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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1894
Page
12
A dense extract of domestic lore offers recipes and tips for cleaning mildew from leather, stain removal, hair care, baby care, and household maintenance. It includes remedies with kerosene, acids, camphor, turpentine, and otto oils, plus cautions about safety and proper handling. Cultural notes mix medical advice with cheerful domestic anecdotes and period tone.
Report from Denver notes women delegates at a Colorado political convention display vigor and nerve amid cheering crowds. They demand recognition, support reform aims, and show disciplined conduct despite noisy scenes, with many pledging to influence party governance away from male incumbents.
The article surveys autumn stomach troubles in the elderly and children, advising rest, gentle nursing, and specific nourishing foods. It recounts a political convention scene where a woman’s insistence influences a male candidate to withdraw in her favor, reflecting on women delegates’ role.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a luncheon party that endures a violent thunderstorm as women try a feather bed cure. Hostess jokes about Aunt Barbara leaving the bed and hat pins, while guests reveal their imagined last thoughts before the storm subsides. They vow to keep the feather bed trick secret.
The article outlines stylish collar box embellishments with leather straps and a chamois cover, blue denim lunch sets with white fringe, and centered luncheon serviettes. It notes the rising trend of birthday rings using unset stones mounted in custom designs and mentions silver settings for agate and moonstone. Eyebrow sets with brushes and tools are described as a modern beauty adjunct, emphasizing arch, softness, and spaced placement.
The article surveys global and domestic suffrage, noting women vote in Great Britain France Ireland Russia Finland Austria Hungary and various colonials. It lists Canadian provinces New Zealand Iceland Isle of Man Pitcairn Island and several U.S. states and territories with municipal or school suffrage, plus debates on constitutional issues and specific local practices. It also touches on a royal engagement anecdote and a fragment about love and marriage.
A historical survey traces journalism from Pekin’s thousand year old Gazette to Europe’s early pamphlets, noting the Frankfurter Journal of 1615 as Europe’s first regular paper and Boston’s 1704 Gazette as an American pioneer, detailing circulation, language diversity, and the rise of daily papers across nations. The piece compares global output, highlighting Paris dominance in circulation and the global spread of weekly and monthly periodicals.
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