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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1889
Page
13
A vivid travelogue excerpt describes a Cuban carnival filled with danse and masquerade. The narrator details intoxication amusement and a flirtatious encounter as crowds throng carriages and revelers throw bouquets and edible gifts in a lively, semi Pagan celebration.
A narrator recalls a Tacon Theater scene where a horse was brought onto the pavement as a disguise sparked by a theatrical mood. The harlequin fled. the observer notes misperceived gender and Henry Irving like delivery amid a citywide carnival atmosphere.
A vivid account portrays Cuban carnival as a Bacchanalian revel featuring grotesque costumes, elfin dancers, and wild merriment. Crowds fill streets night after night with music, mischief, and a surge of public abandon before Lent.
Instructions from the American Art Printer describe cleaning engravings by salting the board lemon juice dissolving and washing with boiling water then drying. A second recipe uses lime oxalic acid and soft water to dampen and cleanse the print before final rinsing.
The article argues that modern baseball prizes brains and strategy as much as strength. It highlights pitchers like Keefe Radbourne Clarkson and the Chicago infield Anson Pfeffer Boros Williamson for their intelligence, discipline, and coordination, noting team depth and catcher-pitcher cooperation as keys to success. It also cites salaries, education paths of players, and the sport’s rising professional, respectable standing.
A historical survey of famous writers and their methods for turning thoughts into manuscripts. It covers Margaret Preston, Will Carleton, John G Whittier, Harry Edwards, James Whitcomb Riley, Mary Hartwell Catherwood, Julian Ralph, Charles Dudley Warner, Richard Gilder, Oliver Optic, Amelie Rives, Elia Wilcox, Rose Terry Cooke, Adirondackawa, Brander Matthews, and others. The piece contrasts pen use, typewriters, stenographers, and personal habits among notable authors.
A Naples correspondent discusses Mary J Holmes praising the steel pen and writing many blue books, while Mark Twain is pictured with a pipe and a publisher who can accept or reject manuscripts. The narrator notes typewriter absence and hints at forthcoming installments amid travel and disrupted scripture quotes.
Clara Belles chat urges lone women travelers to play the role of a delicate social guardian aboard sleeper cars. The column blends advice on etiquette with lurid humor about berths, theft, and crushed vanity, lamp light chaos, and the dangers of male attention during cross country trips.
A Boston Globe writer cites recent English bulls or faux assertions from public figures and editors. The quoted passages reference a novelist describing a dainty act, a socialist metaphor about a rolling chariot, and a misquoted charity report about distributing shoes, revealing garbled language and incomplete phrases.
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