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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1890
Page
5
The text lists actors and playwrights with scattered remarks on London drama and American stage figures. It weaves names like Napoleon, London, Rip Van Winkle, and regional mentions while veering into unrelated commentary and garbled phrases about performances and public notices.
A county drawing controversy over district boundaries and voter residency prompts a board special session next Tuesday. Officials consult engineer over line relocations and publish a map showing bounds for the several districts to resolve the confusion.
Joluy Bonner, an alleged adept, was arrested after a Mrs. Williams Smith paid him money to cure a supposed voodoo ailment. He and his wife promised to run a mystic operation and extorted five dollars plus later demanded more. Smith turned over eleven dollars before realizing the con. Bonner remained held to answer grand jury charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.
Fragmentary lines recall health and daily routine with scattered names and phrases. The text lacks clear events or sources, offering only personal reflections and miscellaneous references. No coherent reportable incident or date emerges from the readable portions.
In Madison Square a woman sat with a small dog on a bench when a policeman advised dogs are not allowed there. She questioned the rule and argued the dog was tied, not at large, but the officer noted the sign and continued on, the exchange ending with the usual officious sigh.
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