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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1883
Page
3
Mystical worders describe a Wyoming park journey along the Silos of Canons and mountains to witness the Devil's Site, a remarkable formation in the Yellowsone region. The article notes lush green meadows and dramatic rock walls, coal seams, and a famed red cap rock called the Devil's Sty, as tourists travel from Upper Calley toward the canyon.
Amid a clash between promoter Stone and the Northern Pacific Railway, a planned terminus near Gardiner would spur a new town and homesteading on a hill overlook. A squatter named Cutler amid leases threatens settlement plans as the line may shift toward Cinow Mountain, leaving Gardiner’s site in jeopardy. The route faces rough terrain and distant connections to the Yellowstone area, with current north access via a rugged wagon road and proposed rail completion by the end of the period. The dispute centers on control of the town site and railway terminus, with litigation and public interest shaping the move.
Carrie Astor and Nellie Gould are described as rising New York heiresses whose mothers steer courtships toward noble marriages. The piece details aristocratic grooming, debut balls, private tutors, and a strict routine while noting many suitors and the social pressure for a advantageous union.
A jumbled column recounts a Bloomington dog’s journey to Huron and back, curious garden roses, ducks and pheasants, a man bitten by a rattler, a lynx encounter, and a tornado tale on a Kansas Pacific run. Bets on local curiosities mix with a San Jose divorce drama as Diana Murphy’s inheritance and marriage futures stir town gossip.
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A Venetian officer at Manhattan Beach describes a bathing beauty known as a water nymph. The unidentified woman, accompanied by an elderly couple, swims daily near the ladies’ section, displays remarkable swimming, and receives frequent but cautious attention from her escort.
A journalier traced the famed Indy swimmer to a Brooklyn socialite of seafront life. Report notes she eloped at Mina Giraud's school, her penniless husband dissipated, and a separation followed. Since then she has remained with her parents, rarely venturing out without protection.
Read about encounters with venomous serpents in kitchens fields and homes across the United States. Reports describe a stove snake in Mitlintown Pennsylvania a Texas bite in Virginia a copperhead attack near Hagerstown and other perilous serpent incidents including a viper with clawed feet and a fatality from a copperhead bite.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a legal act involving White Title Coste in Peanes and Rie Isai e the Mle VOM Gipwul, with references to a freiel chayuber and a purchase price of 22000. It mentions tower rates and housewrite profits, plus a petitioner seeking a writ to Touts NAT and a reference to Genou tine. The readability is very poor and names are garbled.
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