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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1893
Page
2
Special sale highlights low prices on dress ginghams wash suits blazers and waists. Items include 27 inch India silk 1.25 for 50c 24 inch India silk 75c for 38c and gauze vests 25c for 12 1/2c. Gingham and challies priced from 2c to 3c with several markdowns across women’s wear and accessories.
A scrambled page lists special sale goods and promotions for various shops on Eleventh Street and North Main Street, with references to traveling saloon tours, farm advertisements, and a large variety of merchandise. It includes announcements for a Wheeling fair, railroad trip promotions, and a device to attract readers with colorful descriptors. It also features editorial opinion about Sam Jones the evangelist and local bicycle racing results and entries.
A new business in the city, The Woerling Art Engraving Company, announces engraving plates and services. B A Poole leads engraving, Meade runs operations, with stock sales of wall paper and room furnishings. Excursion tickets from Mountaint Lake Park advertise a round trip event on July 25 to August 23.
The Lane mystery at Little Washington becomes a sensational topic with reports that Lave Lane was wounded on June 16 and hidden. County authorities arrested Daniel Lane and Stewart Early on charges of peace disturbance and concealed weapons after a confrontation at the Lane home. Additional gunfire incidents and accusations against Lane and Early are noted as investigators seek a clear resolution to the long running case.
The iron puddling trade debates base price for boiling at $5 per ton for the coming year while steel competition pushes wages down. Paddlers warn reduced pay harms employment and warn steel may displace puddling, noting past plant shifts and job losses in Bonwood and nearby areas. They stress need for steady work and fair pay as many workers have left the trade.
Real estate deeds filed for record yesterday include a July 29 1893 deed by W P Hubbard as special commissioner to J F Shirk Robert Anderson and A O Davis for Jota Nos 14 21 23 and 1 1u plat No 9 with $1825 consideration and an April 19 1893 deed by J B Chambers and wife and others to Elm Grove Coal Company for a coal mine property at Elm Grove with $5 consideration Also notices mention a Manufacturer Association of America tour at the new fair grounds August Island 2nd, discounts on coupons, and an Engine Paste claim against rats and mice plus Sunday excursions to several towns and a disinfectant Bugtoe product.
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