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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1890
Page
11
In a snowlit room Eric converses with his mother about a legendary Wonder Flower rumored to restore sight. A sudden night visit by a boy in a white robe unfolds the tale, hinting at a magical intervention beyond their power to obtain.
Eric and his companion Mockabold sail through a snow realm to find the wonder flower. They meet an ice king who allows a single flower exchange for a compass and later magical guides. After trials, Eric returns home with the flower proving to his mother that he truly dreamt the journey.
Readable fragments describe a transposition tale with a debt plot and a bird escaping. A separate item features nine coins in a ten slot row and a domestic scene where John admits fault to Mary. The fourth fragment hints at a decapitation and an anagram with hidden letters.
The Dispatch notes Mount Pilatus bears many Swiss legends. Originating as Frackmunt, it is linked to Pontius Pilate whose reputed evil spirit plagued Lake Lucerne. A Salamanca scholar supposedly confined the specter on the mountain lake, with annual Good Friday rituals. Lucerne authorities imposed prohibitions in 1496 1564 and 1578 to deter ascent.
A battered old man with a hand organ on Penn sylvania avenue drew a crowd as he played Die Wacht am Rhein. a German woman paused, then dropped a coin into his tin cup after pulling a light from her pocketbook, moved by the national song.
An essay argues that August is a good time to plan for the next winter by reflecting on cold weather and past summer discomfort. It questions the taste for perpetual summer, notes how people seek cold havens to escape heat, and warns that memories of summer can lure one into longing for winter again. It discusses flies mosquitoes and the paradox of comfort and discomfort across seasons.
Four families form a joint summer house plan to save costs and share duties but the close living leads to bickering over pets, dinners, and child mishaps. The experiment collapses as friendships sour, leaving lessons for next year, James OC Purpy.
The New York Sun describes Alliance colony near Vineland New Jersey as founded by Hebrews eight years ago amid persecution. The piece portrays a quiet settlement amid fruit farms on Central Railroad of New Jersey and notes interest in similar Russian Jewish colonies in America.
A rough, humorous monologue framed as a rustic corner scene on a cornfield fence. The speaker imagines meeting a girl, boasting of boldness and wit, with self-deprecating humor about nerves and flirtation. The verse shifts between brash bravado and coy admission.
A fragmented 19th century column surveys celebrated dishes linked to Daniel Webster and French cuisine. It describes pot au feu as a beef based broth with bones and vegetables, notes Dumas and Thackeray influence, and outlines basic prep steps and ingredients for Bouillabaisse and corn cakes among other recipes, with curiosities about French culinary naming and national cooking science. The tone blends literary praise with practical kitchen guidance, referencing Thackeray and Dumas and including snippets of recipes and commentary on menus labeled in French.
Wop Fatwit exits amid disbelief after recounting a joke misheard as horse radish, with Miss Beane-Baker and a red headed girl in attendance. The scene shifts to a New York Tribune item lampooning Emperor William’s banter on uniforms for postal workers and royalty, noting mutinous postmistresses and a parade of female relatives in regimental dress.
A clever young man at the seashore demonstrates a stunt by continuing to smoke a lit cigar underwater. He dives from a boggan chute, blows smoke through the water, then resurfaces to readjust the cigars. The feat wins him applause and self-satisfaction.
A Philadelphia Times note recalls a Greek professor explaining how two negatives intensify negation in Greek, unlike English. He offers a “catch question” to test friends, using statements like It is raining is not… and similar hurried prompts to tease listeners.
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