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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1897
Page
2
A wide survey traces Sunday parade costs to Paris wardrobes with women spending on hats and accessories. The piece notes rising prices, compares fashion trends, and reflects on the luxury and social display of millinery in commerce and culture.
A fragmentary medieval tale recounts Dame Elsan, a farmer’s wife in Sweden, accused of witchcraft after a deacon’s charm is used to heal a sick calf. A crisis unfolds as fear spreads, a bishop construes the case, and Elsan confesses to a long, dangerous spell tied to a charm that could doom the calf.
A New York field report recalls an old school of thought that marriage binds women to home, lamenting divorce as unthinkable and praising devoted mothers and faithful wives amid vivid recipes and domestic chatter. The piece blends social commentary with tastings of soups and dinners, noting how women discuss and judge household duties and manners.
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