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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1883
Page
5
Fragmented text notes 1282 building permits and population figures, wholesale trade and bank clearings, with mention of Chicago stock market growth and a proposedheadquarters inquiry. Readable bits indicate values like 725,009 capital and 140,800 inhabitants, framed as a historical economic snapshot.
King Kalakaua crowned in Honolulu with a grand procession and royal regalia. Diplomats, naval officers, and foreign consuls attend as 4000 natives and officials fill the amphitheater. The ceremony features hawaiian insignia, a royal torch, kahili guards, and the king’s oath amid a celebratory, well dressed crowd.
The Prince handed the crown to Hon. Godfrey Riches President of the Legisature Assembly, who then passed it to King Kalakaua who crowned himself. Guns from four naval ships fired a salute, yards manned, natives returned to huts, and celebrations followed with calabash pot. Foreign carriages filled the Nuana Valley drive.
A western Minnesota editor recounts a Baptist foot washing at Randolph Tennessee in June 1877. Rev Joseph Bowen describes the scene in a removed grove church with improvised seating a noggin to hold water and a towel. The ritual of washing feet among attendees is described in vivid detail with humor and concern for sanitation.
A lyrical meditation on fidelity and danger as a woman pledges to guide and support her beloved through peril. The poem intertwines longing, moral duty, and the resolve to endure sorrow for the sake of his deeds and destiny.
A fragmentary poem theme recalls a distant home and mother with nostalgic longing. The garbled OCR text hints at a sentimental rural setting and a sense of memory amid faded lines.
Special correspondence from Warre Dags New Mexico describes cattle ranching as booming in the Southwest. Ranching hinges on water rights and government land, with water privileges granting exclusive grazing areas. Cowboys form a distinct, restless class, living tough lives, while roundups in October mix branding, horsemanship, and social disputes among neighboring ranches.
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