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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1891
Page
8
A curent column surveys sports harmony between Harvard and Princeton, boxing rule reform, and looming matchups. It critiques Queensberry rules, praises reconciled athletic relations, and previews bouts including Carroll vs Myer and Dempsey vs Maher while noting baseball league changes and Pittsburgh prospects.
Dr. Haughton, curator of the Dublin Zoological Society, amputated a inward growing claw from a lame tiger after five keepers restrained it. A nearby tigress knocked his hat off and chaos ensued before brave restraint. The claw was removed and later worn as a scarf pin. The tiger then sought its companion, rolling and purring to attract attention.
The advertisement claims rapid relief from dyspepsia and indigestion with Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters. It asserts the tonic cures heartburn, fullness, and the sinking sensation while listing biliousness malaria rheumatism and kidney complaints as conditions improved by the remedy.
In the Kimball Graphic, the editor notes difficulty judging merchandise but offers a strong endorsement for Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The piece cites repeated personal success during influenza season and widespread use in Kimball and nearby areas as a specific cure for coughs and colds.
A preacher urges practical self reform at year start advising against over strict aims. He argues modest, repeated efforts beat grand but doomed plans and notes how selfishness harms self and others, urging measured progress and steady church giving.
Nikola Tesla notes in a communication to Electrical Engineer that high frequency alternating currents could heat a person through skin contact, suggesting medical uses for disease treatment. He envisions heat penetrating clothing and even naked in extreme conditions, predicting rapid advances in electrical development.
The 1895 Electrical Congress in Chicago will select names for new units and their sizes. Delegates consider calling a telephone message a telephone and propose dynamotor for electric motor to stress its distinct meaning. Some Europeans resisted naming a unit Henry due to limited awareness of Joseph Henry.
The piece notes no operating conduit roads in the United States while Europe uses two examples at Budapest and Blackpool. It mentions Budapest extending with an overhead system, Yerkes seeking Chicago rights for the World’s Fair, and a conduit line reporting a seven year dividend of 7.34 percent. Sea sand and climate skeptics are cited against conduit viability.
Description of a water cooled iron screen shield used at large puddling works in Germany. The apparatus hangs from an overhead rail and covers the furnace side, with a gutter bottom and perforated water jets to keep the interior wet. A rabble passage notch and an inclined plate for cinder run-off are provided.
An article discusses using Wheatstone bridge resistance measurements to gauge milk quality by fat content and dilution. It notes uncertainty due to varying inorganic salts in diluent water and suggests results depend on vendor specifics. The piece continues with a historical note on London Underground railway practices affecting passengers.
Report describes a tunnel system where a second funnel vents smoke downward into a moving tube, releasing it through valves into a root blower half a mile away. The design keeps smoke from entering the tunnel while the locomotive travels outside, switching to the standard chimney in open air.
A rubber journal correspondent warns of injury from ignorance of rubber effects on feet. He says relief comes quickly for coins sufferers from chiropody, but rubber foot fever requires patient removal of causes and liberal foot baths. Rubbers should keep out rain and be removed indoors to avoid wet feet and moisture rising.
The wood mosaic industry in France reaches high perfection with 12600 color shades to reproduce paintings faithfully. If colors fade they can be planed to restore freshness as fibers are fully permeated with the color. The mosaic is durably affixed to wood with grain at right angles to resist atmospheric change.
A new Paris cab system installs automatic meters showing distance time and fare. Cab drivers must take the shortest route and drive at eight kilometers per hour under penalties. The tariff rises 75 centimes per extra kilometer, reducing current fares. A deposit is allowed when a passenger enters a building with a back exit to offset the meddling regulation.
The invention describes a rectangular lumber drier with a door lined housing a grate of horizontal bars above the floor. Heated air from a furnace or similar source is delivered through perforated pipes to rise and penetrate the lumber, drying it quickly and evenly.
An attempt in Paris to set up theatrophone service let people hear portions of theater performances from elsewhere for a small fee. It proved popular in clubs and restaurants and is now being tried at the Savoy Hotel in London for permanent adoption.
A discussion notes aluminum should replace brass for lenses camera parts and tripod heads to reduce weight by about one third. Aluminum dark slides and developing dishes are proposed for lighter, more compact equipment as chemical action on aluminum is minimal.
A new live wire cutter is described as highly insulated to prevent any shock when cutting charged wires. It enables firemen to clear fallen wires safely from elevated positions, extending about five feet in length so operators can reach distant conductors from ladders or cross arms of poles.
The Heilmann tests are proposed to be conducted in France with a line between Calais and Paris. Engines would be built to renew electrical energy on slopes by using gravity and speed to drive a dynamo and recharge the accumulator.
A peculiar fashion in table hardware has emerged with knife handles made in China to match dinnerware. Sets exist for each course with poultry themed heads, fluffy chicks and ducks, and for the e course tiny flights of partridges and a long legged snipe.
Electric launches, long popular on English rivers, are used for seaside excursions. A prize is offered for the best design for an electric launch to ply between Paignton and Torquay in Devonshire and for a 63 foot launch to carry 100 passengers in coast trips.
A recipe instructs laying the garment flat, wetting with cider vinegar, then rubbing the shiny areas until they disappear. Hang the garment in the shade to dry once treated.
A health board doctor warns that sending children to public schools while contagious or recently recovered from diphtheria scarlet fever whooping cough typhoid fever or bronchial illness spreads epidemics. He cites crowded poorly ventilated rooms and urges strict isolation and delayed return for a month after recovery to protect other students.
Health foods sold under claims of scientific discovery are tainted by adulteration and substitution. Consumers now face inferior products that resemble genuine items in appearance and taste. Beverages and medicines often harm patients, while pure brands can offer real benefits. caution is urged as many items sold for the sick are adulterated and unsafe.
A dentist recommends chewing gum as a daily habit for dental cleanliness and whitening. He notes gum cleanses tartar, stimulates saliva, and reaches hard to reach areas, suggesting gum chewers tend to have white teeth and that gum can substitute when brushing is missed.
The article argues wrinkles reveal character and mood. Laughter and humor produce wrinkles earlier, while chronic sorrow can keep a smooth face. It warns troubled expressions age a person and urges women to seek lightness to preserve beauty.
A knowledge of larynx physiology allows artificial voices for those deprived of natural speech. In several cases the larynx cavity has been opened and a rubber membrane larynx inserted, proving practically useful for speech.
Dennis promises to repay Pat two guineas while Pat jokes about shaping the debt into the form of two guineas. The exchange shows quick wit and playful bargaining between the pair.
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