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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1892
Page
13
Camille Flammarion surveys Carnac Caen megaliths and dolmens, describing earthbound tombs and ritual stones. He notes Celts’ reverence for death, lingering customs, and post Roman syncretism as archaeologists uncover ancient dwellings, idols, and cave interiors.
Depew surveys the free pass abuse across railroads from New York to Mexico, detailing pass sales to scalpers and unauthorized travelers. He notes law limits often ignored, types of deadheads including ministers actors teachers and officials, and comical anecdotes of Pass misuse in a period voice.
The New York Independent urges reform to prevent clerical scandals. It calls for distinguishing proper and improper methods, opposing actions that compromise ministers, and limiting spoils in church distribution. It suggests the Methodist General Conference delegate roles be trimmed to bishops only, with other offices managed by boards.
Dr. Lane of Denver notes in the Southern that Colorado mining shines with growth in Leadville Aspen Ouray Creede Cripple Creek and Copper Rock aided by cheap silver prices. He warns politics is a money issue as federal policy may affect the 225 million dollar silver output this year. Also mentions nickel movements and Elgin watches at Steinmane's.
A Danbury youth fished a posted brook and hid when spotted by the owner who was not the owner. The youth caught a cold lasting two days while the supposed owner endured a four day rheumatic limp after retreating to damp shelter.
Dr Joshua Thorne recalls young Kansas City days and a mail delivery routine from thirty three years ago when the post office rode in a high silk hat. He describes handing letters to acquaintances by lifting the hat and retrieving mail and humorous mistaken deliveries.
In a Paris Turkish bath a patient endures rubbing kneading and pounding. After the massage the attendant slaps him three times to signal the next customer. The victim protests but the attacker explains the blows announce completion and invite the next client.
A doctor urged a young woman with severe eyesight loss to dental work first, offering options to fill with gold or extract teeth, then to stop corsets and treat stomach issues. He claimed glasses offer only temporary help and permanent improvement requires underlying treatment.
A traveler returning from inland Australia describes crossing 200 to 300 miles of barren land where carcasses of sheep lay scattered. Grass dried to paper, water vanished, and vast herds starved under an unrelenting sun. The witness vows to visit only coastal areas in the future.
James Cameron of Glasgow asserts the press holds vast influence in Australia. He travels there yearly to observe how British-descended settlers, distant from home government, have developed a unique civilization shaped by their newspapers and journalists.
In a Westminster Abbey interview Canon Farrar discusses the idea of an established church in America, cathedral life as a national spiritual center, and the influence of Browning and Tennyson. He reflects on bridging science and religion and the abbey as a theology in stone.
Harry Seymour Pearse graduated with honors from Albany Medical College today in Albany New York. Senator Hill once governor mentored Pearse by funding his tuition and providing lodging at the Executive Mansion the assistance marked a long friendship. Pearse, about 21, was prize essayist in obstetrics and earned the Dr Boyd prize for the best final examination.
A tale recounts John McCullough's army in Ingomar where prankish Southern volunteers led a fur raid for stage costumes. The fur skins were imperfectly cured and the barbarians marched on McCullough. The actor, struck by the odor, quipped that they smelled like barbarians though not looking the part.
Dr Mitscherlich of Freiburg patents a process for making clothing from wood pulp. An Amazon tribe fashions bark garments by pounding and drying a log segment, then cutting armholes for a cool tropical outfit. Otis K Stuart cites electric railways saving about 25 million dollars in the United States, equating to 20 million man-days of labor.
A sophomore at Ohio State University pursues electrical engineering and has built an excellent academic record.
An April 20 Dispatch correspondence reports Beaux hosts a private silhouette exhibition in Berlin Artists Society clubhouse gallery. Over 3,000 black paper cut designs in life and mini sizes showcase uses for book illustration lithography and decorative pieces.
The article traces silhouette origins from 18th century France to its rise as a valued art form. It highlights Paul Konewka, a prodigy who transformed silhouettes into high art, creating intricate groups and animal figures. Detuh lauds Konewka, and the piece notes his early talent and prolific, generous output before his death at 31.
A garbled 19th century note describes Germany’s poorly paid teachers, a festival toast about school life, and a cadaverous figure rising while a man buys six solid silver patterns at Steinmanns on 16 Street.
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