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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1882
Page
3
James argues Our Army should receive ample pensions. He portrays Tecumseh Treap as a bold defender of veterans benefits while urging liberal pension policies to honor service and sustain troops in retirement.
A long readable fragment recalls tenants and a retiring occupant in a multi generation residence. The narrator notes moving away reasons and a landlord asking about rent while describing a nearby haunting and sounds in the house. Names and precise places are obscured but the scene captures a shared living space and neighborly observations.
Fragmented narrative follows a man who rises from humble beginnings to significant wealth through paper and cable ventures. He eyes new enterprises, builds fortunes, and faces personal scandal and decline. The tale intertwines ambition, a seaside upbringing, and a dramatic public downfall with dramatic prose and blunt imagery.
A lengthy 19th century commission report urges total abstinence from intoxicants, citing national drink costs and Irish conditions. It contrasts British alcohol use, argues abstinence as heroic charity, and praises Irish abstinence societies as key to social reform and religious virtue.
In Granger Ploughing and Axe culture notes from Laewren West Virginia on August 1 describe vast forests of 40 000 acres with tall poplars and white oaks, and abundant black walnut and cherry. The region also hides coal veins six to twelve feet thick, with locals mining ineffectively and a poverty that contrasts with the area’s natural wealth. The narrative moves through rustic farms, rough houses, and a night endured in a dreary mountain home, highlighting hardship alongside potential riches.
A group of young holidaymakers on Bralt Lake turned a quiet outing into a humorous tangle of lines and fish. While a couple joked about future life together, miscast hooks and a sudden pull upended the boat and sent fish and lovers into the lap of danger. The mishap prompted neighboring anglers to intervene as the boat drifted, leaving the party chastened and vow to avoid fishing during leisure moments. The piece closes with commentary on life insurance in the International Review, noting its financial protection for families if a breadwinner dies.
A report on a series of faith cures led by Dr Cal lia and Rev Dr W E Morden at Orchard Beach. Witnesses describe dramatic recoveries from consumption and tumors, with prayer-sustained healings credited to divine influence. Notable figures include Mrs Wheeler, Mrs Mix, Olive Heald, and others across Switzerland and Britain connected to the faith cure movement.
A garbled OCR passage discusses various religious bodies including the Methodist and Roman Catholic churches, and references to bishops, pulpit authority, and loyalty to the English crown. It mentions bishops and clergy in Leeds and Manchester, the Pope, and debates on theology amid secular concerns, with scattered names and dates.
The article describes Dr Cully in Boston offering faith cures at his office during regular hours. People attend daily to be prayed over, with gatherings at faith sites on Beacon Hill. The pastor Grad says the cure is straightforward and asks readers to seek prayer for healing.
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