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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1889
Page
2
Article argues deaf education is a public school obligation not charity, condemning the term asylum for the deaf and urging equal access to training and employment. It highlights deaf individuals as capable professionals, artists, and teachers, with noted figures in New York institutions and public life.
The article examines deaf mutes as individuals within all walks of life, noting their similarities to hearing people in dress and activities while highlighting a common hot headed tendency. It describes affectionate family life and early language development in deaf children, then hints at future prospects.
An editorial discusses how deaf mutes are found in every trade from journalism and art to farming and science. It notes the compensatory sensitivity of the other senses, cites examples of success in education and public life, and argues schools for the deaf are integral to the public education system and not mere charity.
A letter from A. Louisa Hommes of Bricurow Mass describes a class whose good habits stem from their hearing loss. It notes many pursue employments as pastors editors bank clerks teachers and professors. The piece observes they prefer work as employees to employers and value discipline and observation.
Southern cottonwood rises as a versatile lumber source while white pine loses share. Mississippi river regions report fortunes built on cottonwood, with New Orleans white pine priced at 35 dollars per thousand and yellow cottonwood at 65. Cottonwood suits grain ceilings, cracker boxes, fruit barrels, nails, and interior decoration after treatment.
A remarkably preserved vessel was uncovered fifteen feet beneath a hill at Ellis Fishing Grounds on the Nanti coke river, five miles below Seaford Delaware. Found under sand, the hull shows caulking with hair and pegs, with the bulk remaining embedded in the bank. Estimated at 90 to 100 tons, the ship’s origin and age remain unknown.
Scottish American Dr Paterson of Bridge of Allan writes under date April 18 about dreaming his Persian cat Turvey had died then waking relieved. The oddly phrased diary-like entry describes astonishment and a plea for help.
A nineteenth century glimpse shows a country drugstore selling plows alongside medicines and hardware. The piece traces pharmacy origins from ancient Egypt Greece and Rome through Hippocrates Galen and Bulleyn to the later split of pharmacy from medicine and the evolving role of apothecaries.
The text outlines the prominence of Saracens in medical and pharmaceutical science, noting Arab esteem for physicians, Mahomet's influence on healing arts, and beliefs about Alexandrian sources. It mentions early separation of medicine and pharmacy, Arab clinical schools in Alexandria, and the spread of medical knowledge through East contact and monastic gateways.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's new Washington residence undergoes lavish redecorations. An army of workmen fills the house while Mrs Wanamaker’s daughter-in-law has returned to Philadelphia. The ballroom will display Wanamaker art treasures and European furnishings, with Munkacsy’s Christ Before Pilate not yet displayed in Washington.
A Cincinnati hack driver named Gaddis secretly photographed Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase and used a replica of the first greenback to lure customers. The scheme involved deception over a framed likeness and a claim of authentic reproduction, ending with the driver accepting a payment and a counterfeit-like portrait before fleeing.
A fragmented note praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as an effective remedy and preventive for fever and agues rheumatism liver complaints and general weakness. The text emphasizes medical observation and endorsement by a class of scientists.
Centenial era fashions dominate the page with masks discussed to protect skin from sun and wind. A feature on Mrs Harr is examined, defending her role and contrasting republican ideals. Modern dress items, silk nightshirts, and Milan Paris accessories are described with emphasis on tasteful, practical, and modest choices.
In a New York Commercial Advertiser excerpt the bazaars of Tunis are depicted as winding streets beneath awnings filled with shops of colors and wares. The author notes the East ambiance, Spanish touches around a mosque, veiled ladies, and vivid fabrics contrasted with misfiring railway guides nearby.
The piece traces Ellen Terry’s early marriage to Watts, her rise as a celebrated actress, and the public and private turbulence surrounding her. It notes her ambivalence about love, her evolving stage persona, and the mix of adulation and scandal that marked her career, concluding with a portrait of her as a bright, beloved figure on the London stage.
A Buffalo tale recalls a group joking about riding without a ticket from Batavia. The wagered man allegedly rode free, then later rose to become president of a Western railroad line, demonstrating a dramatic career arc from common rider to top executive.
A Brooklyn newspaper writer recalls Rev. Dr. Talmage drawing a sleep deprived reporter back from church to write a fresh synopsis of his sermon. The incident highlights the clergyman’s appeal to press men through his rapid, insightful preaching.
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