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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1897
Page
9
A fragmented Detroit Free Press passage follows a quarrel over a wife’s hat and feminine fashion. Lottie explains millinery ignorance while a husband’s vanity triggers social judgments about women, money, and respect in a crowded avenue scene.
An unclear OCR passage lists names and phrases about a court matter and a Columbus case. It references sentences and a person named Peas with accompanying mixed words. The fragment lacks coherent facts or events to summarize precisely.
The text argues to buy sarsaparilla from a trusted established house, citing Ayer's Sarsaparilla as fifty years on the market. It compares sarsaparilla, tea, and flour to emphasize value and reputation, urging consumers to rely on experienced brands when purchasing commodities their value they do not know.
Readers were entertained with a German operetta and a vaudeville bill at the Grand Opera House yesterday afternoon and evening. The program featured Pete Baker in a German dialect role, tricks and novelty acts, and an animated picture machine.
Jacket prices and CEO updates for M Savon & Co. Booth visits California to remain as commander. Jerusalem merchant Mekroom to clerk in West Virginia Clothing Storm. Latrobe House partitions removed for factory overhaul. Taylor's King Fools season at Opera House for three nights. Daniel Younken returns from Canton after visiting President elect McKinley. Mr and Mrs Burley celebrated silver wedding with dinner and gifts. J P Hornbrook of Powhatan on city business. One colored prisoner released from penitentiary after term expired.
Stone and Thomas was met on the outside by part of the local colored population and it is thought he may be induced to remain there as his future home. Mise Boring of Sycamore Daly Toehur County is the guest of Miss Lizzie Lowe. The County obrt adjourned until next Tuesday after a session notable for road orders. Mrs. HD Willis of Wheeling and Tenn of Belville visit Miss Maud Martin of New Martinsville on Ninth street. ME members hosted by Mr and Mrs S H Wootrail on Morton avenue with nut cream and cake after practicing for Sunday services. Mr and Mrs George Turner guesting of Mrs Turner's parents on Thin street. Mrs J B Roberts confined with a severe case of fever. Thimble Row Society met at Mrs C C Newman on Tottlinson avenue Friday. Postmaster J C Simpson recovering from a severe grip. Charles Parriott of Mannington visiting the city this week. Anshuts confined with typhoid fever. Harry L Brown and wife to move to Wheeling Island. Mr Brown to become engineer at the Aetna Standard mill.
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