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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1894
Page
2
A nostalgic essay explores Thanksgiving and Christmas customs from past decades, contrasting domestic gatherings with evolving female independence. It reflects on family rituals, church expectations, and social change as women balance traditional duties with personal autonomy.
A column surveys what constitutes the ideal wife and husband with quotes from Frances Willard, Buckminster Fuller style figures, and readers. It discusses emancipation, domestic roles, and the balance of gentleness, honesty, and shared duties in a future marriage.
A rugged reminiscence from Bill Marlin recounts a perilous November voyage aboard a makeshift raft built from an old barring ship's pork casks and a jury rigged mast. He recalls meeting Lige Hawkins in port, shifting stowaways and hardships at sea, and surviving a dangerous Atlantic passage toward New Bedford while keeping a vow to meet an old shipmate.
A fragmentary dramatic piece discusses kings and queens, royal coronation symbols, and public fascination with ruling figures. It cites whimsical examples from Spain and Hulland, noting romances and public perceptions of monarchs amid imagined courtly ambitions.
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