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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1891
Page
9
Runaway engine carried Laddy Kennett and Tim Doolen from the yard onto open tracks. The boys fear pursuit as they race toward the prairie, hoping to outrun danger and find freedom beyond the rails. A wild chase unfolds amid stern warnings and distant danger.
A runaway engine defeats two boys who chase it into a cattle herd. Tim is injured but survives. Laddy and Tim hide among the rails and return home after a wreck, swearing to pay for the losses through saved pennies and their honor.
A column extols oranges as an aid to sobriety in asylums, notes mothers buy them by the box for children, and claims French beauties preserved complexions on orange diets. It mentions a breakfast to dinner regimen and ends by praising Dr Bull's Cough Syrup at 25 cents.
The guide details Hudson River skates with a 13 inch blade, steel edge, and wooden frame. It covers fit, tension, and a straight line stroke, wind racing posture, breathing through the nose, training from November, and diet plus clothing for cold weather skating. It also notes trials by distance and a method to prevent cold after skating.
Practical guide by Aust Lovisa Eldeldge on home makeup for stage use. Covers choosing paints, mixing tones for red, blonde, brown, Asian and Indian complexions, applying and removing makeup, creating wigs, eye brows, mustaches, and aging effects with wax, dough, or putty.
A sports note outlines ice thickness guidance for safe skating. It states that two inches may hold a light person early in winter, four inches for horses, and thicker ice becomes weaker as the season advances. The article stresses open spaces are colder and cautions against venturing on ice until safe. Jos Era FP DoyoGHue is named as champion amateur skater.
Lieutenant Schwatka describes extreme Arctic cold during a sledge journey toward Hudson's Bay. He notes temperatures dropping to 65 and 68 below zero, wind-driven frost, and Eskimo practices for frostbite and thirst using warmth and snow.
A mother decorates a rainy day with sand and pebbles to spark play. She crafts muslin bags, a makeshift ocean in a tray, and terrain with beaches, bays, and mountains. Children build forts, battles, lakes, and landscapes while learning constellations.
The Admiral, Harold, and Clara face ruin after the pension is pledged to a speculative investor. A £5,000 check saves their immediate needs, but Dr. Walker reveals the pension was sold by Harold's father to cover debts. Harold vows to reclaim the pension and confront the deceit.
Robert Carrick, a wealthy Glasgow banker, is noted for frugality. A friend in Glasgow urges a new suit. he replies no one knows him there. Weeks later in London the friend again scolds his shabby attire. he says no one knows him there either.
A New York Times fragment shows a father warning his son against associating with a controversial man. The son explains an attachment on his robe provoked the clash. A substantial check silences the constable's apparent fondness for the youth amid the dispute.
An ad promotes a holiday portrait service offering a 6x10 framed display for over cabinet photos and a variety of crayons. Prices and product codes ruDI0 and 16 and 12.8ixth ci are listed.
Two elderly sisters Miss Bertis and Miss Monica Williams observe a trio of neighboring families as engagements, flirtations, and hidden passions unfold. On a sleepless night Monica recalls leaving a front window open, signaling a pivotal moment in their quiet lives.
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