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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1896
Page
13
Readable fragments describe a sale of new fall jackets for children in varied textures and patterns. Mentions include wool, flannel, embroidery details, and price points around a dollar range, with references to colors, trims, and sizes. Items appear to emphasize warmth and durable fabrics suitable for autumn wear.
Exhibition and sale offers a collection of genuine water color paintings, landscapes, marine scenes, flowers, and figures by New York and Eastern artists. Priced at 1.73 each, many stores charge as much as 10. Monday sale starts at 9 o'clock with early viewings for choice. Also advertised are silk fabrics and dress silks offered at low prices for Monday only.
A compact listing from the Toilet Department promoting Goetting's Toilet water Florida Water and Violet Water variants. The scan also mentions Lavender Water and Woodbury's Facial Soap among items, with odd spellings and ems indicating OCR imperfections.
A study of how habitual mouth openness and cycling strain affect facial muscles and teeth. Case notes describe three mouth types Scorcher Mouth Wrinkled Mouth and others with remedies including jaw relaxation and chewing gum, warning about long term damage from nervous grinding and open-mouthed breathing.
A garbled passage discusses severe muscular spasms in the mouth and face, mentioning a cycle involving nervous strain, difficulty closing the jaw, and the potential relief from massage and treatment. It notes cosmetic vanity tied to appearance and the burden of the condition on social interactions.
The Brown Segmental Gun Company reports tests of a ten inch wire-wound gun aimed at 75 000 psi with a 39 ton weight and 45 foot length. Projections claim 2800 feet per second muzzle velocity and penetration of 40 inches of wrought iron, 32 inches of nickel steel, or 25 inches of Harvey plate, pending official approval and carriage design.
A catalog note introduces a new department featuring fancy percale shirts, quailty fabrics, and selections in Madras cloth. Prices cited include 1.00 for percale and neckwear at 49 cents, with 312 model references and other trimmed items.
Fragmentary list of stationery and houseware items including writing paper boxes hexagon capriot willow clothes hampers pots and lids covers and various kitchenware pieces. The garbled text enumerates goods such as waxes brushes and boards with no clear narrative or dates.
A long ad lists a wide range of jackets capes and coats with varied prices. It promotes many styles including Kersey jackets Irish frieze bouclé melton and covert and highlights prices from under two dollars up to 150 dollars. The text reads like a department store promotion with descriptions of plush capes embroidered capes and braided details.
Advertising copy notes 1000 rolls of Brussels carpets in multiple weights and colors. Mentions imported finest quality all wool two ply and heavy grades with credit store prices for samples. Limited legible details remain, but emphasizes carpet rolls and department promotion.
Fragmentary text from a local notice or advertisement mentions Pere, Shan, Strite, and Norfolk with scattered digits and phrases like wallets and dos. Missing concrete actions, dates, or entities to anchor a coherent news item.
A fragment from a bookstore listing shows titles and authors including Mary J Holmes Nivea and Aline with mentions of Meanings and Marvin Marinate. The garbled line hints at a display or catalog entry with miscellaneous notes and typographical errors.
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