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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1890
Page
9
New York April 5 revivalists Moody and Sankey deny a split amid rumors of discord over Gospel Hymns profits and method. Moody cites ongoing charity work and states Sankey cannot sustain heavy meeting schedules, while both confirm continued friendship and separate work.
A New York publisher and Revell official deny reports of a split between Moody and Sankey. They cite vocal strain and financial strain as reasons for a temporary separation not a quarrel. Gospel Hymns remains best selling in its class and Moody notes Sankey’s voice aging, with no confirmed rift.
A Lewiston Journal item recounts a Maine Sunday school moment where a child misnames the betrayer of the Savior. A girl suggests John Peter Pam Job, then Cleveland as the correct party, prompting a remark that her father is a Republican.
A Lewistown Journal piece recalls a Sunday school catechism where a boy names Sullivan as the strongest man and adds a quip about being the boss catcher, reflecting playful schoolyard humor among boys.
A column scene in New York society notes streetcar pride, theater romance, and dress reform debates. It recounts a Bowery rider aiding a harlem woman, critiquing receptions, and lampooning literary fashion isters amid Easter week chatter.
The Chicago Tribune recounts I C Harriott husband of actress Clara Morris befriending a condemned murderer named Rulofson. Harriott, a former New York reporter, defended Rulofson in court and accompanied him to the scaffold. Years later Harriott meets another man connected to the case who dies by suicide.
A five year old recalls a doctor with an endlessly lit lamp and then sees the moon with the sun. He blurts that God’s wife has the laugh on him. The boy’s mother reacts as he adds the remark that the doctor forgot to blow out his moon.
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes women signaled as the hardest to please for typewriter work. They demand extensive changes and precise wording, while actors and traveling salesmen are easier to satisfy. Preachers see little typewriter work, and lawyers present the most foggy professional phrases.
Dr Talmage urges shifting focus from costly praise for the dead to celebrating the living with warmer, simpler words. He suggests replacing the old maxim Tapeakee but good of the dead with Buy something pleasant about the living.
Bert E. V. Luryr discusses solar activity and sunspots linking to auroras, magnetic storms, and possible effects on weather and crops. The article argues that periodic sunspot cycles and coronal phenomena may indirectly influence financial markets through meteorological and agricultural impacts.
Dr F R B von Steinmetz urges caution using hypnotism only for disease treatment. He cites three regular practice cases a 35 year old woman with neuralgia a 40 year old man with intercostal neuralgia and a 12 year old boy with diarrhoea and bronchial trouble. All were put under hypnosis 30 seconds and awoke claiming cure after ten minutes, with no further treatment sought.
In a Washington Post item a young woman was seen sitting with one foot folded under her, drawing whispered remarks from patrons. A passerby asked about the missing foot while onlookers noted she had no crutches or second gaiter.
Geoffrey Bingham, a London barrister, confesses to Beatrice Granger he may urge her to marry Owen Davies for her future. Beatrice reels at the suggestion as storm clouds over the Welsh coast gather and their dangerous bond under pressure faces a sudden crisis.
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