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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1891
Page
7
A sports column reviews the open season with strong support for national pastime, praises Cleveland and Pittsburgh teams, and critiques umpire Powers for ejecting Manager Hanlon after a disputed catch call. It discusses form versus condition, pitching woes, and the broader status of Association play versus the League, plus amateurism and football kickers.
The piece argues against replaying the pennant, cites current leaders and potential league plans, and notes George Macpherson’s effective secretarial work. It then questions the Fitzsimmons Hall boxing match as a business maneuver and calls for clear championship rules to ensure a fair title.
The passage describes how visual tricks fool viewers by manipulating perception through two image segments. It notes that the lower segment appears larger yet the two parts are measured or perceived differently, illustrating optical illusions.
The passage explains that stacking two text segments in different orders misleads readers about which is longer. It notes the trick can deceive anyone, including perfect eyes, and argues there is no need for an oculist after solving it.
A fragmented passage describes a friend questioning another about taking a book or business. The text is garbled and lacks clear setting, names, or concrete events. It reads as a stray excerpt with no verifiable action or outcome to report.
An extensive discussion of insulated conduits for electric wiring in buildings, its advantages over plaster in-wall wiring, and the Rockefeller palace example. It covers tubed bell and telephone wiring, rail and electric locomotive claims, and introduces a private segment based telegraph system with timed five minute exchanges and automatic switch control.
An overview describes multiple elevator layouts including motor on the car with a rack, stationary motors at shaft ends, and hydraulic water pumps. A novel method uses a motor under the car engaging guy ropes via gears to move the car in a hand over fist motion with automatic gear locks for safety.
In Boston a New England Telephone Company official told a legislative committee that phone messages would need 10,000 messenger boys if delivered by street routes. In New York with 9,000 or 10,000 subscribers, daily messages may reach 75,000, implying 7,600 active messengers. The absence of telephones shocks Americans abroad and echoes debates with the British Postmaster General.
A new lamp designed for desks or tables concentrates bright light for writing and reading while allowing maximum eye rest. It features straight sides for better reflecting surfaces and a flat bottom. The inside of the butt and the globe’s outside are silvered, with the filament surrounded on three sides by a mirror to direct light downward. Direct light to the eye is blocked by an opaque cover.
An English Government designed electric pinnace for convoying troops may replace steam craft. The 48 ft 6 in vessel carries 40 soldiers, measures 8 ft 9 in by 3 ft 3 in draft, and reaches eight knots. It can sail or be electric propelled, with propulsion costs comparable to steam while needing no skilled stokers or engineers.
The article notes that using stiffer rails strengthens track rigidity to reduce deflection and wave motion under trains, thereby lowering resistance and increasing speed. It emphasizes the importance of rail stiffness as a key factor in railway efficiency.
A chloride ofil ver battery powers a handheld electric light cane with a four cell end to end setup. A silver head reflector and lens focus the glow while a push button closes the circuit to ignite the lamp. The device showcases theatrical lighting utility and novelty at exhibitions. Sausage machines and electric heating for hot dishes also debut at St Pancras, hinting at future electric culinary tech.
The completion of a 1300 mile copper telegraph circuit along the Bengal Nagore Railway between Calcutta and Bombay marks the world’s longest aerial line. At Calcutta an Asiatic Society of Bengal meeting displayed a cable fragment with its rubber covering pierced by a blade, yet contact with core remained so perfect that the cable’s efficiency was destroyed.
A devoted baseball crank vows to quit after a loss yet returns after 24 hours. The piece follows his bleacher rants during a Chicago game, with exclamations about players, pitches, and misplays as he alternates between fury and faith.
Thackeray praised Dickens in letters, noting his rival’s new work and admiring David Copperfield. He remarks on Dickens simplifying style after Vanity Fair and hopes it spurs him to greater effort as Thackeray works on Pendennis. Also a product sample notice from Hater & a, 33 Water Street.
The piece laments May Day origins in England and celebrates hawthorn blooms at Edgeworth in Edgewood. It recalls historic May Day customs, poets like Chaucer and Herrick, and local hawthorn groves with white and pink blossoms. It notes wildflowers such as arbutus, hepatica, anemone, and bloodroot in bloom nearby.
A discussion outlines how Japanese music differs in melody and scale from Western traditions. It notes instruments like the gekkin do not align with Western intervals, complicating transcription for piano and recording, reflecting cross cultural adaptation challenges.
The article notes two Yokohama visitors Miss Hana Abe and Miss Kaku Sudo who study Japanese melodies in American notation. In St Louis they sang and, after patient repetition, succeeded in transcribing a song. Terse fragment from Philadelphia Times and World chatter follows.
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