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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1896
Page
9
A fragment from a 19th century piece recounts a poster legend showing the shift from exaggerated figures to healthier, realistic women in early posters. It describes wax models from life classes, then later unsettling magazine images with flirtatious signage and consumer bait.
A New York correspondent recalls a contentious poster showing a dramatic scene from a play, praising high art yet criticizing its vulgar appeal. The narrator contrasts advancing poster art with moralizing labels, noting evolving tastes and the danger of sensational youthful imagery.
Mrs John Jenkins hosted a social in Benwood celebrating Mr A Pickerson of Fairmont with Prof W Gosharity supplying music. Officers for the coming year were elected for the K of P and a social at Mrs M Nolanhouse. Notes include visitors from Greensboro Wheeling Zanes and Deny Home dances and a leap year event in Upper Benwood with Pauline Carroll returning to Zanesville.
A retail listing details broad ranges of women and children undergarments in muslin and cambric, with corset covers, drawers, chemises, gowns, skirts, and infants wear. Prices span from 7 cents to 75 cents, highlighting embroidery trims and various styles.
The Union Teachers Institute will be held in Upper Benwood on Saturday January 18. Various local residents including Mr Charles Carrigan principal of the North Penwood school, and other guests, are mentioned in community notices. Also reported are moves of local clubs and Rebekah Lodge activities with installations and refreshments. Cape Coast Castle dispatch notes Prince Henry’s ailment during a Beatrix expedition near Coomassie.
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