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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1890
Page
4
Vague text outlines daily dispatch and distribution details, carrier delivery, subscription dates, and weekly editions. Mentions Congress and the Legislature with Pennsylvania political context, McKinley tariff, and roads and canal issues as points for legislative action.
A critical report alleges the Chiesto post office building was funded on a grand scale, took years to complete, showed faulty design and poor materials, and now is said to be in dangerous condition requiring teardown and rebuilding from the foundation. The piece accuses collusion and theft in government construction practices.
A dated critique argues postmasters misuse the anti lottery law to censor newspapers and notices. It cites trials of excluding marriage ads and political papers from mails, warns of overreach, and calls for common sense in applying postal rules.
A New York case highlights how juries can assess whether trusts and combinations restrain competition and raise prices. The Sheep and Lamb Brokers Association sued a member over a £10,000 penalty for withdrawing, citing rules that mandated a hard and fast commission.
The Sheep and Lamb Butchers' Association secured a favorable jury ruling after a legal dispute over a Sige rebate and guaranteed purchases. The judge instructed the jury to determine if the arrangement restrained free competition, and the verdict favored the defendant, though the deal was not as large as major trusts.
A critical editorial examines the recent census totals of 62,480,450 and questions the counting methods and results. It notes a 5 percent shrinkage versus earlier projections, analyzes growth ratios across states, and comments on political influences in New York City and broader national implications.
Critics note Chauncey’s restrained geniality toward opponents while Donaldson Arkansas postmaster resigns under a compromise amid campaign finance tension. The piece hints at government workers and reform efforts, party hacks pushing straight tickets, and concerns about anti lottery laws at county fairs.
The passage mocks political campaigning as dominant over local news while noting ripe strawberries in Eastern Pennsylvania. It questions Stanley’s political ambitions and asserts McKinley’s defeat would hinge on Ohio’s gerrymandered district. It mentions Diizon and O'Brien attracting Irish-American funds amid London Times hostility.
A Republican procession in McKinley’s district met with a shower of over-ripe eggs. The incident suggests the new tariff on eggs did not address the broader issue. Call for protection of marchers against low-quality eggs, including home production.
The piece notes Lamartine's wife gaining notice for plastic art with a font shown in a Paris church. It mentions Mrs Custer’s Nova Scotia stay, Dr RorteRock's forestry medal, Denmark losing a military painter Sonne, and a portrait of Gladstone's eyes. Various biographical anecdotes on Liszt, Littledale, Bernhardt, Vanderbilt pearls, and Burns.
The article traces the origin of the portrait medallion to ancient Greece. Kors, a potter's daughter, inspired a youth who sketched her lover's profile. Her father completed the relief, creating the first portrait medallion. It also notes modern dress reform among wealthy women at resorts.
F F Spencer vice president of Hibbard Spencer Bartlett Co dies at 73 after a long career in hardware. Simeon Bachman long resident of Allegheny dies at residence on Grant Avenue aged 86. Both obituaries note local prominence and community ties.
A reflective column urges voters to stay calm amid election uproar. It argues persuasion harms little and urges restraint, pity for the poor, and to let conscience guide the ballot. It notes age based voting discussions and the value of civic duty when the polls open tomorrow.
A quirkily phrased column mocks campaign mood and voting fervor. It notes Congress proceedings, predicting shifts and public involvement, while lampooning pundits and census ciphering. The piece closes with light verse hints and rhetorical asides about employment and freedom.
The article traces the age and origin of popular nursery rhymes like One two buckle my shoe and Three blind mice. It cites dates such as Froggie would a wooing go licensed in 1580 and notes figures like Humpty Dumpty and Old Mother Hubard connected to medieval legends.
The Washington Post reports Center Market sellers say big pumpkins sell to groups of boys who count seeds for a contest. A pony prize drives the craze as children seek nearest seed counts while vendors rush to supply oversized gourds.
Massachusetts offers generous praise for Pennsylvania noting its moral religious foundations its treatment of Indians and Franklin’s leadership during independence It calls Pennsylvania second in population for over fifty years and highlights its advantageous location natural resources and prosperity.
