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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1883
Page
5
A fragment from a Paris pageant describes mournful processions and ceremonial crowds. Speakers recount a noble death and the bearer’s silent tribute, while spectators admire jewels, costumes, and the parade’s solemn mood.
The narrator recalls Paris landmarks from the Flower Stands to Notre Dame and the Pont des Arts, then wanders to the Seine and the tombs near Napoleon. He envisions the Louvre and the Paris skyline, praising vivid scenes of national life, art, and history while evoking the imperial past.
A colorful, scandalous skit of pugilists wives in a rough era. Sullivan Mace Edwards and others are depicted with varying fates, marriages, and rumors. The piece notes wives educated or homemaking, some affection toward their husbands, and gossip about boxing men during tense times.
A string of anecdotes paints pugilists and their spouses in a lively, revealing light. Mentions include John Morrissey’s widow, Arthur Chambers, and English prize fighters married to white wives, with speculation on wife talents, loyalty, and social propriety amid political and boxing circles.
A vivid description of Mexican opera life, focusing on the Mexico City theaters. It notes seating, admission costs, dress, audience behavior, family attendance, and the rough quality of performers and orchestra while praising some artists and detailing intermissions, galleries, and social habits around performances.
The article notes Mexico City offers few refined social spaces, lectures, concerts, or galleries for Americans, aside from creaking bull fights and adomestic circus under the cathedral. It cites popular horse sports, limited theatres, and a missing reading room to foster American social life, proposing missionary societies establish a self sustaining American reading room to aid youth and visitors.
A commemorative speech at the last Waverly Boys banquet extols the politician as bold and restless, praising his drive and enduring fame. The narrator, a veteran observer, recalls the rise, missteps, and lasting appeal of a career spent courting public favor, with humor and self mockery.
A garbled 19th century column blends European royalty notes with odd anecdotes. It mentions Queen Margaret of Italy supplanting Austria, and reports on British social figures alongside a sensational, scandalous tale of mistaken paternity and a drummer. The article also touches on Alaska custom, a London society angle, and a Tennessee farm anecdote. It reads like a crowded, eclectic gossip column with many garbled names and phrases.
A garbled narrative of vows and lovers intertwining with dreamlike images. It hints at a wedding or affection theme, with scattered proper names and vague references to Cupid, loss, and reunion set amid a twilight, moonlit mood. The legible fragments suggest romantic longing and nostalgic remembrance.
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