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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1889
Page
2
An excerpt from Drake's Magazine questions fate and danger around the Lincoln household. The narrator ponders whether George Lincoln’s spirit influenced events at a pivotal moment and whether Nellie was warned of imminent peril, leaving the answer to speculation.
A summer cottage party described in detail features a novel salmagundi engagement game. Madeleine and guests divide into color groups with birch bark books and pencils to track 20 planned engagements for dancing, conversation, or promenading. Prizes reward participants, followed by supper and social mingling in a lively, watchful atmosphere.
After years of suffering from a troublesome ailment, a patient reports being cured by a prescription from Prof. J. A. Lawrence of 88 Warren Street New York. The recipe is offered free to any reader who sends a self addressed stamped envelope.
The B and B R B will sell round trip excursion tickets to Baltimore at 8 dollars from November 7 through 12 with return valid until the 16th due to the Catholic Congress. Trains leave Pittsburgh at 6 A M and 9 20 P M.
The Lee murder trial went to the jury after defense contended second degree murder due to drunken insanity. Attorneys argued Lee was drunk and acted in a crazed state, while the Commonwealth urged first degree murder. Judge White instructed the jury on the distinctions and the burden of proof before adjourning the court until morning.
The court heard multiple appeals including Jeremiah Miller versus Best over a $100 oleomargarine penalty and other cases from Common Pleas No 1 2 and related entities. Topics include contract and tort actions elevator injuries boardwalk construction tax lien and sidewalk requirements plus a decree related to funds from the David Sims estate.
B. K. Jamison Co of Philadelphia filed a petition in the United States Court yesterday in the case of J. M. Shadd and others against the Shenango and Allegheny Railroad Company. The railroad was sold in 1887 by court order to J. J. Stu T. P. Fowler and F. W. Whitridge.
St Louis observer Thomas Booth recalls Jay Gould during a short visit. He notes Gould appears simple and unpretentious, yet his influence as “Sphinx of Wall Street” and his decisive market power loom large beyond his plain exterior.
A Western college professor recalls a deaf student who exaggerated a seal ring on his little finger to mimic sign language. The class laughs as a student on a desk imitates the ring's gestures, highlighting humor and pity in mocking disability.
The article quotes Prof. Lintner, a bagologist, claiming a million insect species exist. It notes his long travels around the world to count them and records plans for extracts from H. B. Stowe’s forthcoming autobiography appearing in tomorrow's Dispatch.
A customer praises Royal Nervine Tonic for calming nerves and refreshing the brain, claiming it removes irritation and restores vigor. The writer requests another bottle after noting near total relief from mental strain.
The article chronicles Mr. John B. Myers of Union Avenue Allegheny, once chronically ill with congested nose headaches and fatigue, who improved after treatment by Drs Copeland & Blair. It notes his employment at G D Simona and his father real estate work, ending with Myers claiming renewed strength and ability to work. It also includes municipal expense details about a public sewer project in Pittsburgh.
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