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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1892
Page
9
The Countess Tolstoi recounts their fifty year marriage at Vasnin a and Moscow with the Count neglecting his novels yet revising relentlessly. She details her role managing estates and children while Tolstoi writes philosophy essays opposing war and supports state nationalization.
In a vivid portrait, Fray G. Carpenter portrays Count Tolstoi and his wife. The Czar honors Tolstoi as honest and no revolutionary, while officials distrust him. Tolstoi lives simply, gives to the poor, and refuses royalties, leaving estate management to his wife who preserves the family. The Countess explains their finances and charity, noting the government halted book circulation. The Tolstoi estate spans about 2,500 acres. Tolstoi would sell to aid famine if his wife agreed to give proceeds to the poor.
Professor Thomson envisions a future shaped by electricity as he outlines a world twenty five years ahead. He describes widespread electric power in homes factories and transport transforming daily life and industry.
Prof. Elihu Thomson foresees major advances in telegraph systems wireless signaling and long distance electric transmission. He predicts economical fuel use electric farming medical applications and naval power transforming industry society and even warfare within decades.
The essay argues Christ’s departure enabled the Holy Spirit to guide believers universally. It contrasts seen presence with invisible faith, noting the ascension localizes teaching to all nations and frees believers from infallible authority, inviting personal thinking and faith.
A sunbeam through a lens onto a vessel with lampblack or colored silk creates sounds as the beam flashes. When a prism splits light into a spectrum the colored light causes sounds on the vessel, with certain colors producing louder noises and others silence. Green silk often yields the strongest sound under red light.
A description of the rail line from La Guayra to Caracas, a 23 mile zig-zag mountain route reaching 5 000 feet then descending to the valley. Twenty two thousand rails were laid with over 18 000 bent, causing rough rides for passengers at about ten miles per hour.
In Toledo a barber-turned detective set a hidden camera and flash to trap cigar thieves. Two juveniles were captured when a door wired to a camera flashed, revealing their likenesses. They were arrested and sent to a reformatory, with the judge praising the method. A prior similar detector had photographed a Black suspect robbing an office.
The master of a steel steamer reports a severe storm near 22.12 north 70M east. A vivid lightning bolt shattered the foretop mass, caused compass errors on multiple wards, and reversed a wheelhouse card. Magnets were removed or reversed to restore navigation.
In Kalamazoo a city lineman, unhappy with English sparrows, uses arc lamps to trap them. He pins fledglings and earns about seven dollars from the dead birds, while residents prefer dead sparrows to live ones.
The article notes the growing use of electric light for advertising and highlights a colossal Corbin sign, measuring 68 by 60 feet, at Twenty third Street and Broadway New York. Lamps in multiple colors outline letters, drawing attention away from the Long Island village exhibit for residential purposes.
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