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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1889
Page
6
A crowd at the Pittsburg Library Association on Penn Avenue discusses library access for laborers and clerks. Miss M. F. Macrum explains holdings, readers, and the need for public support while workers debate fees and reading rooms.
We will deliver another Everett piano this week to club certificate 108 payments of 1 per week. Buy the Everett for a piano with no superior, easy payments no interest. Deliveries at once for cash or same installment plan. Send for circular to Alex Ross 137 Federal St Allegheny.
A historic note recounts a long ago wedding gift featuring a barrel of malt whisky. The piece links the token to royal, club, and international circles and notes the distillery’s age and donor connections.
Walter Anemon presents refined stock imports with emphasis on Scotch tweeds. The market showcases premium fabrics and quality tailoring materials for discerning buyers in this period.
Boncs and Bunt in Allegheny advertise a week long sale on coats capes and wraps with bold pricing and special Monday start encouraging shoppers to visit their store for bargains during the promotion.
December 30 and January 1 offer excursion rates good to return by January 3 to local points and to points on the New York Pennsylvanian and other lines. Passenger details and agents listed for ticket purchases. note mentions of unrelated ads and odd names in OCR.
The piece explains the craft of playmaking from idea to production. It discusses audience fit, casting, manager relations, stage constraints, and the secret to success. It notes that most plays are shaped in the carpenter's shop yet rely on timing, actors, and management choices.
A few marble and onyx clocks and tables remain from the holiday rush. We take stock January 10 with discounts on onyx tables silverware lamps and related items. The goods are first class and new designs from M. Geet Expert and Jeweler at 533 Smithfield Street.
A promotional pamphlet by Dr. A Wilford Hall claims a secret hygienic treatment can conquer constipation nervous disorders heart disease pneumonia diabetes and other illnesses by neutralizing their cancer and boosting natural healing. The ad urges sending a 2c stamp to Box 925 Pittsburg Pa for further details and endorsements from physicians nationwide.
The ad column lists bargain cloaks and gifts in two cities. It touts Frauerheley and Vileack’s ale and porter, McGinty Molusies Cakes, and farmed goods from local grocers. Various names and street references appear with faded pricing.
The article traces early glass making limits and the rise of large sheets, notes a shift to decorative small panes, and highlights American glass progress. It spotlights Mary E. Tillinghast of New York as a leading designer who proved American glass equal to English product in Grace Church and other projects.
The British Consul General reports Novorossiysk on the Northern Caucasus coast has transformed from a village to a town of 8,000 since a branch railway linked to Rostov and Vindikaikas. Two piers with 29 feet of water enable loading by night, grain warehouses hold 5,000 tons, and a breakwater project protects ships. In six months 70 steamers visited, 46 under the British flag, with grain valued around £600,000 plus other goods. The port handles paphtha, refuse, cement, and cement production is an export stream. The Consul notes low clearance costs and potential growth as Rostov grain shifts via the ice-free port.
Men from Baker county mining districts report heavy snow so travel is by snowshoes. The snowfall promises a prosperous 1890 mining season and will release thousands of dollars long locked in Mother Earth, flowing into miners' hands.
The Globe-Democrat urges Washington to pursue a reciprocity treaty with Mexico to attract English capital and compete in industrial ventures. It notes the need to start negotiations promptly and mentions Missouri senatorships post holidays for L. A. Bridges of Sedalia and W. H. Wallace of Moberly as hopeful outcomes.
Zolo, the French novelist, seeks a new story but has grown weary of writing. He still longs for inspiration, as he admits to stopping his ongoing project and yearns for a fresh literary spark.
Instructive verse or prose piece attributed to Halvee Fr'r Bostoolan, framed as advice to Kanses readers. The fragment hints at ritual soup sipping and communal observances, with playful, oblique references to guiding civic or social conduct in a local context.
A humorous essay on chairmen at public lectures notes the risks of fragile introductions and stiff wit. It compares nervous, witty, and self important chairmen and recalls incidents of local officials and civic hopefuls shaping an evening.
The Philadelphia Record details the financial ascent and collapse of banker Joseph G. Ditman of Philadelphia. From a modest farmer’s son to a partner in J. G. Ditman & Co. with a $50,000 capital, he built wealth then retired after a $70,000 payout to a retiring partner. After selling to A. G. Elmquist & Co., he faced defeat, amid rumors of a marriage conflict and a $60,000 fortune now gone, with his disappearance presumed a drowning in the Schuylkill.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce describes Gustave Lindenthal’s proposed Hudson River bridge project. It covers a 2850 foot central span, two 2500 foot side spans, towers about 506 feet high, a 120 foot roadway to 85 feet wide with six railroad tracks, four supporting cables, and anchorage across shores. Estimated costs reach 10,000,000 dollars, with massive masonry anchors and a long concrete approach.
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