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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1892
Page
2
A retail sale advertises 40 inch Scotch mixed and striped cloths at 39 cents and various dress goods, velvets, ribbons, and wraps. It lists cheap cottons, silk velvets, ribbons, fur capes, muffs, blankets, and numerous items with sensational savings claimed to outpace competitors.
An unclear report from Seete area mentions a person named Mr Schuept and references the Opera House crowd, with scattered figures including five million and forty five, plus a ventor changealine four. The text is fragmentary and not clearly verifiable.
The congregation of St. Stephens Church in the Eighth ward hosted an apron social at Westwood's Hall last night to raise funds for enlarging the church next year. Also reported are postponements in Squire Arkle’s Court for assault cases, injuries from a mill accident, and a grand banquet for grocers at Arion Hall next Monday.
A massive Wheeling show unfolded under cloudy skies as the Great Democratic Jollification parade drew extensive crowds along Chapline Street. Chief Marshal Delaplain led a long line of clubs from Bonwood to Belair and beyond with bands, drums, and a mounted escort, despite some late arrivals and an after-dark shower threatening the day.
Saturday matinee and night parade for campaign in Wheeling on November 19 1892 led by Mr Thomas W Prior and Mr Digby Belle with Hin G ommann. A blazing procession lit Main Market and North Wheeling. crowds cheered from South Side to the stone bridge before dispersing around eleven. No serious injuries. organizers praised for smooth arrangements.
A Wheeling parade showcased bold emblems and banners from groups like the Kenna Club and Eighth Word Club. Flags depicted a boat on a steamer lie and roosters while other banners praised Democratic triumphs and featured satirical images of bondholders and factory disorder.
An old column of figures shows how to buy a second hand Fischer Piano with steel case from F. W. Baumer & Co. The fragment notes a probable advertisement style listing prices and terms from a shop in KE Mallman.
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