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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1892
Page
5
A Chicago federation debate on dress reform mocks corsets as fashion tyranny. Women and even teachers at a church class clash with those who uphold elaborate gowns and high accessories, arguing style undermines virtue and progress.
The Globe-Democrat describes jugs embedded in church walls from the eleventh to the seventeenth centuries with necks toward the nave. They were thought to improve acoustics though their effectiveness remains uncertain, and discussions reference Vitruvius and Roman practice. Evidence cites many examples in England and France, including Angoulême Cathedral.
A July 1882 account from Long Lake, New York, describes a female catfish protecting her 50 to 60 young in a shallow bay. Perch attack the parent as she drives intruders away, losing portions of her tail during the struggle, while the fry are repeatedly driven back to safety.
In a July issue, Charles Frederick Danforth explains bass fishing technique. He advises keeping a taut line, watching contact with water, and moving the rod to counter the fish’s jumps. If the bass breaks water, lower the rod tip and maintain line tension to prevent a broken line.
The article profiles Mrs. Barber of White Oaks New Mexico lauding her as the Cattle Queen who runs a large cattle enterprise with two Milwaukee partners. It praises her ability to judge men by face and bearing and her success in buying selling shipping and transferring cattle across states. It ends with a anecdote of recognizing a horse thief by appearance.
Mrs Barber, a strong, skilled rancher and mine owner in White Oaks New Mexico, built her own home, runs cattle, and operates a silver mine with partners. She travels with her retinue across the Three Rivers ranch under a vivid Latin twist of landscape, while maintaining social charm and leadership in local society.
The article recounts the origin of the saying pouring oil on troubled waters with Latin sources in Bede and Pliny. It cites Bishop Aidan and priest Utta in Kent, whose blessing and a pot of oil calmed a tempest and saved a ship, illustrating the miracle cited by David E Stone.
The latest explosive Herculite is a gray powder made from sawdust camphor nitrate of potash and secret ingredients. It cannot be fired by sparks flame or detonation. In a trial a half pound charge was tamped with sand and earth and ignited by a special device. A 30 ton stone block was displaced.
A sea turtle weighing 80 pounds was captured recently off Massachusetts coast. It is common in southern waters but seldom seen in the north. This is the species first recorded along this coast, captured as fishermen believe it drifted north in a northern current.
The article surveys tennis fashion from New York society courts to Hudson River scenes. It describes outfits from blue diagonal skirts and light waists to bright red serge suits and the latest bicycle jackets by Lena Sittig, plus trends like tea with tennis and spectator culture in fashionable clubs.
The article discusses a woman's poised gait and height enhancing posture, noting her pursuit of slenderness and popular trends. It contrasts with the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table’s sharp rebuke of fashion excess, and lists attire details such as tennis gloves, handkerchiefs, belts, and trim specifics.
A fashion note describes tennis outfits for American girls featuring skirts with wide waist belts and embroidered details, white serge shirt waists, sailor collars, straw hats, and accessories like enamel pin tests. It contrasts bold belted silk summer suits with blue stripes and white shirts, plus blazers with gold frog closures and belt accents.
A fragmented Brooklyn Citizen column describes methods used against pests such as woodpeckers, including lashing a pole to trees and striking it to deter the birds. It also recounts a Scranton observer witnessing a gopher snake bested by a kingbird after a prolonged aerial assault.
Experiments with malleable cast iron at Sebastopol under Admiralty supervision show a trial bar heated red then repeatedly folded with only a faint crack. A cold-folded bar failed under Gast pressure, another heated bar lengthened into strips with tensile strength near Siemens Martin level.
An advertiser asserts colic cholera morbus cramps and stomach ailments rise with hot weather and fruit. It recommends Pe runa as a preventive before meals and as a cure with wineglassful or tablespoon doses for relief. Offer of a complete treatise from The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company in Columbus Ohio.
The piece surveys summer quarters comfort and clever packing ideas, from creating storage with a shelf and hooks to fashion notes. It highlights head adornments like Cleopatra girdles, luxurious bed linen gifts, portable piazza seating, and the rise of cottage style curtains and outdoor decor.
A discussion of Cleopatra girdles in silk and velvet, varied hair adornments with pearls, and a wider note on eccentric home decor like a New York bachelor’s room with photos. Observations include Bar Harbor mourning in the Vanderbilt circle and Mrs. Blaine traveling with her infant.
A Paris exhibit presents a near replica of Columbus caravel afloat in a basin styled as the island shore. Indians and accessories enhance realism while a pantomime reenacts Columbus landing on the New World shores.
Molten slag from a New South Wales mine is directed into iron chambers that withstand steam pressure. Jets of water strike the slag, producing steam to be utilized elsewhere in the works.
Grocers find that quality matters more than price to win customer confidence and grow sales. Dr Price’s Vanilla Orange Lemon extracts are praised for freedom from poisonous ingredients and superior flavor, fueling rising demand.
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