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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1890
Page
2
An analysis of the rubber trade and mineral hopes across the Amazon basin contrasts potential gold and diamond riches in the Andes with India rubber as a key export. It details prices, duties, transport networks, and the dominance of European and Brazilian commerce, plus a note on river steamship routes and port activity.
A detailed portrait of the city police administration highlights the centralized authority under Superintendent Gamble Weir and Assistant Superintendent Roger O Mara. It notes three districts, district inspectors reporting to the chief, and praises McAleese for the Central district while praising McKelvy in the Southside and Whitehouse in the East End. The piece emphasizes staffing gaps and the need for more patrolmen to reach an ideal model.
In a Dispatch from Scotland a gunman surveys British hunt culture from Derby Day to grouse season. He notes the sacred field etiquette, the gun as weapon, hounds for the chase, and the social duties around shooting lodges, breakfasts, and drives while condemning the drive deer method as wasteful.
Repeated experiments in the United States and France over the past year test whether oysters can feel pain. So far no consistent indication of pain response has emerged, with shock from electricity producing only minimal reflex effects.
Spokane Falls Review describes Lewis, a tall copper-colored man, on the witness stand. His striking features and fashion are noted, including his long black hair oiled and styled, beads around his neck, and a Navy blue shirt with red trim paired with a Navajo belt.
A Boston Herald note describes a nightlife scene with a crowd gathering at a club. The piece highlights music energy and the buzz around affordable entry or drinks, reflecting a lively urban social moment.
A British consular report notes farmers resist grain cleaning in Russia and East Indies. Wheat is mixed with dirt, producing a lot of dross sold to mix with other grain for market. Proposals aim to ban sale of the rubbish to protect trade.
In Ellaville Georgia a 65 year old Irish citizen known as Uncle Johnnie Mac Carthie tends two acres 15 miles north of town calling the area Little Ireland. He owns the land and plows himself without any horse assistance.
A New York writer shares an elementary guide to starting amateur photography. It covers choosing a camera and lens, lens angles, stops, exposure times, and focusing. It emphasizes outdoor work, proper lighting, avoiding sun glare, and simple handling of plates and the dark room.
General Boynton recalls Knox College in Galesburg Illinois where Rev Dr Jonathan Blanchard led fierce revivals. He recounts a chapel scene when his frostbitten toe drew Blanchard’s stern rebuke as an incorrigible student.
A Boston Herald writer describes Benjamin F. Butler's Lowell home. The General's den blends library office and relic hall with war mementoes, including swords of Butler and his son Captain Paul Butler. Butler's daily routine centers on 7 am breakfast and 8:30 am train to Boston, returning by 5 pm, with evenings spent in the den meeting visitors.
General Booth argues in a new book In Darkest England that nothing should be wasted. Umbrellas are rescued by itinerant menders and repurposed into sticks. umbrella scraps supply iron and whalebone. bottles are collected washed sorted and reused to create income and work for Londoners.
Foreign medical societies condemn hypnotism exhibitions as harmful to subjects and spectators. The Russian Medical Council argues such shows facilitate learning hypnosis techniques and could promote immoral and criminal use, warning of public danger and ethical harm.
Work starts on a South Plainfield New Jersey coal storage station for the Lehigh Valley Railroad. It will be the largest in the world with a capacity of 1,500,000 tons, arranged in 60 mounds of 25,000 tons each, requiring years to complete. The yard will include at least 125 miles of track over many hundreds of acres.
The New York Herald reports Signor Jean Lucci has begun a longer fast after a period of short seating. His London record from last spring saw him fasting 40 days with a 90 pound balance, amid Graveyard Philosophy reflections. The Atenison Globe notes public remarks on beauty versus goodness and recalls a deceased town figure.
The article details Pacific Island barbering customs with lime head treatment, steam and dye, and elaborate grooming. It describes lime application, hair combs, and styles from upright mops to ringlets, plus color patterns and pillows for sleeping. It notes gender differences and the warrior crest style, and ends with the belief that hair ashes grant strength.
A ten year old boy on Gratiot Street enters a hardware shop asking for something to replace a “clack” and is directed next door to a millinery shop where clerks remark on the request and suggest going to a butcher instead.
The Boston Traveller reports a wedding scene described as economical. A mother visiting the day after mentions a dish and attire in a brief, characterful vignette reflecting domestic life and social tone of the era.
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