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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1885
Page
4
A disjointed historical narrative blends scenes of a volatile household, failed dreams, and a drifting quest. Hester endures hardship while suitors, marriage talk, and a childlike Morber’s Thirsty Set fill a tense domestic canvas amid social strife and urban poverty. Edward Gibboe grapples with a wary, shadowed woman, while a distant mythic quartz peak on the frontier sparks perilous adventure and fading optimism.
The article discusses puffed skirts and shirred detailing, a low tucked waist, and heeled shoes as fashionable women’s attire. It notes a capsule of garments with color tones, trims, and fabrics like wool tennis wear, urging practical elegance for varying climates.
From a milliner's notebook the vogue waist favored for thin figures appears. Apricot fruit and white silk garments offer warm evening wear and day outfits for young ladies. Red velvet skirts suit afternoon or morning wear and pair with many fabrics.
Readable fragments mention printed foulards, leather and kid garments, and a stray note about a British colonial scene. The text shifts to a military account with General Wareweed and Colonel Prescott, a vote at a council, and references to an attack sequence and muskets. The overall piece blends fashion notes with a rough Revolutionary War era battle tableau.
A jumble of names and notices from Newport and New York shows Eddie Booth in a Newport, Mollie Fuller returning to New York, Tony Hart buying a play from Walter Heyedda, and several season signings including BJ May with Harry Miner. The text also mentions Prank Karch, Vance, and Mr AMse TM, with fragmented names and dialogue about deliveries and books.
A Western paper shows an uncertain query about a mysterious concept seal and artificial methods to halt it. The readable text hints at a debated idea, with garbled phrases and possible references to Irveproscbie and Lower Orem.
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