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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1891
Page
13
The continued cool weather pleases the stay-at-home, keeping him comfortable and saving money his brothers would have spent at summer resorts. Still, reports from various eating places show a general vim of prosperity, making for interesting reading for both those at home and those away.
The August tide brings a prospering swarm of guests from across the country, led by Pittsburg, as hotels fill and business bustle rises. Coastal sports thrive with record fishing and drum fishing drawing crowds, while lifeguards and public safety draw donor scrutiny amid a busy social scene at Cape May and nearby resorts.
Visitors on political business fill the week at the Brown House aka the summer White House. Secretary Foster and Commissioner Plumb visit. ex Senator Warner Miller and ex State Senator Fassett are named to key posts. The President and guests discuss treaty matters as surf bathing becomes a daily pastime for the presidential household.
A Pittsburg telegram reports at Cresson Springs the death of a keeper’s child amid a marked influx of visitors from across the United States and abroad. The event burdened cottages and disrupted plans for a children’s tableaux entertainment as Dr Te Newae tried in vain to ease the child's illness.
Prominent lawyer Mr. A Sermel spent Sunday with a local family in Pittsburg. His daughter Mato described as one of the brightest children here. The event featured Peatuan pictures and scenes from Sens eence rand and Lord Fauntleroy with the host presence boosting the entertainment. Helen Frick mentioned as a notable Pittsburg child.
A Pittsburgh travel writer describes a journey from Pittsburgh along the Allegheny Valley Rail Road to Niagara Falls and Toronto. The piece notes scenery, city hospitality, signage by locals in Pittsburgh, impressions of Falls View Point, Cataract House, and a Toronto visit to The Queens, including culinary notes and a glimpse of local society and a well groomed garden scene.
Special telegram from The Dispatch highlights Asbury Park and Ocean Grove as a bustling summer scene. Thousands of visitors, grand ballrooms, and lavish hotels fill the town with dancing, flirting, and nightly gaiety while fishing from two long piers yields record bass. Notable Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania visitors frequent the grove and hotels, with social festivities shaping the season.
The report notes Mr and Mrs Edward E Wright and family visiting a beach hotel in Asbury Park with trips to nearby Spring Lake Branch and Elberon. Others include Charles S Davis and Mrs J R Saint from Pennsylvania at Cookman Avenue, and L Ford of Pittsburg seen at a hotel. Additional Pittsburg guests and a social couple are mentioned on Main Avenue in Ocean Grove.
A special telegram reports Bedford Springs hosts a large, loyal guest list with many families staying from June to late autumn. Notables like Governors Pattison and Jackson’s daughters, ex-Governor Briggs, and various Pittsburgh visitors are noted among social gatherings, dances, and extended stays at the famed spa resort.
A fragment laments food and flavor guiding world views and urges readers to embrace cooking as a path to success. It parodies balancing meals with social trends, noting cooks and cook schools as affordable, providing a cordial invitation to join.
A telegram reports crowds at Ohio Pyle with camping parties, fishing trips and mountain rambles. Visitors include Ferncliff guests from Allegheny and Wellsville, a Dawson group at Saltering Bottom, and multiple Pittsburgh families lodging at Ferncliff and Ferncliff Hotel. The scene features preparations for future camps, a large Sunday excursion, and notable attendees such as Mr. Leo G Weil and Mr. Charles F P Hood among others.
A telegram from Spectal to The Dispatch lists numerous guests at the Hotel Riverside visiting Gray Mineral Springs. Names span Pittsburgh Meadville Titusville Bradford Sharon New Castle Youngstown and other towns, with many couples and families noted among attendees.
Chaudauqua sections celebrate the summer girl as the season's busy focus with romantic imaginings and witty notes on dress reform. Four fashion lines emerge from the crowd, from no skirts to trouserettes, while lovers and leisure mingle by the seashore in a playful hymn to hot weather flirtations. Mrs. Emma Ewing's cooking classes gain attendees as Chau tauqua lore grows.
At Berkeley Springs West Virginia August this old fashioned town draws many visitors. Rides and drives abound as does a famed swimming pool. Cottages surround the hotel and music fills the inn. A waxworks exhibit and a play by amateurs from Baltimore and Pittsburgh are planned. The tower overlook and mountain walk remain popular with young visitors. Local livery services and telegraphy parties are noted.
In San Francisco on August 1, Mrs. Sarah Mitchell filed a $100,000 slander suit against Frederick W. Sharon. She alleges a published interview quoted Sharon describing her as a blackmailer for seeking money to suppress letters connected to the Livingstone estate and involving Frank B. Newlands and Justice J. Field. Mitchell denies offering the letters and says she will reveal them only at the appropriate time.
The firm announces a liberal sale for Monday offering about 900 men’s cassimere and cheviot suits for 560 with a choice of sacks or cutaway frocks and about 15 rent to select from. The 560 price is highlighted as a first class suit and 1,000 stylish worsted pants are offered for 14. Bargains are displayed in Grant Street show windows of P. G. Co. C., Pittsburgh Combination Clothing Company, corner Grant and Diamond Streets.
Pittsburg and Lake Erie RB Co offers Detroit excursion tickets August 1 2 and 3 at 600 rail or 525 via Cleveland and boat. Trains depart Pittsburg 4 30 AM 8 00 AM 1 00 PM 4 20 PM 9 45 PM arriving Cleveland 9 55 AM 12 30 PM 6 50 PM 9 10 PM 5 15 AM. Steamers depart Cleveland Saturday 10 PM Sunday 2 PM and 10 PM Monday 10 PM 12 noon 2 PM and 10 PM. A special Monday train leaves Pittsburg 7 45 PM via Beaver Falls arriving Cleveland 11 30 AM to connect with noon boat.
On Thursday August 13 the B O EB BR rate 310 offers a round trip ticket valid ten days. Trains depart at 815 AM and 920 PM.
A brief ad advises saloonkeepers that Iron City beer secures customer loyalty, claiming patrons prefer it most and noting a specific bottle count of 1156 as a showcased reference.
Thomas J. M of Pittsburg visits the Lenten Duthie. Z Weber plans return offers prissane sojourns at Avon by the Sea and coun Grove.
Convalescence after prostrating disease creeps on. Hastent with the genial breeder of health and strength, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Every function is regulated and rendered active by the great enabling medicine. Dissolutions secretion, the action of the bowels and conal purity and richness of the blood, immunity from ral attacks -all are ensured by it.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will run its fourth special excursion to Atlantic City on Thursday, August 13. Round trip fare is ten dollars, valid ten days and allowing a Washington City return stop. Day trains depart 8:15 AM and 9:20 PM with parlor cars on the day service and sleeping cars on the night service. Baridges for and societies at McMahon Bros., 52 Fourth Avenues.
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