Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Wheeling Sunday Register in Wheeling, West Virginia

13 Sep 1891

Page 7

We have 4,406,061 pages in West Virginia
Wheeling Sunday Register September 13, 1891 Page 7 old newspaper archives

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Wheeling Sunday Register

Location

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1891

Page

7

Impossibility and intrigue in Wimbledon society

Richard Best, an Australian magnate, returns to England to reclaim a Berkshire estate and win back his old flame Helen Strettell. At Wimbledon he misreads Milly’s heart and schemes with Lady Strettell to wed Milly to Luscombe. A secret kiss, a guarded offer, and a moral tangle end with Milly and Luscombe secure, while Best reverts to friendship and the old bachelor fate.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Mirateau Helen Lawford Cme Otter Milas Lawford Lawford Helen Australia siowLere Richard Ibert Eo Green Ant Poe Jon House of Beat & Co Melbourne Lord Beamesfield Jeon Lawford Wits Rew Maor Gamera Sr Phowas Strettell Ke C Conte Panton Sey Peougbh Jong Ah & Home Tly Wimbledon Thomas Stretiell Lady Strettall Mr. Get Husineas Bin Bins Milly London Wimbleton Beaides Sir Thomas Lady Strottell Lady Strettell Dean Lady Stretteil Mr. Host Perso Miss Stroutedl Lisle Austrelias Denan Asima Lady Strevell Ana Amy Es Dar Milly Wimbledon Villa Honsa Luscombe Mai Hemisphere Berkshire Helen Tanford Richard Best Helen Strettell Mr. Luscombe Swertell Billy Young Luscombe Heat Mr. Best Africon Wader Miss Strettell Strottel Miss Strettell Best Sam England Lady Strettel The Antipides Miguel Demi Richard Hest Lincoln Tam Dia & Bachelor Milly Luscombe
Read with Free Trial

Col Coryell's Watermelon Sets Off Bass Bonanza

An odd tale from Pulteney via Pilot Harry Morse recalls Col James Coryell fishing at Blut Point when a watermelon he carried yielded three green snakes inside. After they escaped, three large bass struck his line, the smallest four pounds, delivering a humorous tale of unexpected melon occupants and a splashy catch.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Pulteney Harry Morse Lake Keuka Urbana Alderman Baker James Coryell Slong Blut Point Deacon Hess Polteney Ennies Walt Poeay
Read with Free Trial

The Waiters Tenor and the Oyster Stew Language

A New York reminiscence of dining voices contrasts waiter exclamations for oysters and steak with Wagnerian bravado. The piece notes rapid evolution of menu slang, vivid waiter patter, and chaotic charm of cheap downtown restaurants.

Read with Free Trial

State fay with Now Steak dish story fragment

Fragmentary text discusses steak ordering, varying phrases like rare and variations in spelling, with garbled words and partial quotes. It mentions patrons and signs, a Walter figure, and wild capitalization, all indicating a broken excerpt on how diners request doneness in restaurants.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Varian Walter
Read with Free Trial

The Hidden Language of Restaurant Orders in Old Text

A quirky exploration describes how diners and waiters used coded phrases to signal specific dishes and quantities. It notes how terms like rare, two, veg, tomato soup, and coffee orders could shift in meaning through a subtle kitchen dialect.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Darwin Nassau Street Walter Promethan Pei New York Waltere Ica Pulton Street Oreda
Read with Free Trial

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. E. Morris Wielec Thewss Strottell Lascombi Col. Coryell Swift Mra EJ Rownz, Mo Quincy St Damen Ree New Yonk Twonor PEERY Tur Jil D. C. Kurner Punter Gruner Gar Market Street Telephones& Wheeling W.va Berm Chars Tren Co Kenton Tee Dive Ponce Ornamente United States Rees
Read Page with Free Trial
Search Courier

Search the Wheeling Sunday Register Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Start for Free

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Wheeling Sunday Register?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Advanced Search
Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication