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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1897
Page
7
In Steudenville and Spaubexville on an April evening, a series of fires and chaotic events disrupted daily life. Firefighters battled blazes as residents debated causes, with officials and neighbors affected by smoke, alarms, and evacuations across multiple streets and blocks.
Mrs. Mary A. Boyle of Bellaire visits relatives in Washington. The Nagareth Baptist church on North Lingulin will host a three morning revival. Rev. Chas. Neon from Indianapolis, famed Tay preacher, will address the congress. Several misprints and social dances are noted, with attendees from Pittsburg and nearby towns, about four hundred people at a dance hosted by local church members.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestion problems and related diseases. It claims the product strengthens digestion and prevents consumption, blood and skin diseases, and nervous troubles, praising its blood-building, nerve-tonic effects and noting endorsements from users. It also touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a safe gentle remedy for constipation.
April 2 update from Sistersville includes Clint Moore and J. J. Met traveling to Wheeling for a social function, M. R. Wells and H. La Scrafford visiting for company affairs, Nora Hadidax returning home to Marietta, Earl West recovering from typhoid fever, and West Virginia Tool Company boilers tested successfully with steam on their machinery.
In Bellaire the steel, enamelling, and stamping works ran steadily with no breaks and high wages. The new enamelling facility operates at full capacity while demand grows for ware and fixtures. Community notices include a successful Catholic bazaar, a young band's progress, and efforts by local families and clubs. health updates and upcoming events fill the social calendar.
The edition records pay day on the bell, a summer dress worn, several drunks before Hia Honor in Police Court, a large raft of lumber downriver, and yesterday’s warmest day with 86 degrees at Schuepf’s. Three Police Court cases ended with a hill sentence, suspension, and fines. A marriage license issued for Daciel McRobie and Maggie Brown, both natives of Grafton. State v. Goetze upholds Circuit Court in cigarette cases declaring cigarette law unconstitutional. J E Giffin buys T H Higgins photo gallery. O Neill’s gallery artist backed by Dana. Eighth ward firemen responded to a blaze at Dannenber’s stable on Chapline street. minimal damage from a rubbish pile fire.
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