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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1893
Page
2
The ad thanks patrons for past support and invites shoppers to an early Spring sale starting tomorrow. It promises bargains on remnants, curtains, blankets, wraps, suits, infants wear, children’s clothing, underwear, hosiery, dress goods, trimmings, embroidery, laces, yarn, linens, table cloths, towels, and more. Some goods have risen over 10 percent but will be sold at reduced prices.
An editorial extols Wheeling's Linsly Institute praising its gymnasium and military program. It notes compulsory drills, modern equipment, and a Navy lieutenant supervising military studies. Faculty includes Birch and Briles, with 130+ students enrolled and growth expected. Trustees listed include Campbell and Sweeney.
The Wheeling newspaper reports robust growth of building associations, now eleven active groups with about two thousand five hundred stockholders managing nearly twenty thousand shares. Total weekly dues and premiums approach eight thousand fifty dollars, fueling home building and urban improvement across the city.
J B R Davies won the rifle contest at Mr Butler's Market street gallery with a score of 118 out of 190 in ten shots. Five contestants scored 117, showing strong local interest in rifle practice. The item also notes New Martinsville rats died from frozen tongues after getting stuck to a post digger and rake.
Observer Schnepf, the Opera House draggist, presents a December weather summary: 1 clear day, 11 partly cloudy, 1 cloudy, 3 rainy, 6 snowy. coldest day 28 with 2 degrees above zero. warmest 7 with 31 above. average December temperature 35.5. 1891 average 40.6. rainfall 0.91 inch including one thunder shower. For 1892: 149 fall days, 27 clear, 39 cloudy without ice, 113 rain, 38 snow. coldest Jan 20 and Dec 25 at 2 above. warmest July 24 at 100. yearly average 55.5. 1891 average 56.9. Rainfall 32.74 inches. May heavy rainfall 5.40 inches. October light 0.82. warmest month June 80.3, coldest January 97.9. Also notes on Beecham's Pills and local advertisements for West Virginia Savings and Building Associations and coal from West Virginia Sand Co.
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