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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1896
Page
3
VLMONT unveils New Gray wine in America featuring a Silver Shade label described as a dark, luminous variant. The marketing calls attention to a soft front design and claims a sleek, modern style for the new offering.
A garbled 19th century style discussion describes new two sided cotton and wool sweaters with white cotton inside and colored wool outside. It highlights fashion relevance of pull over dress sweaters in hot weather and details colors like poppy red, lilac, mauve, and turquoise. It notes yacht and summer outfits including Duke of Marlborough and Kaiser Wilhelm influences, plus evolving shoe styles and gloves. overall, a fashion column mixing inventions and period taste.
The passage contrasts a London man’s bold aim with an American’s modest shame at notoriety. It notes the curiosity of passersby seeing Belmont shirts and Palmer sweaters in shop windows, attributed to Percy Childe Smith.
Long Branch hosts a summer social focused on Mrs Oliver Teetin and Mrs Hobart Taylor Taylors stay at the hotel and their biking parade along the coast. A novelty tiger on the front cart drew attention while talks discuss Morton family hospitality and local guests at the resort.
An old Times excerpt recounts Spug Jackson, a famed Bowery feeder known for astonishing appetites and feats. The narrator describes watching him gulp oysters, quail, dumplings, and beer with legendary gusto, recalling bets, social circles, and a parade of remarkable eating contests.
A Philadelphia woman used nerve and presence to thwart a thief hiding under her bed in a hotel room. She pressed the alarm bell, summoned help, and the intruder was swept up by officers within minutes, with the scene described in dramatic terms.
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