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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1890
Page
2
A detective in a lakeside hotel continues to unravel a murder case tied to Durand, Amelia Glaye, and a mysterious Joan. The doctor obsesses over a dual nature woman while the sleuth watches for hidden accomplices, suspecting Durand’s guilt and a motive involving love and wealth.
Entering the sitting room next morning I noticed a gorgeous spray of golden red flowers in a vase on the round table by the window. The sight brought my dream back like a flash and I felt a sudden, curious amusement. The doctor was in the kitchen.
Detective Felix Fox arrives to question Mrs Graye and Miss Ione Grande at the hotel as he weighs motives around Cyril Durand and Amelia Graye in a murdered plot. The exchange reveals Durand's reckless charm, Mrs Graye's nerves, and a missing Joan clue while confirming Dr Brandt’s role in uncovering the crime.
Wilmer Wellington recounts a melodramatic tale from the Shenandoah area, blending tragedy and local lore. He recalls Evelyn Belle’s death, a self-inflicted act by George K, and a surrounding romantic ruin as a surveyor’s life ends. The piece transitions to Virginia’s Massanutten region, poverty, and a curious Augusta meeting house mouse legend.
The article recalls ancient Roman custom of swearing by specific gods us ing Jupiter Mars and Minerva. The Twins Castor and Pollux were often invoked as By Gemini yielding the exclamation By Jiminy. Roman ladies avoided male gods but used Twins and Castor in oaths during moments of strong emotion.
The Washington Star explains how the Government assayer tests fresh silver dollar lots. Silver content must be nine tenths with a tolerance of one grain. The coin is rolled thin to even out surface, then a crank operated device punches holes in the strip, dropping tiny disks that represent the lot. These disks are mixed and chemically analyzed to determine average fineness.
The London Daily News notes a clash between progress and wildlife as expanding railways push lions toward extinction. Once common in Rajputana, today only a few resilient prides linger in Central India while a Nagpur railway cut threatens remaining habitats. A Baiyeswale pride drew Prince Albert Victor, but overall numbers stay nearly steady.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat report recounts a drummer explaining that a small diamond worn as a necklet, not in the shirt front, signals respectability. He says it prevents being asked to pay before meals or for rooms, and marks him as someone who can be trusted wherever he goes.
A St Louis Post Dispatch sketch shows a steel shell shaped utensil with a wooden holder. It can scrape meat into fine pieces and seal fish by scraping against scales producing looser juicier meat free of fibers.
A vivid account showcases Mount Shasta and other Oregon landscapes as towering natural wonders. The piece highlights dramatic snow formations resembling ancient pyramids and frames regional mountains as colossal geological giants shaping local scenery.
The Oregon and California line from Sacramento to Portland is praised for its mountain scenery and isolated peaks from Shasta to Tacoma. The piece details Shasta’s glaciers, the Willamette Valley’s fertility, Crater Lake’s immense crater and isolation, and river systems feeding trout and salmon, with notes on towns and tourism along the route.
An essay lampoons English spelling rules and the hard to pronounce names that vex foreigners. It notes mispronunciations of places and families, with examples like Worcester as Wooster and Gloucester as Gloster, and explains how locals render Grosvenor Colquhoun Beauchamp and Hawarden. A brief election anecdote follows about Sir Stukeley Shuckburgh.
Meissonier’s 1814 painting, 30 by 20 inches, bought in Paris for 500000 francs and resold to M. Chauchard for 850000 francs. The $165000 price marks the highest ever for a living artist’s work, with £58 per square inch beating Ruskin’s Meissonier and other noted pieces.
The article notes a shift from broad headgear to narrower firmer hats as winds unsettle wearers. It mentions a new model bat and sun-taped element to counter rough play, with fine straw trimmed in red velvet and decorative strips.
Washington Evening Star notes amber’s mystery to ancients who linked it to electricity from the Greek electron. It cites preserved insects and lizards in amber, explains fossilized trees trap and preserve creatures, and mentions a Brighton Museum cup as finest amber. Current value ranges from two to fifty dollars per pound with meerschaum pipes as a key use.
A solitary figure walks a quiet shore as distant echoes of affection fade. The scene centers on solitude, distant memories, and the gulf between longing and reality along the shoreline.
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