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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1890
Page
8
A correspondent recalls a three week Nile voyage from Ravenna to Cairo and Alexandria. He notes Cairo’s panorama of colors and crowds, describes donkeys and backsheesh customs, visits to temples and the pyramids, and reflects on ancient ruins, palm groves, and the labor of irrigation workers along the river.
The narrator recalls a Nile journey with stopovers at Abydos Assouna and Assowan. Tourists calm quarrels over donkey saddles, observe bastinado reform, and witness slave trading risks, a mother’s grief, and police limits. The piece ends with a vanished pursuit of a slave dealer and two chained boys.
The fragment mentions a baby price closed tasks and Corona with unclear context. No clear event dates or organizations are readable. Further readable details are insufficient to identify people places or outcomes for a concise summary.
Dr. B W Richardson argues in The Hypnotic Epidemic that hypnotism is a transient craze similar to mesmerism. He cites needle tests and anesthetic cases to show pain can be mimicked by other means and predicts hypnosis will not rival true anesthesia.
The article discusses introducing compressed tea as an alternative to loose tea. It claims hydraulic compression breaks leaf cells for easier extraction, reduces bulk to one third for voyages and expeditions, and improves measurement accuracy. Proponents say aroma lasts longer and preservation against damp and climate changes improves.
A new transposing piano allows music to be played in any key while the accompaniment remains in another. Its movable back, mounted on rollers, shifts with a lever under the keyboard. Changes of key take only seconds, with smooth operation and minimal risk of malfunction.
Spencer war balloon rises from Royal Military Exhibition in England travels to Plais tow. On arrival at Shoeburyness balloonists wait for transport to London. Air voyage reports altitude 7300 ceas recorded on aneroid with engine throb heard. Balloons cover distance at about 25 miles per hour though the aeronauts feel stationary.
In Scotland a water supply was blocked for ten nights and morning checks revealed a group of thirty female eels in the sluice ten feet deep. One 8.82 inch female eel with a 12 inch ovary was examined, suggesting spawning in progress with thousands of eggs noted.
A discussion on eels migrating to the sea and the reproductive instinct is followed by notes on stage scene painting using optical lanterns. The text explains sketching via grids, enlarging with a lantern, and transferring outlines to canvas for rapid production. It then cautions that boiling water may not purify it but only remove specific germs, potentially leaving the water impure due to dead organic matter.
An English engineer proposes a two shell boiler design to safely handle 250 pounds per square inch by using an inner shell rated at 150 psi and an outer shell rated at 100 psi. A reducing valve system transfers steam between shells to keep the inner pressure at 250 while the space between shells bears the balance. Each compartment includes its own safety valves.
A new piano design uses a small lever to disconnect the action from the strings, silencing the instrument. The change would bring relief to many, though some resist. A safety valve proposal for ocean steamers aims to vent boiler pressure to protect stokers and ensure safer trips.
In France a new method uses tinfoil between the nail and ulcerated tissue. A thin blade assists insertion of a single or double sheet, then wax is molded over to hold it in place. Benefits are credited to chemical effects rather than mechanical action.
Advice for those with tender feet from long standing or walking. Soak feet at night in strong salt water with saleratus, dry thoroughly, and use pumice to remove roughness. Repeat the procedure the next morning for relief.
The Breslau magistracy establishes a botanical school garden to supply plants for the city schools and allow teachers to perform on site observations with their pupils, aiding classroom instruction and practical learning.
Higdon & Higdon announce patents issued to Ang Haarlander and O F Grant for a handle for a culinary vessel Theo Mistelski for a sand molding machine 8 BR Smythe for a cover for furnaces of Allegheny W C Rockwell Mr Carmel miners lamp holder W J McDowell Snow Shoe miners safety lamp P T Campbell Warren oil pump.
In our showroom a desirable assortment of the newest mantel forms in oak, walnut and other hard woods is offered. Builders are invited to bid on mantel furnishings. James Thompson, 640 Liberty Avenue.
Ice machine promises cool peer and beer confidence. Dentists offer electricity extractions and crowned teeth with guarantees. Art store invites teachers to catalogue and discounts on frames. Tailor Walter Anderson markets fine English suits and Scotch tweeds at midfield street stock.
The Everett Piano Club reports full membership and announces no supply from Everett Piano Company at club price. A carload of pianos arrives for sale to cash or short term buyers at 350 dollars, limited to a week to ten days, then prices rise to 425 to 500 dollars. The firm notes these are the best value in the market.
Pennsylvania Lines offers one fare round trip to Mc. Pool Minnesota for the National Educational Association meeting. Tickets sold July 1 to 7, return by July 15 or extended by special arrangement in St. Paul, with return limit up to September 30.
Steamers depart daily except Sunday at 4 P M from foot Wood for Cincinnati and all points. Fare to Cincinnati with meals and state room is 7 dollars or 12 dollars round trip. Down by boat and return by rail costs 12 dollars 50 cents. Return tickets valid until used. Berths and trip details available from Jas A Huxpegson, Sup t. Also ads for beer and German Catholic books appear in the notice.
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