In the winter of 1790 40 a remarkable ice palace rose silent and dreamlike in St Petersburg. Cowper alluded to it in the Task describing water cementing blocks 52 feet long 16 wide and 20 high with thick blocks colored by sprayed water. Six ice cannons on wheels fired hempen bullets through 2 inch boards at 60 paces without bursting the cannon.
A London Truth writer relays a Note and Queries discussion on why peacocks feathers are deemed unlucky. The cited note references a Mahometan tradition that the peacock opened Paradise’s wicket to Satan and suffered a heavy punishment as a result.
A lyrical meditation on aging and memory. The speaker recalls childhood twilight hours, the mother’s songs, and changing light. The poem contrasts youth’s enchantment with a nightly stillness, celebrating memories as a harvest of years and the beauty of fading days.
A vivid, humorous sketch about visiting Westminster to see the British Parliament. It notes free Saturday entry with little action, but real work happens on other days and emphasizes the gatekeeping and crowded access to the House of Commons. It contrasts Lords ease of entry with Commons difficulty and invites readers to witness the daily grind.
The writer describes the difficulty of entering the House of Commons without a Speaker’s permit and a Cons permit. He tours Stephen’s porch to the Central Hall, noting the crowded labyrinth of halls and the mix of Lords and Commons members discussing politics amid a luncheon counter.
The narrator describes entering the House of Commons with ornate frescoes, glass paneling, and a high gallery. Benches rise in tiers for members, a separate ladies gallery sits behind lattice, and the mace atop a dignified table signals authority. The verger leads processions, echoing cathedral customs.
A narrator describes entering the Commons chamber with hats on benches and the Speaker in a tall wig. He notes the mace as symbol of authority and recalls Gladstone, Bradlaugh, and others, detailing the questions session, party divisions, and wide range of issues debated before departure.
The record notes discussions on the Indian Midland Railway Bundelkand prison cells in Eshowe Zululand mail delivery at Harrowgate Whitechapel morals and parcel post glass bottles. Mr Bradlaugh began a long speech and the House continued late into the small hours. G. H.
A London Truth note explains using an ordinary watch as a compass. By aligning the hour hand with the sun the point halfway to XII marks south. At 4 o clock the hand points to south. at 8 o clock the opposite emerges. The author cites an American gentleman and Mr. Stanley in illustrating the idea.
The Saturday Review notes the white rhinoceros faces extinction due to expanding settlements in South Africa. It laments Europe and America lacking a specimen besides the young mounted one in the British Museum. Dr Sclater urges exploration parties in Mashonaland and Matabeleland to preserve any survivors for the National Collection at South Kensington.
The article recalls Kate Field’s role as Dickens’ attentive reader and highlights his praise for her. Dickens calls her among his best audiences and sends a cordial note from Steinway Hall New York on New Year’s Eve.
The Dispatch highlights a Saturday Review poem praising Rudyard Kipling and notes an upcoming debut in the paper on November 9. The feature announces his first serial “That Failed” and frames Kipling as a rising literary figure awaiting readers.
State surveyors near the Troy dam start sounding the river to judge material removal for a 40 by 60 foot channel. Findings will be sent to Congress with plans for a ship canal to move freight boats between New York and the West, considering rock excavation versus dam construction at Waterford and Center Island with locks at each dam.
The Philadelphia Press notes Koeb may have found a bacillicide inoculation that could cure consumption, an achievement viewed as a major boon akin to Jenner’s smallpox vaccine discovery.
Reports from Buffalo Philadelphia New York newspapers condemn the Vizcaya and the Cornelius Hargraves for a Barnegat Bay wreck that claimed many lives. Critics demand reform in manning management and inspection of coasting ships after a clear night collision.
A compilation of varied 16th to 19th century curios inclinations. tapestry Golden Age, foreign landholdings, world population estimates, colonial schooling figures, windmills in London, Dublin and Vienna stats, crime and law notes, and inventions. Highlights include Croton Aqueduct output, Russian fireproof paste, and electrical execution debate.
A collage of humorous snippets and dialogue from Spare Moments including misheard phrases, romantic quips, travel lines, and classroom quips. The excerpts feature playful banter about wooing, marriages, reading the papers, and a math joke from a board school discussion.
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