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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1891
Page
9
A narrative recounts trapping coyotes using a wooden board trap near a Laguna pass, skinning the largest specimen for its pelt, then traveling to Laguna to witness the remarkable New Mexico holiday dances. The account notes the railroad at the pueblo base and describes the rock summit and public square.
A narrator recalls a grueling trek from Grant's through New Mexico into Arizona with companion Shadow. They witness a UD S D I A W dance in a plaza, explore ancient pueblos near Acoma, uncover buried ruins, and trade tales with Manuelito’s Navajo friends. Encounters span hostile traders, hospitable ranchers, snowbound crossing, and perilous climbs.
A king whose former wife is dead remarries a vain cruel queen who hates his children. The prince is turned into an eagle and vanishes, while the princess endures harsh toil until a forest encounter, a guiding old woman, and a plan for rescue lead them toward a hopeful reunion and escape from a solitary island.
The princess rides the eagle to a sandy shore where an old woman guides them to a stream freeing the prince from enchantment. They reach the palace, the prince banishes the witch to an island, and the trio live happily for life.
A compact puzzle feature titled Some Enigmatical Nuts and aimed at children. It presents brain teasers and word games designed to challenge young readers and keep their minds active over the week. The item showcases a playful collection of riddles and clever prompts.
A fragment from a puzzle page shows a fire screen riddle about a four letter word revealing love without a name. It includes a maid cutting a word from a world of tricks, plus entries on triple letter enigma and Dilamond style wordplay. The text lists names H Pezandin Birres Swars and Tu lly W Hooces with scattered clues and wordplay items.
A fragmented OCR page presents a collage of wordplay items and contest notices. It lists curtailment phrases and transposition puzzles, with references to riddle sections, half square clues, and a call for readers to submit answers for a monthly contest.
The speaker asks what bird is described and answers that it is the Indigo Bunting. He found it after a long time and notes it feeds on seeds from weeds and occasional berries or a couple of cherries for dessert. The narrator believes sharing a few treats is harmless.
Hosea, a northern kingdom preacher, denounces corruption led by priests and princes while showing that true religion rests on mercy before sacrifice. He teaches that God loves sinners and will heal and restore the nation if repentance follows, using his own marital trial as a parable of divine fidelity.
Englishwoman Miss Merie M. Dowie ventured alone through the Carpathians from Presburg to Crazova, embracing perilous paths on mountain ponies. She wore masculine garb, carried a revolver, Epictetus, and a cigarette case, finding novelty, safety, and solace among semi Oriental mountain communities.
The article reports that the milreis has fallen from 54 to 33 cents gold since Brazil became a republic, comparing imperial and republican eras. Consul J. O. Kerbey cites figures from Para and critiques exchanges, banks, and distant headquarters in London, suggesting financial mismanagement and reliance on foreign banking.
Belle Bilton Clancarty told a friend she will not return to the stage and aims for a court presentation soon. Alden Weston, an American horse dealer and father of a boy linked to the case, serves seven years for forging Isidor Wertheimer’s and Isabel Dunlo’s endorsements to Bank of England checks. Weston, en route to Portland prison, learned Belle Bilton is now a Countess and lamented she used his imprisonment to shield her.
Miss Hester Russell leads the Royal University of Ireland final examination for the M B degree for the second year running. Both top students trained at the London School of Medicine for Women. Miss Jare Fawcett shares a top placing in the competition, equal to the Senior Wrangler. Miss Elsie Windsor, first in her year of the mathematical tripos, is also Newnham tennis champion.
Professor George Davidson rejects the Paris bequest plan to draw a giant right triangle in the Sahara as a Martian communication signal. He doubts Mars inhabitants would view such a line from millions of miles away and questions the feasibility, calling the scheme bosh. He notes Mars may have an atmosphere and seas, and discusses planetary distances, climates, and canal claims with skepticism.
In Chicago Tribone style dialogue a man cracking peanuts declares he never suggests about his wife’s cooking. Another mild man retorts that a man has no business meddling in his wife’s affairs as he absentmindedly rubs his bald head, framing a domestic moment.
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