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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1890
Page
11
A dull fisherman’s son Fritz finds a rustless sword in a net and leaves home to conquer a kingdom. He meets a fairy guiding him toward Princess Nina in a hidden underground palace, where a brave youth with a magical sword must confront a wicked fairy to win the princess.
A fisherman son named Fritz journeys with an old man to a rock castle. He defeats robbers, frees Princess Nina, and is guided by sunbeams to Baroko. Fritz earns royal attire, a golden sword, and a crystal palace reign after rescuing the princess and his father.
Two passers by on Dupont street reported a Chinese undertaker carrying a sack with a hat showing from the top. They traced to 712 Pacific street where they found a dead three year old boy and charcoal. Police and Sergeant Price investigated and the body was taken to the morgue.
A York Missouri grist mill tale illustrates early American humor. The 1701 mill is described as rough and inefficient with exaggerated anecdotes about sifting grain, using a faulty sieve and improvised methods to remove excess rounds.
A profile of prominent blind figures led by Judge William H. West the blind orator of Ohio. The piece highlights Chris Buckley Will iam E. Cramer Walter L. Campbell Alden F. Hays Alfred M. Horton and John B. Herreshoff among others noting their careers in law editing banking politics and shipbuilding. It portrays their achievements and resilience despite blindness.
Arthur W. Barrett former United States secretary of legation at Caracas faces recall pressure after his private letters to a New York paper were republished by his brother's Boston Advertiser. The Caracas regime protested, citing diplomatic rules against journalists in official posts and demanded action from Washington.
The piece compares cigar culture in New York and London, noting the American desire for fresh greens while the English favor aged dry cigars. William Black, the novelist, amid Thames-side chambers once occupied by Dickens, preserves a prized collection some items being fourteen years old. He guards the collection jealously, sharing rare ones as marks of distinction.
The article argues Jesus as the Great Physician who went about doing good and engaging with people. It urges Christians to imitate the Master by creating opportunities to help others and lead them toward light, presenting a Christian life as the strongest defense of faith.
The article argues about a man with two left hands and no head who missteps in kitchen school politics society and even pulpits. It notes his bungling causes harm yet says education, advice, and a prudent wife can help him develop balance and grow a true head with equal brains.
A religious periodical reports a sermon attributed to Henry George in Scotland praising the single tax theory. Critics question the gospel content and moral aims while noting a large European military spending tally and urging funds for education and benevolence instead.
The piece argues a church’s strength rests on faith and a living relationship with God. It warns that without vital faith, even a well organized church becomes mere machinery, lacking fire, steam, and motion to fulfill its mission.
A veteran speaker urges evaluating candidates for church membership by their stance on power. He argues for joining with power and rejects those who want to unite without power, claiming church departments are fully manned and the need is Christians with power.
A local resident notes his well yields well in general but dries up in summer and freezes in winter. The reader question asks if this mirrors any Christian life applications in a reflective, tongue in cheek tone typical of the period.
A brief note highlights a missionary named Zich Mas who is described as self denying in service within China. The source emphasizes humility and dedication among the mission effort and reflects a sect or group’s framing of sacrifice.
Observer Joseph Cook notes the modern American pulpit faces more rivals yet remains supreme in teaching religious truth. He outlines seven giving methods cited by Rev. Dr. Pierson, from careless to heroic, including Wesleyan examples and the call for measured spiritual achievement.
The London Freeman counsels girls to confide in their mothers for wise, steady guidance. It warns against secrecy and deceit and urges girls to own up to mistakes, fostering trust rather than concealment in friendships and associations.
A devotional reflection portrays God as open and accessible loving parent who knows every concern of believers. It highlights his names as Love and Comfort and notes his care for sparrows as proof of attentiveness and provision.
In adversity we forge a sword and shield from prayer prudence and pluck. The image of David and Goliath inspires belief that these three P's can conquer despair and overcome any obstacle in our path.
Across 16 societies a total of 27 vessels conduct missionary work worldwide. Six vessels operate in the Pacific Ocean while 16 ply the coasts or rivers of Africa.
The report cites more than 100000 Sunday schools nationwide with about 1100000 teachers and 8233000 scholars, highlighting the large scope of religious education and its reach across communities.
A collage of historic lines from Macdonald, Judson, Horace, Seneca, Cicero, Martial, Juvenal, Quintilian, Beecher and Talmage. It reflects on prayer, truth, ethics, humility, and faith, contrasting worldly business with spiritual devotion and the enduring identity of Jesus.
A Farmington Chronicle reminiscence recalls Uncle Toby Paine in Jay Maine known for sudden visits. He once arrived during a quilting bee and, after a ruse claimed his horse was starting, sat to tea without apology, praising the victuals. The item ends noting smokeless gunpowder inventor Robert Punshon from Newcastle.
A garbled assortment of fill in the blanks, phrases on repentance, and a harsh slur hidden in a line about a tree. The passage includes biblical allusions, a preacher’s call to repentance, and scattered poetic fragments describing a river scene and a gleaming spearlike light in the sun.
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