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Newspaper

Wheeling Sunday Register

Location

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1897

Page

10

Bellaire Heel Works to Reach 780000 Expenditures

Industrial and labor notes report that improvements at the Bellaire steel plant in the Ohio Valley are projected to total 780000 dollars, making it a premier facility. When finished the plant is to produce 1000 to 1200 tons daily, with completion targeted for early September.

Tife Bellaire Ohio Valley Mourdayillr Ohio Valley China Company North Wheeling Lrvde Wheeling Lake Kirin Conmany Martin's Ferry Bridgeport Peres J. Neaumont Betn Perlmandent Beaumont Glass Company John P. Lake Quero Ure Tadyour Mesens Stephen Hipkins A. J. Binith Marties Perry Fr. Park Woherling George W. Xent Relinis

Fragmented voice of a child worker in a hard scrabble town

The text paints a bleak scene of a child or youth speaking about hardship, labor, and schooling. It hints at early work, limited time for education, and a harsh, repetitive daily routine. Names and places are unclear, leaving a rough impression of poverty and struggle.

Secret Orders Masonry Activity Reports and Plans

Two Masonry bodies met last week with small attendance. Lodge officers were installed and new work planned for summer months. Upcoming meetings include Wheeling Union Chapter on Monday, Bates Lodge Thursday with several candidates, and Nelson Lodge's semi monthly comp. The Western counties mission and a trip by Dr. J W Fawcett of Charity Chapter Rose Croix were noted. Eastern Star Miriam Chapter reports enthusiasm for a trolley party on the 13th with preparations and car arrangements.

Committees of Atlantic W. Franthelm Summittie Falt Eat Wheeling Steel Works Podditos Youngstown Idina Tel Drndae Port Cootinues Warwick Wheeling Bist Cuilo Lodge Everning Bro. T. G. Jenkins Luther W. Blayney Evering Wheeling Union Iark Bates Lodge Nelson Lodge No Rome No. Oh Srhbeek Seyteumber J. W. Fawcett Charity Rose Cruix Golden Gate Wenteen Temple Mont Avery Ae

The Cow Objected and Other Humorous Skits From Town

A collage of comic exchanges and jokes from the Plain Dealer and other papers. Panels include a Sundays school picnic tale with a cow scene, flippant banter about babies and names, a hammock quip, a child’s letter, a fashion note about a rainy day costume, and light snippets from Puck and Harper’s.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Changes at the La Belle nail factory labor shifts

The La Belle company cut twenty nailers then planned a restart with ten waited workers and ninety nine machines. Some old workers were rehired while others faced layoff, as the plant resumes with a steadier run and more machines under one pay scale, reducing local employment.

la Betle Company

Construction of La Belle Tin Mill Under Way

Ground broken for the La Belle Tin Mill on the south side site. Contracts go to Thomas Coffee for excavation, McGranagan & Co. for brickwork, and Totten & Hoe for machinery. Union Mills predicts a nationwide wage-scale rise. Great Western Tin Plate Co and Cornish Iron Co sign the year’s scale and resume work.

Potters H. W. Gauding General Labor la Belle la Belle Company Thomas Coffee McGranagan Totten & Hoe, Tt Union Mills Arsuming M. M. Garland Amalgamated Association Union Whitaker Top Garland Great Western Tin Pilate Company Joliet, Til Corne’s Iron Company Massillon United States

The Brown Man Marries Nora Guare in Irish Tale

In a remote Munster glen Nora Guare meets the Brown Man who offers wealth and marriage. They wed, travel to Mangerton Mountain, and she endures a grim life in a stark estate with a cold husband. After nightly summons and fear, Nora follows to a churchyard grave where a mysterious shadow rises, guiding her toward escape from a fate she resists.

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Digestive Tablets Promised Aid for Delicate Infants

A long advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, pleasant remedy to improve infant digestion and growth. It cites a Buffalo affidavit claiming the tablets saved a two month old's life, and urges use in all babies for better nourishment, appetite, and vitality.

Buffalo Erie County N. Y Stuart W. T. Dethlopf Henry Karis Erie Co

Ab and the Brown Man Incident Reported in New York News

A fragmented OCR passage recalls a violent scene involving a man attacking a woman with a horse at night. Blood spurted and she soon died, with the Brown Man and a dog present in a grim supper scene as described in a New York News snippet.

Eiue Ste Nora Jeuve Sas Nora Guare New York

Slagia Co announces grain and fur trade opening

In a terse notice Slagia & Co. shows an opening for grain and related trade, listing preparations and tentative timing. The fragment hints at a formal market launch but lacks full details on location or schedule.

Why Go to Alaska When You Can Buy Here

An ad touts local shoe store deals claiming unbeatable value and a wide selection. It promises men’s and women’s footwear, including latest styles, at discounts up to 50. It highlights sale prices around 360, with mentions of calfskin, canary, and heavy shoes, and notes a large stock of terms like “40 pairs.”

Jacob Klingaroa Vic Aiktore Wwe

Ladies' Department stocks new Groen Ki Shore items

The ladies department reports receipt and sale of Groen Ki Shore garments priced at Ol. Closure of the ladies' tailor room is announced with a focus on closet paneling and street display.

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