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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1893
Page
9
A Wheeling era of summer social life features numerous weddings, parties, and outdoor amusements. Notes detail engagements of Misses Redman, Zook, Otto, and others, plus hammock and boat gatherings, park events, and hostesses entertaining friends in Martin’s Ferry, Wellsburg, and Leatherwood as society life thrives into August.
A late piece explores French bicycle fashion challenging conservative norms among women. It notes that knee breeches and short skirts tempt attention, yet promise comfort and practicality. A blonde in satin knee breeches and black stripes exemplifies striking style, while other outfits feature black flannel knickers and green velvet accents.
A 30 ton high speed electric locomotive built at Lynn by General Electric will be exhibited at the Chicago World’s Fair. It matches standard railroad gauge, is 1635 feet long, 1139 feet high, and 8 foot 4 inches wide. The design features springs under the frame, hollow-shaft armatures, a sheet iron cab over the moving parts, and a streamlined curved shape for reduced air resistance.
A description details an electric locomotive with hardwood cab and incandescent lighting. It explains power pick up by trolley, contact shoe, or conductor rails, and notes normal speed of thirty miles per hour. The design targets elevated railways, light freight, and passenger service to reduce noise, coal dust, and sparks, marking a step toward full electrification.
Officer Scally receives public congratulations and a solid silver butter dish from the Knockers Club. The gift bears the inscription Presented to P. J. Scally by the Knockers Club as part of quiet wedding celebrations.
The text describes a mixed era street scene with knee breeches for all ages, leather leggings in tan gray and black, and varied outfits. It highlights a French woman, a bold red legging choice, jockey caps, and women pairing short skirts or long coats with masculine tailoring, noting comfort and eccentric accessorizing in a lively urban portrait.
Blanche Bowers aged six died at 745 p m Wednesday from membranous croup superinduced by diphtheria. She was buried at Philos cemetery after services by Rev Abel Briloski. Several local notices follow including trains, fairs, and visits among residents of Piedmont and neighboring towns.
The lodge reports strong member engagement under a capable degree staff. Officers are praised for vigilance and workload distribution. Anticipation runs high for fifty new members by the Grand Lodge meeting and a keen attendance at upcoming initiations and social provisions. Wildey Rebekah Lodge No 2 schedules a regular session August 2 with important business and invites Unity and Friendship lodges to attend.
Masonry notes detail last communications at Ohio Lodge No. 1 with praise for an apprentice’s masterful degree work. Wheeling Commandery reports strong turnout and readiness for future emergencies under Sir Wheat. Reports cover multiple lodges and chapters with initiations, anniversaries, and social events, plus local notices on meetings, memberships, charters, and community gatherings.
Cashier Wm. KF. Durgin of the Boston Loaf Co at 27 Washington street recommends Bulphur Bitters as the best medicine. He claims it can restore appetite, revitalize the system, and remove the languid feeling common to those confined indoors.
A partial notice reports a legal action involving a railroad company and related terminal bridge matters. Details are limited in the surviving text, but the filing concerns railway property and associated obligations. Proceedings appear to implicate a municipal or corporate body and a named plaintiff or defendant, with outcomes not yet stated.
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