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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1890
Page
9
An imaginative prehistory scene near Pittsburg describes a sunrise village along the Ohio joinment at Smithfield Street. Primitive villagers, canoes, nets, stone tools, and skins populate a bustling shore as two men bring news of a wild bearers’ adventure and a commanding figure enters the circle.
A narrative describes a chief leading a hunt up the Ohio river in a prehistoric Monongahela valley. Hunters use large dugouts, pursue a mastodon amid storms, and kill the giant as dogs bark and lightning flares. The chieftain dies a ceremonial death at McKee's Rocks, with his body cremated and a funeral feast marking the end of the expedition.
A historical summary argues Shakespeare borrowed from Saxo Grammaticus for the Hamlet legend. It traces the Danish and Norse strands, recounts Hornendilly and Fengo rivalries, Gerutha, Horatio, and Yorick as characters, and follows Hamlet through feuds, plots, disguises, and a fatal ending across Jutland Scotland and Britain.
A reminiscence from Dr. Talmage about a boyhood attempt to smoke a three cent cigar. The narrative follows his elation and misgivings as the smoke proves weak and unsettling, ending with illness, parental concern, and a night of uneasy sleep after discarding most of the cigar.
The London Truth decries city noise as a civilizational defect. It cites Salvation Army bands, organ grinders, newsboys, and shouting crowds as nuisances that disrupt sleep and public peace, urging a political crusade to reclaim London as a quieter, liberty-preserving metropolis.
The article touts Mashonaland as the land of Ophir and King Solomon’s Mines linking ancient Phoenician gold quests to modern British South Africa Company expeditions. It discusses local relics, furnaces, keeps, and inscriptions as evidence of a vanished civilization and a tantalizing quest for ancient wealth.
A pair of orphans, Dick and Maisie, under Mrs Jennett’s strict care, explore a coastal fort setting with a pistol and cartridges. Maisie accidentally feeds the gun to their goat Amomma, then nearly endangers Dick during a failed shot at a breakwater, revealing a tense, precarious household dynamic and a glimpse of danger and curiosity in a harsh upbringing.
Russell Sage is quoted saying he never lent money unless legally secured and never backed a man for a position unless he proved untrustworthy. The Detroit Free Press notes his stern view on repayment and character.
In Kipling style reminiscence, two children Maisie and Dick hatch a grim plot in a London and Egypt era setting. They acquire a pistol, test limits of danger, and endure strict schooling life under Mrs. Jennett while navigating companionship and fear. The narrative explores their strained youth and budding rebellion.
The article notes counterfeit stamps are a regular business in Germany where about a score of men profit by making and selling spurious stamps. Many are sold unused or cancelled to mislead collectors, with rarer errors harder to fake. Experienced buyers and detectors guard against deception.
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