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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1890
Page
15
The Dispatch issue details daily and weekly delivery options with prices. It notes a 20 page Sunday edition in three parts and advises readers to report complete numbers to the office. Postage for mailing is two to three cents, with two-cent stamps for double or triple copies. PITTSBURG SUNDAY AUG. 31 1880
An obituary style critique notes First Assistant Postmaster Clarkson’s one year tenure ending with 26 000 changes in fourth class offices and widespread removals in presidential posts. The piece accuses him and the President of using civil service reform as a pretext while pursuing partisan Republicanization.
The Isbor organizations suspend the iron-clad union rule to allow non-union men to work in the same buildings at the Exposition. This moderation is praised as essential to avoiding public injustice and pushing the exhibition toward a timely second opening with all exhibits completed.
The article by M. Camille Plammerion traces progress in high power telescopes, noting Galileo as the originator of telescope use in astronomy. It highlights three great instruments in Europe and California, the Moon Mars and Saturn photographed, and suggests astronomy is near further discoveries with Mars seen clearly.
The article discusses M. Flammarion urging further telescope advances including a 49 inch UC observatory lens and a future sixty inch instrument. It notes parallels to historic discoveries by Fraunhofer Herschel and Columbus and predicts seeing 617,000,000 stars and bringing the moon closer, with Pittsburg poised to play a key role.
A county workhouse experiment using convict labor to manufacture artificial ice has proven successful. The program increases ice supply, avoids wage disruption, and could lower consumer bills if expanded, without affecting natural ice workers. Public sentiment favors the effort.
The piece laments about about a thousand free born Americans in London and many more in Europe unable to return to the United States. It suggests sending the new fleet to bring back these exiles and notes the upcoming election day amid longing for home.
A period editorial reflects on Congressman Watson's death claimed to be caused by attending critical votes while ill. It questions whether extreme party loyalty justified sacrificing life for partisan aims, noting physicians warned against attendance and urging consideration of the motive and stakes behind such votes.
An opinion laments the partisan drive behind Mr. Watson’s death and similar acts. It argues party rulers force costly, improper cuts in public life for contested elections, risking lives and well being to secure partisan aims.
The article reports on dangerous electric rail occurrences on the Southside with pedestrians and horses struck by stray current. It notes unclear causes, urges a thorough investigation, and mocks New York City tax poverty while mentioning the New York Central strike and pending arbitration.
Kansas figure Jonn A. Anderson, long a stubborn foe of corporate aggressions and Pacific railways, fails to secure renomination after six terms. The piece notes past independents, Union Pacific influence, and hints at a broader political contest, with references to Cannon, Reed, and other national issues.
F J Woodward a former MK&T Railroad conductor arrived on his way to St Louis after his neck was broken in a July 10 wreck. He is said to be the second person known to live after such an injury. He wears a brace to keep his head aligned and his health is improving despite lasting effects.
In Crawfordville a man aged 18, Joe Mounts, slept on the floor three years ago when a cockroach crawled into his ear. He endured great pain and later became deaf in that ear despite efforts to remove the insect.
The Philadelphia Ledger credits Ohio Democrats for courage as they open campaign efforts in a major wool state with a firm stand for a revenue only tariff. The article notes their decisive stance and political boldness in advocating tax policy aimed solely at revenue.
Colonel Dawson explains the Bijou Theater policy that the first paying patron must enter first each night to avoid bad luck and a deadhead in the house. Tales from performers and a grip man illustrate superstitions around yellow clarionets and unlucky events.
A collage of brief notes mentions Govrnron Hilu at age seven, chess and angling prowess of Mr Brapiaves, and a placard near Mr Cleveland's Marion cottage. It also lists well off Long Branch pedestrians George W. Chilas John Hoey A J Drexel and Daniel Dougherty, plus F P Sargunt firemen head, SexatTor StaxFon's California fruit farm, Joan Driaver's Irish agitator brother, E W Far at Michigan, James Whitcomb Riley in Chicago, Senator Ingallis building a new Atchison home and loss of his library.
