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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1890
Page
7
A discourse on proving God through five facts the world is real I exist change and cause. The speaker weighs atheism agnosticism and theists, arguing cause implies a first cause and that mind or matter must be judged by its effects, namely nature and humanity.
The article highlights Martin dale North Carolina resident RE Whitley famed for public service who suffered a violent rheumatic knee attack February 1. He reports Chamberlain's Pain Balm provided near immediate relief and urges others with similar troubles to use it. The piece lists multiple local and regional dealers including W M Houston Mecklenberg City and E G Stucky Pittsburgh.
An excellent big octave upright piano with full iron frame, rosewood case and fine tone, fully warranted for 200 dollars, cover and stool included. Also a first class square grand piano at under half original price. Call J. M. Hoffmann & Co 537 Smithfield Street for Bohmer Colby and Newman Bros selections at reasonable prices.
Fianting School and E. Jordans Swimming School arrive from winter quarters and are being improved for the 1890 season. All boys will wear swimsuits. ladies’ toilet rooms to be fitted up. Pranson, leading photographer of 96 Fifth Avenue and 43 Federal Street, Allegheny, offers fine cabinet photos for less.
New assortments of flax fabrics opened at 30c and 40c per yard. Tissa Hucus and Hacke offer furniture packing and upholstering. Haves & Keenan advertise at 33 and 34 Water St. Cass buys old gold and silver at Hauch's, 295 Fifth Ave. Umbrellas featured at Chas Pfeifer’s, 443 G Smith Geld and 100 Federal, Allegheny. Lucerne awnings by Mamaux & Son, 539 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh. Woronan’s Herb Powders claim cures for blood and liver ailments.
A historical comparison outlines Peruvians and Mexicans worship of sun and moon deities, royal lineages, and lavish temples. It notes Inca rituals at Cusco with mummies, sacrifices, and feasts, and Aztec practices including ritual heart offerings and a yearly youth presented for sacrifice.
Higdon Hindon patent lawyers list patents granted this week. Names include Alb certr Bischoff for a binding plate for brick walls H W French for a testing machine Wm Jackson for a machine applying fittings on tubular articles Pittsburg combines Harry Etheridge for a balanced pen autographic telegraphs Bradford E W Luce gagecock Carl Lehmeiser money wrapper Thomas Young wrench Glade Wm O Neil ejector for oil wells.
A slate of Pittsburg Allegheny ads tout J R Pearson at 96 Fifth and 43 Federal for cabinet photos and house papering. Vendors highlight wall paper at 414 Wood Street, Dickson for spring suits, Mamaux & Son for Paris Exposition awnings, and Haver and Kexenan for upholstery.
The piece compares German and American views on whether individuals possess a unique natural calling for a specific occupation. It argues that Germans believe each person is suited for one activity, while Americans favor broad capability but acknowledge individual differences. It concludes that nurturing varied talents and allowing career changes helps individuals discover and pursue their true calling.
A new atomizer warms and sprays pure vaseline for treating respiratory diseases such as nasal catarrh hay fever and consumption. It avoids irritating petroleum odors, delivers a clear warm spray, and can carry medicines like cocaine menthol camphor carbolic acid and bismuth. It also shows usefulness in ear diseases.
An improved search light introduces cost efficiency and portability. Hitherto heavy French made units weighed about 1000 pounds and cost $10,000, now a 130 pound model with 4000 candle power costs $360. One operator can manage it, with a directed beam visible over half a mile and capable of penetrating fog to prevent collisions. A vertical beam test produced a light column three quarters of a mile high visible in clear and foggy conditions from miles away.
A glowing ball appeared at 9 pm in a northwestern Spain town as a ball of fire followed a power line into a dynamo station. It struck the apparatus and exploded on the ground. Inventor Gaston Plante studied globe electricity and produced it in his lab.
