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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1892
Page
4
A Viennese glass producer introduces a new substitute for glass suited to photography. The material resists salts and acids, is odorless and transparent, highly flexible and strong, and less flammable than collodion. photographers can make it themselves using collodion wool, ether or alcohol, oils, and resins, then dry to form a glasslike sheet.
The Chatelier parameter is used to map flame temperatures from the burner to the luminous zone. Temperature rises from about 500 C just above the burner to 1200 C at the luminous onset and to 1068 C near the flame top. Acetylene forms between 1000 and 1200 C, decomposing to carbon and hydrogen with heat release, explaining flame luminosity and extinction through cooling.
A Western fire brigade adopts a practical smoke helmet that protects eyes from smoke and provides fresh air. The hood encloses the head while a neck seal closes tightly, a transparent front offers clear vision, and a back mounted air reservoir supplies breathable air with a gradual inlet controlled by a valve. An integrated pressure gauge and airpump keep respiration supported, enabling work closer to the blaze than before.
An English medical writer urges minimal head coverings and regular but light hair care to prevent idiopathic baldness. He advises straw hats in summer and ventilated felt in winter, avoids excessive washing, and suggests moderate oiling. Separate note discusses plaster cast hardening with soluble silica and baryta, and potential use for decorative tiles and lithographic stones.
The Electrical Exhibition report on Crystal Palace insurance rates rising about 3 percent has triggered England's electrical circles. A leading paper proposes a new English electrical insurance company to insure buildings where ordinary firms hike rates, claiming electricity is safer than gas or petroleum and could offer lower premiums. Also mentions concerns about morphine substitution and its serious consequences.
A German chemist adopts a method from an American suggestion to color morphine salts with an anilin dye, making the tint permanent. Separately, a telephone executive compares annual costs and foreign rates showing New York $150 yearly charges versus lower production costs and export prices, with examples from Montreal Berlin London Barbadoes Trinidad Venezuela and Mexico City.
The piece discusses replacing steam pumps with electric motors for city fire engines. It suggests underground conduits and street posts like lamp lines, extra power generation, and using fire alarm indicators to switch dynamos into service during fires.
Trains on the Midland Railway in England now use electric lighting generated by a dynamo fixed in the guard's van. The dynamo couples to an axle, supplying power as the train moves and charging accumulators to keep lights burning when stopped.
Harvard CamErner Mass March 17 Special A K Crandall chairman of the Harvard Senior Class Day Committee reports on the cap and gown plan Gowns to be furnished by an Albany firm via the cooperative society Measurements may be taken at the cooperative society and delivery will follow An alpaca gown will cost about 750 with red tassels for class day officers Gowns worn all day and evening no dress suit unless beneath the gown Visitors and underclassmen expected to wear dress attire in the evening
San Francisco court hears McKee Rankin to show cause why he should not pay seven musicians 210 dollars. The actors sued in 1886 for promised wages after a one week engagement, judgment won but payment delayed. Rankin just arrived from the East for a divorce suit while earning substantial wages at a local theater, promising a busy period ahead.
The Pittsburg and Moon Run Coal Company has extended operations by securing 80 000 tons of coal through purchase of the Adams farm near Mt Union church on the Steubenville pike. Superintendent Sanford’s farming on the acquired lands boosts local agriculturists with large fertilizer stocks and plans for heavy crops.
Thieves broke into a box car on the Pitts Hore and Lake Erie Railway at Montour Junction and stole a sewing machine and a large amount of carpet. Officials say the theft may be addressed once the station consolidation dispute is settled.
A handwritten testimonial declares Klein's Silver Age Rye Whisky a first class article and a desirable stimulant for medical purposes. Doctor Mark H. Lixcoux signs the endorsement.
A large, time‑sensitive stock for Thompson's New York Grocery promises steep prices and rapid disposal. Advertised items include codfish oats pearl hominy buckwheat jelly and canned goods with free delivery deals for city customers and prepaid freight within 100 miles.
Texas raises flax. Harrison chosen by Alabama Republicans. Arkansans move to Oklahoma. Lincoln Missouri man hits silver vein. Blizzard in Indian Territory kills cattle. Michigan’s Gov Winans backs Gorman. Ex-Gov Campbell open to Chicago Convention. Donnelly to represent Minnesota at People's party rally. Five foot coal vein found near Marshalltown Iowa. General Howard in Mexico calls Garza insurrection a shadow. Cronies and sand spook Illinois and Iowa towns. Roaring Fork Mining Co forms to mine near Asper Colorado. Crump dies after wife shoots him. guard posted at Greenup. Durham found guilty of heresy in Benton Illinois. Dockerty killed in boxing bout in Alexandria Louisiana. Missouri House taxes franchises and capital stock for state university support. New York Assembly rejects World’s Fair funds. Maine moves toward repealing prohibition. Henderson presumed dead by self-inflicted morphine. President Ding rejects reciprocity with two republics. Belle Davis elopes with hired man Frank Smith. Kentucky guardsman inspects state guard in gray. vows blue wear ban. Bauer sues Cott and others over deposits. Nyack arrests over cigarette sales to boy cause fines. Boston Chamber urged to sue Lake Shore Railroad for discriminatory tariffs. Guiding Star catches fire from New Orleans to Lawrenceburg. smoke causes panic. Mrs Belle Shadinger dies from spasm.
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