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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1890
Page
8
An Italian chemist and juggling impresario outlines the discipline of becoming a skilled juggler. He stresses years of daily practice to perfect throws, spins, and balance, noting that natural aptitude and steady nerves determine true mastery. The piece blends stage craft with self‑improvement guidance and reflects an old‑world carnival voice.
The narrative follows a juggler’s training routine in London with assistant Omene, detailing practice with an umbrella trick, strings of plates and blocks, and skill-building through repeated, grueling drills. It outlines methods for balancing tops, spinning objects, and precise handling required to master complex feats.
The article describes stage tricks including spinning a top to launch toward the clouds and rolling an egg along a fan edge. It explains deception in the butterfly trick using hidden hair and wax, and details illusions from snowfall to a dramatic sword and potato routine with danger warnings and method notes.
The Pittsburg Retail Grocers Association advances a family event on August 6 at McKee's Rocks with strict controls on alcohol. County detectives will enforce the ban on intoxicants and attendees can ride the Mayflower excursion steamer hourly. Activities include a $300 Japaneses fireworks display by Theodore Beil, pie-rating, bicycle, onion and sack races, potato races, and other amusements.
A corner of the Vienna Coffee House at 536 Smithfield street sank nearly an inch during excavation for a new Kappel building. The front wall settled and a large plate glass window cracked with a gunlike report. The street crowds fled and the Building Inspector ordered the pavement closed to prevent a cave-in. Damage is expected to be minor.
Two miners John C Boyle and Charles Mulhern were killed at Shenandoah’s Packer colliery No 5 when a cage was lowered by an engineer, crushing them instantly in the shaft. The Lehigh Valley company operates the mine.
The A. A. Freeman Company suffered a noon blaze that consumed its large stone elevator and mill in La Crosse. The loss is put at 300000 dollars with 180000 dollars covered by insurance. Freeman is a New York resident.
Higdon Higdon and LeCrott report patents granted covering sash fasteners lightning arresters and other designs in Pittsburg and Washington D C. Names include Wesley Coulter J A Kurtz J J Turone Wurts Baldwin Irwin Byrom Hoff Dulles Lohr Minniss with a note on 34 tableware factories being sold to an English syndicate and art store sales at J J Fuchs 1710 Carson Street.
Advertisement notes no substitute for pure beer and promotes Z Wainwright & Co's beer with car pomed claim. It invites families to order direct by sending a postal card or by telephone 3825.
Local ad promotes Progress gas heaters for homes and Progress gas stores for laundries as economical warming solutions. Includes an offer tied to James C. Thompson at 640 Liberty Avenue.
Summer clearance sale offers bargains in suits trousers towels and linen at Pit esirn's 434 Wood Street. Silver items go out while gold comes in for etchings engravings and mirrors at J J Fuchs 1710 Carson Street.
A fragmented entry notes a trip to Niagara Falls on August 7 with a late start, a stay of about fifteen days, and travel via a boat or ship. Details are incomplete but indicate a travel plan related to a person named Phim.
James C. Purpy argues that starvation as a tonic is a dangerous superstition. He describes a Pittsburg boy who rose from poverty through hard work, yet warns that many capable souls fail because the burden of hardship eclipses their gifts. A compassionate widow exemplifies help that frees others to self-improve without destroying them.
The New York Herald reports a rare solar event observed from Atlantic City stunning readers. Astronomers note the eclipse created dramatic skies and prompted renewed interest in celestial studies among residents.
Habitual constipation and torpidity of the liver are described as functional derangements not to be neglected. Hamburg Figs are recommended with a 25 cent dose of one ig to restore health. Advertised by druggists UsSs8u Ox Daue Co New York. Also a note on a low price for a Fuchs mirror at 1710 Carstone.
A Niagara Falls power scheme invites select engineers to submit plans for using 120000 horsepower and transmitting power to Buffalo. The article extols the electric motor for compactness and simplicity, noting far fewer moving parts and lower maintenance compared with steam engines, and cites a Journal comparison of 10 horsepower units.
Investigations into diphtheria spread by domestic animals reveal cats playing a role in transmission. A sick cat fondled by a child precedes illness and death in both cats and children. Reports note farmers losing many cats to throat trouble and membranes on throats. One family suffered four malignant cases after a kitten, fondled by children, showed membranes and was killed too late.
A new departure in the library plan provides fireproofing by locating heating outside the immense structure. Vaults will be built underground where fires and boilers once stood, using pipes to ensure complete protection against fire.
Railways adopt double windows to improve traveler comfort by blocking cold air in winter and dust in summer. Firms cite easier heating as a benefit and a quieter interior, noting plush interiors of day coaches rival special cars.
A 16 foot steam launch trials a quadruple expansion gas from evaporated oil in a closed retort. The mixed oils generate gas that powers a cylinder engine and is reused as fuel after work, with gas condensed en route to the firebox. The device is claimed to develop about 12 horsepower and travel six to ten miles per hour.
The article notes growing understanding and use of dry lubricants for bearings where oils or grease are unsuitable or fire risk exists. Graphite and mica in pulverized form are widely applied with uniform success, and self lubricating bearings using filled metal shells with hite or mics compounds have operated satisfactorily.
An English patent introduces an apparatus named inspissator for concentrating heat sensitive solutions by boiling in vacuum. The device is compact and capable of rapidly reducing water content at low temperatures such as 120 F, aiding chemical work.
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