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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1891
Page
11
Prince Henry pursues a song about a white fawn and an imprisoned maiden. After many trials and a meadow boy, a peasant burden trick leads him to hear the tale. He frees the princess from an evil enchanter and they rule together as king and queen.
Children’s puzzles from Home Amusements provide brain teasers to solve during the week. Address communications for this housing and editor E. R. Cuoapnorvrs to obtain more riddle sets and tips for keeping young minds engaged.
A puzzled excerpt shows a misordered poem with clues about choosing words and letters. The lines reference Jack and Jill and a plan, hinting at a transposition or puzzle method without clear narrative details.
A torn excerpt blends rhymes and puzzles with references to figures like Mant and a professor of letters. The fragmentary items include a riddle about beginnings and middles, a character study of a socialite, and a verse on aging students, plus a mention of bonfires in Houston.
An unclear fragment hints at a road scene or glance and a keyword possibly referenced as ETE TT. The readable text is limited and provides no identifiable persons or organizations.
A watercolor outfit and a scroll saw set are promised as prizes for the best puzzle answers in January. Entries may include pictures and a handwriting book, with emphasis on cheerful colors and neat crafts.
Fragmented lines list various terms and numbers with scattered word fragments. The text includes names or labels such as Dena Bey Kitten and Boot Black, plus scattered years like 1851 and 1355, and terms like Datura stramonium and Tiger Niger, with unclear context.
A. STORY OF BUTTNER recounts William H. Buttner a New York law yer famed for bogus divorces. Once a Cleveland resident, he practiced briefly here then drifted through Chicago Cincinnati and New York. He boasted of rapid earnings and political ties while selling a silk hat seized for debt.
La Paz Peru Dec 2. The social order in Lima blends aristocratic officers with Indian and African infantry. Rabonas women accompany regiments, foraging, cooking, nursing, and bearing hardships beside soldiers. Peruvians volunteer via coercive signing, while reform measures and punishments shape the military system amid war damage and cultural contrasts.
An Austrian impresario notes a strong English exchange with Japan excelling in scrobats and Hindostan in deasst tamers while Chios leads in elusive sleight of hand. Flowery Kingdom magicians seem to pass trade secrets through generations.
The piece portrays a relentless figure driven by dark revenge and hate. It emphasizes his fearsome courage against hunger cold and pain. He uses disguise to approach foes and survives through extreme conditions and brutal acts.
The article describes upper class Peruvians amid Lima’s social rituals, courtship decorum, and lavish jewelry inherited from Peru’s golden era. It details visiting customs, flirtatious novitas, and the bocaditos meal practice, then shifts to Peruvian cuisine with puchero and chupe recipes, peppers, and street picantes near Callao.
A vivid account contrasts frantic sweeping with patient Dutch engineering. It details dykes built to keep seas at bay, their slanted stone outer faces, straw embankments, and watchful guards. The landscape shows dry land along the water’s edge with canals, fields, and picturesque Dutch life.
A fragment notes a citizen debating lending an umbrella in Sheerness and concerns about return. The speaker questions trust and the chance at 30 percent, while another person insists on taking responsibility and expresses willingness to lend.
A discussion of vegetarianism cites that about two-fifths of the world’s population abstain from flesh for religious, economic, or humane reasons. Arguments for meat and against it cover digestion, nutrient balance, and the non-nitrogenous basis of energy, with vegetarians claiming plant foods meet or exceed meat’s nutritional value. The piece also notes economic savings, humane considerations, and practical paths for gradual dietary change.
A New York man in Ninety-fifth Street, busy with investments and newspaper work, sends his dog Oplah outside in a deep snow. The dog repeatedly slides down the steps, scatters snow, and returns, creating a playful method to fashion a path for his owner. The walk is postponed to a brighter day.
George Kleeman of the County Engineer’s office tells of a late night incident where a 21 year old son alarmed his father by shouting There’s a man in the house shoot him The father awoke and grabbed a dog from a shelf to defend against an intruder, then discovered his son had turned 21 that day and joined in the momentary scare.
A Buffalo Express correspondent recalls a Paris club encounter where a Buffalo, New York traveler is asked if he knows Buffalo Bill. In broken French and English the man replies he knows Buffalo Bill belonging to one of the best families while a further question centers on who is Mo Kinley Bill.
A Wall Street man quarreling with a colleague dismissed ancestors as cocoanuts. The other man praised the idea, calling it origination, and they reconciled with a lighthearted remark. They then went to Sam E Robbi s for a pitcher of punch.
A fragmentary narration depicts a tense scene as a lover fears censure yet tends a beloved, drawing her near in a quiet embrace. The mood blends longing with restraint as night chill and whispered lines trace their closeness.
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