Pittsburgh Post Office Entry Notice November 4
Official notice records entry at Pittsbury Postoffice dated November 4 showing second class matter designation and publication details for Vol 4 No 8.
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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1890
Page
15
The Dispatch Postal Rules and Delivery Notice
The Dispatch outlines postal rates and delivery responsibilities. It instructs readers to report subscription numbers and to mail 2 cent stamps for Sunday issues. It emphasizes careful handling of manuscripts and notes the publisher bears responsibility for unmailed items.
Tariff Debate and McKinley Bill Trial Prospect
In a heated discussion the article argues for a two year trial of the McKinley tariff bill to test its actual effects on prices and industry. It contends opposition misreads the measure and warns against premature rejection or emotional reactions. It stresses that tariff policy should follow trade laws and national circumstances, not popular sentiment.
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Romuncans Ag
Painx
Hick
Senate
House
McKintey
Europe
England
Dre
State Health Board urges funeral reform to curb contagion
The State Board of Health urges physicians and the public to discourage funerals that celebrate the dead where contagious disease is involved. It warns that cholera smallpox yellow fever scarlet fever diphtheria pose risks and promotes education to prevent such practices despite sentimental pressure. The note likens smallpox fears from two centuries ago to today and calls for economical, safe handling of the dead to protect communities.
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State Board of Health
Bouttee State Board
Ite
Public Health Board Urges Funeral Wound Restrictions
The State Board of Health warns of a contagious disease risk at funerals and supports legislation to restrict attendance and establish safeguards. It argues the issue is a public welfare matter akin to quarantine and that public reform will arise from general self preservation.
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State Board of Health
Patronage and money fail to win elections say critics
The article argues late election results disproved the power of patronage and big campaign funds. It cites historic defeats of parties holding patronage and notes money altered few local votes. It concludes true victory rests on earning public approval through honest policy and genuine principles.
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Tue Disratcu
Pattisan
Blaine
Cleveland
Teaver
Harrison
England
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Asy
Iate
Succeyve
Census Comparisons and Southern Growth Rates Debate
The New York Prose reviews criticisms of the eleventh census and Porter’s claim that the 1870 census misrepresents Southern growth. A table suggests 1870 undercounts in several states, yet supporters say fair comparisons can be made using average growth ratios across decades.
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Smithfield
Diamond Streets
Diamond
Tribune Hunlding
New York
Howe
Trivode
Dispatch
Porter
Virginia
Uraltua
Georgia
Vennesset
South Carolina
Louisiana
South
Growth Ratios Question Census Validity in the South
The article argues that census growth ratios from 1860 to 1880 show large declines when compared to later data, especially in Southern states. It notes 1860 to 1870 gains of 20 percent and 1870 to 1880 gains of 25 percent, with adjustments if 1870 census errors occurred. It contends the national totals imply the 1880s census may misrepresent population, given war impact and immigration.
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Viprimia
Cnn
N. Carolina
Seavvessenses Ils
Capoudi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Civil Service Pledges Test Under New Administration
The piece notes that Harrigan’s administration shows little zeal for strict civil service enforcement and accuses it of partisan bias in clerk assessments. It contrasts past excesses with a single punished Indianapolis post office clerk and questions whether Democrats will honor civil service vows when allocating patronage.
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Harrigan
Jay Hubbell
Indy
Washington Post Office
Senator Quay
Global canal boom draws in Chicago to Rome network
The piece surveys ambitious canal and ship railway schemes across the Atlantic and to the Mediterranean and Great Lakes regions. It highlights plans linking Chicago to the Northwest via the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay, and Atlantic waters, plus Rome to the Mediterranean ship canal from St Pauls with a 1214 mile route. The Rome project envisages a harbor 36 feet deep, two jetties, a lighthouse, a 4600 by 2000 feet harbor, and a total cost about 19.5 million dollars with repayment terms after completion.
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Montreal
Chicago
Northwest
Great Lakes
Georgian Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Beaver Valley
Ohio
Lakes
Upper
Hudson
Lake Champlain
New World
Paris
Atlantic
Rome
Mediterranean
St. Paul's
Tiber
Thanksgiving Day Proclamations and Party Shifts Across Counties
The article notes the President's Thanksgiving proclamation and a nationwide mood of unity despite some disappointment in election returns. It cites the Philadelphia Press analysis of Northwest counties Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren with Republican losses totaling 16,076, casting doubt on Delamater's nomination viability and the primaries outcome.
