pressure shaping ongoing conflict. Husband’s jealousy and family opposition fueled public speculation, while many townspeople echoed suspicions and commented on the couple’s troubled union.
Community memories and social notices fill the page with names and brief mentions. Residents such as Mrs Hollaway and son Winter, Prof J S Donagety, Miss Nell Whiting, and Mr Louis Matahaech figure among visitors, relocations, and family events. Unclear fragments reference hospital visits and new homes, with lingering details about University of Pennsylvania connections and local exchanges.
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