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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1889

Page

5

Music World Praises St Andrews Choir For Lent Cantata

In a year of Easter music focus St Andrew's P E Church Ninth Street showcases L C Webster and a four-voice choir giving prime cantata works in Lent and Advent. Rev J C White briefs the congregants on sung texts, while rehearsals sharpen harmony and phrasing. The piece Calvary by Sir John Stainer and scenes from the Cross move listeners, with Amberson and Mrs Mellon delivering notable duets and a fine quartet. The article also notes Princeton Glee Club in Sewickley and praises sacred music efforts overall.

St Andrew’s P. E Ninth Street L. C. Webster J.C. White D. D Webster St. Andrews Christian Unity Christ Sir John Stainer Ing Dr. Stainer Amberson

Special Buster music programs for churches in city list

Late received Buster music items for St Pauls Cathedral Grant Street Fifth Avenue Sacred Heart Human Catholic Center Avenue and others. Items include Veni Creator and Gloria introit with named directors organists and singers. Contents list Benedictus Agnus Dei Dimittis and Communion hymns with composers and performers noted.

St. Paul's Grant Street Fifth Avenue Mauss Xil Ates Eceeerrecereers Cessaresess Morrie Veni Ursator Ras Ease Eppet Theeece Mer Nicholas Cartes Sacred_ Heart Human Catholic Center Avenue Sepers Atiersen Adel ¢ Seidic Basses Heyl Jas Morcau W. A. Hoerder Chas Griffen Theo Mades Murray North Benedictes Agnus Giorss P. A Ton Weller A. von Weller

Musical Benefit Concerts Highlight Local Talent in Tarentum and Pittsburgh

Miss Rosa Weber sang to a large audience in Tarentum for the Hinglish Methodist Church benefit honoring the late Mr. Richard Prosser, a district music supervisor. The event aims to aid his family and follows Miss Margaret A. Crouch’s praised recent Chickering Hall appearance. Pittsburgh's concert season opens with Gilmore’s 20 year jubilee at Battery B Armory on May 2, featuring famed soloists and a patriotic program, while the New York Philharmonic Club plans a May 6 Old City Hall concert led by Joseph H. Gittings, with a renowned chamber lineup and local soprano supporting the ensemble.

Rosa Weber Hinglish Tarentum Richard Prosser Margaret A. Crouch Pittsburg Chickering Hall New York Mme. Frida de Gebele Ashforth American Art Journal Margaret Crouch Nere Gilmore Battery B Armory Fifth Avenue Patrick Columbia Whitney da Vere del Puente Stone Barton Camp! Danckwardt Campanini Gautnees Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore New York Philharmonic Club Old City Hall Joseph H. Gittings Metropolis Tor Richard Ge Etill Q Guaranthe Messrs Emil Schenck Eugene Weiner Philip Ores Lye Pe Wheita Bae Aid Hemman Pitsburg

Rafe Thimblerigger Wins Shooting Prize in Boomer Humor

From the Kingfisher Oklahoma Boomer April 27 1889 the item notes Rafe Thimblerigger winning a fine quarter section at a shooting match with a tenderfoot and paying funeral expenses himself. Other quips mention overlapping new towns a nomadic Illinois man running for Meyer in multiple towns and light local lore including a nickel plated derringer trade for a year’s subscription. The piece closes with a note on a cemetery south of town and a reader return offer.

Chicago News Oklahoma Rafe Thimblerigger Rafe Ilinois Meyer Jim

Patron Saint Story From a Munich Passport

A Minneapolis tourist recounts a visit to Munich where officials questioned her given name Donizetti and asked for a patron saint. She created Uncle Sam as her patron saint, and the tale notes officials initially objected before accepting the explanation and recording it.

Minneapolis Tribune Minneapolis Munich Donizetti America Uncle Sam Sven Geree Sree

Poems Grave and Gay In The Afternoon

A reflective verse piece recalls a past love and the enduring memory of affection. The speaker weighs the lost romance and treasures the memory, asserting roses bloom for all and the robin’s tune remains. The poem contemplates time, winter, and June’s roses as it honors a departed beloved.

Abe

Young Cincinnati Lady Ida Vous Recovered After Treatment

A Cincinnati Enquirer notice reports Miss Ida Vous of Pines Hill near Warsaw pike and Purcell Avenue improved after Dr Blair's treatment. The testimonial states relief from stomach issues pimples nasal congestion headaches and fatigue. Her father also improved with treatment.

