This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1885
Page
6
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions several names, items, and market terms like boat, sold by growers, and general goods. The readable content is sparse, with many misspellings and broken phrases, yielding little coherent detail beyond partial buyer and seller cues.
In a First Baptist Church gathering, attendees discussed building associations to assist hopeful homeowners. Speakers like Judge Okey Johnson and Mr. Julie Wade shared faith driven lessons on kindness, sobriety, and temperance, urging ongoing community support and public acts for reform.
The document notes that society loans average around six to seven percent per account, with many cases at or above seven percent. Outside loans to individuals sometimes run higher, at eight percent or more, compared with ordinary building cash advances.
Readable fragments describe Wheeling building associations a lively scene with Wheeling groups in West Virginia and nearby states. Mentions Societies in Wheeling including Economy Motos and Crescent Standard with shares premiums and loans. notes an old time tooth extractor trial and dentist advances. plus rink events and social activities, skating games, and local notices.
Col Ned Woods was appointed state librarian and ex officio adjutant general by Governor Wilton, replacing a prior holder. A string of incidents followed including a man slipping into mud after alighting a train, a worker’s leg injury from falling steel, and a firefighter falling from a truck but escaping serious harm.
Police patrolled Nellie Campbell and Jeanie Norrington households early in the morning. A man was locked up while two women and another man were detained near Thirty sixth and Jacob streets amid muddy crossings. A bystander was knocked down near St. Al church but escaped robbery thanks to a passerby’s intervention. The Hat Carnival is set for Friday at Chapline street rink with prizes for best hats. Train tickets to Pittsburgh and Fiebas are advertised. Prof. F. F Billings performs at Chapline rink, with Madison Square Nude impersonation lauded. tickets available from local vendors.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.