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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1889
Page
3
An essay contrasts festive Christmas meals for the public with the plight of prisoners and the poor. It cites hospital and jail officials discussing holiday menus while many inmates receive no special treatment. A warden notes hosting 162 inmates and plans a simple holiday feast, highlighting charitable efforts by churches toward detainees.
An enormous buck, seen near Pittsburg, sparked public awe as locals chased it into the woods. Hunter Jones and others faced the beast at close range but failed with loaded barrels. A hunter named Josoop later claimed the deer after a hard pursuit, turning it into venison for Christmas celebrations.
Bloomfield Public Library Association schedules Hon. James Tanner, famed as Tanner, to deliver his first Pittsburg lecture Friday night January 11 in Old City Hall. The association maintains bright reading rooms at 314 Pear street with a library of over 300 volumes plus daily weekly and monthly periodicals for members.
A smokestack in Allegheny County was blown down during a gusty moment with no pedestrians on the street. The report notes the height around 90 feet and mentions safety and structural concerns as part of the incident.
A humorously anarchic Central Station scene in spring 1849 features Judge Gripp presiding over a crowded Sabbath morning session. Stories unfold of a youth charged with peeping, a farmer claiming insulator duty against lightning, aimless misfits punished lightly, and a man labeled a vagrant facing a bleak Christmas in the workhouse.
A fragmented notice describes Dr Flint's remedy with claims of improving circulation and nerves. The brief notes other remedies failing and references a drug company and contested treatment without clear outcomes or details.
The Balti and Ohio Railroad announces reduced excursion fares for the holiday period. Tickets will be sold to and from all stations on 12 lines east of the Ohio River from December 21 to January 1, with return until January 4. Sales extend from stations west of the river including Columbus, Cincinnati, and Chicago on December 24 25 31 and the ensuing days until January 3.
Visitors to our store will find that we open os pinta every Shy, to that were a large assortment of goods, Christ mas cards, calendars, pocketbooks, card cases, etc. Open every evening. Jos, Ercuzava & Co., 48 Fifth Avenue.
With Christmas near, readers are urged to place Marvin's golden fruit cake or plum pudding on the table. The ad suggests ordering through the local grocer for a sweet traditional centerpiece this holiday season.
An Allegheny shop advertises a complete stock of new and artistic effects with low prices and deep cuttings. Reizenstein at 156 Federal St. Allegheny offers these goods with claims of broad availability and affordable costs.
The Rev Howard B Grose pastor of Fourth Avenue Church read his resignation after Christmas sermons to accept a presidency offer at the University of South Dakota. The move, supported by trustees faculty and students, follows the death of his friend Prof Olson. Assistant Pastor Rev William Ward West will lead the church as Grose joins the new post in January.
The Hanucha feast was celebrated yesterday at the Jewish Synagogue corner Fourth Avenue and Ross Street with a simple program. Sunday School children examined in catechism, candle lighting, Hebrew readings, and benediction by Rev. A. Bernstein.
John Russell Wightison and Charles Donehoo were advanced to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church at Trinity Church. They became deacons a year ago and have served in church work since. Bishop Whitehead presided with assistance from Mesars Cayley Brightman Cowper and Maxell. Mrs Wightman is the eldest daughter of glassmaker Thomas Wightman.
A floor crack during dedication services at the Church of St. nein de Bales in Chartiers caused a near panic as the second story seats filled about 1,400 worshipers. Ushers including Alderman McNeirney and Richard McGarreil helped close the doors and restore order after the four inch drop reveals a bearing failure in a pillar. the event was led by Rt Rev Bishop Phelan with Father Tobin delivering the sermon.
Congregation at Grace Reformed Church will vote today on selling the Webster Avenue and Grant Street building. Offers include $35,000 with some members opposing the price, while an option of $1,000 remains under debate. Italians displaced by a bazaar seek a new worship space after vacating St Paul’s Cathedral basement.
Excursion tickets will be sold at excursion rates for P and L E routes from Youngstown to Erie and Toledo inclusive on December 24 25 31 and January 1 with return valid until January 3. Additional excursion fares apply December 21 to January 1 for points on McK and Y and McK BV KR rail lines, valid for return until January 4.
Last days of this stock sale at 612 Penn Avenue feature discounts up to 75 cents for two dollar corsets and similar reductions on kid gloves pocketbooks chatelaines lace fichus and other small gift items making holiday shopping economical.
Mr McMinty’s misfortunes amid a famed five dollar wager are softened by contentment at home. His wife, a sensible woman, uses Marvin’s Self Rising Flour for buckwheat cakes, while Marvin’s flour remains widely sold by grocers with fresh goods daily.
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