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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1882
Page
4
A yearlong plan aims to increase the paper’s reach across the city. A biographical sketch of Hon. Jai EB Kesna, Third District congressman and young national figure, is featured, drawn from a contributor’s access to his youth and career.
A detailed plan proposes diverting a creek through a hill near Eurenth Street to form a river reach at Market Street and the Sixth Seventh street block. Estimated cost around one hundred thousand dollars with four hundred thousand in stone value, three bridges, and potential rail and wagon connections. objections include possible bar formation and water quality concerns.
A collage of quips and gossip from a late 19th century notices page. It lampoons politics and social mores, jokes about theater, romance, lawyers, and a Paris dentist, with snide asides about public figures and fashion. The fragmentary text hints at national whimsy and urban rumors.
Travelogue style account of a December journey from Wheeling to San Francisco via the Central Pacific. Describes vast landscapes from plains and deserts to mountains, snowfields, and desert towns. Notes dramatic scenery, large engineering feats, and encounters with diverse peoples and cities including Santa Fe and Nevada mining regions. Contains oblique historic and religious reflections and a sense of frontier expansion.
A local commentary laments speculative corners in property for a proposed steel plant. It warns that greed may price out genuine interests and push the project to Ohio, as residents resist being cornered for private gain and seek fair site values.
Vermont now reports 1,000,000 cubic feet of marble produced this year valued at over 2.2 million dollars. Over 2,300 workers are employed in quarries and mills, with 1,000 cars required to transport the marble, reflecting the sector’s rapid expansion since 1870.
A fragment from The Wurkiaxe Revistas notes Mr. Conkling seen briefly at Chamberlain's. It praises his imposing presence, sharp gaze, and strong features while lampooning rival figures and lampooning public figures with satirical remarks about Carvell and Arthur. Opinions split on Conkling’s future influence, with predictions of tall tales or bold moves in the Union.
A Victorian Philadelphia feature describes wedding rehearsals led by bishops and clergy. Couples practice every gesture from aisle entrance to vows, with multiple trial runs for train, posture, and timing. A Holy Trinity wedding noted an exchange of rings and a kiss before the congregation. Then a profile of millionaire Winans in London recounts his aversion to ocean crossing, his wealth tied to London real estate, love of circuses, and a stunt where he buys every seat for himself and a companion to attend a performance.
The Los Angeles Daily Commercial cites enormous California farms with tens of millions in value and hundreds of thousands of acres. It notes distant ranches in the southern state and references figures for Don MM Ban, Clara Carr, Miller, Gen., and related properties amid a broader discussion of land wealth.
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