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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1887
Page
5
A fragmented dramatic scene unfolds in a Bostonian interior with Mrs. Hendricks and her husband Gregoria amid intimate tension. A doctor arrives and the room fills with anxious talk about meals, illness, and looming decisions as a sonorous, churning dialogue exposes strain between love, duty, and impending tragedy.
A detailed narrative explains the Shah of Persia enforcing strict seclusion for wives, with women confined to palace quarters and barred from street views. It notes ventilation via wind towers, the court layout, rival intrigues, and strict controls on visitors, plus medical and clerical practices within the harem.
A pastiche of curiosities traces quirky toothache charms from Stockholm to England. It notes a Latin prayer, relics in churches, and superstitions worn as charms into the 19th century, with anecdotes of Chelsea, Sussex, and a Chelsea cardinal.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts English ballot procedures with Australian voting, detailing ballot paper design, marking, and the role of voters while noting social scenes, leisure, and travel in Boston and New York. It weaves humor with observations on elections, hospitality, and public life, referencing figures like Rice and general election debates.
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