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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1894
Page
4
Excursion ads to Wheeling Park and Atlantic City outline rail and ship options with fares and schedules. Local notices describe summer sales, property stakes, lot sales, street naming, and hotel completion plans amid city development.
Dr. B L Ashbrooke returns from a long tour across the United States and into Oregon Washington and British Columbia. He recounts weather harshness flood damage cattle losses and mining towns decimated by the silver downturn. The voyage includes Cascade Locks Hood River and Vancouver before a final stop in Victoria and Vancouver.
A Thursday visit to Wheeling Laundry at 55 and 87 Eleventh street reveals a steam cleaning process from wash to press. Machines include three large washers, centrifugal extractor, 40 minute dry cycle, starch room, multiple ironing lines, and folding for delivery. The Hyatt system powers rinsing and heating, while the shop makes its own soap. Agencies extend to several towns to assure top quality work for Farm readers.
The West Virginia State Fair Association in Wheeling plans a grand 1894 fair with major expansions across industries and agriculture. A strong rail network and low fares encourage farmers to visit September 7 to 17 for ideas, markets, and observation of global progress. Damages suit filed over a bridge and hotel railing. A fire at Robert Kyle’s plumbing shop caused minor damage. Wheeling cyclers announce a country outing with basket lunches, planning a community ride and gathering.
Handsome monuments by J Muldoon Co. at Wheeling cemeteries attract visitors with a grand granite column memorial for Emma Britt’s grave and other works at Greenwood. A Shields of Honor grand picnic at Mozart Park next Saturday features a street parade, races, a bicycle contest with prizes, a cake walk, and marshals J G Mayberry and others. events run from park lunch to market crossings and finish at Jaropala Street with a welcome at Moonville Camp Ground August 15–19.
A fragment notes a location at No 7 Six ja street in the market area linked to Been 3c per glass or a similar listing. The readable text is limited with unclear context and items.
Fragmented notice lists waste sale terms at 1Ull Male street with reference to weekly paper, August timing, and a West Virginia Company address 1318 Water street, plus a warehouse corner near Twenty-pine street and a phone number 661.
R J M Fawcett announces Persia Limited to provide eye ear nose and throat services with new location in Wheeling West Virginia. The notice lists principals and field of specialty and invites inquiries from the public.
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