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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1891
Page
2
A reflective meditation on labor and faith, tracing a legend of the carpenter's hammer from ancient times. It evokes weary travelers in Nazareth, hid fences, tired camels, and a message of patience, endurance, and divine pity carried through generations.
The narrator describes a revered young woman who rejects organized churches, embraces the Sermon on the Mount, and aims to build a model Christian community in a desert oasis near Mexico. They plan to sell possessions, abolish property, and establish a city in the desert as a foundation for a peaceful, holy life away from worldly temptations.
The narrator recalls reaching Egypt with a devoted companion who insists on secrecy as Russian spies arrive. She urges him toward building a desert city, then kisses him passionately before declaring he must go to the City of Mexico and wait a thousand years for her return. The moment leaves him haunted by loss and duty.
The narrator travels from Alexandria toward Mexico City chasing a hoped reunion with a Madonna. He reflects on misery in old and new worlds, grapples with doubt, and observes Aztec ruins and pyramids near Teotihuacan and the Hotel Iturbide while waiting for her, and contemplates reform and humanity in the face of poverty.
The passage notes finding terra cotta heads in dust near Mexican ruins and claims the image resembles a negro’s head. It reflects on a once vast city built in common by people with a Sermon on the Mount creed, contrasting it with sword and selfishness.
A narrator recounts years of wandering from Yucatan to Europe and the Middle East in search of Dolores. He settles on his own land, tending olive groves while a sunburned stranger arrives with a message he senses connects to her, hinting at a fate tied to the beloved. The tale pauses with a promise of continuation next Sunday.
California grape growers test two drying methods to produce superior raisins. One keeps the stem half cut on the vine, the other detaches the bunch for sun or house drying. The vine-dried raisins win for flavor but lose many to wind damage. sun dried raisins rival European and Asiatic products. After drying, the bunches are dipped in a weak ash and salt solution, then dried and pecked.
New York reports whale bone becomes scarcer and dearer as the trade shifts with modern steamers. An industry veteran notes prices from 4.50 to 5 per pound, limited supply from Arctic and Japan catches, and a growing dominance of whalebone in corsets and dress stays, with few substitutes matching strength and flexibility.
The readable fragments describe a broad system tying enslaved people to debt and servitude. It notes a range of ages from children to adults, with supposed family slavery and plantation service. The text hints at venereal stipulations and wage notions, but remains unclear and incomplete.
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat report notes that beet sugar production in Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas yields higher returns per acre than sorghum or corn. It describes a factory processing over 200 barrels daily and predicts widespread beet cultivation and large profits as sugar imports decline.
The Louis Post-Dispatch notes collectors’ interest in early century playing cards. The piece explains how New Year cards of that era were produced with simple designs and modest materials, highlighting their historical appeal to card enthusiasts.
A fragmentary note describes almanac cards printed with rhymes on pasteboard as curiosities. The text links Eight of Spades and Seven of Clubs to seasonable verse and recalls the artistic fashion of the period in which these card almanacs were produced.
A detailed review of electric railroads across the United States facing heavy snows. Electric cars with 30 to 40 horsepower motors prove capable, aided by snow plows and swift track clearing, while telegraph and telephone lines suffer most. Officials note cost efficiency versus horse-drawn roads and cite Winnipeg as an up-north test of year-round electric power.
The article notes expected improvements in telephone service and possible rate cuts as 1893 patent expirations free the field. It describes moves by local exchanges to modernize, underground lines, and the rise of long distance networks, with Western Union seen as a likely early entrant to renewed competition.
A. E. Kennelly spoke before the Brooklyn Ethical Association on the progress in electro magnetic science. He highlighted that electricity flows in closed circuits and that the ether around conductors actively participates in conduction, transforming views of space from void to a responsive medium.
Patrick B. Delany, famed telegrapher, debates whether a “thrill along the wire” depends on operator skill or imagination. He recalls decades of experience and rejects the notion of universal excitement, noting stronger impressions from working with inferior operators and even comparing it to murder.
In Tokio a new telephone exchange began about a month ago and the subscriber base is increasing rapidly. Annual fees run about $82 in Tokio and $28 in Yokohama within town limits. The setups were supervised by S Oi a Japanese electrical engineer who visited last year. A letter notes progress and successful completion of the exchanges amid investment interest.
Telegraph statistics show telegrams per 100 inhabitants for 1860 and 1880 years. Britain leads with 163 in 1860 and 140 in 1880, followed by France 86 then 80, Germany 45 then 42, Italy 26 then 22, Austria 20 then 22, Hungary 19 then 19, and Russia 9 in 1860.
Veneering now uses an electric process. Logs of any diameter are cut into ten foot lengths. A fixed cutting knife sits between two parallel shafts while the log moves up and down and rotates, fed to the knife by a ratchet mechanism.
Appleton Wisconsin council approves electric illumination not for novelty but to improve life as many women face nightly street insults. The resolution frames electric light as a protection enhancing safety in public spaces.
A fragment describes Chinese whisky distilled from rice served in teapots and poured into bowls for diners. The liquor is brown and potent, causing cheer and clear heads until a rough morning after. The Chips man reportedly drinks a pot with his dinner, with tea cups used for portions.
England again sends a small force to the highlands above Chittagong to repress hostile tribes. The Lushai chief admits plans to raid villages on the Tyao river but refrains when warned it was British territory. The 1889 situation of the tribes differed markedly.
A colonial dispatch describes Native Lushet troops allied with marauding Chins on the Burmese frontier. It notes two troop columns: one advancing along the rivers from Chittagong through the Lushai country and another moving westward to confront the insurgents.
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