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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1890
Page
11
A thin boy Paul tends a ill mother in a crowded tenement and is drawn by Old Sibyl the wise woman to seek a cure and reclaim a hidden gold piece. He works for the stern woodcutter while a dwarf hints at blessing if he endures. A threatening confrontation with a stranger unfolds in the forest.
Paul travels through forests seeking work and food after leaving his mother. He finds a dwarf king’s gold coin, is pressured by a woodcutter to exchange it for shelter, and later learns the coin is dwarf money. The dwarf king Terrus restores fortune so Paul and his mother live happily.
A garbled decorative verse passage describes a boisterous wrangler and constant noise. The text evokes disturbance in a social setting with fragmented lines about shouting, be near the bar, and the speaker's restless cry.
Puzzles for the Little Folks to exercise brains during the week. Includes home amusements and a request for letters to E.R. Chadeours in Lewiston Maine.
A late 1335 to 1340 era collage gathers odds and ends from a newspaper page. It notes a horse trot race and a betting scene, followed by poems, musical concert notes, and a series of quick word puzzles and wordplay puzzles with author initials Ethel and Ethys.
The New York Evening Post reports a Niagara Commission briefing on a State Engineer survey of the falls crest lines and recession since 1842. Findings show Horseshoe Fall retreat averaging over two feet yearly, with 104 feet 6 inches total, American Fall about 30 feet 6 inches, crest extension to 3010 feet, and 32 900 square feet of American and 275 400 of Horseshoe area lost. Monuments mark locations for further surveys.
The Lord Justice Kay asserts that the life of an egg is limited to a fortnight. Londoners and others debate the period, noting the bench should be cautious and that after the fortnight eggs should aid electioneering, while commerce eggs are a different matter.
In a whimsical natural history column the oyster and crab are discussed for their outside skeletons and strange habits. It explains oyster shells as protective armor, crab hermit behavior, and touches on early ideas about how stars form and the tools used to study the cosmos.
A Pullman Company chapel car built for Bishop William D. Walker of the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota will travel between towns along railway lines to provide settlers with church services. The exhibit in Chicago showcased the exterior of the car.
The exterior mirrors a standard Pullman sleeper but features gothic projections on each side. The 60 foot long car includes a ten foot robing room for the bishop at one end and a raised chancel platform with a central richly carved altar bearing inscribed words.
The Agnus Dei interior shows a bishop chair with a sunken cross, a richly designed lectern, and a large bound Bible. The altar was donated by Summit Episcopal Church, N J, with most items contributed by churches and individuals nationwide. The organ came from the Church of Heavenly Rest in New York. The communion service was donated by Mrs. James H. Walker of Chicago, the bishop’s sister-in-law.
A Hitchcock Dakota farmer compared wheat with and without irrigation. Irrigated land cost $740 per acre and yielded 35 bushels while non irrigated land cost $625 per acre for four bushels. The irrigated crop graded No 1 Northern hard and earned $1.55 per acre versus 225 per acre for the other, costing 32 cents per bushel against 256. Irrigation may expand beyond arid regions to maximize crops with minimal risk of failure.
The Zigzag tunnel between Sidney and Walton New York to ease a steep eastern slope nears completion. Work began last June with 1,573 feet of tunnel excavated and 2,000 foot approaches finished. Central cutting will meet mid mountain by January 1 with traffic to start next spring.
A Chicago man who bought Libby Prison for a war museum in Richmond paid 100 dollars for an autograph letter by Martin Luther. The purchase was made here and the letter, in old German, was brought from the Old Country by the seller’s father. Its contents about Luther’s religious battles or Rome and Worms are not detailed. The note reveals how quills were used to transfer thoughts in those days and notes Luther’s monastic learning before his reform work.
The Port land Oregonian describes ruins near the Deschutes River mouth showing an ancient rock fortification used by settlers during the Cayuse war of 1856. Walls have collapsed leaving only crumbling stones.
The article explains how detective cameras suit amateurs with compact design and simple focusing. It covers shutter speed for various lighting, roll and dry plates, subject selection, avoiding distortions, horse and animal poses, test of the view finder, and advises consulting the 1891 American Annual of Photography for formulas and guidance.
A front page item recounts Dr. McLaren burning the brain of J Watson, a drunken row victim, claiming the brain saturated with alcohol burned with a colored flame. A verse inserts a child’s impatient cries as a tale of maddening mystery unfolds.
A dramatic tale unfolds as Blessie Bremer, sought by wealthy financier Mr. Bleyer with a $1,000,000 stake and a $15,000 yearly dowry, rejects his advances after daughters plead for family harmony. Blessie spares him, citing love over money as the victor.
The Philadelphia Times critiques Japanese religious life, noting chaotic cosmogonies, ancestor worship, and idols in households. It depicts women with small oblique eyes as unable to grasp immortality or ego, then mocks their supposed superstition and fearsome, half divine beings haunting forests at night.
A London Spectator analysis argues fiction either stimulates inward growth or excites harmful sensations. Good stories seed personal development and virtuous ambition, while poor fiction misleads readers toward unsalutary, unlikely thrills and enervating dreams.
St Thomas in the West Indies, a Danish possession, has a turbulent history. Slavery endured until 1848, shaping plantations and mansions on its 33 square miles. Abolition altered the colony as the majority colored population chose to give up the plantation economy.
On St. Thomas, the town of Charlotte Amalie sits beneath hills and towers named Bluebeard and Blackbeard. A garrison of 100 protects 5,000 residents in a picturesque coastal setting with red-roofed white houses. The passage hints at legends of getting rid of wives.
A new craze called Tiddledy Winks captivates Pittsburg ladies with tapered fingers and bright disks. The game, simple to learn yet challenging, sparks social chatter as players practice jumping winks and discuss evolving features including a miniature tennis court.
A historical account details a round table game using tiddledies winks a wink pot and colored counters. Players press a tiddledy to jump six winks toward the pot scoring points by landing winks in the pot. The setup includes pads and wooden wink vessels with play proceeding by lot lead and sequential jumps.
The passage explains a game where players jump “winks” into a “wink-pot” using a “tiddlery” and earn counters from a pool. Runs and sweeps grant extra counters. failing to land six jumps costs counters. After each round, turns rotate, and the largest total wins half of the pool while the other half goes to the top jumper. Counters’ value is agreed, resembling poker stakes.
In Salem Oregon on a Tuesday afternoon the Slaterman reports metal poured into molds for a 8 foot diameter 3400 pound master wheel cast for the North Coast water works. The blast occurred around 5 pm drawing curious crowds into the foundry as molten metal filled the black sand pattern.
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