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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1896
Page
9
Freckled faced boy Jim Mullon defies peers by stealing, smoking a pipe, and winning over a village through grit. A Texas steer runoff, a daring lariat catch, and a rodeo style rescue frame his rise from trouble to notoriety in a rural community.
A dramatic western scene unfolds as a bronc buckles and a rider named Jim fights to regain control. Cattle surge, a steer charges, and amid roaring chaos a spectator recalls Minnie and the danger of the fray. The chase spills into village streets as onlookers watch the perilous struggle between man and horned foe.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a salvage or clearance sale with prices 12.50 10.00 7.50 and 5.09. claim that losses are not carried over and suits were involved, but details are unclear. Local context and items remain unspecified due to damaged text.
White parasols trimmed in chif fon Dresden and Persian silk fair 2308 are advertised as some of the best styles. Parasols previously priced at 3 and 2 dollars now reduced to small figures. higher priced 6 50 5 00 5 90 and 4 00 also marked down.
Silk business thrives as orders pour in from the surrounding country this week. The store reports high demand for lace embroidery mull hats and related headgear, with fast selling stock and rapid turnover as customers rush to purchase.
An item lists garden hose stock at a 1 to 2 cent quality, mentions heavy quality hose reels cut to 450, and notes an immense bargain with hammocks. A few percent returned to the chaser of Hat Wehoe, with unclear phrasing remaining from the damaged text.
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