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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1884
Page
4
A sprawling New York City anecdote mixes wealth, social intrigue, and the Astor circle. It portrays Milly Trute and Conner in a web of baccarat fortunes, high society manners, and rumors, tracing power, alliances, and implications for New York’s social elite.
A vivid sketch of Long Branch as a cosmopolitan sea side playground. Wealthy New York visitors flood the resort on Saturdays, with grand hotels, expensive cars, and champagne revelry. Ladies in extravagant gowns parade Ocean Avenue while gossipy notes on society figures, Jewish merchants, and Grant’s family mix with the season’s elite.
A Washington correspondent recalls the Washington Monument’s rising silhouette, its status as the world’s tallest human structure, and its progress through the 1840s onward. He notes public fascination, foundation feats, and historical milestones from cornerstone to near completion, with comparisons to other great towers.
A readable excerpt offers guidance on a crude cosmetic formula using white powder, glycerine, and disulvate notes about shade and neck whitening. It warns careful preservation of charms and suggests testing the dressing room lighting with a hand glass before going out to avoid glaring contrast.
A collection of curious anecdotes spans from a Baltimore man missing a fortune due to a missing letter to medieval punishments and streetcar encounters. The narrative threads include a misdelivered telegram altering life, brutal judicial practices, a mystery rider on a Camden train, and vivid oddities from various places.
The passage recounts a macabre tale in which a mother suspects witchcraft after a child’s milk fails, leading to a gruesome punishment of an old neighbor woman. It then shifts to practical housecleaning tips for moths, pantry care, and pest control with borax and camphor. The text closes with a feature on seaside fashion, detailing white silk bathing outfits, morning dresses, and evening attire for fashionable belles at a resort, followed by a short note about a “Snake Editor” cartoon.
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