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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1891
Page
8
A detailed look at local baseball director meetings, O’Neil’s resignation, McGunnigie’s appointment, and calls for a national baseball agreement. Also notes on O’Neill’s influence, league association tensions, player stock hints, and plans for a two 70 game season proposal.
A Chambers Journal note recommends rubbing hands with glycerine while wet after washing for 10 to 12 nights to soften skin. Wear gloves to avoid greasing bed linen, and as an alternative oatmeal may be used. Some find glycerine irritating. white of egg with alum is also suggested by medical writers.
In a downtown office a long unopened ledger revealed a cavity carved inside the pages that could hold a walnut. No entry or exit hole is found and the book worm remains elusive as investigators ponder how the insect bored in and out without trace.
The text recalls Shelley's disdain for elaborate meals, often eating bread on his walks while absorbed in books. It notes his habit of tucking a loaf under his arm and the stray moment of examining poetry. Mr Key sent meals to Shelley's study, yet he sometimes forgot and asked Mary about his whereabouts.
In New York, Cyrus W. Field discusses a proposed Pacific cable linking San Francisco to Yokohama and Australia. He details the 17,000 mile plan, its routes, cost considerations, and Field’s role in early Atlantic cables plus reminiscences of his career, wealth, and views on young men’s prospects.
A narrator observes a robin offered freedom choosing confinement. The bird fears the outside world, retreating to its cage despite gentle handling. After several tries, the robin steps out and returns, finally entering the cage again with a jump and shrill note of delight.
The article explains a simple method for lightning photography. A photographer uses a known focal length, prefocuses for distant subjects, inserts a rapid plate, times flashes, and waits for the strike. Night skies provide darkness to prevent fogging and reveal the lightning background.
The article recalls the 1683 arrival of Mennonite families in Philadelphia aboard the Concord and their settlement in Germantown led by Pastorius. It notes early land grants, slave presence and protests, descendants in Pennsylvania and beyond, and the enduring German influence on American public life.
In Norwalk Ohio at the St Charles Hotel two dogs, a Newfoundland and a water spaniel, are longtime friends. When the spaniel was bitten by a surly stray, the Newfoundland defended him by chasing off the aggressor and punishing him, proving the strength of their bond.
Chambers Journal details a nuptial yacht Thalamegon 3123 feet long with 45 feet depth, royal purple sails, and temples aboard. It claims the vessel carried 7,000 men and featured a vast gallery, carved columns, and figures on poop and prows. Additional colossal ships attributed to Sesostris and Baron Münchausen are noted with grand crew sizes and precious coverings.
The piece notes that interludes between hymn verses are disappearing as organists avoid the troublesome middle sections. It argues poorer players skip them, while skilled performers miss chances to display talent, leaving hymn singing with only brief chords.
A simple treatment suggests scraping away the diphtheritic membrane and applying paraffine hourly to the throat. The throat often improves within 24 to 48 hours, with diminishing applications as healing occurs, and a continued use for two to three weeks until all patches disappear.
A historic note highlights dry sand as an effective extinguishing medium for early oil fires. It emphasizes applying sand to the fire to suppress flames and prevent explosions, suggesting practical use in ornamental oil setups.
Mark Dewey introduces a mat heater using heat radiating conductors in floor mats for houses, cars, and public buildings. Mats use low tension current, are touch safe, and prevent shocks. A thermostat regulator and current controller prevent overheating while the mat radiates heat over a large area.
Dr W T Cathels argues against hunger before bed and urges small sustenance during the long gap between supper and breakfast. He cites continuous nourishment to reduce emaciation and improve sleep, strength, and vigor, with bread and milk or beer and crackers before bed as a tested regimen for many.
The article argues Americans are criticized for nasal speech but education raises voice culture. It cites Boston as a model where culture in all branches shows in community values and singing. It notes elocution courses transform nasal uncultivated speech into cultivated speech and warns public schools often push recitation in a loud tone.
Herr Jaie of Berlin unveils a telegraph device using two electromagnets and a perforator to punch letter shaped holes. When joined, these holes form Roman letters for messages, claimed to be easy to operate with high speed over 200 miles. Trial between Berlin and Hamburg Stock Exchanges reportedly delivered 63 to 75 messages per hour or 35 to 40 words per minute.
Chloride of ethyl arises as a likely local anesthetic with a colorless mobile liquid, distinct odor and sweetish burning taste. Packaged in hermetically sealed glass tubes of about two drachms, вы discharges a fine jet when warmed. Though mostly used in dentistry, it shows promise for general surgical use.
The latest lifeboats are steel built and self righting with hollow cone fore and aft sections that are air and water tight. Their rigid form allows throwing the boat overboard without boat lowering gear and guarantees an even floatation that cannot swamp regardless of water alignment.
A machine resembling a scalelike knife setup severs torpedo nets to create an entry for the torpedo. In official tests in England it cut through the obstacle with no notable retardation despite nets angled at ninety degrees. A second invention to explode naval devices is noted but not yet tested.
A correspondent claims a simple flea control method. Place common adhesive paper on the floor with a small piece of fresh meat in the center of each sheet. Fleas will jump to the meat and adhere to the paper.
Municipal authorities study extending the elevated road system into city and suburbs to be operated by electricity. The plan envisions eight lines with a total length of about 35 miles and an estimated cost not less than 20 million dollars.
A new miniature incandescent lamp gains medical interest for use in surgery and examinations. The device, named with a designator indicating its illumination function, promises clearer visibility in delicate procedures and diagnostic applications.
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