The Cincinnati Enquirer Ida Vous Pines Hill Warsaw Pike Purcell Avenue Dr. Blair Miss Vone Pricd Hill Ee Purcell Avenue

Curtain Calls and Sacred Resolve

A fragmented twofold prayer and poem mix ends with a Christian Intelligencer verse. It blends stage imagery about closing acts and ringing down the curtain with a devotional plea for divine grace to serve the lost and follow Christ after a mountaintop vision. The text references mortality, theater, and faith, attributing emotion to performers and believers alike and urging steadfast service.

A Precious Letter From Dusty Garret To Detroit Free Press

A fragmentary section from the Detroit Free Press centers on a cherished letter found in an old garret. The speaker recalls a long-ignored missive tied to musk and mint scents, noting the date and emotional weight. A second fragment speaks of brief labor and long rest, urging effort before rest and the clearing of a troubled brow.

Growth of Pittsburg housing boom and rail yard upgrades

The piece notes large gains in weekly clearings, announces Pennsylvania Railroad improvements at Torrens cattle yards and a new Fifth avenue crossing station, plus near completion of Diamond street stone work. It reports oil market shifts, steel and iron market firmness, and a rising mortgage demand amid a growing building boom with hundreds of new houses planned.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Torrens Broadway East End Wbout Dallas Fifth Avenue

Strong and Active Markets Report Mixed Gains

Strong and active stock market overall with gains, except Philadelphia and Qharifers Gat which closed fractionally lower. Electric resumed upward with a 160 point rise. Wheeling Gas and Central Traction advanced, while mining stocks stayed dull. Near-term indications favored a stronger market this week as nine stocks traded and sale figures listed.

Philadelphia Qharifers Gat Electric

Money Moving Freely and Everybody Busy in Money Market

The local money market shows signs of improvement with active discounting and increased counter business. Week totals show excess clearings over the prior six and five day weeks, while New York banks report varied changes in reserves, loans, and circulation. Government bonds are dull, with clearings and balance figures published by Robinson Bros. Currency rates and international specie movements are noted, alongside weekly banking summaries from Chicago and New York.

Despond Banyan Pilgrim New York Anis Prime Mercantile Exchange Bull Ow York South America

Oil market rebounds on bullish buying amid spring slump fears

The oil market showed a daily rise driven by strong buying and belief the spring slump crisis had passed. Openings hit 444 with a high and close near that level as traders anticipated a strong, active week. Lima oil reports had limited impact, while a De Witt Dilworth corrected table outlined recent fluctuations in prices and volume.

Lima Lima Oil Juima Pennsylvania Emaylvania de Witt Dilworth Fifth Avenue Wood Street Pitwburg

Still in the Swim Two More Diamond Street Properties Change Hands

Real estate notices report multiple transfers on Diamond Street and nearby streets in Pittsburg. John B. Murray and B. Bibiman sell Nos 49 and Diamond street lots with three story buildings to J. M. Guffey for 40000. Ewing & Byers mortgage 4200 on Sixth ward property. Alles & Bailey sell Wylie avenue lot to George Mites ton for 250. Other parcels and frontage sales on Iowa Street and Bank of Commerce addition noted amid growing market activity as new Central traction builds.

Wylie Avenue George Miteston Iowa Street R Fricke Central Traction John F Mra Alice H. Carlisle Bank of Commerce Brushton Bennett Street Samuel W. Black Fourth Avenue

Mass Permit Issuance Covers 65 Buildings Across City

Permita issues last week covered 65 properties mostly dwellings with total estimated cost of 106490 dollars. Notable entries include J C Jarrett on Conway street near Eccles, Thomas Louther at Seventh and Sycamore, W A Martin on Wyite avenue, A I Bremer on Rodman, William H Kinney on Main, and Sarah H with two houses on Wyman near Robert Glasgow.

J. C. Jarrett Conway Street Eccles Street Seventh Ward Thomas Louther Seventh and Sycamore Ninth Ward Wyite Avenue Thirteenth Ward A. I. Bremer Rodman Street Colling Street Nineteenth Ward William H. Kinney Main Street Ton Twenty-fifth Ward Sarah H. Reg Wyman Street Robert Glasglow

Fragmented 19th century building notices on Penn Avenue area

A patchwork of property records lists numerous structures across wards, detailing brick and frame buildings of one to two stories. Entries include addresses on Grace Street Republic Street Lincoln Street and more, with sizes like 18x82 feet 72x32 feet and 20x58 feet. Names such as J J Anderson Fred Herbert Hugh Keating and John Farrel appear beside street corners and intersections.

