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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1894
Page
3
December 20 report describes rapid advances in telegraphy and early typing mechanisms. A device uses rotating brushes and flywheels to imprint messages line by line onto paper, predicting speeds up to 200 words per minute, with potential to replace mail transmission and link to printing presses.
A vivid survey of weddings from costermonger London to Sumatra and Japan. It contrasts festive, comic British nuptials with Malay balance scales, Java engagement customs, and Japanese go-betweens guiding early unions, highlighting ritual variety and social attitudes.
An article details actress Miss Georgia Cayvan adopting a bicycle outfit that converts to trousers with a removable skirt. It notes Paris-made garments, a waterproof cravensite skirt, and a skirt that opens along the left side for quick changes while riding. The piece also mentions moccasins and rural shoemaking trends in Maine and New Brunswick.
A mosaic of short quips from various papers critiquing sports, pensions, currency schemes, and social observations. Notable lines reference base ball and football excitement, a Dodge County man with a pensionable razor, satire on elastic currency, and a bookkeeper versus masked bandit gag. Conveys late 19th century mood and humor through clipped opinions and wry takes.
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