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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1889
Page
11
A youth named Arnold seeks wealth through magical aid and enters a valley where a dwarf ferries rocks and unveils a magical wagon. Arnold proves his strength by guiding the wagon from a cavern, promising a path to fortune as he presses on.
A laboring youth named Arnold helps a dwarf load a mountain into a wagon then attains a reward. In a forest a fairy, leaves, and a lake wizard grant him tokens of fortune a silver rock gold leaves and diamonds. He learns fortunes may come from small beginnings and misused rewards.
Boston sailors and educated yachtsmen share superstition about unlucky vessels. The Sunbeam, a North Shore yacht, rolled on the ways killing a man years ago and so its reputation ruined. offered cheap but unsold due to fear and stigma.
A dreamlike text traces love and fate amid night and mountains. Phrases speak of banners of surprise and words as spirit, with scattered lines about hours, peace, and destiny, creating a cryptic poetic impression.
The article compares Pullman day cars and sleepers on Midland Railway routes from Edinburgh or Glasgow to London, noting no extra charge for parlor seats and a 5 shillings supplement for sleepers. It contrasts European and American trains, describes class differences, and recounts personal experiences on journeys including the Orient Express and Russian wagons lit. It criticizes European rail comfort versus American standards and notes fares and car amenities.
Mr. Thomas A. Janvier describes Mexican army peculiarities that shock American readers. Recruits are often convicts leading to high desertions. In Monterey in 1883 soldiers slipped away by planting caps on bayonets, fooling officers in dim light. Soldiers carry all they need, sometimes with wives and children, yet pay is always transported in silver.
A nostalgic meditation on golden rod blooming across uplands and valleys, with autumn crowns and saffron stalks. The poem contrasts vivid colors in frost and clear skies, praising the flower’s enduring beauty amid changing seasons.
A quirky column chronicles Herbert Kelcey and Jack Mason sightings in Boston drugstores and theaters. It compares New York and Boston theater crowds, notes fashionable Kendall mania, and riffs on social behavior, with asides on English versus American manners and a parrot tale from Castle Garden.
A Boston bachelor eludes marriage by diverting temptation with a Winter Street show window. His friends tease as he explains that the display of "the materials of which the modern woman is made" kept him free from engagements.
A Columbus Dispatch item recounts a Washington avenue husband who buys his wife shoes she cannot wear because the instep is too low. She exchanges them, gets a new fit, and learns the dealer claims the new pair are the same brand. The piece highlights deception in a domestic shopping incident.
A historical broadside questions female roles and asks what women would do if they were men. The piece highlights frustrations with limited opportunities for women and contrasts imagined male freedoms with real social barriers, featuring remarks attributed to Mrs. Frank Leslie and a Swiss village old-maid society.
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions held its annual meeting in New York, the first in 67 years, drawing a large gathering. The report cites 38 churches and 33,99 members with 442 added, noting expanded stations and 30,000 Protestant teachers in China and similar numbers elsewhere.
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