This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1890
Page
2
Reports describe Sioux and other tribes embracing a new Messiah belief, with emissaries from Montana inciting fasting, prayer, and foretold apocalyptic change. Food shortages and broken treaties fuel unrest, while Utes, Nez Perces, Cheyenne, and Comanche bands threaten wider disruption as government promises remain unfulfilled.
The article notes Jack the Ripper limited his crimes to a small area and that police will keep forces within the original plan. The latest letter says the killer knew the measures were taken and threatens a tenth murder, while London kept in fear and watchful activity continues.
The correspondence describes how Presidents from Washington to Johnson used wine and spirits in campaigns and at the White House. It notes voting habits of Harrison and others, plus anecdotes on Garfield Hayes and Andrew Johnson, including Johnson's drunk inauguration.
The Philadelphia Times outlines Johann Strauss new opera Ritter Pazmann. A wife misidentifies a kiss as from her husband provoking Knight Pazmann to pursue the offender to the royal court. A fool as judge orders Pazmann to kiss the Queen ending the tale without violence.
From Homely Materials a pennywork guide shows a decorative shoe box stool made from an empty half barrel burlap and cord. It outlines preparing the barrel, covering sides with burlap, topping with muslin, and attaching a decorative outer cover. The finished piece yields a handy stool and useful receptacle.
A concise guide explains volts as pressure amperes as current and ohms as resistance with Ohm's law V equals A times O. It shows watt as energy and the relation to horsepower, plus example calculations for lamps and circuits to help readers discuss electric power intelligently.
The article reviews rapid telegraphy using perforated paper, Berlin underground telephone system, and electric street car lighting from storage batteries. It notes the new single current perforation method, sterilization by Meritens, and ongoing trials like Bradford lighting and Montreal gas lamp concerns. It highlights German cable plans Heilbronn Laufenn and city street rail optimism with franchises.
The Dispatch reports on rival physical culture systems led by Edwin Checkley John M Laflin and William Muldoon. It compares Checkleys volitional method with Laflins outdoor style and Muldoons strenuous routines noting Gebhard and Sullivan as trainees. Checkley promotes mind over matter breathing tumbling and abdominal control as fat reduction and strength foundations.
The article argues outer planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune cannot support life due to low density and gaseous composition. It notes Jupiter emits heat from a still-burning core and describes nebulae like spots as solar features. It suggests possible life on Venus and Mercury if conditions are warm enough near the Sun.
The report says Sister Rose Gertrude plans to return to Europe, pending ecclesiastical approval, to resume Paris as accountant and continue her leprosy cure research. Her move signals ongoing religious and scientific efforts in the period.
Reports from October 23 describe renewed fear over Jack the Ripper's return. West End clubs, police, and sensationalist coverage clash as Whitechapel women become part of a new police dragnet to lure and expose the killer through assigned informants.
Mr. T. D. Duncan sent to the St. Louis Republic a curious potato from his Flat Head Valley ranch in Missoula county Montana. The Early Rose tuber is small yet bears the outline of a face, described as a remarkable freak of nature for this season.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.