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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1886
Page
3
A lavish description follows a debutante’s day among aristocratic circles. The narrative details her morning reception, wardrobe fittings, social obligations, and the orchestration of winter social events with servants, gowns, and jeweled accessories.
In New Martinsville a high school program featuring essays recitations and music drew a large audience. Frank W. Clark praised student performances while a staged fire alarm at a shop caused a brief scare. A charity concert for the MR Church fundraiser drew attendees despite bad weather and plans for more events were announced.
A fragmented local column weighs foreign immigration impact on labor, wages, and industry. It cites miners, factory workers, and miners’ wages, railing at high foreign influx while arguing for protectionism. Names, places, and events anchor the piece amid a broad critique of economic policy and social strain.
Comings and goings in boxing circles note Cardiff maker’s road showing and possible match against Frank Herald. Fringe fights include Coburn’s arrest for cigar theft and Ridge seeking a bout in Cincinnati. Sullivan trains at Mount Clemens for Mitchell while discussions on purses and rivalries unfold.
A jumble of entertainment and sports items reports Hartigan earning 26000 in Brooklyn and 4000 in two weeks in New York. Names like Mary Anderson Mina Ada Gray and Fay Templeton appear with stage plans, stock companies, and theater purchases. Baseball snippets mention Lee Hart, St Louis champions, Baltimore wants Trott and Greewood, plus player form notes and averages. The text mixes theater gossip with scattered game results and rankings.
The Brooklyn club has overtaken St Louis for the lead while close standings promise one game deciding the pennant. Batting and fielding averages show Allegheny players like Pete Brown and others near top marks, with Sam Barkley Kushne Smith and Harkins noted for their performances.
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century local column lists residents and events: liquor license indictments and jail holds, a church service, music club plans, a Pickwick club gathering, cottage occupancy in Wheeling, a Hand of Hepa entertainment, medical visits, a dangerous illness, a building project, clergy services, and obituaries. Also notes on social visits, a birthday show, and a railroad depot accident. The piece references Moundsville, St Clairsville, Wheeling, Masonie Hall, and local churches with names like Rev Father Boulton and St Navier’s Church.
An advertorial fragment touts a uterine health remedy and promotes De Piaroa favorite prescription. It includes testimonials praising Electric Bitters for kidney and liver issues and blood regulation. A death notice for Enwan J. Zing, age 2, appears with funeral details and family invitations.
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