In Easton a five year old boy, son of David Hawk of Bushkill township, was bitten by a snake while fetching water from a spring. He suffered three wounds near the ankle, the limb swollen and discolored. The snake is described as eel-like and common in the area, resembling the Bastard snake known in Germany.
William J Wenzel oldest son of Elias Wengel Democratic candidate for County Commissioner dies at home in New Wickley township aged 14. He had been away from home for some days and was laid to rest in the local cemetery with obituary notes of the family and political connection.
Fred Deppe, a Thirteenth Street and Franklin Avenue butcher, keeps a three week old pet fowl described as an ornithological nondescript. The female bird resembles a chicken turkey hybrid with an eagle head and beak, crowlike back, Shanghai chicken legs, red and white plumage, and a forward arched neck. Imported with a batch of chickens from Warrenton, it has attracted attention in the shop and in Mil ier Bros. produce house, with one sporting man making an offer that was declined. The bird is very tame and easily handled by workers.
A stream of political quips and portraits lampoons Congressmen and candidates amid national debates. References to Illinois voters, Philadelphian politics, Blaine speeches, and Indiana treasurer nominee Albert Gall mingle with warnings about campaign persistence and parade rhetoric.
August 8 Hopeland street in the city reports Henry Mort, once struck by lightning, suddenly becomes rigid and stone like with locked jaws. He cannot move or be medicated. doctors fear his condition may end in death or exhaustion from the crisis.
The Chicago News notes a September 1 law in New York State making it a misdemeanor for boys under 16 to use tobacco in public places. It questions government paternalism and contrasts it with traditional parental guidance.
The piece profiles Mary L. McGinney as Minnesota’s first woman lawyer, notes Qurex Constra’s telephonic link to the Madrid Opera House, and records Mrs. Livermore’s 8,000 miles of lectures at Chautauqua. It also mentions Kelloggstra Kosch’s summer home near New Hartford, Dr Barhios denying engagement to King Milan, Miss Minerva Parker’s world fair pavilion design, and Austria’s Empress building a costly Pompeiian palace at Corfu with marble gardens and electric terraces.
The speaker recalls a season’s first ball where desire battles restraint and a beloved appears out of reach. He hides his true love, fearing age and youth in her heart, then observes her flirtations as the season wanes. The narrator concedes youth limits, while the heart remains untold.
Migratory crowds push homeward travel, with steamship speculators selling scarce berths and premium tickets. Theatre squeezes and Casino safeguards clash with a new poker slot machine claimed to deal hands and function as Kitty. New York hotel expansion plans by Vanderbilt interests and Hoffman holdings weigh on the market amid bustling downtown activity.
A letter from New York discusses a rising class of interior burglars who exploit knowledge of residents and schedules. The writer notes many thefts go unreported, with criminals targeting flats, leaving homes unguarded day and night.
The Dispatch announces a voting and prize essay program during the Exposition opening week. Ballots, poll book registration, and prize essays open to amateurs with topics daily from Wednesday to Saturday. Prizes include a twenty dollar gold piece for best descriptive article and a five dollar prize, plus a year’s Dispatch issue for the winner.
A reader asks who will judge the opening prize for descriptive articles. The Specter of Favoritism is addressed as editors of The Dispatch will be the judges. Articles will be weighed in newspaper scales, with fairness guaranteed. outsiders or boards are deemed less suitable for judging.
A collection of brief items notes varied curiosities from 200 years of land value shifts to a York child's buried body, raspberries in Schneckaville, mislaid trade, and eccentric anecdotes. It mentions a Three Rivers Michigan girl with a bouquet, a Spokane church turned saloon, and a giant list of diverse trivia.
A clipped humor column featuring wordplay and quips about procrastination speed, legal talk, dances and social etiquette. It surveys witty exchanges about firecrackers manners and banter on time money and opportunity with characters like Thad Sucka and Carryls Sevith in a playful, period-voice tone.
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