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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1896
Page
4
In a tense rural drama a nurse Maud Devereux and Jim confront danger from bushrangers at the farm. After Jim heals, he reveals his love and asks Maud to marry, while plans arise to secure the farm and a new life, with Maud hinting at a conditional future together.
In Bismarck North Dakota a young woman Miss Norman was believed dead after being subjected to a ritual that left her in a trance for days. George Thompson helped conceal the body, and a burial followed. After weeks she recovered health and later returned home as relatives united, ending a grim episode surrounding claims of a marriage plot.
Jodes Honey Howland recounts a tale of a modest generous youth drawn into a social mishap. The story centers on a brimming room where a Westess figure not present prompts a tense exchange about a mother, illustrating awkward dialogue and social tension.
A Paris fashion feature surveys Lent season style among American women visiting Paris. It details dinner gowns with embossed satin, godet skirts, and velvet touches, plus high coral collars, jeweled passementerie, and color mixing from lime to mauve, highlighting how widows fashionably dress for church and social dinners. It also notes an American buyer requesting a grand gown, the interplay of color, fabric, and form, and commentary on social expectations.
A couple recalls a corner shop where high priced confections once drew crowds. They remember a $22 per pound tradition and finding the same candy nearby for 10 cents, reflecting how prices and availability shift in urban stores.
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