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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1895
Page
9
Fragments from a Stone & Thomas advertisement describe a holiday sale in the Toilet Department with jumbled text and unclear items. The readable parts hint at discounts and a promotional focus but lack coherent details or complete product names.
Uncertain catalog text describes a large sale of gift books, rugs, carpets, lace curtains, and clothing. It highlights being the largest selection in the state with prices noted for moquette rugs, fur hearth rugs, lace stretchers, and various jackets and capes. Emphasizes value, urging comparison with competitors.
China dept offers 1 million dozen Carlesbad cups and saucers and matching pieces never sold before at 13e sale price for holiday deals. White covered items and decorating china are promoted along with bon-hon dishes tea sets and decorative vases, with limited time implied.
A fragmented note mentions a game tied score with unclear names and teams. Readable elements point to a game result but many details are obscured by OCR errors. The item appears as a brief sports snippet from a local paper with no definitive participants.
Umbrellas and frames described in an old ads listing prices and materials. Highlights include highly polished Frenele Uy Drenden and Rubtsor finicium designs, Paragon frame options, and yardwood harmonizers. Local shop notes emphasize quality and varied frame types with retail costs in shillings.
An 1860s style column blends theater previews with public tastes, praising stars like Florence Davenport and commenting on ladies, babies, and fashion. The narrator shares reactions to performances, gender roles, and society’s gaze while drifting into personal anecdotes and social observations.
Chicago reports a plotted assassination of Joseph Hissmaler, a former Chicago citizen, in Matagalpa Nicaragua, with his estate confiscated by local authorities. Congressman Cooke and Dr Henry Geiger press for proof of U.S. citizenship, while Minister Baker notes the estate’s seizure and calls for a fuller international response. The tale ties to State Department astonishment and a curatorship approved by Nicaragua, amid alleged looting and unsolved lynching of the principal suspect.
Washington observers discussed Mills's proposal to regulate silver and gold in response to Treasury policy and export questions. The exchange centered on whether maintaining gold reserves or silver payments would protect the government and currency, with emphasis on notes, exchange, and potential premium shifts. The discussion highlighted differing views on monetary policy and the impact on price stability and export dynamics.
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