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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1895
Page
4
The page lists a mix of ads and notices including dress goods from Rhodes & Co, rental listings, theatre and operatic references, and various goods for sale. It highlights grand openings and opportunities, with notices for employment, agents, and services, plus a long catalog of wares from fabric to furniture and household items. The ad dense layout reflects a bustling late 19th or early 20th century local commerce page.
Rumors from Alroad Circles discuss proposed interchangeable mileage books aimed at benefiting short lines and regional railways. Arguments focus on revenue distribution, access by smaller lines, and potential cancelation talks restricting the plan to trunk lines. A humorous anecdote from the High River railroad adds local color to the discussion.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad held its annual meeting in Baltimore with President Mayer presiding. Feb 1895 earnings reached 1 493 589 91 against 1 397 1894, while expenses rose to 1 180 797 72 from 1 150 000. Forty-eight months through February 28 1895 showed earnings of 15 211 000 while expenses were 10 545 000. A survey of the C C S railroad to Sutton progresses with plans to connect Elk and the Davis road.
Munyons remedies advertise rapid relief from catarrh rheumatism and digestive issues with testimonials from H D Cooley Wilbert Farnham Louis Copp and others. They claim instant or quick cures and offer to diagnose and send remedies by mail from Arch street Philadelphia. Tribute of Respect and card of thanks follow as local lodge notices. Take no other wheel with Columbias at one hundred dollars.
Book Knowledge is not the only requisite in a physician. An inborn power of diagnosing disease sets Dr. Ottman apart despite equal training. He visits Bridgeport and Belleaire for consultations, with free confidential advice. Certificate left for record shows Principio Forge Company incorporation by Tyler, Whitaker, Ewing, Glass, and others from Wheeling.
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