A crude method uses a clay pipe wrapped in absorbent cotton tied with string and a rubber tube for mouth access. Magnesium is weighed and placed in the bowl, soaked with alcohol, then ignited to create a flame that rises above the pipe while blowing air through the stem to produce exposure.
A new rubber device for pitching secures a curved flight by clinging to the ball. The flat rubber strip with a finger ring and a corrugation rests on the ball. when pitched it clings and sets the ball spinning for a greater curve than fingertips can provide.
The article notes that seven of ten people show stronger sight in one eye, two of five have one eye out of fine, nearly half are color blind to some extent, and only one pair of eyes in fifteen is perfect. It also mentions kerosene as a broadly praised therapeutic agent though details are incomplete.
A historic remedy prescribes seven days of mixture of one pint coal oil and one ounce nitric acid. After standing, pour off the oil that remains, claiming the resulting product smells not of coal oil and offers relief for pains from toothache to gout and rheumatism.
The process starts with 1,000 ounces of silver from the Bank of England, hammered with gold leaf and fired in charcoal. The bar is drawn 100 to 150 times through steel, then through diamond apertures, rolled in Krupp mills, and spun around silk to produce fine gold thread. Most goes to India and the East for luxurious cloths, with lengths claimed up to 5,000 yards per ounce of bar containing 2 percent gold.
Captain Griffin speaking at the Franklin Institute predicts electrical propulsion will soon replace horses on most street railways and major elevated lines. He cites electricity as the ideal system for trains, enabling car motors and flexible connections with centralized control from the leading car. Water power and suburban use are noted as growth factors.
Dr. E Monin favors rest in bed emetics and adjuncts like tea coffee and acetate of ammonia for acute alcoholism and argues for enemata of coffee with massage to avert collapse. For chronic alcoholism he recommends nutrition milk open air quinine and tonics. Dr Blumenau notes alcohol lowers initial gastric juice activity and acidity but digestion speeds after a few hours with stronger drinks reducing stomach motility and absorption.
A new device for dispersing oil at sea uses a globular cast iron shell filled with oil. It is fired from a mortar and sinks beneath the surface. On impact with water the shell releases oil through a timed aperture, rising under the surface to spread with the waves.
The article explains light's health impact and shows indoor light is far weaker than outdoor exposure. It notes seashore or sunny street environments deliver dramatically more health benefits, with figures suggesting 18 000 times and over 5 000 times greater light influence than typical shaded rooms.
In a cleansing display at the Albert Memorial the London atmosphere caused a figure to appear chipped, but closer inspection revealed a natural encrustation rather than damage, giving the impression of injury.
A Berlin dispatch reports officials who visited the United States and studied the local fire extinguishing system recommended supplying the Berlin fire department with steam fire engines of an American pattern.
Misery from habitual constipation is hard to cure and common. Homburg figs were prepared to ease this, touted as pleasant for women and children. Sold by druggists. advertises Lochinvar awnings from Mamaux and Son in Pittsburgh.
Warton advertises clock and jewelry repairing at Hauch's 295 Fifth Ave with lowest prices. Rosenbaum & Co offer boys and children's reefers from 175 to 5. Mamaux & Son advertise MuBANO waitings at 539 Penn Ave Pittsburg. Hauch's offers case for old gold and silver at 205 Fifth Ave.
A writer recounts meeting Major Aspinall of the Salvation Army in Homestead Pa and examines the Army doctrine and life. The piece details uniforms, marriage vows, public ceremonies, female officers, poverty outreach, house-to-house evangelism, and the tension with Methodist peers.
A clergyman long afflicted with catarrh found a prescription that cured him and saved him from death. Any sufferer sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J A Lawrence at 88 Warren Street New York will receive the remedy free of charge.
A Health Pamphlet from HYGIENIC TREATMENT CO. claims to conquer constipation piles fever rheumatism colds and liver or kidney troubles without medicine. It advertises a harmless easily applied treatment based on laws of life and lists Fitzsters Pa as the agent address.
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