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 31, 1895
Page
12
A piano by a renowned maker, housed in antique oak, exhibits excellent touch and tone. It normally lists at $400 to $450 but current toner offers or discount hints were not clearly stated.
Fragmented report details a bustling Wheeling market with vendors selling hats, gowns, and household goods while highlighting notices of city council actions, church events, and local business advertisements. Mentioned are the Market Street area, Main Street shops, and various trades, plus upcoming public auctions and a charity sale at the Presbyterian Church.
Geo E Stifel and Co and Exchange Bank plan two five story blocks on Main above Twelfth. The site of the Exchange Bank is to be redeveloped with a granite front and a shared wall to form a grand new business complex. Auction sale of adjacent bank property to Rinehart and Tatum fetched $776 per front foot, totaling about $2,150 for the block.
Zion's Lutheran on the South Side approves a Savings Society to fund church improvements. Members buy monthly shares. in five years one share pays 26 and 11 goes to the church with 15 refunded to the shareholder, aiding the $4,000 enlargement. 100 shares subscribed. officers named. society eliminates socials and bazaars for fundraising. Extra ads follow for hosiery, shirts, gloves, and dressmaking move. News public notices and local commerce items blended.
A Martin's Ferry gathering of local glass workers featured Wm. Smith of the A F G W U and Jacob Rosenthal leading discussions on the Buckeye Glass Company dispute, labor strategy, and recent inflation of indignation meetings. Iron worker William Carny from Homestead spoke on strengthening organized labor as supporters applauded. The piece also notes remodeling plans and new business openings in Wheeling.
A cryptic advertisement offers a May Day sale at Harburger Bros for Capea and wraps at 30 for an ???. The notice names Hegemann and Laudies with scattered misspellings and unclear pricing, urging readers to make a purchase.
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.