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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1893
Page
11
A garbled section suggests a focus on social matters and events during the week. It mentions various names and happenings, including receptions and social affairs, with a hint of future prospects and charitable or cultural activities amid a lively social calendar.
A detailed society note from Wheeling describes the Hebrew wedding of Joseph May of Swadenville and Amelia Eisenberg of Harpersville at a grand Civic room ball. The ceremony featured a Hebrew service, with the couple and families in formal dress, followed by a reception, supper, and dance. Guests from Steubenville, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, and other cities attended.
The feature surveys the jacketed girl and fall fashion trends with blue jackets, gray greens, and pink green velvet combos. It highlights velvet varieties from simple to extravagant, including opera gowns, fur trim, and the bold pink and green pairing. It notes wedding attire, gowns, cloaks, and winter coat silhouettes while praising fashion variety and restraint in New York’s climate.
A week of visits and returns fills Hannibal and nearby towns with social activity. Miss Jeccie Shafer stays with Miss Alice Reed in Wheeling while Mr and Mrs Hauob of Pittsburg resume homeward plans after a relatives visit. Chas Handenscalld visited McMeche, W Va, Ida Barr calls New Martinsville home, and Mrs Clines visits Buckeye. Mrs Meicelrey and daughter were guests in Mt Vernon Ohio, Mrs Bare of Illinois departs Clarington to stay with sister Mrs Topp. Prot Williams and family return to Moundsville after months with relatives. A crowd returns from the World’s Fair and Mrs Leep shopped in Wheeling early week. J B Tisher heads to Moundsville after two weeks at home. Prof Skyes resumes duties at Hannibal, visiting Clarington on Saturday.
Barnesville notes report J L Jordan former superintendent of the glass works now in Pittsburg spent last week with his family. Dilloe Gibbons of Sewickly Pa is visiting his parents in the area. Howard of Wheeling was with his family Sunday. B Piper of this place attended the event.
Miss Mamie Bissinger of Philadelphia visits relatives as does Miss Blanche Parker from Cleveland. James of Grand Rapids visits. Mr. Pendleton of Florida visits J. H. Watt's family. Dr. J. W. Wellens travels to New York for specialized ear and eye treatment course. Sarah Palmer visits relatives in Zanesville this week.
A Washington Pa social page lists visitors and residents at weddings anniversaries and gatherings. Names include Mrs Good Rupie of Pittsburg and Mrs James Semple of Denver Cal. Major James Barnett elected major. several trips to Philadelphia Washington Chattanooga Ireland and Omaha noted. many local visits to relatives.
In Martinsville West Virginia October 14 a boy about 13 named Novan was seized by his father Amos Nolan from the Ohio side of the river and taken toward the water. Marcus intervened with officers and recovered the child after a chase. Local news items follow including travelers to a fair, typhoid fever illness, and social visits. The Reidh brothers offer a large bounty to attract manufacturing jobs and local offers to hire 1000 workers.
The report covers the funeral of William Geller in St Clairsville with remarks about Drummond G. A R. and local society. It notes Col. Charlesworth returning from Columbus, the State conclave and a Cincinnati criminal lawyer Shay aiding the defense in a murder case, plus attendees at a Democratic Senatorial Convention in Steubenville.
Fragmented OCR offers dubious medical advice urging readers to consult Bell and Davis for catarrh with warnings of consumption. It questions symptoms like appetite loss, breath, and coughing while promoting dubious remedies and questions to self diagnose.
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