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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1895
Page
3
A fragmented page mixes urban nuisances with essays on the sanitary woman in New York. It contrasts city infrastructure like cable laying and wiring with social commentary on weddings, fashion, and a satire of Chinese customs. The text threads through observations on women, marriage, and public life with cultural caricatures and period tone.
A long feature describes New York bachelor living spaces including a New Haven example where a mother gifts a Queen Elizabeth bed. janitors curate room decor. Richard Harding Davis is noted for sewing and window dressing. rooms display boats, trophies, and cushions, reflecting bachelor taste and social display in urban housing.
A new comedian, Frank Daniels, wins Broadway notice with The Wizard of the Nile at the Casino. Despite being little known to Broadway audiences, his 160 minute run draws praise and big laughs. The piece contrasts London success with New York’s reception, while noting Daniels’s past roles and his wife’s humorous, modest response to fame.
In a New York Herald fragment a man refuses marriage unless he signs a temperance pledge. After drinking a glass of cordial he faces disapproval from the girl’s mother and father, leading to a lengthy family discussion about alcohol and duty.
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