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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1891
Page
4
An elderly London notary and a younger man amid old city games confront life choices as a chessboard enlarges into a hall. A female pawn guides him through questions of fate, free will, and hidden motives, while the board comes alive with philosophical dialogue about moves, rules, and consequences.
A mysterious scene ends with a queenly figure revealing power over players, a checkmate in eleven moves, and a farewell as chess pieces return to their usual state. The Aran man departs with his employer after the cryptic encounter in Temple Bar.
Lawrence Woelfel of Allegheny files nine informations against former partner J. B. Hammer of Ladley & Co at 507 Federal Street alleging larceny false entries fraudulent conversion embezzlement and related acts. Hammer, arrested and freed on 4000 bail, denies the charges as Woelfel cites 2000 in losses from the business and possible intertwined insurance accounts. Europe graphic cable letters tease tomorrow's Dispatch.
Beavers County police report two men entered Henry Moorhead’s 310 Beaver avenue residence Wednesday evening through a second story window. A wagon shop plank served as a means of entry. Mrs Moorhead alerted her husband as thieves laid out linen for removal. valuables were not secured and missing items included $335 in the morning.
The Squirrel Hill Railroad Company has new life with plans to build at once and funds reportedly subscribed. The Second Avenue line is said to help reach nearer destinations as highlighted in the Dispatch preview by Wilkie outlining recent world events.
The American Vault Safe and Lock Company will start operations within 90 days at its new Blaine plant, hiring a large skilled workforce soon. Most workers come from Chicago and will seek nearby homes, stressing housing demand in Blaine and limiting new accommodations in nearby Elizabeth as development drives revival.
The B and O R R announces a third seaside excursion on July 30 to Atlantic City. Low round trip rate of $10 with fast express trains and Pullman cars, valid for return on any regular train until August 5. Tickets sold at stations east of the Ohio River to Washington Junction Md with stopover in Washington, D C. Round trips from Pittsburgh depart 8:15 A M and 9:20 P M, with day trains offering lodging in Philadelphia and return via Reading route next day.
An Allegheny photography ad offers free picture framing this week with every dozen cabinets ordered. It notes Capital of $100,000 and Surplus $69,000, deposits from $1, 4 percent interest, and presents Hendricks & Co. at 65 Federal Street, Allegheny, as the popular photographers.
Readers are advised to spend Sunday at the Oliver motel along the Comnoquenessing. Special trains run from Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne and Chicago with departures Sunday morning at 8 20 from Union Station.
The B and O railroad will sell excursion tickets to Wheeling every Sunday for 150 dollars round trip. Train departs the depot at 8 30 A M.
Pleasant Valley presents Last Days of Pompeii at night with electric cars guiding guests to the main entrance direct arrival to the venue.
A health writer offers style guidance on loosened corsets and neck exercises to improve posture. The piece surveys summer dresses, blouse silhouettes, and indoor wear with ornate embroidery and color harmonies, plus practical bathing suits in dark sarah, detailing materials, trims, and favorable fits for the season.
A critique of Paris summer styles features draped corselets in pink silk, horn hats with muslin crowns, and serpentine foulards in green and brown. It notes bright pinks with gray, brown, or green, Tyrolienne hats, white stockings, and tartan blouses, plus new jacket designs with reversible fronts and long lace sleeves for summer wear.
The Electro Pth Institute reports strong public interest after newspaper ads. Patients flock to 907 Penn Avenue for scientific electrical treatment, praising physicians and the clinic’s credentials. A caller says electrical therapy offered her only real recovery chance as family doctors advised elsewhere.
An advertising claim states that a skin treatment provides immediate relief from pain and eventual cure across chronic eczema and related conditions. It cites an elderly patient with scalp eczema improving after two weeks of electrization and fully recovering in two months, with relief lasting hours or days.
Relief and rescue come in many cases to epilepsy sufferers. After trying many remedies and doctors, many patients report lengthened intervals between attacks and, in numerous cases, permanent cures. One 50 year old patient with first attack at night was cautioned by nervousness and despondency but improved after three months under their care and has had no attack since.
The article claims cancer can be cured by electric currents. It cites a physician’s wife with a rapidly growing cancer whose pain relief and eventual complete cure followed three months of electric applications. The report describes even severe cases gaining relief and recovery through electrical therapy.
The report highlights rapid improvements in goitre and neck swelling after electric treatment. Exorruatmi Gorrney, a printer, developed thyroid swelling and eye protrusion three years ago and showed shrinkage to a fist-sized gland after ten days, with near total disappearance in two months.
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