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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1891
Page
10
A noisy column laments the Pittsburgh baseball team’s poor form blaming high paid stars and mismanagement. It discusses the interleague tensions, predicts possible changes, praises local amateur squads, and notes upcoming sprint and boxing events plus cycling amateur rules changes.
The death of Marie Gordon recalls that she served as David Neal’s model for his portrait of Mary Queen of Scots. Laura Hawkins was famed as one of Europe’s loveliest women, inspiring the regal pose that made the queen memorable to Munich artists. Neal captured the queenly figure on canvas, surpassing prior stage portrayals by Col. and others.
A breezy profile extols Henry Labouchere as a vivid figure in public life a journalist editor MP and war correspondent. The piece tracks his globe roaming career from Mexico to St Petersburg and Stockholm praising his wit wealth and controversial stance against Lord Salisbury. It notes American readers may enjoy his entertaining exploits and hints at a warm reception in the United States.
The piece questions how to prevent another influenza siege as winter weariness returns. It cites Schonbein’s claim influenza stems from ozone in the atmosphere and links ozone to electricity, asking whether widespread electricity could have harmful effects and what remedies might exist.
The article profiles Jessie Fothergill highlighting her brief-lived fame and enduring influence. It notes her mixed Lancashire and Yorkshire origins in Manchester, long residence in the area, and studies in Europe ending in Berne Switzerland. It lists her notable works including The First Violin The Lassen of Leverh Probation Kith and Kin The Well Fields Borderland and Peril.
A Geographical Congress map project highlights vast unexplored areas from the upper Amazon and Orinoco to Central Africa and Western Africa between the Congo, with Sahara and Central Asia still largely unknown. The note urges scientific travelers to probe these regions and chronicle diverse tribes and landscapes.
The text notes vast areas remain unknown such as Thibet, Afghanistan, inner Australia, Alaska, New Guinea, and many Pacific islands. It imagines a thousand yet unnamed territories to be explored, with polar regions also mysteries, inviting bold explorers to chart them.
The piece notes the unreliability of old maps with Central Asian towns. Balkh is misrepresented as a thriving ancient site now reduced to ruins. Chulm appears as a dignified city though merely a mound. Lashkar is claimed as important in some works despite lacking evidence.
A column recounts sensational tales about Nasr ed din Shah of Persia, detailing brutal punishments for tax delinquents, grave walls, and other noted cruelties. It surveys episodes from Germany England France Austria and Austria, noting royal misdeeds and a general wave of relief at his departure.
The text asks if any doctors wish to acquire a profitable practice with little expenditure and urges Asia Minor as a location. It claims native physicians are poor and quacklike, with no recovery reported under native treatment, highlighting demand for experienced and learned doctors.
A discussion on the British royal marriage prospects involving Prince Victor Emmanuel, English Queen Victoria's religious stance, and the search for a suitable bride among European royal houses. The piece notes England may block Catholic unions and suggests Bavaria as a potential ally. final arrangements await Prince’s return from America and broader European shifts.
The article notes the wheat crop near total failure in Russia and the government bans export of corn or rye for the rest of the year. It contrasts Russia's restraint with the United States where farmers sell to highest bidder with little government control.
An American observes life in Concepcion and Valparaiso, detailing Chilean manners, class distinctions, and daily routines. He notes gambling, service costs, gender norms, maternal ties, and the ritual of tea or yerba mate in homes, contrasted with social constraints and evolving hospitality.
A St Louis jeweler warns pearls can grow sick and crumble unless moved to a different climate. He cites a case where pearls, dull at first, recovered after a relocation and returned to their former brightness within two months.
The New York Herald notes London society’s fascination with American heiresses. Chauncey M. Depew’s role with the World’s Fair is cited as rival interest, while four wealth questions were asked for one about the fair. The Prince of Wales reportedly inquired into the heiress’s fortune.
The article notes rapid progress in home heating technology and predicts the day when households can ignite heat with a key, similar to turning on gas. It suggests this will relieve the burden of a winter servant who tends the furnace and fires in large houses.
An Australian electrician reports in America on hotel electrical devices. He notes automatic doors burglar alarms thermostats and heat control systems that regulate steam and temperature, showing how electricity enhances comfort and security in everyday life.
The city adapts a new busy line method for telephone exchanges. Six operators handle tickets routed via a brass six channel distributer. An operator in each section writes the ticket and places it on the channel belt to the busy board, ensuring faster connection once lines clear.
An electric reading lamp outfit offers a slow tric light for homes outside the mains. The battery sits in a compact case with elements attached to a foldable board. It provides adjustable, eye friendly illumination for reading or writing during dull weather.
Mr W H Preece chief electrician to the English Postal Department explains creosoting increases pole and sleeper lifespans. Creosoted telegraph poles last about twenty miles planted and later found to endure decades longer than uncreosoted ones. On railways creosoted sleepers last eight to ten years versus five for untreated, with many lasting twice that. Pacific and Atlantic creosoted piles show two to sixfold life extensions. Cost of treatment about 9 percent of the timber value.
An early push button system ties an electric circuit to the engine governor to instantly stop machinery. The device, once placed in convenient locations, allows any operator to halt the engine quickly in case of accident or emergency.
Radcliffe Ward argues electric omnibuses cannot beat horses on streets by cost. He notes 25 omnibuses from one station cost 4 cents per mile including maintenance, versus 8 cents for horse transport. The estimate uses current accumulator prices, and he predicts future reductions.
A circuit closing device uses a door hinge to detect opening Bylight movement creates contact in the hinge to complete an electric circuit This design addresses objections to complex burglar alarms by reducing parts and potential failures for protecting buildings.
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