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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1896
Page
9
The readable fragments mention a board of commissions and a possible event titled Cito Attierk stuslae with various garbled names. It hints at a civic or cultural page with committees, dates, and notices but most details are unreadable.
A jumble of fragmented words and garbled phrases appears to describe an event or list with many misread names and terms. The damaged OCR yields a collage of people places times and actions with little coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
An editorial excerpt discusses hypnotic use for moral and mental cure, citing a 1684 case of a woman criminal reforming under hypnosis. It also surveys a Wheeling Intelligencer piece on women riding horses in masculine dress, noting public discomfort and debates over propriety and gender display.
The report describes a convoluted council gathering in Martins Ferry and surrounding areas with references to agendas, attendees, and ongoing plans. Names and places appear obscured by garbled text, but the piece indicates a local meeting and its uncertain outcomes amid era-specific terminology.
Fragmented OCR text mentions a tune about Flones Laalen Packet and Monday, with garbled phrases about clothing, embroidery, and fashion items. It references Chatelaine Mags and SWAGACKER's, suggesting a period style fashion column or ad notes.
In Sistersville and surrounding regions a strong week of oil development yields higher output. Carter and private drillers pump about 600 barrels daily from four Carter wells, with new spudding and ongoing activity across neighboring farms. Key sites include A Ia Corhly farm near Hebron and Colebaugh and Stadler farms, while companies like Galey & Sparks, Levanian Oil, and Crawford & Treat expand, anticipate pools, and upgrade pumping power amid extensive prospecting.
A twelve year old Troflan boy was instantly killed near Farmont West Virginia while attempting to board a train. He had been warned repeatedly but did not heed the cautions. The accident left him with both legs and one arm severed and caused his immediate death.
An auction or sale notice from George M. Snook and Co states a selection of fine Trish items priced at 3.85 each, with jackets valued at 7.50. The firm claims ownership of the entire lot and presents a bulk purchase opportunity.
Special to the Roxister reports a seventy five room hotel costing three hundred thousand dollars and a large bottling plant to be erected at Addison facing Elk River in Webster Springs. George Mr. Whitescaever and Myer Newbergar are named as private secretaries of Senator Cimden. The hotel to open June 1 and the plant to draw water from Webster Springs, with total project cost around thirty thousand dollars.
Daily Chronicle of the Movements of Individuals lists Mr. John Dupps returning to Cincinnati, Mr. Jacob Ebbert ill, T. M. Haskins visiting his mother in Burton W Va, and Geo B Stifel with J W Grubb in New York on business. Several residents travel, recover, or seek treatments, while others announce resignations and health updates.
Fragmented notice records deeds and criminal court items from a Clark city page. It mentions boards, roads, and pikes, plus cases including State v Chauncey White and John Duty. A thief pleads guilty. sentencing deferred. others are noll, with references to Maxwell residence and a new trial setup. Real estate ads by FINK & BRAUNLICH and local merchandise notices appear at the end.
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