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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1890
Page
7
The piece traces ancient ship design to Noahs Ark and compares it to later steam powered vessels. It notes Noahs crew landed safely through luck rather than planning and reflects on evolving shipbuilding from primitive forms to steam driven, modern craft.
A narrative tracing ship development from primitive log rafts and coracles to sails and oars, noting Phoenician and Tyre innovations, Norse voyages, English lag, and the rise of screw propellers. It covers paddle steamers, notable transatlantic crossings, and record times by vessels like Scotia City of Berlin and Germanic.
A compact historical survey traces ship design from early bowsprits and sail rigs to steam propulsion and iron hulls. It notes key milestones such as the stern wheel concept, screw propellers, and twin screws in ocean packets, while listing record-setting transatlantic speeds and notable vessels like the City of Paris and the Etruria.
Dr Wharton presided at Nantwich workhouse over the death of George Berrington. The coroner noted a Christmas dinner abstinence policy and suggested a glass of beer could have aided digestion and heart function, while acknowledging extreme temperance views. Verdict: death from natural causes.
Bessie Bramble reports a Supreme Court ruling validating Harriet Knox's will as a sign of legal reform removing archaic barriers to women owning property and making wills. The piece traces history, notes English and American reforms, and urges continued action for gender equity and temperance politics.
Albany Evening Journal laments that newspapers underreport marriages and births while deaths outnumber marriages. The piece argues publication should be mandatory by law, noting many couples and parents hide nuptials or births. It cites public records and Trollope to criticize modern social norms.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch item notes that men spend heavily on shoes hats and suits but find neckties shirts and collars a recurring burden. It observes that while shoemakers hatters and tailors deliver satisfaction, cravats and shirts offer less value for the money.
A Balti attorney named Rhodes commends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best for croup and whooping cough after eighteen years of trying many medicines. The reader is left with a strong endorsement of the product.
New York January 25 Correspondence notes Hamerton's comparative study of English and French manners and morals. The writer argues both nations share traits, but differ in vanity and wealth as social power. They foresee growing mutual respect, fewer hostilities, and a rising influence of journalism in France's public life.
An elderly balloonist recalls a Pekin ascent with Warner's Circus that ended in a farmyard ten miles away after his gas catches in a cherry tree. The farmer, a 60 year old justice, presents a bill for damage and services totaling 2 shillings plus 25 dollars court costs, prompting a quick payment to avoid a warrant.
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes discusses literary capitals, the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, and his view of contemporary versus old writers. He notes six thousand books in his house, heirloom bindings, and a preference for Cooper Hawthorne Irving and Burns. He predicts poetry may return, but warns against artificial verse and vows to be remembered for select works like My Aviary and Dorothy Q.
William Rockefeller sells his Greenwich Conn country place for land on Convent Avenue near One Hundred and Forty fifth Street valued at $100,000. He plans no fixed Harlem use and says the Harlem purchase is not tied to the World's Fair, though he expects land values to rise. He plans a Tarrytown house similar in design to the Aspinwall mansion, scaled up, with no radical architectural changes.
A humorous fragment compares shad bones to orange seeds, lamenting their distribution and imagining a reform where bones or seeds are grated away. It ponders Governor Hill’s county fair speeches and playfully contemplates practical fruiting reforms.
A brief item from Punxsutawney notes Birdie Dougherty, a four year old, delivering a bold and playful threat in school repartee. The exchange shows a lively, humorous incident reflecting childhood mischief within the community.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes the shift away from dressing as walking advertisements for one's occupation. Lawyers and doctors lead the trend toward quieter, tasteful attire, with ministers not far behind. It argues for artistic, handsome fabrics beyond black and common broadcloth, and emphasizes style over obvious profession branding.
The note explains chronic constipation as a source of additional health problems and discomfort. It highlights how ongoing digestion issues can lead to further pains and bodily strains requiring attention or care.
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