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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1896
Page
4
A garbled OCR style note mentions a theater drama, several names such as Sally, Roary and Jenny, and scattered phrases about tables, wrappers, and a sale. The text is fragmented with unclear actions and lacks a coherent event or place to summarize clearly.
Fragmented local notices list court sessions, club events, marriage licenses, a suicide, a police incident, a special sale of muslin underwear, and a supreme court mood. Names include Livia Smith, Thomas Robinson, Kittle West, Horst Cross Reytann, Mary Lewis, Mary McCahan, James Metnbon Jr, and Geo. W Snoock & Co. with addresses and venues at Letahus Hall and BON TON closely referenced. The item mixes legal, social, and commercial items typical of a mid 19th century town record.
Citizens await annual financial statement amid rumors of higher 1896 taxes. Reporters say city accounts for the past year are incomplete, with department figures withheld and taxpayers left in the dark as council prepares to vote on a natural gas ordinance and related tax measures.
What you want is to save your laundry done without injury to the tines and to have it done neatly and promptly. The White Swan Laundry Serogeins and Moser proprietors offer exceptional facilities for work of this character. Satisfaction guaranteed. View and works No 0 Tenth Street. Do not fill to attend special sale of
Oil reports from the Sistersville field indicate several wells expanding production. The Kyle farm near Indian Creek shows a 35 barrel per day output rising hourly, with plans to drill further wells and push development across the region. Major players include Carter Company of Standard, Belmont Oil on Winter farm, and Philadelphia Gas Company, as crews widen pipelines and connect new gassy wells. West Virginia oil activity is described as in its infancy with brisk operations and growing interest in nearby leases and gas takeouts.
An advertisement touts Munyon remedies with claims of rapid relief for rheumatism dyspepsia asthma and headaches among others. It lists various cures with prices typically 25 cents and promotes a “Guide to Mearth” and personal letters from a Philadelphia architect offering a free medical guide.
A large building at Alley Six and Market Street is being torn down as workers demolish the rear portion. Front structure at 2 Marketstrom will follow, paving the way for a modern building. Residents resisted leaving but were eventually displaced as walls were removed to ceiling level.
Special to the Roetter Charleston West Virginia January 11 The Supreme Court issued orders including a petition for writ of error refused in State vs Marion Tevant from Monongalia county Also Grove et al from Grant county granted writ of error and supers 3 bond set at 200 dollars Prohibition argued and submitted for Pack's Branch Paint Creek Tailread Company allowing condemnation proceedings for land right of way in Fayette county
Robert W. Charlton son of Jide J. Charlton dies at 12:45 from typhoid fever complications. He served as deputy sheriff of Marion County and was well liked. Funeral service set for Monday at 2 pm from the M. E. Church. wife left to mourn.
A local advertisement lists superior canned and preserved goods with low prices. Items include peaches pears corn apricots and cherries, with references to hand picked produce and standard California apricots. The notice cites Seeler and Metznet as purveyors.
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