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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1891
Page
3
Industrial Wood mills and related industries feature in a broad report detailing plant operations, employee injuries at Pittaburg works, a wall collapse at a factory site, and job conditions. The article notes workers affected, names some employees, and mentions upcoming meetings and labor actions. It also references port and harbor activity, shipments, and local company concerns.
A determined effort to revive interest in a six day walking match in New York is underway led by manager Albert. Top contenders including James Rowell and notable walkers from New York and beyond are courting entry fees and special prizes. Spectators anticipate a high stakes event with ten thousand dollars in prize money distributed among winners and placeholds.
Reports from New York detail talks of a billiards tourney guided by Maurice Daly with plans for a tour featuring Jim Hall and Vat Farrel and heavyweights like Frank Glover. Other items note Tommy Ryan's health, Spider Web's demand for advance money, and Parson Atney selling trotters for $3,000 amid broader sports gossip.
Theatrical manager Gendarsma warns the Minnesota Legislature bill restricting actresses on stage could suppress Shakespearean works and other classics. Henderson of Chicago Opera House supports the measure, while Minnesotan actors fear cuts to popular productions and mockery of public morality.
A Burnet special discusses catarrh as a common inflammatory disease of the nasal and throat mucosa. It links repeated colds to hearing loss smell issues vision bronchial problems and digestive impact. The piece claims many adults believe cure is impossible but asserts treatment by Copeland Bell can prove otherwise with patient testimonials.
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