Penn Avenue Sixteenth Ward Edward Grinner Joel's Lane Thirty-second Ward Fred Herbert Grace Street F. Saubarchemer Republic Street Ffth Ward John Keniob Twenty-eighth Street Spring Allay Twelfth Ward J.J. Anderson Lincoln Street Shetland Banbeey Giants J. K Smith LW Penn Avenue J.C. Armstrong Perry Street Betwe Wylie and Webster Avenues Oho F. Wallace Eid Street Venth Ward John R. Clancy Fisk Street Tad Devison Hugh Keating Worth Seventeenth Ward Snowden Alley Worth Street Thomas Novin Idlewood Street Samuel Jones Mohawk Street Fourteenth Ward Brown Virginia Avenue J. Vogeley Font Fifteenth Street Carson and Sarah Streets Peter Smith Pina Street James Barclay Susquehanna Street Homewood Avenue Alex, McCandless Laberty Avenue Thenventh Twelfth Streets Thwart A Mangard Hazelwood Avenues Gloster M . Whitanna Arabelle Street O'Hara Stree' Obo Egan Avan Butler Street Hiland Avenue Twentieth Ward James Lawles Webster Avenue Kirkpatrick Street Thirteenth Ward D. 8 Allinger Fortgarden Forty Sixth Streets Martin Lee Julist Beansier Stresh Ruffey Fifth Ward Edwin Shenk Kelley Street John F. Williams Ella Greenfield Street Twenty Third Ward Andrew Finney Bigelow Street Sylvaniue and Kircher Street Twenty-third Henry Brewer Wicklif Street Nighteenth Ward D. Blinkendorfer Thirty-third Street Millwood Avenue John Farrel Craig Street Fifth Canter Avenues Venter Avenues Olf Well Supply Company First A. V. KR Wenty Eighth Ward Cbn B. Gibson Edwin Alley Forty-first Forty-second Lizzie J. Curry Forty-fifth Blummer Phillip Thirty-eighth

Stocks Life Lifeless Seew Yore April M

The stock market today was wholly professional with dull tone despite bank reserves over $6,000,000. Gains in Chicago Gas and minor advances in New England and Louisville and Nashville supported a cautious bullish mood, while Navigation and Hocking Valley weakened late. Bonds were quiet with total sales around $866,000 as broad listings showed small fractional moves.

Chicago Bears Texas Pacific Burlington Oregon Chicago Gas Chattanoogs Ross New England Louisville Nashville de Navigation Hocking Valley Navigation New York Stock Exchange Whitney & Stephenson Fourth Avenue

Markets by wire Obtoago continued weak after fine weather

Weather-borne crop prospects kept wheat prices trading lower on the Markets by Wire from Obtoago. Offerings tilted long as holders cut losses. May and July contracts showed declines from last Thursday. Corn and oats drifted easier on light trading while local shorts added pressure. Butter and eggs softened on the Produce Exchange with quotes drifting lower.

Mse Park Santos

Live Stock Markets Report from Orrics or Pirrsnore

Market recap for Saturday April 2 1589 notes cattle receipts around 1450 head and hog receipts near 1700 head. Cattle market described as steady with shipments to New York and consignments dominating activity. Hog market steady with sizable shipments and mixed receipts across pens.

New York

Fragmented OCR: unclear regional item from New England area

The readable fragments point to a 16 K.C. reference and mentions New York and England in a gummed OCR snippet. The text is too garbled to identify a person, place, or event with certainty.

A Night's Rest in a Barr Hack in a Stable

A belated traveler, after a late night at the Nicollet House, sleeps in a hack and wakes in a South Minneapolis stable. The driver, unaware of the passenger, returns to the stable with the rig. After noon the man realizes he is in a barn and learns his family feared he had been murdered or harmed.

Minneapolis Nicollet House

Light house Board salary cuts to meet appropriation

The Light house Board issued a circular reducing the salaries of nets apes on April 20. The action aims to bring expenditures within the appropriation.

Governor Halts Executions for Three Philadelphia Region Murderers

Harrisburg April 20 Governor Beaver has respited Whiteling of Philadelphia James H Jacobs of Lancaster and Peter Baronowski of Schuylkill from execution until June 25.

Harrisburg Beaver Mr. Whiteling Philadelphia James H. Jacobs Lancaster Peter Baronowski Sehuykill

Dangers of Catarrh Progressing to Bronchitis and Lung Interference

A historical note describes how prolonged head and upper respiratory catarrh can extend into the windpipe and bronchial tubes, causing breathing difficulty, wheezing, chest pain, and coughing fits. It details mucus changes, pale appearance, fever, and potential spread to the lungs, with outcomes ranging from persistent symptoms to severe pulmonary involvement over weeks, months, or years.

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