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Philadelphia
Erie
Crawford
Mercer
Venango
Warren
Delamater
McKean
Forest
Clarion
Armstrong
Overhead Wires Rules and Political Dispatches
A survey of public policy on poles for wires in front of government buildings spurs debate on private property. The column notes social reform topics in England, pension politics, and party tactics in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. It mentions Langston, Ingalls, and Kerr as political figures facing contests and leadership questions.
Notable 19th Century Figures Mentioned in Brief Notes
A collage of short notes cites Banerrr Wendile researching Cotton Mather in Newcastle. Rev. Dr. Paulker on handling anonymous letters. Bishop William Stevens Perry as church historian. Elizabeth Prabody and kindergarten teaching. Lona er of Nova Scotia on US-Canada trade in a future election. Lord Ellenborough rumors. Alphonse Karr Gardener author. President Harrison and college prank at Minami College with a roof incident and conspirators.
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Barvari
Newcastle
N. UL
Cotton Mather
Paukcer
London
Protestant Episcopal Church In
America
William Stevens Perry
Iowa
Elizabeth Prabody
Germany
Boston
Labpy Brooks
Maynard
J. W. Lona@er
Nova Scotia
United States
Lord Ellenborough
England
Indias
Alphasse LaRn
S. Raphael
Mediterranean
Alphonse Karr
Harrison
David Ewing
John Trambly
Oho
Minami College
Oxford
Stoddard
Chicago Times
Tippecanoe
Swing
Trembly
Salaries of church leaders in New York and Brooklyn
The New York Saturday Review lists clergy pay across denominations. It notes figures for Dr. Morgan Dix at Trinity and others at Grace Church and Bartholomew, with several parishes paying substantial annual sums and a Brooklyn note on Dr. Talmage’s earnings from sermons and other income.
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New York Saturday Review
Morgan Dix
Old Trinity
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Huntington
Grace Church
R. Bartholomew
Greer
Brown
St. Thommas
Ramsford
St. George's
John Hall
Paxton
Parkhurst
Taylor
Robert Collyer
Talmage
Abbott
Deaths of a Day and notable local figures
Alexander K Nimick of Sam ford Conn dies at 37. Flora Coleman his widow and child survive. J H Branthoover, a Fayette and Westmoreland counties figure, dies at Bradford hotel. Hal Dulaney of Melbourne Va dies of consumption, noted as Virginia's wealthiest man. Don Frederico Volio, Costa Rican Charge d Affaires and acting Minister, dies in Washington from pneumonia after five days of illness.
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Alexander Kennedy Nimick, Jr
Samford
Conn
William KK. Nimicck
Mrr
Nimick
Flora Coleman
Nlm
Scotpale
J. H. Branthoover
Bright
Washington
Don Frederico Vollo
Legation
Elsmere
Widows Only Need Apply in a Grim Household Tale
A terse tale describes a widow hiring a cook from an intelligence office. A tall, determined housekeeper asks to roast for a suitable wage. The widow rejects, noting the two in the family are too many, and the attempt ends with the victim fed.
Visit to the intelligence office turns comic with bold declaration
A man visits the same intelligence office, bravely endures questions from several women. One asks about his household and he reveals a wife and four children. When told she objects to the children, he jokes he will “cook for us” and “bang the children,” then departs.
Fate Seizes a Housemaid Refusing Children
A former landmaid who avoided families with children meets a former employer in the Allegheny market. Now married with fourteen children, she rejects wealth in favor of power and law, continuing to serve in a noble house as a cook.
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Allegheny
Mary
Democracy March Debris Mixed with Stage Notes and Theatre Gibe
A night of political pageantry on Fifth Avenue yields humorous quips about Democratic triumphs while a Daly's Theatre review lampoons musical missteps. An older theater anecdote recalls a missed cue when a pianist failed to sound, followed by an offstage violin miscue and a remembered mishap at Old Library Hall with Minnie Maddern.
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Prof Rutherell
Vea
Wheatleigh
Minnie Maddern
Hepburn Jones
Hypodermic Brush Sparks Fashioned Beauty Craze
A London style note describes the hypodermic brush as a chic new weapon of the fair sex in the United States. It inserts coloring matter under the skin to create a beauty spot that lasts about two hours, with a greenish yellow afterglow and potential permanent scarring. The piece warns of its dangerous, alluring power and hints at romantic consequences.
