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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1891
Page
2
The article outlines Chile’s push for universal education and modern schoolhouses funded by government, plus generous emigration incentives for European laborers. It notes land grants, free lodging, transport, and a one month grace period, arguing such policies attract skilled artisans and strengthen national unity.
In Bellevue Hospital New York a charity patient, misidentified as dead, was moved to the Death Chamber. The undertaker's crew then wrongly removed the living patient under ether from a surgical ward, leading to a fatal error before doctors realized the mistake. The coroner issued burial permits following standard procedure.
The article notes revisions in Sanday school books shifting the hero from an aging character to a younger, more relatable boy. It describes him as a real boy, admired by readers who see him as a role model worth emulating.
A May 1889 Kodak shot shows The Indian God rock on the Allegheny bank 16 miles below Oil City. Plates with French inscriptions claim Ohio River rights for France, naming Paul de Brosse the engraver and noting Kanasiagu and Chauougoa variants for Conewango. De Celeron references the Allegheny as La Belle Reviere and marks a plate near French Creek and Conewango junction.
During a visit to Japan Henry T. Finck reports that several Japanese women wish to go to America seeking opportunity and freedom. They hear of the United States as a paradise for women and see Japan as less favorable.
A discussion links the Dighton Rock carvings to Norse exploration and early petroleum pits on Oil Creek. It traces plates buried by De Celoron in 1749 and notes Governor Clinton's 1750 letters. It then shifts to Basil Hall Chamberlain on Japanese views of women and customs, critiquing Western misrepresentations of Japan.
Special correspondence describes the hierarchy, wages, and duties of British domestic staff from steward to maids and footmen. It notes upper and lower house divisions, meal orders, ceremonial guest service, and the rigid class distinctions guiding servants in great houses across England, Scotland, and Ireland.
A Boston Traveller writer asks why florists’ plants appear more luxuriant. An old florist explains he nourishes the young like babies and the mature with hearty feeds, noting many people misapply artificial dressings.
A Buffalo Express description shows a simple experiment using a paper strip laid over several progressively smaller books. Water is dropped from a plate onto the strip and climbs the inclined plane due to momentum, appearing to rise uphill and tumble into urns with a curious liveliness.
A critique of Clergy resistance to women’s equality, tracing historical restraints from pagan to Christian ages. The piece cites Talmage and Methodist debates, noting Susannah Wesley, Frances Willard, and early church fathers, urging broader, truthful reforms and female leadership.
A brief note from the St. Louis Pont-Dispatch describes a home built volcano using a glass vessel and plaster mound. The setup requires an open rear hollow and a small bottle of el placed inside with a vertical hole through the cork, enabling a eruptive effect in miniature.
A display uses a two thirds water filled vessel to simulate a volcanic eruption. Red fluid is stirred to create a rising stream that spectators see as lava, with reflections heightening the effect of a small eruption.
A French Serpollet steam carriage is described in detail, noting a seven-seat phaeton design, concealed generator, dual chimneys, and water and coke fuel supplies. The piece highlights performance: up to 25 kmh on level roads, 16 kmh in Paris city limits, advanced steam pressure handling, auto fuel feeding, and stability on slopes, promoting its utility and safety features.
The article surveys multiple advances from a sturdy lock mechanism for chests and boats to gear for sailing and cycling. It notes naval use of paper whaleboat gigs, a chemical treatment boosting boot leather, a new single‑picture machine illustration method, and language learning cylinders. It also details bicycle treadle improvements, rising gas use in heating, and a gravity aided descent system using air compression and accumulators for trains on grades.
A New York Sun perspective on reporters starting at $15 a week and rising with skill. Early gains may reach 50 dollars weekly, but ten years later earnings often revert to a modest level, unlike other trades offering steady advancement.
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