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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1890
Page
10
Lazarus pleads with Mary to arrange an audience with the Nuzurenec, pouring out grief and reverence for his friend Jesus. He speaks of Jesus as united with the Father, fearless amid danger, and indifferent to personal comfort. Mary regards the discourse with awe, while Lazarus resolves to seek him without delay despite weeks apart.
Lazarus, a palace builder, faces a moral struggle as Zahara flirts and the High Priest Annas presses for a swift, flawless work. Zahara taunts and Lazarus confesses following the Nazarene, while political and religious tensions simmer around a carved figure that hints at a hidden maiden. The scene ends with a looming deadline of six days for completing the work as tensions rise.
Washington men increasingly attempt home shaving, with many failing dramatically. A barber notes customers nearly cut themselves or left with mangled beards before giving up. The hardest beards to shave are variegated or all-black, with Hebrews mentioned as notably wiry.
A Chinese student in America now serving in the Chinese Navy writes home from Foo Chow about an arranged engagement back in Shanghai. He explains the custom requiring the younger brother to wait, his duty to marry, and his hope to return to friends in a few years despite uncertainties over government reassignment.
Ex Governor of Illinois Uncle Dick Oglesby visiting New York years ago dined at Delmonico's. At the cigar stand he recoiled at four for a dollar, declaring a 25 cent cigar would ruin him socially financially religiously politically if known in Illinois, while a 10 cent cigar suffices in New York.
President Hyde of Bowdon officiated the first marriage ceremony he led from a pulpit in Jersey City. The groom, timid and nervous, fretted over which side the bride should stand while the self assured widow knew her side. The couple quickly exchanged vows and were united.
Aspinwall described as vast graveyard with Isthmus rail yards and warehouses. The piece tours Colon, the French canal effort, and the lethal toll on workers and medical staff, noting du Lesseps and devastation from disease, accidents, and mismanagement. Includes references to the Flor del Espiritu and local quarters.
A frail Connecticut Valley girl, once set for a health resort, urged to attend a village dance. Her pedometer showed she danced 3114 miles, inspiring her father to favor dancing over health resorts as the cure. The tale mocks medical fads and the power of a dance mood over treatment.
A tramp entered Fourth Congregational Church in Hartford and took from the contribution box as it circulated. To prevent a scene, the passer continued without remark and the tramp departed.
The passage contrasts material gifts with a deeper currency. It credits a wife’s fidelity and the strength of character—the muscle and brain, nerve, and steadfast will—to endure, work, and sacrifice. Loyalty is praised as the true priceless prize worth more than gold or gems.
A New York society column reviews the city’s impenetrable social gates, contrasting English access by birth or genius with American aristocracy. It cites anecdotes from hostess refusals to invite famed writers and artists, and notes a birthplace of culture vs. social rigidity in the McAllister circle.
A yellow and white cat crosses Broadway near Park Row causing a spectacle. Two Philadelphia men bet the cat would be crushed, a collision injures one and a driver curses the other as the cat escapes. No one knows her origin or fate.
Lewiston Journal reports a sewing machine agent recounts a rural incident. A sow and her pig crossed a log by tail guiding, a rifle shot ended with the pig's tail cut, causing the sow to stumble and be led back to camp by the father guiding the tail.
A deacon in a rural down-east church attempts a hymn service when the regular chorister is absent. He misstarts and reattempts, finally roaring out a garbled line. Ladies behind fans titter. the young glances are broad as he admits pitch issues and ends with a plea to pray, while the congregation hears little of the prayer.
A New York Star anecdote recounts a Mason describing a neighbor preparing for the first degree in a lodge. The wife, fearing for his safety, searches for clues in his clothing but finds no marks or blood, suggesting he did not "ride the goat" or suffer any harm.
J Prof Atkinson studies a microscopic worm causing root galls on potato egoplant tomato cabbage parsnip grape and cow pea. Galls differ from tubercles on young roots and may aid nitrogen intake. the worm is an agricultural enemy to be managed by crop rotation or other methods.
The Bureau of Ethnology releases volume vii of Contributions to North American Ethnology titled The Dakota Language. By the late S R Riggs the Dakota dictionary extends beyond Santee to Yankton and Tetco dialects with added notes and cross references. A 655 page quarto volume, to be followed soon by Grammar Texts and Ethnography of the Dakotas.
The National Medical Dictionary presents tables by Prof Atwater showing nutritive percentages, digestible portions, and energy standards for various classes and occupations. Dietaries compare actual intake with standards, highlighting American households’ excessive fat meats and overall waste in food choices from American and European data.
A General Crook staff member recalls limited harm from poisoned arrows in several campaigns. He notes no injurious results due to the poison alone, explaining the Indian typically obtains poison from a rattlesnake bite and that properly treated arrows would cause less damage than commonly believed.
The Albatross is at Mare Island Navy Yard San Francisco undergoing repairs before a winter cruise along California to study fishing banks and adjacent deep sea areas. Investigations have yielded new food fish species and natural enemies, with results bearing practical commercial potential and offsetting part of the service cost.
The European and English oak is expected to be the future hardwood timber on the Pacific coast due to its superior adaptation and growth compared with Eastern varieties. Mr Gatechett has published a Klamath language grammar through the Bureau of Ethnology, aiming to set a standard for grammars of Indian languages.
The push to use metal ties in railways grows as a durable alternative to timber. Europe already lays several hundred miles of track on metal ties, driven by track stability and long term strength rather than timber scarcity.
The California Agricultural Experiment Station reports analysis of over 1,200 soil samples from various localities to form a statewide land classification. This study assesses soil types and distribution to guide agricultural planning and land use.
An ad for the Radam Microbe Killer Co at 4 Sixth Avenue New York argues it cures all diseases and was sent or given away. The text references E. B. Williams of Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh and promotional mailing as part of the claim.
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