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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1891
Page
10
In Prague and the surrounding moorland, Anorna and the Wanderer confront love and loyalty as Kevork rules with a possessive insistence. Anorna battles pride and fear while the Wanderer questions his aimless life and signals a possible bond beyond friendship, hinting at perilous passion and fate.
An old contrivance used to fool people into believing priests could convert water to wine. A three chamber jar with a rotating tube selects which compartment empties, driven by a weight dropped into a box at the tube end, functioning as an automatic bartender.
Louis Chronickl reports a controversy between physicians and druggists. A prominent doctor says druggists usurp medical functions and prescribe for many ailments, while doctors rely on patent medicines. He notes the decline of prescription clerks and profits tied to prescriptions.
The Somerville Journal compares modesty and bashfulness with a witty distinction, noting that modesty is inward restraint while bashfulness appears as outward affectation and humor in public view.
A quirky local item describes a family dog praised at a beach show yet labeled ill favored by the husband. The tale recounts a summer stay in the country, nightly barking, a sleepy tramp, and the dog’s ammonia episode as a comic domestic anecdote with period voice.
Maude arranges a portrait session for Beauty the dog and a flash photography accident leads to a loud blast, smashed camera, a frightened Irish setter with fur damage, a police call, and a shaken household stages of suspense. Fielding.
A narrative recounts Maude and Jack using flash powder on a chair with Beauty as the subject. Beauty appears to escape unseen as the scheme unfurls amid darkness and fear. The incident ends with a surprising asleep Beauty found in a remote corner.
Alfred Davis recalls Henry Irving at 18 making his stage debut on opening night of the Lyceum Theatre in September 1856. The piece notes his early costume care and the prophecy of his later prominence as a leading figure in world theatre.
A Brooklyn collector seeks a missing painting only to learn it lies in his own garret turned away from him. In New York the attic of the county courthouse hides a Sully portrait of Commodore Decatur found among old lumber and slated for restoration in the Governor's room.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports a Oklahoma Territory judge noting heavy docket pressure with about 500 cases. He explains the three Supreme Court judges also serve as district judges and Guthrie court opened Sept 1 with no adjournment, as claims flood land and town lots.
A sermon-like narrative reflects on Jesus before Caiaphas, Peter's denials, and the crowd's mockery. It contrasts Christ's innocence with human betrayal, urging self examination among Christians about loyalty to Christ in a skeptical era.
The article notes efforts by German forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Schumann to build a light turret transportable by troops. Two turret types armed with 1.25 and 2 inch guns were developed to fit field trenches, balancing mobility with resistance to enemy fire.
The passage details cylindrical turrets 28 inches wide, protected by 1 inch steel armor with cupola casings. A gunner sits on a saddle like bicycle seat, can pivot the tower and adjust gun elevation, requiring at least three horses to move the incomplete earthworks.
A Brooklyn Standard Union report describes the harsh life of six female life prisoners at Sing Sing. It notes long-term inmates receive familylike regard, extra privileges after 10 to 15 years, and well kept cells with sitting rooms and plants, highlighting the grim yet orderly prison routine.
Judge Calvin E. Pratt of the Supreme Court, a former colonel with the Thirty first New York Volunteers, had a bullet lodged near his nose since Gaines' Mill in 1862 removed after bone overgrowth subsided. The bullet, once causing neuralgia and irritation, was finally accessible and taken out through the nostril.
A Boston Traveller piece notes a small shop near a grammar school where the keeper reports earning about six dollars daily in pennies from poorer customers on school days. He observes that the poorer the family, the more pennies the children have for candy. One child explains that their father withholds money for clothes, so they spend what little the mother does get.
In Somerville Journal an unnamed father from near Boston recounts the tale of Jonah and the whale to his 4 year old daughter after church. The child reacts with curiosity and eagerness as he promises to tell a deeper version.
A column on popular garden carnations. It notes novelty varieties lose hardiness without careful cultivation, and many novelties revert to common types. Describes royal purple, Quaker City white, Andalusia yellow, Lydia, Prideo Penthurst, Black Knight, and Robert Craig as notable cultivars with ornamental use in rooms and drawing rooms.
The article discusses how crisiums and day lilies can be grown for year round beauty, with winter rest in pots or boxes and careful watering. It notes a revival of old favorite flowers, their lasting prestige, and the shift from sawdust culture to modern methods enhancing blooms.
The article surveys ornamental shrubs and trees common in the West and adapted to the East, highlighting Burning Bush and Rhamnus Carolinensis for their foliage and fruit, and Moosewood for shade tolerance and late white blossoms. It mentions competitive products like Salvation Oil and lists Hollenden as a shop location.
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