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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1897
Page
10
An old newspaper ad from Eo. E. Stifel & Co highlights a vast dress and garment sale. It touts waists, dresses, lawns, taffetas, India silks, and percale goods with framed gowns and ready to wear outfits. It features coats, jackets, silk wear, umbrellas, suits, and a Mother’s Friend shirt waist line for boys, promising fit, quality, and alterations free of charge.
The Local Commanderies drill nightly for the Grand Commandery meeting. Around six to eight hundred Knights from eleven commands in three states will march, with five brass bands. Route changes may follow the Market Street bridge reopening. Decorations urged along Market and Main.
The Great Western Hand of Pittsburg will play two grand concerts at Mozart Park next Sunday afternoon at 2 and evening at 8. The band, rich in English orchestral talent, travels via Fr and O with a Smoky City excursion. A special train for Pushers departs after the night concert. Reserve seats no extra charge.
The county building now supplies hot water for inmate baths using a modern heater from Chew and Morrison. The shift from cold to hot water improves hygiene as inmates bathe in the jail's facilities. Local insurance firm changes praised and noted as stable. Prof. Sheff offers eye care services at a corner clinic in Provion Knight. Local ads list shoe bargains and flooring shops with prices at Dinger's Shoe Store.
The page recounts NL action with Pittsburgh, Chicago, and St. Louis items, noting Lyons interference and several hits, plus a Browns victory assertion and a Phillies defeat by Baltimore. It also covers Washington and Boston updates, with line scores, pitching, and fielding notes, and a crowded summary of players and movements across teams.
The Noll City Stamping Company property, plant and fixtures were sold at the custom house to a bidder named George W. Woods acting for stockholders for 40 000. A possible reorganization of the company is noted, though wind up may involve heavy losses. The Natl City Company fell into receivership with about 1500 debts. recovery efforts yielded little, and the sale aims to maximize value for creditors and stockholders.
A list of travelers and hotels in St Charles and surrounding towns appears with names like T B Davis Fairmont H B Erling Fairmont J A Spangler ington Pa and others. The page also advertises plays furniture bicycles refrigerators and household goods from local merchants with names such as F Schmotehel Sons Columbit Hartford Bicycles Dillon Wheat and Trancher Co and The Whereing loc per wher and a telephone line.
An Indianapolis resident extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for nervous dyspepsia improving appetite sleep and overall health After four years of trial with other remedies the writer claims gains in flesh and well being He urges others to consult Stuart Co Marshall Michigan and notes widespread drugstore availability at 50 cents per package
May 8 Morgantown West Virginia saw a men’s college baseball clash with Louisville and Virginia Tech figures amid a maze of names and notes. The report highlights Kirkpatrick and O’Brien as active contributors with umpire calls and a mix of amateur notes across several teams.
The report describes Wheeling’s forthcoming game against Fort Wayne with notes on lineups, travel, and expected performances. It mentions players like Lane, Camp, and McGinte, and references past averages and team prospects in a period-appropriate sports tone.
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