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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1891
Page
7
A San Francisco writer recounts tedious nights in saloons where powerful men discuss politics and spoil, contrasting magazine theories with gritty reality. He derides white-collar dreamers while admiring bold yet vulgar leadership and the fearless, lavish West Coast society.
Winfield Iowa editor BE C Hinkle of the Beacon testifies the Chamberlain Cough Remedy cured his lingering grippe and lung illness after a 50 cent bottle. He adds a local upholstery repair ad line, mentioning Haver & Evens at 33-34 Water Street.
A Pittsburgh era narrative challenges common Braddock lore, asserting Braddock was murdered by a fellow officer, not Indians. It recounts Benny Butler and Billy Brown testimonies, 1782 Hannastown raid, Boone and Boquet figures, and a famed 161 year old colored woman linked to Washington family history.
A man arrived at Markham House with a smooth tale and no baggage. He befriended hotel staff, staged a staged robbery claim, and walked away with a new suit and $85 paid by the hotel, then fled to the Kimball House.
A warden in Crombrook Rockland County New York observes water snakes catching, biting, and coating fish with a thick mucus that renders them immobile and dead. The snake then retrieves the fish and consumes it, suggesting venomous poisoning as the mechanism.
Jocko wakes to find pennies in pitchers for the milkman and trains his mornings to collect more by visiting second and third floor pitchers. A banana seller’s generosity arouses suspicion as he learns pennies may vanish. One day a missing pitcher yields milk instead of pennies prompting a spill and a startled Miss Kauffmann.
The Atlanta Journal notes an enormous aluminum chair could be listed by a small child and the biggest wagon body placed by a 10 year old. It describes aluminum hammering into thin sheets and a sheet as large as an opera house curtain nearly borne on a breeze.
The article traces the origin of miniature portraiture in illumination from ancient Egypt papyrus fragments to later European works. It notes Flemish masters refining heads, cites Nicholas Hilliard as the first English notable in 1619 at age thirteen, and mentions Elizabeth I and the Duc d Alençon portraits on a prayer book cover presented by the Queen.
The piece reports on innovations to reduce piano noise with a plush covered library piano and a pianophone patent. The pianophone uses a 57 nearly octave keyboard with metallic plates replacing strings to let players hear themselves while remaining inaudible to distant listeners. It remains in tune and portable for easy relocation.
A discussion of burglar alarm systems using electric wiring to detect door or window movement. The alarm rings in the home and notifies police, deterring crime and turning home protection into a sport as a Paris merchant once tried. Screen doors and windows can trigger the circuit on any intrusion.
A writer extols a simple rubber insert at the ball of the foot and a rubber heel as ways to ease walking, reduce jar in the spine and hips, and lessen muscle strain. He cites Bowditch on spine disease linked to hard heels and praises the devices for comfort and safety.
Signor Baratts improves seismic recording by pairing a subterranean microphone with a light reflected from a movable mirror onto photographic paper. A quarter hour shutter, actuated by clockwork and electromagnet, intermittently stops the light to create timed records on a rotated drum.
Great anxiety grips Switzerland over the watchmaking sector as profits shrink while the United States and England gain strength. Demand drops in several markets, especially the United States and France, threatening the industry alongside textiles as the country’s mainstay.
In recent newspaper articles the need for early organization and improvements in the national forces is stressed. The Royal Statistical Society in England features an address by Sir Charles Dilke on national defense and efficient preparation.
A speaker noted that France’s 1870 defeat with an army of brave, trained soldiers shows that no amount of spending can yield victory for a nation that delays organization until war. The remark emphasizes preparedness over improvised wartime reform.
An article surveys French efforts to curb flood damage by reforesting slopes and building dams. It describes two main methods: regulating torrents with masonry and wood dams, and replanting ground with wood and grass. In Barcelonnette valley, $553,000 has been spent with reported satisfactory results.
A developing frame combines a wood frame lined with vulcanite and two glasses one fixed one movable, with a four spring mechanism. A metal lid seals a light slot for plates while a mackintosh bag funnels plates through a protective shield. The design enables on site development away from studio facilities.
An inventive machine in England shapes telegraph post arms from English oak lengths two to four feet. A placing unit positions arms on four sides, then a double cross-cut saw trims to length. A shaping machine finishes the work with a self contained setup and overhead drive. Official tests show arms produced at three per minute.
A microscopical study by Herr Schultz identifies two gland types in toads and salamanders. Mucous glands are widespread while poison glands cluster on the body and limbs with ear and jaw regions. Poison discharge differs: salamanders spray a jet, sometimes over a foot, while toads exude only drops after prolonged stimulation.
A German chemist, after a long dissertation on mosquitoes, endorses ordinary soap as the superior home remedy for bites. He notes lathering the affected area with soap and letting it dry provides instant relief, with repetition needed if pain persists. He travels widely as a naturalist and always carries soap on his excursions.
A Swedish fire alarm uses a copper cartridge closed by an india rubber button filled with a fire composition. The fuse mixes potassium chlorate and sugar, with a paraffine capsule holding sulphuric acid. When room heat melts paraffine the acid ignites the chlorate, lighting the Bengal light and melting a metal disk to sound a distant call bell.
Paris waiters held a conference to abolish tipping, arguing that proprietors pay wages and withhold tips, shifting tips to patrons. The Paris correspondence from the Boston Journal reports this good news for American travelers.
A historical explanation of lightning formation, discharge paths, and the principles of lightning protection. It covers how vapor and friction generate charge, why discharges occur through air, and how lightning rods should be designed and installed with copper or reinforced copper tape, proper grounding, and careful shaping to minimize resistance.
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