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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1897
Page
11
A long society page from Wheeling highlights numerous local events including club dances, church gatherings, and a Governor’s mansion reception for the Ame Modi Society. Notable mentions include Miss Marele D. Grubb hosting a December Twelve Sepruary gathering and remarks on decorations, musicians, and hospitality at various affairs.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills were designed as a model purgative for those harmed by griping medicines. They were carefully prepared with ingredients adjusted to bowels and liver, and their instant popularity is shown by the World’s Fair 1893 medal awarded to the product.
Mrs Reed of Wheeling preserves a fifty year old cur glass heirloom from a Paris exhibition and Centennial display. Guests at a reception included Governor Atkinson and Dr Reed with Miss Atkinson, while social highlights featured attire descriptions, floral arrangements, and a large guest list among local families and dignitaries.
A humorous couplet recalls President Polk seated in the White House with Doctor Ayer nearby. The verse links governance and healing, joking that a president’s will to lead may rest on a liver-pill from Ayer’s Pills, a nod to 19th century remedies.
Baltimore and Ohio work train dumped ties and laid three tracks on vacant ground near Main Street to block the Terminal Railway Companys plan to reach the Belmont mill. City Engineer objected as crews altered the alignment, claiming the new track blocks access despite an ordinance approving a switch. Officials imply aggressive obstruction undermines the companys rights and court action may follow.
The Phil harmonic announces the Twentieth Concert at AO U W Hall with a varied program including Major pieces and quartets. Local notices list residents visiting kin, travel plans, shop ads, and community updates from Caldwell's Run to South Broadway Wheeling, with names, places, and dates noted.
The River timetable lists boats from Charleston to Clarington and Cincinnati to Zanesville with arrival windows from 3 a m to 11 a m and afternoon segments. Wharf marks stand at 7 feet 3 inches and falling as night ended. A grand concert and supper are planned for tomorrow at Stephens & Rust's on Twenty third and Market.
The notice recounts a funeral for Albert Beagle in Monroe county and lists local church services and devotions. It mentions the interment at Porthsuda cemetery, St Marys Church events, Easter season observances, and various residents traveling, teaching, and attending gatherings in Mount Pleasant, New Philadelphia, and Wheelwright Park.
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