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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1883
Page
8
Local notices advertise useful presents from Brothers at 1140 Male Street including embroidered slippers ladies and children's shoes and warm infant footwear. Promotions promise a free plush black mirror with purchases on December 24 and a sale on clothing and furnishings at lower prices than competitors.
In a noisy Bridgeport district report, A J Osbourne aka Asbirne faces charges for alleged postal fraud involving canceled stamps and anonymous letters. Police testified of letters sent through local offices, with handwriting analysis and postmaster testimony. Separate burglaries and a market-break-in are described, with suspects and court actions noted, including trials and bail adjustments.
A fragmented readers’ letters section reflects mixed belief in Santa Claus and childhood Christmas memories. The piece blends personal recollections with marketplace notes and local ads for holiday gifts and shop recommendations, mentioning Santa, Kringle, and childhood wonder. It references Christmas shopping at Bridgeport stores, gift ideas, and local retail promotions for festive time.
A Rauures reporter spoke with Captain L Woodmansee about the Supreme Court ruling freeing Mr. List from the Grant House purchase contract. Woodmansee accepts the decision, noting the price bid by Mr. Lins at 22700 was not considered, and that List may still contest terms. The article describes bidder Tingle, Mother Lewis, and related court expectations, plus local druggists selling stock at Stanton Davenport's.
A long-winded, foggy account praises Wheeling inventors and Captain Ham Davis for a novel dog washing device. It describes the Davis Exterminator, a pet grooming bath that cleans a dog while destabilizing fleas, with mixed anecdotes about public reception, patent notes, and local promotional blurbs for holiday goods and events.
A large fire at New Martinsville yesterday morning consumed the major building of the Pittsburgh Stove Company, located below the town by the creek. The joisting unit was entirely burned, with boilers the only sign of fire. Losses are estimated at 44,000 and fully insured in Pittsburgh firms.
Weeks pass with no trustworthy trace as detectives and citizens exhaust theories. Rumors swirl on whether he vanished amid debt, kidnapping, or court delays, while stores report robberies and a public rush for goods as fear and speculation grow.
A fragmentary newspaper page recounts a street assault rumor involving Vanderbilt's son, a bashful suitor, and a chaotic ledger of odd anecdotes. It also notes shipments of whiskey to rural addressees, a noisy dance at a festival, mischief with a hotel clerk and a dog incident, plus a long parade of local names returning home for Christmas and holiday visits.
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