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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1890

Page

3

Kennan Lecture Captivates Old City Hall Crowd

A large audience at Old City Hall heard a vivid Kennan lecture on Camp Life in Eastern Siberia. The Russian traveler recounted the trek with the Western Union party to locate a telegraphic line, describing Kamchatka weather, native customs, and perilous conditions with dramatic detail and humor.

Old City Hall Kennan Siberia Erasmus Wilson Hhis Western Union Telegraph Company Asiatic Kamechatka Janz Tower of Babel Mr. Kennan Kaméohat San Francisco Dodd Kerman

Rheumatic feet relief praised from Chamberlains Pain Balm

Beaver Creek Minnesota man John Park testimonies that during the winter of 1887 his painful swollen feet were relieved by one 50 cent bottle of Chamberlains Pain Balm after trials with doctors and other remedies. The ad lists multiple Pittsburgh and Allegheny outlets selling 3 cent bottles and related products.

John Park Beaver Creek Mion Chamberlain E. G. Stuckey Twenty-fourth Penn Avenue Write Avenue Fulton Street Market Bros Penn Frankstown Theodore E. Shrig Fifth Avenue Carl Hartwig

February School Review offers mix of reading and notes

The February issue of the School Review is praised for excellent content including a Browning sketch and continuations of Vesuvius Excursion Nan and A Home Made Girl. It notes Script Stories and more for young readers, with March issue coming and a $100 earning chance. Published by P F Smith at 75 cents general and 50 cents for school children.

Robert Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vesuvius Nan

New Spring Overcoats Offer Comfort in Cold Weather

Bargain alert for readers left in the cold as $10 spring overcoats debut with early season styles. Located at Pr C. C. corner Grant and Diamond streets opposite the new Court Howse.

C. C New Court Howse Anita P. C Grant and Diamond Ats New Court House

Closing-out sale of boys woolen waists at The People's Store

Campbell and Dice advertise a closing-out sale offering boys woolen waist garments for year-round use. Items priced at 621g, 5o and 1, with emphasis on value at today’s sale.

People’s Campbell & Dice

Excursion to Washington City and Pittsburgh ads

An old newspaper column advertises a Baltimore and Ohio excursion to Washington at nine dollars for ten days and a Pittsburgh return option at twenty dollars. It promotes parlor or sleeping car accommodations, and lists local office locations on Fifth and Wood streets. Also pitches Iron City Brewing Company beers and Baker's cod liver oil, with various book and clothing offers from multiple merchants on Wood Street and Grant and Diamond avenues.

Major Burr Ir Harr New York Alexander Hamilton United States General Washington Senate France Aaron Burt George Washington Burt Thomas Jefferson Burr Jon Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington Baltimore Pittsburg Fice Wood St or _ GARRISON Liberty St Second Ave Charles Bumers & Ci L. Clark Hoom West Ul Offies Western Sennstiweeintees John F. Miller

St Louis Growth and Real Estate Boom Amid Transit Advances

A Dibpatcd correspondent praises St Louis as a thriving railroad hub with growing commerce and a boom in western districts. It notes new bridges, cable and electric transit, Tyler and Dundee placements, Gibson Heights, and Compton Hill reservoir as key factors boosting property values and attracting capital, while affordable building materials sustain continued development.

St. Louis United States Amon Union Eighth Street Ninth Olive Scott Elevated Tyler Dundee Places Gibson Heights 8. F A. T. Scott Tower Grove Park Grand Avenue Shaw's Botanical Garden Compton Hill Tyler Place Compton Hill Park Dundee Place Ncichborhood Tyler and Dundee Gibson Om Spe Forest Park Lindell Electric Missouri

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