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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1884
Page
2
A garbled Sunday Register piece discusses views from Stockton California on virtue, humanity, and gender roles. It contrasts wealthy Western society with moral expectations for women, praising home life, criticizing extravagant marriage traits, and urging parental guidance to foster respectability and virtue.
In Steubenville a man named Hrant faced charges from a pregnant servant of George Prong. The court remanded him to county jail for trial as the campaign season loomed with votes and expectations in the state. Local figures and observers described the political climate and upcoming November contests amid economic talk and social warnings.
A sprawling, urgent sermon text urges unity against alcohol’s harm, linking temperance to national fate. It laments political partisanship, calls for moral leadership, and invokes biblical images to mobilize readers, especially mothers, toward voting for prohibitionist causes in upcoming elections.
Various brief items from Wetzel and surrounding areas. Judge Staley travels to Ritchie county. Mis da Marshall hosts in Hancock. Episcopalians hold a winter campaign social. Catholics plan a three day fair. A county ticket in Dumorvatic county passes by a small majority. Local driving party enjoys a wood supper. Gravel road work begins on Main Street toward the railroad. Wiley and McEldowney in Wheeling. Hall at county court in Mensants. Hancock moves county seat toward civilization. Wetzel band performs at John Stender’s. Giro Clegg dies after months with consumption. A mill near Avon suffers an explosion injuring several. Election returns incomplete. Dr Prieat and wife visit old friends. George Obers from Lexington visits. Stenders mill praised for flour. new machinery and improvements noted. Creek riprap work fronting Cox property described.
A fragmentary Parkersburg society column notes residents and visitors. Mrs Henry Kramer contemplates moving from Diligana Street to Tradinga Street. Mr Samuel Harwood of Richmond and Mrs Fannie Maddox wed and left for an eastern tour. Miss Kate Carlin visits Baltimore. Mary Rouhauer returns to Crafton from visiting friends. Miss Sallie Murdock funeral held. Mrs Bulcheria Rochenstein dies aged 52.
MOUNDSVILLE area items report court activity with Judge Boyd presiding. Local residents including Melvin, Prof Crago, and Ells Rogers are mentioned amid travel, renovations, and social visits. A horse outbreak, a saloon upgrade, and a train incident are noted. Republican gains dominate county politics with large margins. Meighen’s lack of majority noted. A controversial paper attacks Democratic judges, while the Reporter touts a victory with strong sales.
A jumble of town items reports prices, meetings, visitors, and a funeral sermon. Mor ris Wright visits from Indianapolis. a new Standard warehouse rises. a festival at City Hall for Martin's Perry Lodge is planned. A subcommittee debates price at five 50, many missing details.
Benwood iron works ships steel to Riverside plant and plans nails of iron, signaling growth for puddlers. Local notes report quiet river traffic, a push for river railroad, and election results in the county. Several residents and visitors are listed with moves, visits, and illnesses amid city life.
A historical note explains a vegetable remedy aiding digestion and restoring the system after exposure to harsh mixtures like araporaling potash. It claims to rebuild waste damage and improve overall health through gentle treatment.
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