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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1882
Page
3
Gossip and gleanings on home life, recipes, decor, sewing, and domestic tips. References to women’s roles, furniture, hearth care, and fashion trends for households, with scattered notes on society, education, and prominent figures.
The piece catalogs winter fashion, fabrics, trims, colors, and accessories, noting trends like maroon coppery reds, velvet bonnet trimmings, Kensington embroidery, and elaborate ribbons. It mentions hosiery, jackets, and shawls, with observations on New York style as refined and severe, and includes a human-interest note about a 15 year old naval pension case and a brief literary snippet.
A 19th century discussion in Philadelphia circles contrasts strict evangelical views on insurance, tobacco, and opium with evolving liturgical practices. It cites clergy sermons on foreign missions, snuffing at candles, and electricity in churches, while debating opium trade and its moral impact on China and British policy.
The piece surveys church matters including the elevation of two new cardinals Angelo Bianchi and Vladimir Czacki with biographical sketches and Rome reactions. It also cites debates on ritualism in England, a Polish national movement, and Sunday musings from a New Jersey camp meeting and other period notices.
In Macon Georgia in October a young couple Mr Henry Turner of Atlanta and Miss Annie Harrison faced parental opposition yet pursued marriage. After moving to Macon and meeting secret obstacles, a friendly circle secured a license and a local judge. They planned a quiet ceremony at Colonel Wyly’s office on Third Street and were married with a sympathetic friend present.
Fragmentary OCR hints at regional manufacturing and agricultural terms. Mentions Southern PRC, Pungetrague Creek in Virginia, fish fertilizer theory, Montgomery, lawn care product Ponty, and annual tobacco consumption figures. Text is garbled but suggests a report on local industry and trade.
A garbled OCR passage shows residents asking for directions and services across a city, including where numbers on streets are located, where shops and professionals stand, and requests for change, timing, and addresses. The dialogue reveals confusion over street numbering, shop locations, and local errands.
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