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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1889
Page
2
A saloon scene aboard a ship unfolds as Colonel Dallas and companions discuss gambling while a deck of cards and a photograph provoke tension. A nervous passenger confronts a palmed card incident and a $200 debt fuels the tale amid dicey banter and implied peril at sea.
Mrs Dallas, famed for almsgiving, discusses her adopted orphans and a touching hospital scene aboard a steamer. Knickerbocker Knox pockets her sympathy funds, while a London linked photograph triggers gossip. Colonel Dallas learns a widow’s tale from Mrs Gansett, revealing a possible mistaken marriage and a chaperon arrangement at Long Branch.
In a tension filled domestic tale Colonel Dallas and his wife Weeba scheme around May Morris heiress to a fortune held by a trust. The plan twists from an attempted confidence game to binding a dangerous summer romance as Winston Die’s fate and the girl’s guarded history unfold amid threats and loyalty.
A thoughtful piece on how children develop dramatic imagination in solitary play and the draw of imagined siblings. It also recalls a personal episode of feigned illness inspired by delirium, showing how mere pretend can trigger real distress and self generated fancies.
The Cotton Powder Company of London unveils a metal cylinder signal rocket that requires no match or backfire. It fires from a phosphor-bronze socket, reaches 600 feet, and delivers a bright star display with ionite explosion heard miles away. It can form Morse-like color codes and is pitched for lifeboat use and naval operations.
A New York businessman seeking school lists from a teachers agency awoke to an express package of books and circulars on the subject. A flood of similar bundles followed, as teachers from across Hudson, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania pressed to obtain the pupil. He notes fierce competition in the school business.
In a small patch between uptown houses a stained glass window was placed in a side wall this fall. A servant, delivering a Christmas watch chain to a neighborhood boy, fears his master will retaliate by throwing bricks at the new window. The tale ends with a child reporting the owner’s worry to his brother.
A vintage advertisement extols Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and vitality booster. It claims benefits for nervous debility, insomnia, heart disease, and general weakness with testimonials from Henry Bacon of Xenia Ohio J P Carzanett of Perry Illinois and Dr M Maxstart of Louisville Kentucky praising its healing powers and enduring use.
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