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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1890
Page
2
In a tense soldier tale Mulvaney and Tim Vulmea plot a deadly plan while O’Hara probes loyalty. The room gathers mutinous voices as a court martial looms with violence close at hand and a brutal resolve tested in the barracks.
Washington dispatches reveal a cache of love letters and marriages from notable figures. Hidden papers recount Washington’s romances, Eaton and Peggy O Neill, Hamilton’s trials, and regal letters praising heirs and royal weddings.
A vignette on state letters sent to the State Department marking births and deaths in European courts. It notes morocco bound autograph volumes containing royal letters from Great Britain and Queen Victoria, including her ascent letter on blue paper with a black border.
The fragment, in a schoolgirl hand, shows Victoria's noble greeting to the U S president about King William IV’s death at age 71. Palmerston’s ink endorsement appears below. The message expresses mourning and pledge to maintain friendly relations between nations.
Mr. Madison Square and his wife discuss summer health plans with playful sarcasm. She jokes about a health resort and money for a change, while he counters with social digs about Saratoga Long Branch and seaside engagements. The exchange ends with Mrs. Madison Square leaving in indignation.
A Victorian era snippet recounts royal correspondence from Kensington dated June 23 18th century noting the Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria with promises of mutual welfare and protection. It mentions Henry Stephen Fox and the Queen's early marriage to Prince Albert and hints at Victoria's romantic liaisons including Lord Elphinstone and Lord Fitzallen.
A Pittsburg bank cashier notes that Indianapolis depositors draw checks carelessly while shopping, making them easy targets for fraud. She cites small amounts, missing change, and leaving funds at home, with a recent example of a 19.34 cent check. By contrast, checks drawn to reputable city businesses are less vulnerable.
Fragmentary OCR describes a royal marriage announcement involving Queen Ister and Prince Albert Francois Augustus Charles Emmanuel. It notes a quick succession of children, a letter in bold hand, and a London ceremony cited as taking place this month. Mentions Congressman Vaux and barmaid intrigues in a frontier context.
The excerpt traces Queen Victoria’s birth announcements for her children and grandchildren, noting how she expressed gratitude to the Almighty and urged public protection of the royals. It references the births of the Prince of Wales and successive princes and princesses, highlighting the royal lineage and persistent public records.
A fragmented clipping discusses Queen Victoria’s vast private fortune and income plus her late husband Prince Albert. It notes Albert Edward’s 21st birthday-era letter to the U.S. president and compares changing royal signatures with Napoleon Bonaparte’s evolving name on autograph pages.
The text discusses Napoleon’s self-styled title as Emperor and his 1853 marriage to Eugenie, noting a French autograph letter about the union aimed at friendship between nations. It also mentions Louis Philippe and his son’s marriage to the U.S. President, plus the Comte de Paris’s birth, as examples in royal correspondence from autographs.
Yellow and pale tints dominate writing paper with pumpkin yellow stamped in silver or lead and day names in red. Tea cards feature cream white stock with Japan esque cup and saucer embossing and phrases like Thursday tea at 5, Come to tea, or tea party in copper or silver lettering.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes a Philadelphia firm produced two scale pairs for the New Orleans mint. One unit weighs up to 10 000 troy ounces about 785 pounds and can detect one thousandth inch variation. The other scales cover lighter work and all bearings are agate.
A New York toilet house tour describes scented rooms and sachets, perfume cases, lavender and almond sachets for linen and wardrobes, and scented hair. It notes white flower perfumes, bottle styles, and the need for cool dark storage to preserve essence. It covers tooth washes, wrinkle treatments, massages, and early cosmetic science, plus a call for natural renewal.
A country parson writes that the doctrine of survival of the fittest explains nature and history. He cites Lincoln as a simple, robust man whose era required many heroes, and warns against fearing future emergencies. The piece argues progress, power, and social issues arise from divine Providence guiding human events.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat piece notes about 1600 pounds of gold are fixed in Americans teeth annually, valued around 450000 dollars, never recovered after burial. It argues population growth and tooth decay will bury more gold in cemeteries in the next century.
An essay argues that women now enter a wide range of professions from medicine to law and business, driven by ambition and necessity. It contrasts past limited trades for women with present economic empowerment and independence, noting that working women gain social regard and choose marriage on their terms.
A wealthy father educates all his children in trades, focusing more on equipping daughters to be self supporting. He argues women need the best tools to face adversity, noting fortunes fail more often than they rise and that capable spouses are not guaranteed.
The passage argues that American girls oppose the idea by upholding labor dignity and independence. It claims women are likely the true conservators of the Republic, performing patriotic work without fussing over theories or abstractions.
A robust independence shone as a witness resisted a lawyer during cross examination in a Western Pennsylvania court. The man, claiming oath bound to tell the truth, demanded the right to complete his answer despite rebukes from the court, and the exchange led to the lawyer losing the case.
An international ocean cable meeting in Paris this summer will consider reducing the code word length from ten to eight letters. The proposal sparks outrage in multiple countries as many codes would require major revision if adopted.
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