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Wheeling Sunday Register

Location

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1897

Page

2

Universal Complaint on a Lindell Streetcar

A scene on a Lindell streetcar shows a country couple under observation as the young lovers sit in awkward poses and exchange furtive glances. The man clings to the back of the seat while the woman clutches a handkerchief, drawing amused attention from passengers and a nearby observer who recalls his own old romance.

Gta Celine Jasper Lindell Podunk Sao Weil Fant Tim von Hitlee Adnan

No Front Lawn in His Neighborhood

A man visits a real estate office to order a modern house with no front yard and a discreet, cultivated neighborhood. He insists on a yardless home to avoid grass and asks for a locale with cultivated residents, sparking surprised local chatter about urban versus rural living and curb appeal.

Washington Star Weill Gantt Tam Shane

Women Athletes Shift in Early Basketball Debut at Utah

Salt Lake City May 14 report on Vassar Utah basketball clash and the push to admit women teams on university grounds. The piece details players Lucile Hewitt Nellie Ross Clara Blierbeck Lenore Samson Grace Nelson Angie Holbrook Bessie Boyce Mabel Harker and notes injuries hindering full roster. It explains the game setup 50 by 70 feet baskets ten feet high and five hands contesting the ball, praising skill and finesse over roughness.

Salt Lake City Utah Lucile Hewitt Nellie Ross Clara Blierbeck Cent Lenore Samson Grace Nelson Angie Holbrook Bessie Boyce Mabel Harker Vassar

Bear and Forber Embrace forbearance in Domestic Drift

Fragmentary dialogue shows Bloomly and Birdie debating temperance and mutual relief. They speak of months of strain, introspection, and a pledge to alter their relation, with plans to share duties like wood gathering and support amid financial worry. The text hints at a tense domestic negotiation.

Bloomly Birdie

Women open college campuses to athletics amid debate

The piece discusses coeducation in athletics, noting colleges like Columbia Harvard Yale and Chicago expanding women’s sports. It highlights early open competitions, rules evolving, and a campus culture shift with women entering athletic leadership and public games.

Athletic Association of Athletic Association University Olan University of Chicago Mise Blewett Mica Howett

Cherry tarts and rivalries spark at De Varce table

In this lively exchange from the New York World, Mr. De Varce praises the cherry tarts while lamenting their taste compared to those of his former wife. Mrs. De Voree asserts her close ties and claims the tarts were sent as a present, playfully flaunting their history and friendship.

Mr. de Varce Mr. de Voree Mrs. de Voree Nerhaus New York

Fragmentary Washington courtroom reminiscence in old text

A damaged Washington transcript fragment recalls a courtroom scene with garbled dialogue about a husband and wife. The snippet mentions a long famous attorney and awkward remarks from a father in law. It hints at disputed medical treatment and a strained family tension.

Feilin Washington

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