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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1890
Page
11
Under a willow by a quiet lake a boy named Carl plays with daisies and grasshoppers hoping to boat the waters. He longs for a canoe and a night on the lake as fairies watch, bringing him food until a witch appears and offers a band of pearls for travel then vanishes leaving the boy to wake back with the fairies the next day.
Carl rescues a graceful white swan and pursues it on a plank boat until he sinks. He awakens in a fairy palace where a maiden guides him. He stays for days, learns wonders, then longs for home before the fairies reveal his fate and the village rejoices at his return.
Harper's Young People recalls how rulers and royals like Elizabeth and earlier figures ate without forks. The piece explains finger use, washing rituals, dish preparation, and etiquette in historic dining, noting perfumed water bowls and napkins to keep hands clean.
Readers across the nation continue to send notes and cards to Mrs. Cleveland, expressing sorrow at her departure and hopes for a future visit. The volume of correspondence remains high with many autograph requests and praises from women and schoolgirls alike.
The piece surveys Christian views on theater going, noting Cardinal Gibbons and Dr Armitage favor liberal viewing while Bishop Foster opposes. It cites denominations from Presbyterians to Episcopalians and Catholics and quotes George Vandenhoff on the issue. Frank Fee summarizes clergy responses to whether Christians may attend theater.
Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler denounces the stage as a moral hazard for Presbyterians and all Christians. He argues theatergoing dulls recreation into appetite, corrupts memory, promotes late hours and dissipation, and harms women by attire and presentation. The piece warns readers to avoid the theater’s influence and its impure associations.
Rev Dr Thomas Hemitage of New York argues Christians must judge theatre use individually not by broad verdicts. He cites Shakespeare on balance and urges personal conscience over ecclesiastical dictation while distinguishing good and bad in stage entertainments.
Boston bishop Randolph Foster of the Methodist Episcopal Church argues Christians gain spiritual strength by avoiding theatergoing. He says true Christian life provides pleasant occupation and peace, and questions whether theater visits fit Christian faith.
Cardinal James Grasons of Baltimore replies to a question on Christians visiting the theater. He says he has never entered a theater but believes some plays are harmless and even elevating, while most are pernicious. He urges Christians to avoid bad plays and exercise restraint with even good ones.
The Tabernacle in Talmage is installing a new organ to surpass the original 1873 instrument destroyed in 1889. The costly four manual, 110-stop, 4,448-pipe organ includes a 32-foot cathedral tone and will run on an Edison electric circuit with several novel features such as a Chinese gong chime and drum elects.
Chicago Tribune notes a survey by Samuel W. King listing social foibles to beware. It targets men who swear in bursts, overfamiliar greetings, odd speech habits, nitpicking at others, and public irritations such as hogging tables, lingering at directories, or blocking theater box offices.
A Lewiston Journal anecdote recalls a man traveling over 150 miles to Austin in Nevada seeking a dentist during a brutal toothache. He endured days of walking and rough travel before a doctor with improvised pincers finally relieved him. The tale frames appreciation for dentists.
The piece defends architects against the belief that estimates are routinely too low. It argues most errors are rare and that flippant quacks imitate real professionals. It urges builders to consult established architects and notes a forthcoming design description.
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