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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1889
Page
4
A colonial era piece surveys folk omens from coin cinders to the crowing cock and the death watch. It notes how superstition endures across England and Scotland, with examples of signs from sneezing, burns, magpies, rats, and candles, and warns against reliance on fortune tellers.
A survey of beliefs among ball players reveals charms, mascots, and rituals thought to influence games. Crossed eyes bring bad luck, a lucky woman or wagon of barrels boosts confidence, and players employ clover, rabbits’ feet, and various trinkets to sway outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a dispatch about a woman’s clothes and agents linked to an unclear place or event. Names and specifics are unreadable, but indicates a report on clothing items and associated agents or officials.
A brief item notes a boy in The Bulletin tied to twenty steer, described as a splendid number.
The weekly United States Patent Office patent list for Pennsylvania includes Henry Aiken Hampstead for a shear knife. Geo Day with an alarm lock. Doster Darien W. Linea Boda with a living mechanism. Jaron M. Dodpeigart with a coal mine device. and many others in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, York, Meadville, and nearby towns. The compilation covers a broad range of tools and devices from dental progresses to hydraulic machines and bottle stoppers.
On the Nord Deutches orders Lahn sailing from Bremen to New York celebrated Centennial Day at sea. At 6 p.m. in the main saloon the ship held a prayer, music, and speeches led by J A Bostwick of the Standard Oil Company, with patriotic observations by American travelers aboard.
A circulated circular praising executed anarchists and denouncing police is found in Chicago ahead of the Haymarket monument unveiling on May 4. Police Chief Hubbard says an armed outbreak seems unlikely but full precautions will be taken to protect life and property.
At Abingdon near Harford station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a late night fire killed four children ages 6 to 15 of Charles Williams. The parents and baby survived with severe burns while the house and belongings were lost. President King of the B&O offered aid to employees.
The funeral for Hon. William H. Barnum was held at Trinity Church at 1 P M with burial in the family lot. Special trains from New York and Hartford brought mourners from across the country including Ex President Cleveland Senator McDonald Colonel Bright Calvin Brice J W Savin Dr Chisholm General Loomis and others personal friends of the deceased. Richardson M Rasign and George W Coudrey also noted among attendees.
Pittsburg shippers would gain 1000 miles of new road under the Pittsburg Cannonsburg and State Line project. A. B. Paul describes plans to secure $5,000 per mile local aid and bonds from New York and Chicago capitalists. Routes via Bridgeville Cannonsburg or Upper St. Clair hinge on cost and future business.
The Ark towed the old Lioness to Cincinnati for rebuilding with machinery to be installed in a new hull. Draft marks stood at six feet yesterday while Dick Fulton began a downstream tow. The Convoy returned with a broken shaft and Maggie was assigned no tow.
General Wiley returned from New York yesterday praising the 4 dress uniform for state occasions. He said the boys made a fine showing but noted New Yorkers have better armories and take more pride in their militia than Pennsylvania.
The coke trade shows tentative improvement with production steady, but shipments drop as small operators quit to let larger firms supply the market amid low prices. H. C. Frick and McCinnell companies operated full time. Rainey & Co. ran only three days. Prices hold with furnace coke at 16 to dealers 115, foundry coke 125, crushed coke 125, with regional freight rates and city prices in Detroit Milwaukee and Chicago noted.
Findlay Ohio May 3 W H Coons and Charles F Graves report six months of work on converting Ohio crude oil into fuel gas They say they obtained a patent and can from one barrel produce 4 000 000 cubic feet of gas enough for 60 stoves for 80 days The gas matches natural gas in heating power is non explosive and can illuminate freely They plan large scale city supply or small scale building use backed by capital to quickly seek franchises.
In buying furniture, seek best goods for least money by visiting the manufacturing establishment of M. Seibert & Co at the corner of Tek and Hope streets near the railroad bridge in Allegheny.
Advertisement style list of clothing and wares from Campbell & Dick and Rosenbaum & Co. notes prices on fabrics hats cigars whiskies at Market and Fifth Avenue locations. Mentions G W Schmidt cigars and Scuvetz Renzihausen Co. listings. includes a garbled note about a field of glory and a distant illustrated pamphlet.
A Boston man, Mr. Weisbrod of 107 Warwick Street, recounts a severe catarra nose and throat illness from January 1889. He describes persistent discharge, choking fits, breathlessness, and weight loss before claiming recovery after a treatment he read about in the papers.
Medical prose outlines how chronic head and throat catarrh can descend into the windpipe and bronchi, causing shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, coughing fits, and mucus with yellow flecks. It notes pale skin, fever, chest congestion, and potential progression to catarrhal consumption, with varied symptom timing and severity.
Wanamaker & Brown vows not to advertise prices until quality is shown in newspapers for fair comparison. They reject inferior goods and pledge dependable clothing at the lowest city prices. They boast 1,000 styles for measure work and aim to earn buyer confidence through value over keenness.
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