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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1889
Page
7
A deranged cobbler cages parrots at his workshop and resents his kindly sister’s orphaned son Freddy. When Freddy frees the birds, the murderer panics, kills the boy, hides his body in a box, and flees toward the forest.
The cobbler, burdened by Freddy in a box, digs under a tree while mocking birds circle and taunt him. He fears capture and theft, then the birds lift the box and fly away with Freddy to a distant grove, as the old man frets over his fate.
In a forest grove the medicine fairy Lingar cures Freddy after a cobbler wounds him. Mocking birds pledge aid and Freddy grows wise mastering medicine. Ten years later the birds lead Freddy to heal a sick king who then makes him prime minister and husband to the king’s daughter. The cobbler vanishes amid rumor of the birds’ mercy.
Sale listing shows Old Sherry Extra Old Port Biesling Angelica Moscatel Tokay offered by G W Schmidt at Nos 95 and 7 Fifth Ave. Prices per quart noted, items include full quarts and various brands. Sale details are partial due to OCR errors but indicate a liquor sale listing.
Horeee and Males announce arrival of forty head of draught driving saddle and general purpose horses and forty five draught and pit mules. Stock described as number one and carefully selected. Visit AENHE Co. Limited at 52 Second Ave Pittsburgh to save money and get better stock than city stables.
A list of imported claret wines including Medoc St Exuphe St Julien Margeaux Ponet Canet Chanteau Belair Leoville and others with vintages such as 1882 1875 1884 1854 and 1881. The note references Château listings and bottle cases, mentioning Wa and J Fetpay Smithfield St.
H Jenneston of 706 Smithfield Street advertises warp load prices and a varied assortment.
A reviewer discusses the Dawn, a new paper advocating Christian socialism to advance social and industrial reforms. It argues for applying Christian principles to business and society, basing reform on God’s fatherhood and humanity’s brotherhood, with emphasis on inner transformation before system changes.
After stock taking Groem luger's Carpet House advertises drastic reductions. Maquette carpet lines cut from 150 to 1254 per yard with borders to match, body Brussels from 135 to 1 per yard. Remnants of all carpet grades remain on the first floor with new spring goods at one third value. Enpwanp GR orTzIvGzEr 627 and Penn avenue.
Why You Should Buy Your Clothing at Jacksons First we manufacture all clothing at home. Second repairs on suits costing 10 or more are free for one year. Third guarantees against ripping at 125 and 150. Fourth plain figures and competitive prices. Fifth money refunds for satisfaction. Sixth honest value for hard earned money at 954 and 956 Liberty St Star Corner.
Steamers Estie Stockdale Hudson Scotia sail from Pittsburg on set weekdays with 4 PM departures. First class fare to Cincinnati and return is 12.00, or 12.50 by river or rail. Tickets valid until used. For details contact James A. Henderson, Supt., 94 Water Street. Also hotel ad at Point Chautauqua, N Y offering 400 rooms and amenities run by Horace Fox. Piano and organ offers from Echols McMurray & Co., 123 Sandusky Street Allegheny City.
Imported Bran Freres wines from Medoc St Emilion St Estepha St Julien Margeaux Pontet Canet and Et Pierrie including Chateau Leoville Chateau La Rosa Chateau Mouton Grand Vin Chateau Margeaux Grand Vin Chateau Lafitte. Sold by the case or bottle at 95 and 97 Fifth Avenue city.
An item urges economy in dress by sending worn clothes to Dickson, Tailor, 65 Fifth Ave at Wood St corner, to repair for summer savings. The ad promotes a trial with telephone number 1558 and notes a July 4 picnic by Sovrwsipe Council 133 Jr. C. U. A. M. and Phil Sheridan Branch Emerald Beneficial Association at Castle Shannon with trains every 40 minutes and round trip 25 cents.
A historical ad promotes Aufrecht's Elite Gallery at 516 Market al offering guns, revolvers, and sporting goods at one dollar per dozen until September 1. It urges early visits via elevator, catalogs by mail, and highlights cheap firearms and other items from vendors including G. W. Schmidt and Manvix & Co.
A column in The Dispatch reviews innovations in electricity and storage batteries. It discusses electric vehicles like dog carts and tricycles, forecasts widespread electric transportation, and traces the history of streetcars from 1670 to Boston’s large service, noting gains in speed and transit efficiency.
The article contrasts coagulated rubber with the older bottle rubber process. It describes coagulation using acids or salts, the need for tanks and water, and debates whether coagulated rubber matches cured rubber in quality and durability. It also notes kerosene emulsion as an insecticide and outlines a standard emulsification method.
The text notes that white fruits may show stripe and color shifts in flowers suggesting cross fertilization. It describes a garden verbenas showing white blooms with pink tints and striped flowers near pink varieties. It then explains ozone as a sanitation tool and details a new ozone generator using electricity to produce ozone from air or oxygen.
The article notes the gramophone uses a metal disc etched by acid to form the record. Berliner improves cost and durability by using common hard sheet zinc, which etches faster and allows easier tracing, reducing friction noise and yielding clearer articulation while cutting disk cost to a few cents.
An English technical journal notes American visitors in England question American engineering claims. It cites Mr Towne, president of the American Median Engineers, highlighting our inferiority in lists and urging better replacement of current appliances in use.
Excerpts describe methods of searching prisoners for concealed letters or poisons, including dramatic accounts of strip searches and surprising discoveries. The dialogue showcases debate on thoroughness and imagination in prison searches, with practical notes on identifying hidden contraband.
Mr. E. Jordan, owner of a bathing boat on the Allegheny River below Sixth Street Bridge, asks Pittsburg to establish a free public bathhouse. He offers free services for one year and donates one third of his boat’s value, urging the city or public-spirited citizens to provide the rest for a healthful water bathing facility.
A London–style correspondent surveys English women, noting dress as a social marker, self reliance, and duties. It contrasts propriety with modern independence, outlines manners, education shifts toward finishing establishments, and the evolving roles of mothers, wives, and women in society and religion.
A notice lists parasols with various handles from $1 to $6 at H. J. Lynch 438 and 440 Market Street. Another ad offers a full line of imported cigars in boxes of 25 0 or 100 at various prices by W. J. Furpar at 633 Smithfield Street. G. W. Schmidt advertises at 95 and 97 Fifth Ave.
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