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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1886
Page
8
In Marion County Fairmont is portrayed as a lively mining community with rich scenery and notable residents. The piece highlights the State Normal School, local mines and workers, prominent figures like Governor Geyer and Judge Morrow, and key businesses shaping the town’s growth and social life.
A feature on prominent Fairmont traders and shops highlights Col J. M. Hartley as a leading merchant, Neal Karnes druggists, and a large electric display by their establishments. It notes J.W. Hartling and Grange Morrow, Walter A. Wood sewing and household goods outlets, plus W.Noul and T.T. Hunk dry goods firms. The text covers Water Street area, Palatine firms, and long-standing operations with expanding inventories and reputations.
The article describes local banks led by President J. N. Gould with directors including Thomas Vance and Thomas Fleming, outlining capital stock of $30 000 and surplus $16 000. It mentions the Farmers Bank, health remedies offered by local druggists, and notes on the First National Bank with officers Harrison Fleming and J. M. Hartley, capital $100,000 and surplus $25,000. It also covers Marion Company bridge work, Marion works’ bridge projects, and local merchants and manufacturers like Wald Pornitime Works and Steineheimer’s clothing firm in Fairmont, plus hotel advice and Hough Homes.
A fireman recalls a near disaster when a runaway locomotive chased a Cincinnati to Dayton passenger train. The engineer, Bob Ripley, mutinously commandeered the engine after personal tragedy, clashed with the crew, and was killed in a ditching near Hamilton. The narrator survived, finished his apprenticeship, and later joined the opposing side of the cab.
An odd Cincinnati tale recounts opium use and recovery experiences. Wary officials, doctors, and patients discuss addiction origins and cures, including a physician's role, humane care, and attempts to restore kidney and liver health as the core to breaking the habit. A grateful patient describes overcoming daily opium intake after treatment.
An advertisement features Mr. Wilton praising Warner's Safe Cure for kidney and liver diseases, claiming full recovery for adherents and failed results for those who did not complete treatment. It lauds medical endorsement, cites personal experience, and extols the product's superiority over other materia medica. The piece includes dated engravings and endorsements from various individuals across locations.
A dated testimonial from Fort Gaines and Atlanta claims Switt’s Apelin cured epithelioma after seven years of cancer pain. The letter cites dramatic relief, rapid tumor reduction, and restored health following use of the remedy.
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