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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1895
Page
6
A scrambled OCR page outlines shifts in the textile industry with mentions of new imports, pricing, and production lines. It references factories, workers, pipe fittings, and evolving market demand, citing locations, companies, and figures, though details are fragmented.
A long excerpt outlines the source and trade of caviar from the Don and Volga regions, noting its fishing grounds, processing, and export to Western Europe and America. It describes sturgeon fishing methods, preservation, and market prices, with commentary on quality and availability in the United States.
Football crowds surged as the Tigers faced Western University. The Tigers and Vigilants battled to a near even match in a delayed postgame, with disputed victory claims and calls for better crowd control. Peter Maher impressed in parts while warnings about police protection marred the contest. Boxing and bowling notes show Brownies leading the champions in a tight race. A dual baseball league plan for next season is quietly being prepared.
Wheeling Commandery No 1 held a large monthly conclave with Knights Templar Red Cross and Malta work. Bates Lodge No 33 conferred Entered Apprentice on a candidate. Mc Daniel Lodge of Perfection had routine business with no new candidates. Upcoming meetings indicate multiple degrees and officer elections. Miriam Chapter No 1 anticipates full attendance. Wildey Rebekah and No 2 lodge prepare for initiation and year-end reports. Odd Fellowship notices plus a domestic humor snippet from New York Herald conclude.
A historical overview details cocoanut introduction and spread along Florida’s coast. It notes 250000 trees on the east coast, early plantings at Key West, and the 1888 first imports from the Philippines and Marianne Islands. It explains varieties, cultivation challenges, and uses from meat to fiber to medicinal and culinary roles across Pacific and Caribbean cultures.
Barrows and Buckenberger visited last week and indicated the eight city list will surprise the public. They stated the fair grounds are likely site for the park and supported a canvass fence around the grounds as proposed in the Register. Jepworth.
Sir George Newnes, noted English businessman, yachtsman, and patron of chess, plans a rival challenge for the America’s Cup once the Dunraven dispute settles. once a tool seller and publisher, he rose to wealth via Strand Magazine and other ventures and now leads British chess and yachting circles with a NY-Brooklyn match suggested.
A fragmented notice describes a dubious offer from a Drug Company promising free medicine and care at a Wherline clinic run by “The Workingmass,” Bankers, Preachers, and Ladies and Children. It claims no charge for care and medicines, urging residents to trust a local team and open hours, while hinting at broad access to cures and treatments.
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