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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1890
Page
6
A garbled OCR passage describes political and military clashes with scattered names and places. It references Congress, Democratic and Republican figures, and mentions battles, elections, and strategic maneuvers. The text is largely unintelligible but preserves hints of a Civil War era political-military discussion.
A crowded stage dialogue centers on Ponsonby and Edith in a New York drawing room. Characters discuss travel, mountains, and opera while a war rumor threads through, ending with a hurried farewell as the old man departs.
The article traces the cigarette’s origin from Pacific Islands to Cuba and Spain, noting early smoking practices and how the term evolved from cigars. It details spread via India to Southeast Asia, mentions Turkish and Austrian roles, and cites 19th century export growth with American Tobacco Company dominance. It discusses production methods and cultural use across regions.
The article discusses tobacco practices including paper types for wrapping cigarettes, opium rumors, and the health claims of various methods. It then shifts to a detailed, humorous chronicle of the British royal household procedures, etiquette, and the roles of staff, ministers, and diplomats. It ends with a tale of two bearded sisters on a Georgia farm and a reflective closing about fate and departure.
A garish feature recounts a Paris tailor Ledoux offering a wax method to fit corsets and dresses. The piece narrates wax mold fitting, patter creation, and the transformation into a form fitting garment. It notes women's fashion pressures, the tailor’s role, and the idea that corseting and shaping reveal personal agency amid social expectations.
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