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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1890
Page
8
Readable list shows stock and prices for ladies hose including 12 1-2c satines at 300, 12e balbriggan at per pair, 25e warranted black hose at lic per pair, and Hermsdorf fast black hose valued at 360 with quantities listed. Also mentions Doven stock totals.
A chaotic notice page details transfers and sales of lots and properties in Wheeling and surrounding streets. It lists parcels on Main Street and Fort Street, conveyances to local buyers, and monetary considerations, with late 19th century names and firms noted alongside. An additional column reports a new trial grant for Rodnet Dickerson, with court actions, continuances, and public notices of legal proceedings.
Police reports a quiet May with arrests noted. city boards, churches, and unions announce meetings and events. Whitaker mill ships Alabama pig iron. building associations seek dues and advertise forthcoming sessions. Local stores, rail and street work, and public notices fill the page with society, crime, auctions, and entertainment updates.
Engineers Perrin and Kauffmann completed plans for a new bridge structure over the river. The 3000 foot long steel deck spans include a channel span of 525 feet and a deck span, with supports on steel struts. The western abutment begins on the riverbank with a 1 foot fill to a 52 foot street and the bridge rises above Front street on the east. A four-span suspension style design places the main pier in the river with side piers near the banks and a steel deck approach from Buck river. An 8 year old boy on the island accidentally shot himself with a 22 caliber revolver. he remains in the hospital in safe condition.
A garbled price list advertises various goods and pills with numerous misspellings and broken phrases. It touts low prices and wide distribution across towns, claiming large trade and new customers, with vague references to stores, shipments, and delivery terms. It mentions free freight on orders and speaks in promotional, uncertain terms.
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