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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1885
Page
8
Fragmented OCR listing many names, places, ads, events and notices. Mentions Gold Spectacles from JACOB W. GRURR Wheeling West Virginia, Little Folks Carnival and merchant notices. Lacks clear narrative but preserves multiple entities such as people, places, and dates implied by the era.
A mixed evening program featured Girola presented by the For Opera Troupe and a read-through of a naval enterprise drama with Laval intelligence themes. The night included operatic passages, a new home wedding notice, and extensive lists of patrons and gifts from Wheel ing directory society.
A fragmentary review praises Miss Minnie Palmer's engagement at the Opera House. It notes her sweet mezzo soprano voice and engaging style in song, including a descriptive first number and a lively performance in the Cuckoo duet as she sings with Tony.
The court met yesterday morning with all judges present and issued several actions. Decrees in Greenbrier and Barbour cases were affirmed or remanded, while one petition was denied in Wetzel. Numerous attorneys were admitted to practice. adjournment set for next Saturday at seven o'clock.
A leading glass worker told a reporter that discussions with prominent manufacturers could settle wage and production terms. An industry figure suggested competing with Pittsburgh prices might enable entry into the American market, though details remain unclear.
The report covers a lively skating party and polo games at the Peto Club under Ll o'clock, with thanks from Tom Morris and praise for Charles Schemp, Thomas Morris, and Robert Cowen. It lists police court dispositions, upcoming dances by the Central Singing Society, a town trouble incident on Main and Twenty Second, a shooting at James McAdama's paint shop, public notice about a new liquor license in the Seventh ward, a row at the Daily Volksblitz, social events at North Front street, and various daily town updates including banter about weather, school vacations, transport to Pittsburgh, and a funeral in the afternoon.
A long OCR fragment details court fines for adultery and fornication, travel arrivals and departures, and a host of social notices. It mentions lectures, ticket sales, advertisements for local shops, and various residents and visitors in Wheeling, with names and places including Steubenville, Bridgeport, Weston, Cincinnati, Mexico, Germany, and New Orleans. The piece also notes a doubled issue of the Sunday Heil Vil with varied content and community events.
A lively Wheeling column laments vanished Nes echoes and gossip about dogs, fashion, and the changing social scene. It notes skating dogs, new styles, walking parties, and the rise of betting bonnets, while poking fun at bicycle culture and spring trends among local youths.
Local notices tout a Little Folks carnival at Island Rink and urge attendance. Dealers market wholesale and retail fish, oysters, candy, wallpapers, decor, baking powder, and textiles at Market and Main streets. Provisions include fresh shad, salmon, sardines, and more, with phone orders and delivery.
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