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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1890
Page
2
Mrs Thomas suspects a stranger at the manor while Beatrice backs his claim as the new Squire. A lawyer’s letter about property surfaces, proving the stranger’s identity and clearing confusion over who controls the castle. The party tours the halls as the truth unfolds.
The tale follows Owen Davies, a wealthy, reticent suitor, and Beatrice, who values independence over wealth. He unveils a grand, strategy-filled courtship, gifting books and courting through school duties, while Beatrice admires intellect and refuses a cage of wealth. Their evolving tension centers on ambition, class, and enduring devotion.
A Boston Herald note contrasts three lion varieties in Algeria the black gray and tawny. It praises the black for nobler head broader chest and formidable build and recalls the animal often residing in fixed quarters for decades while the gray and tawny roam.
The article notes that Secretaries Noble Rusk and Windom, once neighbors in distant Ohio counties, discovered they were born near each other. A nearby gathering in Colorado with Senators Teller Kernan McPherson Anc Cameron and Chaffee revealed that many U S Senators once shared a New York childhood area within 50 miles, and had known each other as boys.
A Boston Globe item recounts telepathic dreams, including a Canadian Bishop's son who dreamed his father fell and learned the truth after the bishop's accident. It also relays a Bridgeport man who dreamed his wife kissed him aboard an English ocean liner and later heard his wife describe a nocturnal visit.
A satirical portrait of Congress described as a three acre tent at the national Capitol. It savages the House and Senate as a carnival, naming Reed as ringmaster and listing cost figures, specimens, and notable figures like Barnes of Georgia and Rife of Pennsylvania as examples of the institution’s “curiosities.”
A satirical survey highlights Congress members by hair color and baldness traits while naming Grosvenor and Breckenridge as prominent albino figures. It also profiles personalities like Allen, La Follette, and Stewart, plus travel habits of senators and magnates frequenting New York hotels and private cars.
The piece notes Rockefeller's wealth topping 129 million dollars and contrasts it with a Boston poet earning 30.26 for 38 poems in 1889. It argues fame boosts value, suggesting publishers would pay high prices for a Rockefeller pen name and laments poetry as a tenuous livelihood for lesser-known writers.
In Onset Bay Massachusetts landscape painter Daniel M. Ford discusses James Frasier the mesmerist. Ford doubts Frasier as a healer and notes his rheumatism improved slightly during visits but credits no cures. Frasier supposedly invoked spirits by waving hands and firing crackers under the floor.
The piece argues that English will dominate future speech, tracing its rise from medieval times to modern days. It notes English spread with explorers, influenced diplomacy, and surpassed Latin and French in global use, while citing historical counts of speakers and periods of language dominance.
A Brussels correspondent reviews the life and works of 19th century artist Wierts born 1806 died 1865. His mansion studio near Rue Vautier hosts a museum of bizarre canvases and disturbing scenes including Polyphemus and Napoleon in Hell, reflecting his genius shadowed by insanity.
Dr Robert H Lamborn proposes using dragonflies and other insects to curb mosquitoes and house flies. He funds $200 in prizes through Morris K Jesup of the American Museum of Natural History for essays from observers and experimenters. He warns against past missteps with the English sparrow and aims for cautious scientific progress.
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