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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1890
Page
6
Donations pour into Allegheny General Hospital as the Ladies’ Aid urge continued generosity today and tomorrow. Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Park report $200 in cash and about $250 in commodities received yesterday. They seek hospital supplies with wine especially welcome for the many patients now nearing sixty more than last year.
The Tuesday Night Club presents the revival of Our Boys at the Pittsburg Club Theater this evening. The production, once staged four years ago with success, inspires pleasant memories and high anticipation. Cast includes Miss Julian Morgan Harriet Watson Julia Harding Clara Morgan and Messrs W W Lawrence William N Frew William B Blair W J Patton and Joseph B Shea.
A large Christmas sale at the Woman's Industrial Exchange drew many buyers into the small quarters yesterday. Test orders for ornamental items showed intricate designs though their exact uses remained mysterious, and the ladies supervising reported the event exceeding any previous year in activity.
A wagonload of sacks filled with goods arrived at the Society for the Improvement of the Poor headquarters. It was the first installment of 800 sacks sent out earlier following donations, aiding storehouses and the happiness of the invalid poor during the holidays.
Last evening at Wilkinsburg Academy Hall a pleasing program was presented under Prof. Vantine and the faculty. Miss Edith Harris sang, Prof. Ed Garber played banjo guitar and mandolin, and Boia Sancfit Esq spoke on Commercial Law. Large audience attended.
The Mont Ste Urule chapel in Oakland hosted a daytime concert by convent pupils before Christmas. The performance drew invited guests and the young artists were praised for their polished musical offerings.
A furnace blast at the New Jersey Steel and Iron Works in Trentox on December 22 injured five men, with two possibly fatally burned. Michael Fonda suffered severe burns and blindness after water was thrown on molten iron against orders. others, including George Lintall and Michael Costa, sustained serious burns. A fifth man, unnamed, was badly hurt. several others were reportedly injured.
The piece extols Marvin's crackers and Palace bread baked daily in Pittsburg with nationwide reach. It notes large production, daily deliveries, and freshness, urging readers to buy as the best crackers and bread in the market. It also advertises 500 nickel stem-winding watches given free with boys' clothing purchases at Kaufmanns.
A Pittsburgh area stationery lists numerous holiday purchases and gift items. Reclining chairs at Stevens Adjustable Chair Co are promoted as lasting, multi-piece furniture for Christmas. Stores advertise umbrellas, gloves, old-gold cash for scrap, plush sacks, coats, suits, dress goods, and furnishing sets with discount prices.
Excellent 7 octave upright piano with full iron frame and rich tone priced at 2200 including plush cover and stool. Also a slightly used square piano offered at less than half the new price. Holiday stock includes Sohmer Schubert and Newman Bros. organs with open evenings after hours.
Several hundred ladies markets and winter goods slashed in price. Stock reduced to half or less with items from six to thirty dollars now selling for three five eight or ten dollars. Brier Easton and Rosenbaum Co advertise large stock including 1 500 dozen kid gloves for gifts at low prices.
Death notices list Ema Jane Bartholomew at 62, Mary Elle Fleming at 30, Jamin Hoop Hood at 45, Sarah Brady mother of Rev. Francis Brady, with funeral details and locations in Allegheny and nearby towns. Additional obituaries include Stephen Joyce, Rebecca A King, James Logan, Ann Murray, Andrew Pitcairn, Lomenz Rammes, and others with residence addresses and service times.
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