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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1891
Page
10
A long, partisan column critiques baseball club management at Pittsburg, defends manager changes, and discusses contract jumping under national rules. It covers the Omaha release dispute, Grand Circuit racing, boxing bouts, cricket in Pittsburgh, and potential English cricket and Australian boxing matchups with managerial opinions and forecasts.
A New York Times column cites tea as an effective detector of adulterated syrup. The author recalls a country inn episode where a colored syrup in waffles showed poison when mixed with tea, leading to the landlady removing the tainted syrup from the premises.
Electioneer the horse of Senator Stanford died on December 3. The Rider and Driver notes his skeleton mounted with nickel wires and bands. Anatomists cite the hindquarter bones and shoulder blade as key to his power. Skeleton to be housed at Stanford stock farm museum in Palo Alto.
The death of Sir Richard Burton sparks renewed attention as his destroyed manuscript becomes a focal point. Explanations note his wife’s control over the estate, while honoring Burton’s travels and works on Africa India and Mecca. Leopold’s Belgium joins Germany in the alliance amid European turmoil and Paris beauty fads are mocked alongside curios wagers and an Ohio actress’ London debut hints.
A vintage trick explains how to peel a banana by heating air inside a wine bottle. Lightly soaked paper or a lit alcohol-soaked wick is used to heat the bottle interior. As the air expands and then cools, the banana skin is drawn off, letting the fruit slide out.
A Baltimore American snippet notes a man who proclaims a loss of faith in humanity shows strained conscience. It frames the remark as a prompt to consider personal ethics rather than a sweeping judgment on others. The item reflects editorial voice and social commentary of the period.
In Liverpool’s vast port city, the writer surveys a grim labor landscape where fifty thousand dock workers endure meager wages and endless toil. Cabmen, clerks, house servants, and cotton pickers live at subsistence levels, with wages as low as four to six shillings weekly and inhumane working hours, revealing a city of stark exploitation and social neglect.
An elderly Yorkshire court clerk, 35 years in office, sought guidance from an English law journal on whether deposition writing could be done by typewriter. A judge questioned his legibility, but the clerk learned that recent law may allow typewriting as writing, possibly saving his position and ending debate over illegible manuscripts.
G BR O'Reilly of Trinidad criticizes popular snakebite cures in a New York World interview. He endorses cutting and sucking the wound only, arguing venom travel is limited unless it enters veins or arteries, and mocks whisky as an antidote while noting many bites come from harmless snakes or fear.
A Saginaw youth at Wenona Beach staged a double mash while chatting with girls. A tug on his coat tails and a child's voice cried papa mamma wants you. The prank was pulled by the manager's son and two friends, and the trio no longer speak.
The Dispatch reports on the humane claim of new German bullets shaped like long pencils with high weight of section and small diameter. Delahaye questions their humanity, noting brutal penetration through two or three men, while Germans counter that these bullets stay on course and can defeat hard bone. The piece discusses the ethics and practicality of updated ammunition and its impact on surgeons and soldiers.
A copper annular buoy with a central hole carries a life chain for seating or holding. It features two hollow rods with cans of calcium that ignite upon water contact, producing daytime smoke and night luminous light. The device, capable of sustaining three people, selfactivates when cast adrift and tests show a man reaching the buoy was rescued.
A new cushion car wheel reduces rattle and vibration for travelers. It features a center and tire with a thick rubber cushion between, enabling removal of the tire without axle removal and resisting heat, oil, and corrosion. The rubber will run 3,000 miles with no wear signs, while tire wear remains minimal.
A camper reports using a walnut sized piece of camphor gum ignited on a tin plate to drive away mosquitoes. The blaze burned bright with no smoke, and within two minutes the insects stopped harassing, with one culprit remaining confined to the tent after five minutes. It cautions the method may be harmful to humans.
Dr Brown Sequard emphasizes stopping coughs by pressing facial nerves near the lips and nose and the ear region. He warns overpressure can cause unintended effects yet claims pressing certain points may prevent coughing. The lecture links reflex control to nasal and throat irritation and urges careful, targeted pressure.
Present appearances show the days of lamplighters numbered as a gas lamp network adopts an automatic lighting device. The machine turns lamps on remotely and adjusts lighting, with sensors dimming during moonlit nights, signaling a shift from manual to automated street illumination.
A practical milk sterilizer, praised for its importance in infant care, holds bottles in a castor inside a tin vessel. The device uses steam from the stove to sterilize, combining affordability with the advantages of larger, more expensive models for households seeking safer infant feeding.
A new chronograph type called a phonometer is designed to determine gun distance from observer by comparing the flash and sound arrival times. The device records the light and sound difference to calculate range, signaling a novel method in ballistics observation.
Inventor touts a spring driven saddle that eliminates rider fatigue by isolating shocks. The design uses a linked series of springs to ensure smooth motion and uninterrupted riding compared with traditional springless saddles.
A photographic car has been equipped to conduct surveys, including camera gear and necessary photographic equipment, as well as water and dining conveniences for the crew during field work.
Sculptor St Gauden claimed only four men in the country can design coins and said he is one of them, a remark that drew notable attention and sparked discussions of craftsmanship and national symbolism.
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