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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1891
Page
11
A father favors work over art for his three sons. The youngest, Donald, pursues music despite poverty. After earning a lamb from a shepherd by playing, he returns to the lake and continues toward a city where a dying king may be healed by his music.
Donald leaves home with only a violin after his father objects to wealth. He wanders, earns pennies, and lives off moss and meadows until Fossgrim the giant appears, allows him to learn music, with a yearly white lamb kept for food. Donald later heals a king, returns home, restores his family, and visits Fossgrim monthly with lambs.
An old quip about Sunday fairs and sweet girls, signed by CHARLES J. Houston. A wary lady dismisses a writer’s work, citing life and judice, while recalling a boyhood verity. Era r. CAN REMEMBER.
A fragmentary 19th century tale centers on a negro boy sent to carry a parcel. a watcher questions his diligence, the boy replies a more important item lies outside his jacket, and the scene shifts to gambling and casual risk as he moves through the city streets.
A St Louis physician recommends a simple lung exercise to stay warm outdoors in cold weather. Inhale slowly through the nose, fill the lungs fully, hold for ten seconds or longer, then exhale quickly through the mouth. The routine boosts lung health and could reduce reliance on Kochs lymph.
Yesterday a Burlington train from Omaha arrived at Union depot with the private car of H. D. Perkey, president of the Steel Car Company, attached. The trip was a locating tour by the New York firm to explore replacing wooden structures with steel car designs.
The text urges complete self surrender to Christ, arguing that true Christians must give up good things like dancing and card games when they hinder higher aims. It distinguishes self denial from self sacrifice, stressing daily cross bearing as proof of genuine faith and the need for Christians to influence society by living Christ’s example everywhere.
George E. Solomon of New York City says he has developed a heavy white metal that resembles silver, resists tarnish and acids, can be formed into knives and spoons, weighs nearly as much as silver, and can be produced wholesale for about 1 per pound. He plans a Fordham refinery to commercialize the material but will not disclose production method or patent status.
M Kato of Tokio describes the Hachi Shinbwin as a daily with 75,000 copies in circulation and 20 reporters. The piece contrasts Japanese printers with American cases and notes a London tenement owned by one family for 120 years with no repairs, including long broken window panes and a door catch example.
An article extols frugal cooking and waste reduction, citing 12 cents daily sufficiency and 45 cent lavish meals. It highlights prizes for economical cooking, including Mary Hinman Abel’s prizewinning brochure, and presents practical recipes for using leftovers, yeast, and cost-conscious menus across multiple dishes. It critiques wasteful habits and praises adaptive home cooking.
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