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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1893
Page
4
In Martin's Ferry area industry activity spans labor talks between contractors and carpenters with possible wage or strike resolution. Reports note many nearby plants running near full capacity, with shifts at Libbey works and others. Local officials urge street cleanup, and civic events include a Decoration Day planning group meeting and Palm Sunday services at St. Martin's.
Wet and dry campaign in full swing in St Clairsville as officials discuss gas use, sanitation, and court cases. Mary Irwins visits family of Hon A T Mekelvy as doctors urge town cleanup amid cholera risk. Licenses issued for several marriages including mixed race pair. judge Riggs to rule next week on gas manufacturing injunction. Court decisions include Standard Insurance Co. v C L W Ry Co and a new trial for Louisa McCord.
Austin Gibbons, noted as the recent conqueror of Mike Daly, backs a large forfeit for a sensational challenge. In a letter to Captain Gooke, Jim Gibbons states he will forward 3500 to back a six round aim to stop Abbott and will fight Dick Burge, Jack McAullife, Stanton Abbow, or Billy Myers, in that order, either here or in England under fair terms.
Prospective buyers receive floor plans for a six room house with vestibule pantry and multiple closets. The design emphasizes economical living with sturdy materials and orderly proportions, including a convenient stairway and a cellar beneath the kitchen and dining area.
Describes brick and timber construction for a house in Carthage Idaho, noting foundations, chimneys, interior walls, framing, joints, windows, exterior sheathing, roofing, gutters, and floors. Includes cost estimate, design philosophy, and remarks on economy and practicality guiding modern housing.
In a promotional piece two prominent women tout Dr Greene's Nervura as a safe vegetable remedy to restore health during spring illness. Testimonials from Mrs Lydia Cornen of Ridgefield Conn and Mrs E F Meigs of New York describe rapid relief from prostration and nervousness, urging readers to consult Dr Greene at 35 W 14th St New York for a free personal or letter consultation.
A middle aged woman posing as a buyer tricked a farmer near Lasmenrvitin New Jersey into paying 700 cash and a forged 1000 bill. She pressed for 3000 upfront as proof of good faith and vanished with the money after the farmer banked the note. Separate item: Ed Miller, 30, killed when struck by a train at the Kanawha and Michigan yard. He fell from a caboose and the wheel severed his legs.
Local notes report Barn esville residents visiting St Clairville and Wheeling for a week. Barnesville Canvine and Packs Co buys W H Hobbs property on South Chestnut to start factory erections. Rev Currie of Allerheny City will occupy the pulpit at the local church tomorrow. The ladies of the Christian church plan a Thursday supper and a Sunday event features Pap Anson's Gino performing locally.
A catalog advertises spring wall and ceiling decorations embracing regular grade wallpapers in Colonial, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Rococo, Moorish and Stencil patterns. It promotes a fall line of Linerusta Walton noted as superior to any hard wood dado.
A Boston Globe piece reflects on post presidency paths from Jefferson to Grant and Cleveland, noting retreats to farms, world tours, and resuming professions. It contrasts eras, cautions against ostentation, and muses on a retiring chief executive’s proper role amid changing social opportunities, then shifts to a doctor’s tale of an instinctual impression guiding a life saved from poisoning.
Notice states items will not be sold by the specified date. It urges interested buyers to call early for bargains in goods of their line. The notice emphasizes timely contact to secure available items.
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