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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1891
Page
10
A jumble of notices, auctions, will of Thomas Sweeney, court cases, sales, and social events dominates the Wheeling Register. The text mentions probate, auctions, and a variety of names, addresses, and upcoming balls, with fragmented references to local businesses, a skating race, and community meetings.
A freight and a passenger engine collided near Terenty Street on the Ohio River railroad causing heavy wreckage between Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh streets. Fireman James Way was injured and a bystander was struck by debris as cattle and livestock spilled from a damaged car. Emergency crews and doctors treated the wounded while track repairs began, with witness accounts blaming the freight crew for excessive speed and failure to heed signals.
The Grand hosted a large gathering for Daisy Bird's farewell amid pre election bustle. Wheeling Elm Grove Railroad directors organized with J. D. Dubois as President and G. D. Gillelan as General Manager. An Evangelistic Hall service at Opera House featured C. W. Sawyer report, Drs. Cunningham Cushing Cooke speakers, and K. H. Parker with Hollan Quartette leading singing.
Rew Adu announces completion of Invole and celebrates strong year end gains with thousands of customers. The firm rebuts competitors claims and asserts it will continue advertising prices and uphold price integrity while entering the new year with renewed vigor.
Real estate transfers left for record at the clerk’s office include a January 17 1591 deed from Charles Schmidt and others to Margaret Schmidt for all title to property with 15 as consideration and a January 9 1801 deed from William A Wilson and wife to Magdalena Larnhart for the northeast quarter of lot 38 in Zac's addition with 1500 as consideration. Also notice of a Book and Stationery Store for sale at 1308 Market Street comprising stock, stationery, novels, office supplies and fixtures offered at less than original cost for immediate disposal.
We have secured several thousand yards of all linen torchon laces offered at the above low prices. A display is in the north window. A large stock of finer grades has been received and will be sold at old prices.
Club announces freight payments for all orders amounting to sixty and upward excluding sugar to any endorsed station three hundred miles from any of its stores.
An OCR style catalog lists numerous items with quirky spellings and prices. Items include standard granulated sugar, prunes, raisins, Valencia raisins, California peaches and apricots, sardines, canned fish, and clothing pins. The text resembles a mid century grocery price sheet with many garbled product names and figures.
To the public a new co partnership, G Meyart & Co, will continue the fur, carriage and upholstery business at 1124 Main Street Wheeling West Virginia. They announce large additions to capacity, a growing Spring line with fine novelties, and prompt mail orders.
A local store advertises a large stock of remnants and end-of-season cooling goods to be sold at half regular price, enticing buyers with substantial discounts as the season ends.
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