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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1889
Page
6
A lengthy, garbled OCR fragment mixes fashion notes on winter beauty with disjointed reflections on war and society. It references costumes, fabrics, and grooming while drifting into monologues about labor, gender roles, and cultural standards, interspersed with scattered names and unsure dates.
A lively Ridge community letter disputes a misquoted compliment to Sarah Beninger and recounts a dance scene at Haggerty Hall. The writer defends Beninger’s daughter, describes a scuffle involving Babe Tyson, Sile Walenti, and others, and warns against further boisterous behavior at the upcoming Emyrogin wedding.
A New York dispatch describes a Minnesota lake with moving islands that drift across the water on variable winds. Fishermen on the lake watch as islands migrate from shore to shore, sometimes drifting feet apart or reassembling near their old starting points, creating a curious natural spectacle in an otherwise quiet region.
The piece exposes how infants are procured through midwives in New York, detailing ad placed by midwives offering adopted babies for fees, and recounts a case where a conspirator matched a husband’s childless needs with a baby, highlighting the ongoing baby-farming trade and the ease of obtaining infants for money. It notes investigations by the Children’s Society and mentions prominent Vanderbilt figures in society coverage.
A household fine tale recounts Mr Bowser hiring a colored man for odd jobs, only to clash over whitewashing a cellar and stovepipe. Bowser injudiciously insists on work, suffers eye burns, vows never to repeat, while Mrs Bowser contends with the fallout and alimony talk. The episode ends with Bowser planning to tackle the job himself next day, amid lingering pride and misgivings.
In Versailles the wife of General Boulanger remains in deep seclusion as friends avoid mentioning him. A slip of the tongue by a confidante revealed tension with the government, while Mme Boulanger defended shielding him to protect his old age, stating she would not judge.
The Philadelphia Inquirer recounts how Queen Elizabeth, a clever ape, targeted a peacock for bread. She lured the bird by placing bread where it could see it, feigned sleep, and seized the tail feathers as it attacked. The head keeper intervened, but the ape hid the feathers and focused on food, stealing attention and extra rations.
Fragmented OCR lists times and routes for the Dirrstore Cincinnati and St Louis Railway. It mentions trains, standard time references, and varied departures around 6 to 9 p.m. with garbled notes about Ball and other locations.
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