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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1895
Page
9
Twenty pieces of all wool warp novelty cloth offered at January price twenty five cents each, regular value fifty cents. Also twenty eight pieces Smiths Moqette Coy pets, described as finest mace with a stated but garbled price evident as a sale or savings figure.
A lengthy feature details Dr. Gibier's anti diphtheria serum produced through Pasteur Institute methods. It describes lab facilities, the production process from throat microbe to toxine, horse immunization, and distribution to New Orleans and other cities. Officials urge careful use under Board of Health certificates while noting ongoing supply to physicians.
In Steubenville during the holidays a lively week featured church music, school treats, and multiple entertainments. The Western University Glee Club performed, the Germania Turnverein showed a risqué revue, and many dances and receptions followed. Local weddings, divorces, and civic events included Clara Hardy seeking divorce from David Hardy and a marriage near Uniontown, Pa.
January 4 report from Steela 006 notes the Ohio River railroad shop force has been reduced and daily hours cut from nine to eight. ten workers have already been removed from various departments. Hoop's Pitts is advertised as a family tonic for chartic and liver health.
A historical note describes simple tests by John Liddewy of the St. Louis Fire Department and A. J. O'Reilly on incandescent lamps and fire risk. Under certain conditions the lamp can ignite wood when in contact or proximity, with observed browning and smoke in oak and white pine specimens, and a lamp cover bursting after exposure. Findings suggest lamp heat and material contact can start fires even at candle power in some setups.
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