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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1897
Page
9
A Chicago topic spread through political and social chatter as columnists discuss educated women and marriage. Critics claim progressivism clashes with traditional roles, while defenders argue education elevates choice. The rhetoric touches McKinley era politics, labor policy, tariff talk, and gender expectations, weaving a broad portrait of public sentiment.
The new bank building, except for finishing touches, is completed and a reception and exhibit of the banking room will be held next Saturday. The article details design features, furnishings, and the staff including Henry Schumihack as president and John F. Fil as cashier, with contractors listed for stone work, plastering, and painting.
Mr James Frater of Calhoun county arrived in Wheeling seeking a loan on his farm. He described a 100 acre tract with 40 acres cleared and a two story house, but there is a deed of trust for fourteen dollars and a quarter. Lenders offered six percent per month, with one offering a potential thirty five to one hundred dollars. The scene underscored market peculiarities and civic concerns about sidewalks and local enterprise.
The Opera House orchestra at Wheeling Park Casino will present a grand May 10 program enriched by foreign talent including Jacob Sauerwein and the Pittsburg Symphony musicians. Star soloists George Albert Holden tenor, Mrs. Williams, and H Grimm add to a lineup promising a superb blend of instrumental and vocal performances. The article also notes the new riverfront park improvements and local promotions.
An old ad style notice advertises bargains in carpets and linoleum from F Schmeichel and Son. It humorously critiques self-made testimonials and mentions H W Ewalt as an optician and Fridel & Co for lamps.
A fragment lists various firms connected with a Wheeling project including Glittine, Mansberger & Lois for carpenter work and Kileves, Kraft & Co for marble work, Thomas Phteburg for vault fittings, Hall Safe and Lock Co of Cincinnati for deco work, Keystone Art Decorating Co of Pittsburgh for furniture and interior fittings, Sextro Furniture of Cincinnati for window guards, and Y. Mote Tron Works of New York.
United States attention centers on a vast music convention to be held in New York City June 24. West Virginia plans strong musical representation led by Mrs. Frank Hupp, with committees from public schools and colleges detailing methods and culture. The program showcases orchestras, cantatas, and lectures featuring prominent figures such as Dudley Buck and George Coleman Gow, reflecting a nationwide gathering of musicians and educators.
Auctioneer Haller sold the Woods property lot No 9 on twenty-ninth street for 1400 dollars and a small lot to Buena Vista occupied by William McCormick for 100 dollars plus an interest in a tract on Peters’ tun to J A Maxwell for 1200 dollars. The D M Alexander farm near Greggsville was bid up to 28 dollars per acre. sale adjourned to June 6. Washington dispatch notes Heskit named postmaster at Savage West Virginia.
An advertisement touts Professor J. M. Nyon Munyou Nerve Cure for nervous exhaustion and related symptoms. It claims it strengthens nerves, improves memory, and relieves insomnia with a $1 price. Also promotes dry goods at L Metz and a Wash-Jeff Green Club concert at the Opera House with other local ads for wallpaper and John Friedel & Co.
Funeral notices for multiple individuals list deaths in April at Pearl Harbor and surrounding areas. Names include Farreliaal Moundeville W Vin Sarum Abril, Clare May infant, Kobert Kay Ineweed Weeks, and others. Services are at family residences and Mt Calvary cemetery with interments and wakes described.
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