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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1885
Page
2
An extended, fragmented newspaper excerpt covers a theatrical playwright, political charges tied to Grant and Ward, and reactions to women’s suffrage talks amid debates on college leadership and journalism. It blends social commentary with references to West Virginia topics and era literature.
The article notes McCormick will not play again and cites changes in teams and players across the Chicago and Cincinnati clubs, with resignations, signings, and league realignments affecting the season prospects. It mentions Washington Nationals, Cincinnati clubs, and shifts among Chicago players, plus plans for the Northwestern League and other regional movements.
In Steubenville a traveling salesman lost a diamond ring and gold watch after staying several days in town. Police recovered the items from the thief when he departed for Pittsburgh. The report also notes a local embezzlement case, rumors of scab labor at Jefforgeon Works, and social events including a bachelor’s ball and notices of residents visiting or traveling.
An article urges amateurs to pursue art and decoration with free imagination while using quality materials. It covers drawing practice, painting on wood and linen, porcelain and glass etching, and new decorative techniques such as tapestry imitation and embroidered motifs. It notes the market flood of mediocre supplies and promotes careful selection and patient practice.
Parkersburg residents tout a new railroad route to Wheeling cutting travel to a day and a half to a few hours. The Ohio River Railroad sparks rapid growth in St Marys, Sistersville, New Martinsville, Friendly, and nearby towns. Vendors note hot boxes briefly delayed the train on its up river journey toward Point Pleasant as supporters along the river push for local subscriptions on the 2nd inst.
Special to the Sunday Register reports Mina Anca Smith visiting Mina Belle Sherman in Wheeling while Mr. Lock Garver falls ill at Sherman’s. A new boot and shoe shop opens in the Crouan building. T. P. Jacobs and family return from Morgantown. John E. Keate tours Cincinnati promoting washing machine territory. Legal action over railroad injury settled for £125. Maggie Martin visits Nyaburg. F. C. Stephans resumes bakery duties. W. S. Willey surveys county interior. Boteas and Fig. attend to creek work. Masons plan Grand Lodge attendance. A heavily loaded torchbound freight train runs on river road. boats not main freight.
An old column on horse care discusses how hunger affects horses during labor and digestion. It notes that resting before feeding aids recovery, and recommends easily digested foods like barley and good hay. Mentions Indian corn as poorer substitute and stresses hay and water after activity.
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