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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1892
Page
10
A long late 19th or early 20th century collage covers recipes for light cakes, grape storage, and domestic duties. It mixes culinary instructions with social commentary on women’s roles, fashion trends, and new industries for women, including paper yarlette work and home trimming aids. The piece weaves global notes on dress and labor with humorous anecdotes and reflective passages on household life.
An old quartermaster hurls doubt about distinguishing true brands from bad liquor. He recalls a roadside attempt to pass Darrel whisky, noting the landlord refused to switch brands, saying no change could be afforded at that city hotel.
The Knights of Pythias lodges report active conferrals of Esquire and Knight ranks at Ohio Valley Lodge No. 1 and Cover De Leon Division No. 3. Hermon Temple No. 4 and Wheel ing Lodge No. 9 detail installations and upcoming work. Rededications, oyster supper plans, and social meetings are noted, with emphasis on busy terms ahead.
New York society witnesses a luminous display of shadow silk gowns highlighting inventive dressmaking. Fashion journalist notes a yellow green changeable ground gown inspired by Elizabeth de Valois, with green petticoat and fur borders, and a Parisian influenced tea gown with white lace yoke. Rows of hats, velvet coats, and plumed headpieces accompany the elaborate street procession on Twenty third Street.
A British report details the brutal slave trade in Africa, describing raiders Arabs and Batibari, the capture and sale of slaves, and the terrifying marches to depots. It notes massacres, executions, and the inhuman treatment at every step from raid to desert death.
Fragmentary timetable notes for lines including Chicago Talend division and Washington accommodations. Mentions varied daily departures, Sunday exceptions, and several station names such as Keowee, Clateeviliea, and Clifton Forge. Includes times around 6:00 to 7:00 pm and references to rail divisions and passenger agents.
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