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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1897
Page
10
A catalog note from E O Stifel & Co outlines odd lines and full assortments for spring stock. Includes undergarments, stockings, variations, embroidered robes, and other items priced to read as you run, inviting quick reading.
The new City Council convened with the oath of office administered by the mayor. M. A. Chew was chosen president of the Second Branch, with Thomas O'Brien Sr named for Clerk of the First Branch by Republican caucus.
A memorial service for Mrs. was held at the West Court on Thursday with devotional exercises led by Mr. Belioneld and singing by a quartet. Speakers paid tribute to the deceased Mrs. Smith and her charitable works. Separately an advert promotes Prof. Sheft's direct eye examination method at 1179 Main Street, offering free consultation and glasses fitting. Also notices mention the sale of late Dr. Tod's residence and Mr. Hupp listing properties for sale by Dillon Wheat & Hancher Co.
The fragment recalls a World’s Fair scene in eighteen ninety three with a prize for Ayer’s Pills amid a Chicago like record exhibit. It hints at a grand arch and dome and the white world wonder shadowing nations in a polychrome setting.
The text notes the continuous public success of Ayer's Cathartic Pills since their preparation and claims the pills fulfill their promises. It highlights the World’s Fair medal of 1893 as recognition of their worldwide popularity and enduring record.
The notice from an executive committee of Central Ohio Railroad stockholders, led by Losey T. Rieman and others, calls on subscribers to immediate remittance for litigation expenses. It details treasurer appointments in Baltimore and promises refunds if surplus funds remain after a suit concludes, urging proxies for upcoming meetings.
Mr Will S Dickson, four years as prescription clerk at Goetze's drug store, buys the McLure House pharmacy from C Packer and will assume control tomorrow. C S Packer shifts to Melware House pharmacy as prescription clerk at Goetze's. Pickens, long time drug clerk with W H Hague on Sixteenth street, resigns and joins Dickson's Lure House pharmacy counter.
In Wheeling the musical appetite grows as societies work to unify efforts and bring in foreign talent. A concert strategy proposes crowds, a central fund, and a three concert season led by local choirs, with a bold aim to attract top artists at affordable prices, bolstering Wheeling's cultural scene.
Funeral notices detail large attendances for the funerals of Sophie Schenk and Joseph A. Rodjer tool price, with services led by local clergy. Pallbearers named, interment at local cemetery, and warnings of further public notices follow. Additional items include obituaries, estate sales, and jobbing advertisements from local merchants.
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