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London
United States
Canadian Thanksgiving and American influence in Toronto
The excerpt discusses the idea of a yearly Thanksgiving in Canada inspired by the United States rather than England. It notes ecclesiastical acknowledgment of harvests in England but lacks a universal observance there. It also mentions a canal project and a celebration planned for November 12 marking the canal’s navigation opening from Chattanooga to the Olio river.
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Toronto
United States
England
Cincknati Commercial Gasette
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Yenn
Olio River
There Are Other Attractions. Minneapolis Tribune excerpt note
A brief transition paragraph mentions topics such as the Mormon problem home rule Chinese puzzle Ward McAllister's book and the Stanley scandal as soothing subjects amid recent painful events. The writer signals returning to thoughtful consideration of these issues.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Ward McAllister
Sanitary Shame in New York City Primary Schools
Harper weekly reports a harsh critique by Dr. Chapin of New York public school sanitation. overcrowded poorly lit and foul air fill classrooms. examples cite School 70 Chrystie Street and rooms in old buildings misused as classrooms. the piece calls for accountability and funding to improve conditions for all children.
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New York City
Harper's Weekly
Chapin
The
County Medical Society
City of
New York
Chrystie Street
Hester Street
Ireland's Potatoes Disease and Government Relief Measures
The article notes suspected potato blight in Mayo Donegal and Galway due to wet autumn weather. It describes government relief including food and seed potato grants, and practical steps: remove and burn diseased tubers, boil and seal partially diseased potatoes for pig feed, keep sound potatoes dry, reseed with a different variety, and plant early next year with drainage from bogs and sods to dry ground.
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London Illustrated News
Mayo
Donegal
Galway
Gladstone in Shirt Sleeves with Ax Photo Historic Portrait
The piece recounts the first photograph of Mr. Gladstone in shirt sleeves with an ax, taken long ago in the Strand. An American journalist doubted its authenticity until a magnified view confirmed the missing left forefinger as a clue. It contrasts Gladstone with Derby and Salisbury as sportsmen.
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Strand
Gladstone
Nnsex
New York
Arlington Street
Foreign Office
Political outlook and European peace notes
The New York Sun questions Mr. Bryce's claim of a long decline in American public sentiment toward government. The New York Star comments on France boosting military strength amid Germanys arming, dampening hopes for European peace.
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New York Sun
Bryce
United States
The
New York Star
Germany
Wisconsin Governor Peck presents reform plans to Legislature
From the New York World the report notes the Milwaukee humorist turned governor proposes Peck measures as inaugural reform agenda. The piece comments on political style and cautions against underestimating the governor from Wisconsin.
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New York
Funny Man
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Peck
Stanley’s Reply Pushes Truth On Barttelot Crisis
Contemporary editors debate Stanley’s explanation of Barttelot’s rear guard incident. Press and tribunes weigh Stanley’s credibility, urging full disclosure and proofs to resolve accountability for the expedition chaos.
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New York
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New York Commercial Advertiser
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New York Evening Telegram
Major Barttelot
Great Gotham Confusion Over New Election Laws and Tunneling Plans
A staff correspondent surveys New York life noting house-hold tramp mischief and theater culture, then wades through the chaos of new election rules with crowded booths and puzzling tickets. The piece ends by praising the North River tunnel and Brooklyn bridge as future necessities for city transit.
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Gotham
Uriah
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Dhes Co
New York
North River
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Hudson
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Jersey City
Daas T. Mernay
Curious Condensations of World Facts and Figures
A collection of brief notes on global populations, industry, trade, and culture. It cites Sweden's tallest girls, Wedgwood history, US lighthouses, Montreal cattle sent to Britain, Rome's early pop counts, and the rise of modern conveniences, all framed as rapid curiosities.
Cat Set On Fire in West Twenty Sixth Street Yard
A stray cat was doused and set ablaze on a back yard between Broadway and Sixth Avenue on Wednesday night. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opened an investigation and offers a $100 reward for information identifying the assailant. Neighbors deny knowledge of the crime amid a broad inquiry.
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New York
West Twenty-sixth Street
Piquant and Saucy Jokes and Snippets from Curio Pages
A mosaic of quips and vignettes from late 19th century humor, including playful barroom sarcasm about lawyers and tramps, snippets about domestic life, children mispronunciations, and light social satire. The collage showcases names, characters, and quick punchlines such as Puca and Pudgurs, whispers of Santa Claus, and comic exchanges about inheritance and installments.
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