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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1889
Page
7
The notice lists various subscription options for the Dispatch with free postage in the United States. Rates include daily and Sunday editions, quarterly and yearly terms, and carrier delivery at specified weekly prices. The text is garbled but presents multiple plan durations and price points.
Parliament debated Queen's allowances with Liberals and Conservatives arguing duties arise from prior surrender of Crown estates. Critics warned against perpetual funding for a costly royalty while Radicals urged abolition to end royal grants. The piece suggests England bears expense for its symbolic monarchy.
Treasurer Thompson of the Relief Commission voices strong support for immediate distribution of all available funds to Johnstown. He argues governor Beaver and eastern members should align with western views to provide temporary independence and freedom of action, urging swift action to stimulate renewed effort.
The Dispatch notes a plan by Dr. Robert H. Lamborn to raise dragonflies and release them in mosquito infested areas. He argues dragonflies prey on blood fed mosquitoes and could curb the bite in places like New Jersey if Oregon stock is introduced.
Dr. Lamborn offers 200 in prizes for essays on dragonflies and practical plans to use them as hawks against mosquitoes. The note suggests also creating methods to curb dragonfly nuisance while tackling the mosquito problem.
A New York specials report claims English investors seek control of dry goods stores, proposing leases of shops or stocks if merchants refuse to sell. It argues that competition must be strong, prices stay low, and warns against trust tactics as foolish in England.
The piece argues that sewer pipe trusts use price cutting to drive outsiders from business, causing prices to fall and profits to drop. It warns that without choking off new competition the trust will fail, unless advantages like railroad preferences or patent patents sustain it and keep rivals at bay.
The Pittsburg and Western road and Lake Erin show rapid growth, signaling larger trade and improved facilities for Pittsburg. Rivals like the Pennsylvania Fort Wayne and Baltimore and Ohio handle high freight and passenger flows, suggesting new lines may coexist. Competition fuels city growth and benefits the rail network overall.
A historical remark ties the $20,000 prize for John L. Sullivan to public drunkenness and fines. The piece argues wealthy individuals can evade punishment with money, suggesting compulsory work like street paving for a month to curb drunken behavior and enforce restraint.
The half year 1889 output of pig iron surpassed all prior six months. Demand did not keep pace with production, as stock returns on bands rose 5 000 net tons more than the total production increase, challenging earlier trade reports.
The piece notes slim margins in pig iron and rising stocks may depress prices unless demand improves soon. It cites Pennsylvania Railroad flood losses of 1.149 million gross and 804 thousand net, offset partly by surplus funds. It also covers topics from sugar refin ing costs to cries over New York electricity and local tax rates, with a sardonic tone on public figures and events.
A fragmentary poem notes a man’s reflections on women and the question of whether the baby cried. He contrasts Lissie and Lizzie with a grandmother figure, hinting at maternal love and social roles in a Chicago setting.
A prominent surgeon warns of death risks in anesthesia and favors avoiding it when possible. A blunt city anecdote follows about Uncle Henry's legendary appetite, recounting 13 dumplings and a neighborly milk-and-bread generosity in Allegheny County.
A diverse set of items notes Kire KaLakkava of the Sandwich Islands gearing up for a US visit while raising funds. Reports from Oakland cover President Harrison's weighed family members. Other items profile missionary C B Thomas at Old Orchard, Antutre Hopesor dubbed King of Queensland, Senator Kurwa planning a Capitol Hill home, and Poet Laureate Longfellow nearing a new poetry volume. Governor Oliver Ames of Massachusetts remains seriously ill with heart disease, and Lt. Gov. Brackett is deputized. Pittsburg excursionist ex Mayor Jared Brush appears in Cape May news.
New York reports James F. Sutton of the American Art Association explains the Angelus by Millet, purchased after France failed to meet the bid, will not stay in America due to a heavy duty. He plans to exhibit in Paris for Millet's sake, with possible museum gifting if rescued from sale.
A special telegram from Washington reports Secretary Anderson of the National Board of Promotion is pushing the Three Americas Exposition planned for 1892. Boards of Trade across 50 cities form standing committees. governors mayors and trade secretaries coordinate for a concerted action with the United States and other American nations.
July 20 report from Lowport says Mary Anderson is not in a private madhouse but nearly recovered from extreme nervous prostration after returning from America. Canon Purcell, her confessor, denounces rumors and confirms she was fatigued by long journeys yet not deranged and now living with her brother near Hampstead.
The Pittsburg tech man says there is no plan to sell to English capitalists though British buyers would need about $100,000,000 to acquire them. He suggests that sum may be beyond their means at present.
Akron Telegram reports Mayor Crogier of Chicago stating that instructions to police from the start should be to stop gambling. He argues this moral example may influence others to quit the pernicious habit.
A Chicago judge rules a city residence is unnecessary to obtain a divorce. The announcement hints at a census taking in 1590 and carries a suspicious appearance amid the period’s legal proceedings.
