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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1883
Page
4
A long fragmented clipping discusses The Register’s wide circulation and a heated Sunday question among New York clergy. It notes liberal shifts, debates on morality, and attacks on prostitution, urging respect for religious beliefs while criticizing calls for reform.
Fragmented OCR notes describe speculative mining investments in New York, noting volatility, excessive advertising, and widespread greed. The text mentions investors chasing fast fortunes, the collapse of dubious stocks, and a lingering capital appetite despite prior downturns.
The piece portrays petroleum trading as a fevered gamble where big capital dominates and small players lose. It discusses religious conventions shifting toward liberal thought, signaling evolving theology toward modern secular pressures and reform. It also argues for open competitive civil service exams to select the fittest officials and warns against political interference in appointments.
Editorials lament a college capture by disruptive youths amid a riot scene in Lore been, criticizing violence and linking it to religious influence. Commentators urge discipline, warning that failed faculty response harms the institution and public order.
A Vienna correspondent sketches daily life in the Czar and his family at Gatchina Palace, noting confinement, heavy state work, and rare relaxation. The piece contrasts royal life with ordinary fears and observes that rulers are also bound by personal, family, and public pressures.
A dubious healer, calling himself Rev Mr Mourk, tours cities including Brooklyn, claiming to cure all ills by laying on hands in Jesus name. The New York Tribune warns readers about his deceptive acts and the risks to those seeking divinely sanctioned miracles.
The column dockets a chaotic mix of Ohio gubernatorial intrigue with Foraker and Hoadley as potential nominees, notes Cincinnati figures’ clout, and hints at shifting party strength. It broadens to critique American gullibility abroad, citing Booth and Salvation Army fervor, plus American politics’ recurring “strange” nominating games. It weaves in miscellaneous notes on public figures, social curiosities, and transatlantic ties, all to underline a period flavor of partisan maneuvering and sensational observation.
A collage of satirical notes and brief sketches references Colonel John Hay, David Davis, and Phil Thompson with snippets on society, travel, and urban humor. The piece weaves in hotel signs, flirtations with politics, and rapid, disconnected vignettes from newspapers and magazines, signaling a period tone and social commentary.
Readers encounter a long critique of Judge Tourgee’s ambitious Civil War era fiction as a vehicle to illuminate causes and outcomes. The piece praises his originality, narrative power, and the series’ aim to revive history through vivid character studies. It also previews related volumes from Stanton Davenport and Harper & Brothers, highlighting new works and authors.
The text notes growing English interest in American literature with English editions of Mrs. Barnett and Cable's Old Creole Days. It highlights Scribner's Navy in the Civil War and Admiral Ammen's firsthand naval histories, praising author Mahan and Hoe for vivid, dramatic navy narratives.
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