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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1890
Page
2
A narrator recounts a perilous night facing a gorilla amid a moonflower hunt. The beast wields a rifle, roars, and finally steals the plant, leaving the explorer to escape exhausted but vowful how the moonflower remains scarce at Tulambs and in London gardens.
Secretary Wetherill of the Lunsey Committee urges abolishing old locks in state and private insane hospitals and recommends a cylindrical bolt in an outer casing. The panel argues simple bolts aid quick opening during fires, potentially saving many lives.
A gentleman who just returned from abroad warns against hotels in the city and suggests private furnished lodgings and dining at bread and meat shops, noting these places are unfamiliar in America and offer comfortable living for longer stays.
Gems hold occult powers to bless or curse, with diamonds, crystals, sapphires, emeralds, and many others linked to intellect, love, protection, and health. Historical lore ties stones to prophecy, harmony, poisons, dreams, and medical uses across civilizations and months.
The piece portrays Jim Durkee as a tyrant challenged by a faction including Silickman and the community. Jack Dennett and others rally to depose him, using satire to mock his influence. The scene culminates with a defeat akin to Bonaparte at Waterloo, leading to a political shift toward Dennett and Foss.
A Chicago butcher loses trade after a subscriber jokes about him over the telephone. A South Side society lady mistook the call for her butcher and insulted him. The butcher confronts the owner of the line, who is warned away, ending with the narrator regretting the misstep.
A critical essay urges the United States to reclaim independence in manners and policy. It argues Americans should weigh foreign judgment but decide for themselves, embracing a confident, nonconformist stance while rejecting subservience. It cites Monroe doctrine as guiding principle and stresses self reformation.
Edward B Wilson of Kansas City, a frequent New York guest, recounts a friend killed by a July 1882 lightning strike on the prairie. The bolt burned hat and clothing, fused shirt buttons, burned powder, and left the corpse with a blackened face before dying within sight.
A prominent wine importer warns that ripened gooseberry wine is often labeled as genuine French champagne and sold as sparkling wine. He notes it mimics taste, appearance, and fizz, yielding good profit for dealers and avoiding the poisonous reputation of some manufactured champagnes.
In dialogue from the New York World, Chappie and Cynicus debate a mustache and recall a remark heard at the ball match yesterday. Cynicus notes the line Down in front, prompting a brief, humorous exchange.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Chamberlain's Colic Cholera remedy and complaints about remedies. No clear event, date, person, or place is extractable for a concrete news item.
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