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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1892
Page
4
The report describes factory activity at the Northwestern Glass Works and nearby mills in Martins, detailing plans for wage adjustments, looming plant repairs, and potential consolidation. It notes workers being kept on, anticipated production shifts, and negotiations on a broader steel and glass industry alignment affecting Cumberland and Manwood complexes.
In Lee cons Urging Vie Hon Royd Crumrine friends press for appointment to the district judgeship vacated by Judge Kved. A committee including Judged A Menlvaine A M Todd Hon JME Clark and B T Achonon visited the National Capitol to advocate Crane Drumrine with strong support from his backers.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions individuals and places with unclear relationships. It references a return from Louisville, a family, a dance, a corn band, and instruments, but the meaning and sequence are obscured by garbled wording and misspellings.
Robert J. Burdette riffs on prophets and fortune tellers as he recalls hoaxes and humble predictions. He mocks self styled seers, notes the futility of private prophecies, and cites a Washington scene where a rookie legislator’s noisy bid fails to move the Speaker. The piece blends humor, satire, and caution about credulity.
The Sporting Times excerpts from E. D. Fulford declaring four victories in seven contests earned him all the notoriety he wants. He will not shoot except on holidays or charity events and ends match making. The column also covers baseball and boxing notes, trades, and personalities from Boston to Chicago, with reminiscences of Sullivan and other era figures.
A local editor urges speakers to voice prophecies soon warning the end of the world will be seen by all within a century. He notes no living person will reach 1993 except unborn babies yet to be born and jokes about editing efforts to achieve long life.
John Friedel's at 1119 Main Street advertises holiday goods and stove company stock talk as local politics and social items mingle. The page lists candidates for mayor and city offices, nearby visits, church luncheons, and various daily happenings including trades, travel, and family events scattered through town.
A garbled dialogue touches on a crowded scene with colorful slang about a new “Sheeny Annie” and a mysterious manager. mentions a girl in a sky blue dress, a neck pain, a street rumor, and a confrontation over a spilled maple syrup incident.
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