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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1883
Page
3
A reader recounts visiting Garfield birthplace and memory sites in Ohio, tracing his humble origins from the farm to the Little Church of God, the gravesite vault, and the graveside rites. The piece emphasizes Garfield's family, modest upbringing, and enduring impact on his hometown.
In a floodlit parlour on Christmas Eve, Beryl meets Pansy Perkins as the Widow and child endure poverty. Mrs Mes Closkiy urges kindness, while Milolosskey rich heiress Mot’loskey bribes happiness with a secret Christmas gift and a dramatic promise that a brighter life awaits Pansy, amid fragile family hopes and social contrasts.
A collage of social satire on New York society invites, dinners, and ballroom mores. Vignettes recount invitations, the cost of entertaining, a dramatic crosscarriage of a couple, and a handful of wedding annals.
A fragmented account from a local paper recalls a plaza tragedy with garbled phrases and unclear names. The readable bits reference tobacco juice tainting something amid a scene with Becca and Riouelt mentioned in a cryptic exchange.
A historical note describes a staged social game in Larainie W T where women arrange in a line and men enter to choose chairs while blindfolded others react. The article reflects old country social customs and mentions a winter event popular in Wyoming with moral concerns raised by observers.
A Mobile reader reports a rare solstice like sky event described as Smooch suns, observed at a coastal latitude with two diameters visible in one horizon. The account notes arc waters, a range circle, and a neutral atmosphere, detailing the unusual solar display and its brief prominence.
OCR scraps reveal diverse quotes from Boston to San Francisco about neighborly judgments, a Lincoln anecdote, and a Midwest letters page. The text sketches varied voices, cultural scenes, and a Don Manuel profile with weapons and festivals, ending in a note on zeal and intolerance.
A crowded Upper city inn hosts a December poker night where famed players like Dorsey and visiting Cheri gamble for large pots. The chatter recalls Civil War era figures and political bluffing, ending with Dorsey losing big and a young man avenging a debt through a dramatic confrontation.
A garbled report details multiple domestic conflicts and murders from a past era. It mentions a jilted lover, a man who hanged himself after a quarrel, a woman who tried to poison a rival, and several other violent acts. Names, places, and connections are obscured by OCR errors, but the piece centers on crime driven by jealousy and betrayal in various communities. The narrative weaves through personal vendettas, attempted marriages, and fatal shootings, all framed as sensational incidents from a broader historical context.
Fragmentary OCR depicts a confused tale about Jefferson Davis, General Taylor, and a daughter, with mentions of a rickety conveyance near Murt's Mill, Grant county, and Dunleith. The text references slavery, personal loyalties, and alleged conflicts, but many names and places are garbled, yielding no clear event or attribution.
A 13 year old boy, Jos tae Martin, reportedly fell into a shaft at the Teighthope pit in Chestes county yesterday afternoon while retrieving a bead. He dropped about a hundred feet and sustained severe injuries. efforts to rescue him were described as ongoing.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mrs Langtay and a possible incident, with garbled phrases about Poland, slaughter, and a family item. Details are unreadable. no clear names or events emerge to establish a concise report.
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