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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1888
Page
5
A jumble of Wheeling social items lists gatherings, receptions, dances, and engagements. Entries recount parties at homes on Chaplin Street and South Capitol, a Whist Club event, a concert and cooking club, and a marriage at Martin's Ferry with plans for a tour abroad.
The West Virginia gas line broke near Mercer farm, shutting off gas to Wheeling and causing a day of cold and confusion. Couples and guests faced delays, and offices battled frosty conditions as crews worked overnight to restore supply by morning. Local celebrations proceeded with warmth scarce and neighbors sharing coal and comfort.
News items from diverse sources note the B and O and New York Central dispute over lines and law, with officials denying knowledge of any such order. Other reports discuss a cemetery protest plan, a grave demonstration, and political suspense. Additional items include a medical inquest, a panic rumor, a Pacific cable proposal, and a romantic anecdote ending in a family interruption.
A lengthy 19th century notice extols The Living Age quarterly magazine and its forty five years of weekly publication. It highlights the volume’s broad mix of travel sketches literature and reviews, notes famed contributors and the value of a yearly subscription offer. It also previews upcoming Scribner's Century and other periodicals with described illustrations and selections.
In a quirky romance set on a Chicago car, Alvin Garlinghouse tests love with a satirical array of scientific instruments. A wife-like courtship escalates as the suitor flaunts heartbeat, respiration, and temperature readings to prove devotion amid baffled and bemused bystanders.
An observer recalls M Jolee Ferry content with caricatures and a persistent effort to preserve each image. A savage cartoon aimed at a visiting congress candidate at Versailles is noted, while Salt hawker misrecognition adds to the scene. The text weaves names and phrases in a collage of imperfect memories and era slang.
A Omaha dispatch reports the Valpariso bank failure as a major fraud. Scoville allegedly altered payable notes and deposited them with other banks to fund speculation, inflating liabilities beyond the original amounts. Authorities and local banks pursue recovery.
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