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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1883
Page
5
The fragmentary column portrays widowed women grieving absent husbands, echoing longing and loneliness. Carrie and others discuss missing spouses, social schemes, and emotional strains amid a small town setting, with scattered names and domestic scenes suggesting a serialized tale of love and loss.
A garbled account recalls a theater night and a hotel talk with guests, a chaperone, and a Chicago registrant at a summer resort hotel. The dialogue hints at plans to stay or depart, with a suggestion of a four bed room and a trade dollar reference, all ending amid unclear details.
A vivid portrait of the modern trading floor features brokers Mirkner Bogert White and Char Little, with Analyst Joe Kirk and others shaping the exchange. The piece portrays traders’ roles, etiquette, and the social dynamics that guide big moves in securities, with comments on leadership, caution, and the trader ethos.
A Nassau Street shop hawks an “Lovers’ Assistant” hammock as a whimsical aid to courtship and marriage, featuring demonstrations that mislead buyers about its power. The piece blends sensational sales patter with social satire as shoppers witness a hammock’s odd romance lure.
An extended interview with Colonel J. P. on a large Indian Territory ranch near Gainesville Texas details herd sizes from 16 000 to 20 000 cattle. He explains grazing grounds across 775 square miles, breed mixes including longhorns Herefords and Durhams, drive routes to Gainesville and Hopewell, and annual profits from 2 000 to 3 000 head of cattle.
A physician praises vegetable diets while noting diet as a cure for moods and diseases. Reports of diphtheria deaths in Boston children suggest transmission by a visiting lung physician. A Chicago anatomist dies from a facial carbuncle after a vain attempt to treat it. A London disinfectant recipe using nitrate of lead is described as a room deodorizer and infection destroyer, though highly toxic if ingested.
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