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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1883
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text mentions SUNSAT on July 22 and a reference to life and a shady lane with an unclear phrase about Pett. Details are limited and entities uncertain. cannot confirm full names, places, or events from the readable fragment.
Lavina Pore narrates a tangled social scene where Monty Curzon and Hatty Wentworth drift through a week of dinners and stifled glances. Misunderstandings, romantic pride, and a hinted engagement arise as Monty and Hatty confront feelings amid meddling friends and provincial expectations.
A Newport correspondent notes rising visitor prospects for Maratoga and Cape May as Atlantic City competes with Cap May for hotel guests. Long Branch sees more arrivals while venues plan tennis, lawn parties, and picnics. Notables at Long Branch include Grant and Jerome among others, while Pine Bush residents are portrayed as loyal to mountain life and wary of patronage.
Hints for thinning pears and grapes, removing imperfect fruit, and selecting only two large specimens. Discusses weed control as a profit source and composting weed seed to reduce germination. Notes 1883 fruit crop damage from frost in Ohio and the impact on cherries, strawberries, and grapes. vine pruning and set management mentioned.
An older rural column discusses methods to control ticks on sheep during shearing, including steeping tobacco in a wash and feeding sulfur to sheep in winter. It notes a neighbor’s use of sulfur with feed, and observes a farmer’s experiences with dusty, dry land and fruit and vegetable cultivation.
Recipes describe preparing young ducks by cleaning and splitting, steaming with minimal water and salt, then optionally adding onions or smothering. cooking about half an hour for tenderness. Also includes preserving raspberries into syrup with sugar, and making Raspberry Vinegar by steeping berries in cider vinegar, straining, and adding sugar for a drink mix.
A damaged passage describes a pharmacy scene warning readers about imitation caprine and plaster preparations sold by counterfeit agents. The dialogue shows a druggist offering Allcock’s and Capsicwid as substitutes, while a merchant cautions buyers against fakes. Names hint at vendors and locations, reflecting a period concern with imitations and consumer protection.
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