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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1890
Page
9
A correspondent recalls Nast the caricaturist in Washington as he roams the Capitol with drawing pad in hand. A misread report joins a cartoon scribble to a Senate paragraph, provoking humor on lawmaking, age, and the reach of justice in the republic.
In a humorous exchange Mr. Nast visits the U.S. House and watches Speaker Reed and the fasces symbol. He ponders the gavel’s power and imagines reforms from hammering orders to firing bricks while noting the blind chaplain leading daily prayers.
A demure young man on a Canal Street Broadway streetcar loses a valuable diamond ring from his left hand. Passengers search under seats for five minutes, then discover the ring is missing. A man asks when it disappeared and the owner recalls missing it just now. After a humorous misdirection, the ring is found to be a shirt button turned into a prop.
A Detroit Free Press tale notes a veteran hotel clerk judging guests by neckwear. He says lax collars accept simple rooms with comfort, while meticulous dressers demand premium service and may raise bills, yet the fashion leaders usually pay promptly and receive the best accommodations.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports a Russian from St Petersburg received a patent for an apparatus for walking running and jumping. The device uses bows and springs attached to feet legs waist and shoulders to propel a wearer upward and forward as knees bend. No actual model was sent, so patent officers act on theory.
An Eastern inventor patents a safety pocket for men's wear and wraps. The pocket opens like a coin purse with a leather purse catch, sewn into the garment, preventing pickpockets and loss from bags or car seats.
St Louis bandmasters experiment with cornet and bass trombone solos in parades. The first trials occurred during the eight hour parade and again in the Merchant's Bridge military parade. The solo instrument carries the air while the band joins in the chorus, turning outdoor performances into street concerts.
The Dispatch hires Bartley Campbell as a hopeful reporter. He shows a rich inner life behind a lanky frame and eager ambition to be a dramatist, novelist, and society writer. He learns to write police items, builds a broad political network, and discovers a talent for grabbing public attention.
A Boston Globe piece details a Dover Street shoemaker who trains about twenty bullfinches, dividing them into sentimental, patriotic, and Irish classes. He teaches tunes like Yankee Doodle Killarney and Annie Rooney, claiming birds learn in two to six months and will remember the songs for life.
Vladimir Lanin, in love with Jana Wernin, rejects Schelm who plots revenge with a Nihilist conspiracy. Schelm undermines Vladimir who is captured by gendarmes. Miller betrays him, all are sent to Siberia. Jana joins Vladimir in exile as Palkin negotiates with authorities. The scene shifts to Vladimir as a Siberian colonist building a hut amid harsh winter.
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