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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1890
Page
2
On a rocky cliff walk Beatrice rejects Owen Davies despite his plea to marry her. Elizabeth suspects Beatrice’s hidden lover Geoffrey Bingham while plotting to expose Beatrice’s possible infidelity and secure Owen for herself.
A poetic meditation in aLondon scene by Eugene Field recalls the Saint Martin's bells and the mingling of wealth and squalor. The speaker walks the sainted streets dreaming of times past and hearing echoes of ghostly visitors, banter, and nocturnal mirth. The poem probes memory, love, and the haunted charm of urban nights.
A Brooklyn young gentleman, son of a late bridge trustee, is said to parade on Fulton Street in a blue hat daily. Merchants complained as his brisk walks distract shoppers, and they offered him five dollars a day to stay away from Brooklyn. He has not yet decided.
Mr. K Dalton of Luray Kansas visited Des Moines labs to commend Chamberlain and Co for a 6 year old boy’s life saved from a severe croup attack. He reports farmers travel 15 miles to buy it and keep it at home.
A New York Racquet Club scene previews an international tennis showcase next month led by English champion Latham and American clubs. Training plans, anticipated matches, and club developments in New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Harvard Princeton Yale are outlined along with amateur talents like De Garmendin and Puris.
The article describes billiards training as shaping strong bodies for endurance and precision. It notes a ten by thirty one and a half foot court, tell tale board, and match lengths. Wealthy New York businessmen frequent clubs, investing heavily in fencing boxing riding tennis and other sports, fueling a national shift toward athleticism.
In England a new Birmingham factory fosters toy making by children, offering free training and rewarding young workers. The crowded street scene drew women and children eager to learn, as families gain new comforts from the work and prizes are promised for top performers under 12.
A Washington viewpoint debate on women's role in the World’s Fair centers on an Isabella Memorial League push for women on the Executive Board. Senators wives and other leaders back representation while critics warn of meddling and urge separate departments. Quotes from Mrs. Hawley Mrs. Vance and others reflect support and caution.
The article recalls Roger Q. Mills of Corsicana and New York politics, noting his early focus on river navigation. It recounts his first election victory aided by river plans, a Brazos River scheme, and a 300 000 bill later reduced to 5 000 for a navigation project, plus a mishap when surveyors tested river conditions.
A New York report explains how teenage informants shadow shop clerks and gamblers to expose a silk theft ring. A youth of about 19 uncovers a nephew’s store theft and a woman’s pilfering, leading to arrests and the inspector’s resignation of a cashier supervisor.
The article describes cream dipped strawberries flavored with rose lemon vanilla orange or pistachio and sold in fluted paper bonbons. It notes a chocolate caramel stick and a papier mar cé candlestick candle as decorative table items.
A rural spelling school west of Pekin Illinois becomes rowdy when an organ and piano agent enters the contest. After a long session the agent is attacked, dragged by the hair, rolled into a creek, and the narrator escapes with difficulty amid a chaotic scene.
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