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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1891
Page
9
Robert Louis Stevenson recounts a dangerous voyage through the Paumotus with the Casco, detailing unpredictable currents, evasive landfalls, and the challenge of spotting low atolls Kauehi Taiaro and others while the crew battles foggy charts and a stubborn westward drift. The narrative blends nautical peril with vivid landscape description and reflections on atoll geography.
New York April 1. A veteran nurse recalls curious deathbed scenes from aristocratic Fifth Avenue patients to a ministered English squire. Shared stories include a debutante dying of pneumonia craving champagne and a merchant lecturing his family before death.
Narrator and crew navigate the vast Tuamotu and Paumotu atolls in the South Pacific. Morning light reveals an atoll landscape as they suspect they have entered the complex coral archipelago, uncertain which island group lies ahead and near Takapoto. The voyage tests caution amid reefs and shifting winds.
Hayes and Keexan of 33 Water Street advertise doorstep furniture repolish and upholstery services with on site visits and estimates for home interiors.
A mother scolds her daughter Lottie for starting prayers with Now. The girl fears the corner punishment and tries to avoid the phrase, claiming she must stand silent in the corner if she says it. The anecdote highlights childhood obedience and superstition surrounding evening prayers.
John Morley, literary adviser to Macmillan, championed Shorthouse's manuscript John Inglesant after publishers declined it. Morley offered to publish at his own expense, convincing the firm to take the work. The novel became a notable success and elevated Shorthouse among contemporary writers.
The Churchman describes a home experiment to mimic artillery. A bottle loaded with a bicarbonate and tartaric acid cartridge built from cardboard creates carbonic gas that forces the cork out, sending the bottle rolling like a recoil. The setup uses water and a corked bottle on a two-pencil carriage for stability.
Fragmented OCR text referencing Ashtabula Ohio and vague rankings appears in a garbled form. It mentions Chicago and Buffalo, with unclear terms like ae and rt and odd phrases about events or money. No coherent event or date is discernible.
A plan to defend New York Harbor proposes laying long oil pipelines across the harbor to fireproof waters and deter ironclad attacks. It argues land batteries and cross harbor lines from Sandy Hook to Rockaway Beach, with oil supplied from Staten Island tanks to create a burning barrier.
Anorna plans Beatrice's murder through hypnotic sleep in a convent setting. The text examines how sudden deaths from heart failure, attributed to syncope, raise questions of intent, evidence, and the limits of law regarding hypnotic manipulation.
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