In Philadelphia Magistrate Baird heard cases against Julia Snyder of Wallace street and Winifred Denlevy of Callowhill street for being orderly disturbances. Charles and Caroline Hollander of Huntingdon Street were also involved, each facing $500 bonds as neighbors complained of scolding behavior.
Reports describe a colossal head threatening locals near Millwood Pennsylvania and several massive serpents killed across towns. A 12 foot blacksnake slain near Harvey's Five Points, a 43 foot rattler on James Hardy’s Irishtown farm, and a 14 foot ark rattlesnake found with young rabbits inside, per local tales and deeds.
The July salmon circular from the Johnson Locke Mercantile Co estimates the Columbia river total pack to season end at 288000 cases, including 30000 cases of hi ucing the to steel a cing segaler speing peck 268000. Alaska advices to July 13 point to a shortage in the season’s catch, with no total published yet.
The drowned Chicago lake death brings probate action for a $3,000,000 estate. The will of Hiram Pearsons was filed in San Francisco confirming a sizable fortune and initiating settlement proceedings. The report also mentions Congressman Brower of North Carolina and references a Chicago Inter Ocean article shaping political commentary.
Dr Isaac Lea a longtime Staten Island physician shot himself after a period of weakness and his daughter’s illness. He reportedly expelled Dr Steenson from his daughter's room before taking his own life, the shot shattering the side of his head.
Charles G. Talcott, assistant engineer on the cruiser Atlanta, killed himself in the ship’s bathroom after a medical board denied his request to be relieved from duty. Talcott had suffered from hernia and strenuous engine-room work and died six hours after the board’s decision. He was born in 185? and joined the service as a cadet engineer in 1875, graduating in 1878, with later service in European and Pacific squadrons before being assigned to the Atlanta on November 2, 1888.
The Queen's county surrogate refused to open the will of John Sowden who died in Hickville in 1873. The motion by Sowden's first wife’s children sought to challenge the will. Sowden, formerly John Ruttinger, eloped with Charlotte Sowden and took her name. The surrogate ruled that the children of the first wife are disinherited and Charlotte Sowden and her children inherit the estate valued at 960000.
William Johnson of 407 Seventh avents says his wife assaulted him with a razor. In court she retorts she never wore stockings and shows few teeth, while the judge jokes about buying her stockings and dentures before releasing her.
Judge Benedict imposes a 7108 fine on the Columbia steamboat owners for carrying 677 passengers beyond the legal 3000 capacity on July 17 1688. Complainants are W H Ripley and W M Ripley. The ruling imposes 1000 for each extra passenger.
A fox chased by a hound pack interrupted the Washington militia encamped opposite Mt. Vernon. A fine hound pursued the red fox through the camp, weaving between tents as soldiers awoke to the chase, before the fox escaped into the surrounding woods. The incident drew curious attention from the nearby dwellers.
A Cincinnati judge declares ice cream not a luxury but a necessity. The Chicago News notes public interest in a prominent man who women’s seminaries would back for President.
The Chicago Herald notes Sullivan received $20,000 for his fight in Mississippi. It contrasts with ordinary penalties of a street or barroom scuffle, where a citizen might get $10 and 50 days. The Waynesburg Democrat ponders a previously raised Mormon question and the current administration's memory.
A variety of odd items amuse readers from Kittanning with a moving mill that powers a woman ironing, spinning, grinding coffee, churning, and more. Notes include a mother’s dream mishap, barefooted town complaints, musket ball finds, Canadian mosquitoes, a moonlit river bath gone wrong, aSwindled swimmer, a Chicago misconception, and a Wheeling clerk discovering dating errors since 1888.
A private telegram from Port Huron announces the death of A. M. Welch Associate Professor of Rugliab at Ohio State University and author of works on Muglsh literature. W. T. Graves, longtime banker of Albany, Y., died suddenly this morning.
A compilation of short notices and curiosities from various places. Items include a French army draft age change, a lost pocket book ad in Buffalo, vast land holdings in Western Australia, a Michigan turkey attack, a controversial Atlanta wedding trend, a Carbon Hill suicide attempt, a New Jersey boy hero who saved a drowning man, and a gnats filled Providence storm scene. Also reports of a Glen Brook cottage frog, standard time debates in Gardiner Maine, a factory output claim, Samuel L. Farmer’s fast rowing boat invention, a Burlington boy’s eagle encounter, market observations in a French town, a Louisville depot bobtail dog swim trial, and a Georgia cat tale ending in a seven mile journey, plus a Denison Texas weeping peach tree spectacle with spiritualist theories.
A collection of humorous quips and cartoons from Puck and various editors. Snatches reference witty exchanges on marriage, sermons, women, tailors, politicians, and commerce with sharp period voice and satirical edge. The items rely on brief dialogues and captions typical of late 19th century humor magazines.
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