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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1890
Page
11
A tyrant bans dolls and orders their destruction. Six days pass as girls lavish attention on their toys. Adele the doll leads a secret escape with the other dolls while Flora and peers devise a plan. Nighttime escape through an open door frees the dolls to return to their loving owners.
A translated children story recounts a blind boy who dreams of sight after an angel visits his room at night. The narrative follows his longing to see flowers birds and beauty described by his mother as darkness begins to fade.
A procession of hundreds of girl dolls of all types arrives at the palace asking mercy for their mistreated companions. The King grants a home for neglected dolls in a bright room with beds and toys, while a separate tale follows a blind boy soothed by an angel's dream pictures that teach him to see.
A note on pan care warns that heat and water clash, salt cleansers rinse away residue, and wiping with cloth. It claims a washed omelet pan ruins an omelet and cautions against wet cookware touching water after use.
A historical overview explains volcanoes as vents from Earth interior, detailing eruption precursors, dust and lava ejections, side vents, and massive lava flows. It cites Krakatoa, Vesuvius, Hecla, Cotopaxi, Stromboli, and Kilauea with examples of eruptions, lava rivers, seawater interactions, and the long history of activity and dormancy.
In St Nicholas May issue C F Holder recalls diving off the Florida coast. He describes friendly fishes, a near shark encounter with helmeted diver protection, a skate attack near his leaded shoes, and an underwater forest of tree trunks and glowing jellyfish making deep water bright and alive.
A Salvation Army editor gathered a long intake questionnaire used to assess candidates for officer roles. The form probes debt, instruments, singing ability, courtship status, promises to abstain, marital plans, support, and daily service hours with no guaranteed salary or allowance.
The speaker outlines a three step argument for God: first cause, nature, and man. Change implies a first cause, which must be an uncaused, intelligent will. From nature’s order to human intellect and conscience, intuition confirms a personal infinite God. Conscience reveals a moral being behind existence, implying divine personality and progress toward righteousness.
A fragment from a Fireside Sphinx collection shows a domestic scene with odd dialogue and a reference to a cousin figure. The text features whimsical phrases and a bell sound absence noted by the speaker, capturing a quaint home ambience.
A poem laments corruption in congress and public life. It argues that powerful thieves evade punishment while the press exposes them, and bystanders and reformers face indifference. The verse notes crowds of similar minds, fear of consequences, and the futility of lofty ideals when faced with entrenched scandal.
Ex president Hayes passes through New York en route to Bermuda where he will visit General Russell Hastings. Hastings, long a Bermuda resident, rebuilt the island with American-style innovations and improved crops like the Bermuda onions. Hayes carries a limp from Civil War wounds but remains engaged in national affairs.
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