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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1883
Page
4
The Wheeling Register promotes daily publication and claims to be a leading morning newspaper. It notes printers and editors and invites readers to mail letters to the publisher in Warelin.
Sunday July 22 1983 issue of The Register hypes its wide circulation and advertising edge while warning readers of a sensational dime novel plot. The piece mentions brigands, a high danger plot, and a violent incident where youths confront a wagon driver with revolvers, highlighting counts of crime and threat amid vivid but unverified detail.
A fragmented 19th century piece extols Mrs Murtststeiing and the Schooly for Cookiny, praising a system of public kitchens and lessons in Bertle and New York. It highlights charitable kitchens, low prices, and efforts to teach cooking broadly across classes, aiming to elevate domestic skill and social welfare.
An 1881 editorial argues over federal cancellation of state and municipal debts from war, excluding rebel debts, noting precedent after Texas annexation and a looming national election. It warns surpluses prompt agitation and suggests a policy to boost national security and capital investment.
The article discusses a proposed private investment plan to distribute surplus federal revenue to states and municipalities to reduce debts. It questions whether such a move would threaten the national war debt backing system and whether surplus funds should be used to retire obligations rather than benefit private investors.
A discussion of a Red Sea venturing project funded at £154,000 by Abbé Mintxu and associates to search ocean depths for treasure remains aboard Piranoan’s boat. The piece contrasts it with other schemes and laments the ambitious but problematic venture, noting risks, delays, and the broader motive of profit and geological exploration.
A satirical column mocks Massachusetts women depicted as determined to travel west and marry various kings and figures, including cattle kings and railroad bosses. The piece envisions a bold, absurd scheme to marry across the land, with comic warnings about the practicalities and temptations of Western life.
San Francisco hotelkeepers refuse special rates for the upcoming conclave while Chicago faced extortion issues last year. Visitors may find entertainment and lodging at annual prices, though some see the demonstration as foolish as parades tout military discipline and industrial enterprise.
Linons Baxcroft hosts a Newport birthday reception while planning to resume law practice. Listings describe travels of many figures to Europe, shifts in residences in Maryland and Me, and a mix of literary and scientific book notices from Philadelphia to New York, with forthcoming publications and academic milestones.
A stream of aphorisms warns against flattery and hollow rhetoric, urging firm attachment to a substantial life and community service. It contrasts honesty with hypocrisy, praising lawfulness and steady character amid social turbulence while invoking images of a vigilant public spirit and resilient hope.
Fragmentary transcription portrays a lament over an ideal woman. The speaker, Dr J is Hiramet, judges a peer relationship and condemns weakness, praising a stern, controlling portrait of femininity. The text hints at themes of duty, propriety, and tragic consequence as it moves toward an unseen end.
A London correspondent laments British heat on the Fourth of July abroad. He notes crowded American spots, mixed reactions to English weather, and the irony of enjoying patriotic memory while enduring torrid conditions. He reflects on pride in the Republic and British reactions to American power.
The piece debates Anglo American disputes over Irish affairs and American emigration, noting British fears of treason plots and U S restraint. It argues the two governments should seek a settlement, while contrasting British holiday ease with American labor strain and the lure of migration to the United States.
A mangled fragmentary arts column mentions Belt the English sculptor and a Scottish sculptor from Ayr, a portrait for the German Emperor’s anniversary, Whistler exhibitions, and debates on corsetry and aesthetics. It references Princess of Wales, Paris fashion, Montana cheap goods, a Benton incident, and Helen Taylor as a notable figure.
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