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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1890
Page
11
Carl, poor and hungry, travels from a small village to the city to earn money to buy a field from a rich farmer. After two years of hard work he returns home with funds, only to confront Otto, the cruel farmer’s son, who mocks him as he rides by on a black horse. Carl’s struggle, loyalty to his mother, and the temptation of wealth frame a tale of endurance and social menace.
A weary boy Carl travels with an old soldier to a grand castle where the knight reveals royal finery but Carl declines. The knight gives Carl a seed bag and a fur cloak for his mother. Carl returns home to heal his mother, secure a field, and gain a cottage, with grain envy spreading through the land.
The London Saturday Review condemns the House of Commons as a failed political school. It argues Parliament does not recruit enough youths and fails to teach them when admitted, noting only a few names like Sir FE Grey and Lords Carmarthen and Cranborne as exceptions.
A story follows Otto as he mocks an old woman seeking a key and a wounded man with a wooden leg. Later Carl helps the old woman, finds gold and a cloak for his mother, while Otto is punished by a fall that disfigures him. The tale shifts to a parliamentary column noting that most MPs elected are middle aged, with few very young leaders and limited careers for youth in politics.
The Rambler on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn witnesses a man, inebriated, circle a circular iron fence around a fountain five times. After the final pass, the Rambler assists him up the street toward Broadway. The man thanks his helper profusely for the aid.
Sir Edwin Arnold, author of Light of Asia, writes about Japan with unusual zeal. The piece mocks his enthusiastic portrayal of Japanese life and beauty, warning he may become absorbed enough to seek naturalization amid the land’s charms.
Tillandorf s Years of Search for the Writings of the Apostles details ancient papyrus rolls and their preservation. It traces hieroglyphs, parchment, and early bookmaking by monks, the rise of printing, and the search for foundational Christian manuscripts. It recounts Tillandorf s quest near Erzroum for ancient documents and a possible ultimate discovery in time.
A hackman with a showroom belt pockets bottles of beer whisky sherry and cigars. After hours he ferries patrons to a first class barroom where drinks and condiments flow. Patrons pay by pocketed bottles while the driver nets about ten dollars per day beyond fare.
Hamad ben Mohammed Tippo Tib and his caravan leader Stanley journeyed to the Seventh Cataract in 1876. Locals coined M’Kango Nisa or Hunger for their bandit raids and famine-stricken lands. The man has run a life of constant adventures and is described as the strongest ruler in Equatorial Africa’s Congo regions.
The SundayThoughts column notes a strong secular interest in religion as Phillips Brooks and Dwight Moody attract vast audiences in Trinity Church and Fifth Avenue churches. It contrasts religious fervor with scientific questions, praising Pasteur and Koch while urging continued scientific progress and humility.
A London periodical argues education improves juvenile crime, with crime rates falling from 70 to 17.6 per 100000 in 30 years. It urges longer schooling and evening continuation for working classes, claiming education guards against social upheaval and lifts poorer communities, while richer classes must back it.
Two gentlemen discuss Horace Mann’s charity plan remarking that saving one boy may justify the cost. They reflect how personalizing the matter highlights the difference between meum and tuum and suggests an idea that what seems like a remedy may expose truth upon close touch.
Galignani's Messenger quotes M. St Hilaire predicting the abolition of the military incubus at the conference. The Pope has offered services to aid this consummation, seen as a shared civilizational aim on both sides of the Atlantic. The piece argues freeing soldiers would lift burdens and unlock national energies.
A Philadelphia man, rising from poverty by industry and skill, left a fortune for religious and charitable uses. In later years his gifts to the Lord averaged $1,000 weekly, totaling well over $1,000,000. A Baptist, his generosity was broad yet wise and systematic.
The Congregationalist notes a minister hired a stenographer to record a Sunday evening sermon and, upon reading Monday, felt disgusted yet convinced the experiment paid. The New York Observer suggests ministers might preach into phonograph and hear them before delivery to impress upon themselves how they sound to congregations.
A. MossBack urges a newly married man to treat his wife as a flesh and blood partner not a perfect angel. He notes wives want money and stylish wear, advises reasonable support, affectionate deeds, and patience as they adjust from courtship to married life.
A reflective passage contrasts Europe’s declining noble lineages with modern use of mind for material welfare and defines an agnostic as one who believes he knows and knows he does not believe.
A keen man critiques Mrs. Ward's Robert Elamere finding no real novelty or religion. Congregational counts rise to 475000 with an 18000 member gain. A level headed woman warns husbands against treating family funds as personal gifts, noting it harms marital happiness.
A miscellany of quotations from various authors on grace religion temptation virtue and daily life. Notable lines touch on grace preservation, honesty in trade, moderation, and the limits of pleasure and ambition. The selections compare air and security with discontent and faulted human behavior.
Handsome roomy well finished cottage case study outlines a dwelling designed for moderate income families. Dimensions include 22 feet 6 inches by 36 feet 6 inches with cellar height 6 feet and two 8 foot stories. Exterior stone foundations and shingle roof. interior uses two coats plaster and paper with white pine trim and flooring, first story hard finished, second painted.
The young Chinese emperor, roaming incognito, halted a thief in a merchant’s pocket. Beggar guild demands reprisal, but the emperor’s authority brings two companies of soldiers, the beggars jailed, and their ringleader executed. Landlord receives compensation. imperial orders threaten the begging system.
The article notes that Bismarck is not an epicure but savors good food and light meals. He follows doctors’ advice, avoids heavy porter and champagne mixes, and personally drafts the daily menu with his chef. He critiques dishes with careful remarks to his cook even with ambassadors waiting.
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