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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1891
Page
7
A Pittsburg sports column reviews baseball pennant races with home team hopes and pitcher strength, criticizes infield gaps and staff changes, and recalls Corbett Jackson aftermath. It also covers Kilrain Slavin race talk, Carney Gurge clash, racing at Homewood, billiards, and upcoming amateur meets at Exposition Park.
A Columbia College professor recalls witnessing Madame Blavatsky perform a claimed magic feat in New York. At a banquet, a supporter asks for funds, and Blavatsky supposedly points to a mahogany cabinet and a hidden drawer yielding a five hundred dollar bill. The teller notes Blavatsky rarely appeared wealthy and questions linger.
Edmond About defines diplomacy as tying one’s cravat and argues that many American ambassadors act as rigid agents of government. The seasoned diplomat follows orders, while the new ones resist responsibility. Etiquette and social visits dominate, with missteps risking recall and humiliation as oceans and cables shrink distances.
An expert explains the origin of jag from Northwest lumber camps where a sledge carried a full log load and shed part due to bad road spots. The term evolved to describe a man drinking wine, with expert drinkers noting that a jog ends when one lies down or cannot feel the ground, signaling full intoxication.
A St Louis merchant, described by the Chicago Herald, lent money to a church society for an organ. The loan carried 9 percent interest, which the deacons refused to accept, while the principal remained unpaid. A deacon advised lower rates, but the lender insisted 9 percent is fair. The exchange turned on a biblical line about a 9 becoming a 6.
In the camp of Cinnabar Navajo Joe faces a vigilante mood after killing a Chinaman. The town rules with a parlor-like mercy, and a faro split frees Joe as Armstrong cautions restraint for future misdeeds. Rosewood Jim and Tutt push for hangin but a split verdict grants clemency.
In 1862 63 London the Banting system of weight reduction is discussed through the narration of a physician in The Dispatch. William Banting author of Letter on Corpulence is examined for his claim that an acidulated purgative draught and a strict diet can cure obesity.
A report from the era notes an impending marriage between American actress Miss Toma Hanlon, daughter of Thomas Hanlon, and Gérard Warriner, a wealthy Englishman. The narrative mentions long-standing family ties and high expectations surrounding the match.
Washington readers witness spirits demanding talking machines to aid their work. A phono graph is operated from outside a screen to record apparitions including John King the pirate and Christy the minstrel. Voices range from eerie to intelligible as mediums observe the results at L street house with Columbia Phonograph Company staff.
New York Herald notes sailors cite Darwin rule aboard a Greyhound crossing the ocean. Fishermen emphasize the 18 percent larger catch claim and the superstition of the biggest fish winning.
A writer in an electrical journal details a proposed method to measure thought via brain heat using a thermopile and galvanometer. The test would assess mental effort across tasks such as arithmetic, geometry, and language learning by needle deflection, with Dickens cited on shorthand effort.
A Mex ico dispatch warns that maintaining interior telegraph lines costs about three times the government landing price at Vera Cruz or Paso del Norte. Monkeys and locals injure the lines by swinging on wires. rangers and ranchers cut wires for fencing. Linemen fight constant sabotage from wildlife and human interference.
An 1890s preview of Nikola Tesla experiments suggests future incandescent lighting with 20 000 cycles per second AC through a condenser. Lamps could glow electrostatically with a single filament or from charged metal blocks, lighting halls from central columns via electrostatic effects on walls.
Report from Canada credits Dr Sebers of the Dominion geological survey with discovering a new insulating material: petroleum saturated sand abundant in the Athabasca district. Nikola Tesla, at Columbia College, demonstrated high frequency alternating current showing insulation types including oil and wax as superior to common insulators.
Reports describe successful wireless telegraph experiments across the Solent and the River Severn using earth plates as the transmitting method. The goal is to make practical use of the system, including potential application to lightships.
Mr. B.S. Hunton, a prominent Colorado mine owner, predicts a new era in precious metals production. He notes much ore in the mountains is nearly valueless and that smelter lures have altered the outlook for coal and related industries.
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