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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1890
Page
11
An old widow and her stepdaughter Meta live in a neat cottage near a forest. The stepmother scolds constantly while Meta, a good child, keeps to rules about a pearl-handled penknife she was forbidden to use, yet she keeps tucking it away.
A woman endures a ring’s burning pain until death after futile attempts to remove it. Meta visits the funeral then a pale stranger, presumed a princess, wins the Crown Prince and fairy blessing to marry him amid grand celebrations.
A girl Meta disobeys her mother, pricks a finger, and a fairy heals with a ring that turns blood into gold. The stepmother steals the ring and hides the wound, dumping Meta in a forest Well. Meta finds a fairy kingdom. the king offers care while the stepmother rises to wealth through deceit until elves reclaim her fate.
A veteran Pittsburg lamp chimney maker debunks old wives tales about toughness. He argues water cannot alter glass durability and notes varying chimney lifespans between cheap and so called unbreakable types. He suspects luck plays a larger role than salting or chilling effects.
An Australian ironmonger notes American goods are cheaper and of good quality but benefits from superior packing and gilt edged cases. Mexican merchants counter that despite quality, inferior packing makes English goods preferable. The contrast helps explain rising American trade with British colonies.
Newark's west Erie bridge hosts a 100 by 20 foot twin screw propeller craft for seagoing trips. Inventor Ruble, using the four blade "Ruble Wheel" in a buoyant boiler iron cylinder, claims partial submersion and 23 mph with one fifth the power of an ordinary screw. It is to be used by the Atlantic Steamboat Co in excursions with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
A sermon arguing that belief in God rests on reason, not just faith, and that prayer is both communion and petition. It defends prayer against objections by citing science authorities like Huxley and Tyndall, and discusses how God may answer within natural law.
A Missouri swimmer plans a bold East River swim bound with 125 feet of rope and two straps. He will wear a dumbbell in each hand to prove hands are not used during transit, challenging Balbo the famed rope bound feat. Original Gene Mercadier is also mentioned in the rag.
A historical column surveys eccentric grave markers and epitaphs from across the United States. It notes home made corners in cemeteries, odd inscriptions, and humorous as well as solemn verses, highlighting how graveyard art reflects cultural attitudes toward death and memory.
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