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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1892
Page
10
A broad survey of social and civic life fills the page with dances, club events, weddings, church notes, and garden seasonal fashion. Mrs. and Mr. Schrader celebrate a silver anniversary, Cotillion Club hosts, Fortnightly and Masonic events appear, and upcoming weddings and schoolhouse plans highlight the week. Community scenes unfold across Fulton, Wellsburg, and neighboring towns with mixed leisure, civics, and family milestones.
A humorist broadens his outreach into envelopes and letterheads including the Puyallup Commerce editor J Watermelon Redington. The piece surveys witty envelopes and parliamentary style stationery, noting cartoons and slogans, and calls the envelope a fresh medium for satire amid promotional pages and varied illustrations from local papers and campaigns.
Attendees mark the funeral for State Id Seite and his father in law at Smitht Friday. Messrs Curtis and McCheary drive a horse weighing 1220 pounds. Satur at Market House receives a fresh coat of paint this week. Mrs John Black, who died at Bathwsy last week, was in her 100th year and well known to residents.
A three by seven foot cobbler shop in an Italian quarter tenement is reached through a sealed hallway turned alleyway. Patrons squeeze through a narrow door, tap the window to summon Father Crispin, who bargains near the glass. The piece hints at future boxing bouts and oddities from New Orleans to New York.
A Boston society circle including Moss Benargers An artist Rose Coghlan and others discuss the period in life when a woman is at her best. Topics span beauty ages from 18 to 40, riding habits, Russian blouse waists, evening gowns, tiaras, and lace trends, with commentary on army wives emancipation and global fashion evolutions.
The piece outlines current men's dress trends including frock coats and chevios trousers, tan overcoats, and white vests. It notes the use of De Joinville scarves, four-in-hand knots, Homburg hats, jaunty straw hats, white enamel studs, and summer dress suits with white piqué or ribbed fabrics. It also mentions lighter fabrics for tennis and casual wear.
In New Martinsville West Virginia on May 1 reports mention a recent vote to remove Springer and Martins additions from the Pair Grounds near town. Magnolia School opened strong last Friday and Prof Shields earned praise for efficiency. Citizens anticipate a public event at the Opera House and notes of local road and court activity fill the week.
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