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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1883
Page
2
The Register notes its large circulation with over many copies, claiming advantages as an advertising medium. It emphasizes broad reach across Virginia and Eastern Ohio, positioning itself as a premier local newspaper resource for advertisers.
A detailed account critiques Long Branch spectacle where fashion and gaming draw crowds. It describes social behavior of women, public amusements, and a thief case surrounding a milliner, with notes on manners and societal judgments in a 19th century seaside resort context.
A long local tale recounts Ellen Foley, daughter of Teter Foley, and the Pittsburgh ranch episode amid her inheritance dispute. Notes describe Foley’s death leaving belts of property and a claim by frail kin, with details of witnesses, social stir, and planned community events tied to the fortune tale.
The note details communion services planned for Saturday and Sunday at the Ad Church, with community members Harrison and Carson involved. It mentions Lr. Cazsee continuing local business, Wise Bearman promoting a voyage, and plans for establishing an enterprise in Leekwood, with references to Mary Anger and Proekytertin Whureh. The piece also lists W.O Bultevil in Colersia, A. Green representing Cincinnati Commerce, and remarks on Foraker and Dewey Hiltes at upcoming meetings.
A garbled OCR passage mentions people and places such as McClassban and Bellaire and references a foot race with prize money. It reads as a jumbled report with broken names, dates, and actions, lacking clear coherence or a single verifiable event.
A Wheeling restaurateur, Heymann, hosts a community Sabbath gathering with guests from St. Clairsville and Belmont. Local residents including Miss Lite Smfimea, Aonan McClure, and Norah Myers, plus teachers and students, attend camp meetings, schooling notes, and regional social updates. The Belmont County Democratic ticket receives favorable mention ahead of a county committee rally.
Amateur notes recount a 1578 diary style travel narrative near Fairfax Stone and the Potomac boundary between Virginia and Maryland. It mentions Fort Pendleton, coal deposits, the Davis railroad region, fishing for trout, river scenes, and comments on the West Virginia rail line and local surveying. The writer remarks on local landscape, weather, and early industry as well as personal reflections about health products and commerce.
Special to the Rovinter Movsreyina August 11 1965 recalls the early days of the Marshall county prison in Wheeling the makeshift 60s era stockade of boards with guard boxes atop and the first superintendent McFadden. It details the Monk's Raid and daring escapes by Woodson Crews and others, the tragedies and lessons leading to a permanent building, with notes on local figures, property issues, and forthcoming local notices from Marshall County.
Local items report a bustling West Virginia community scene with business plans, housing demand, and a coming railroad. Correspondent discusses city pride, enterprise hopes, and the seventh annual fair in Clarksburg while noting deaths, engagements, and social visits among residents.
Local communications describe transportation gaps and civic concerns. Citizens react to fewer excursion trains to Monodville while county residents seek services, and a new clerk joins Charles Vanpelt’s store. Community figures, religious services, and a Buckeye Works roof fire are noted amid disrupted daily life.
A Macon correspondent reports Mr. J A May, an employee of Schofield’s iron works, praising Swift’s Specific for curing a long illness described as mercurial rheumatism and blood poisoning. The letter claims dramatic recovery, weight gain, and health restoration after using the remedy, with Mr May offering to answer inquiries.
A reader from Boston Massachusetts reports a kidney and liver complaint improvement after using Hunt’s Remedy from a local drug store. The testimonial notes partial recovery after eight weeks and recommends the medicine to friends as highly beneficial.
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