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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1887
Page
6
A long fragmentary reminiscence reflects on ballrooms in a Greek setting, spoofing mirror fame and theatrical crowds. It entwines social buzz about dances and a mirrored pageant with a lively, humorous nod to urban life and moralizing about public performance.
The passage compiles a string of odd captions and lines from a periodical, including references to palindromic poetry, titled sections like No. 406 and No. 407, and mock dialogue about ships and wind. It also contains promotional blurbs for Electric Bite and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, indicating ad content interwoven with literary fragments.
A domestic farce unfolds as Mrs Bowser laments missing a screwdriver and other items while husband Bowser probes a garret for a tape line and brads. Accusations fly over rivets brads and brash misplacements as household objects vanish and reappear in comic fashion. The tale centers on a quarrel about missing tools and the neighbors’ amusement at the couple’s domestic hunt.
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