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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1891
Page
8
A review argues American Rugby style football blends rough play with clearer rules, urging umpires to curb excesses. It notes two local teams may meet, critiques Western League disputes, and discusses Sullivan Slavin forfeit bets, racing losses, and shifting baseball plans in Pittsburg.
The Texas judge known for the telephone stunt is not returning to Congress. A party prank used a telephones call to mislead him during the Congressional Convention. A boy coached to speak for the judge distracted him as he sought election, leaving Martin furious when the other man was nominated.
Col William Berrett recounts General Andrew Jackson advising Sam Houston during a duel with General White. Houston carried a leaden bullet in his pocket and bit it before tying off to steady nerves. He reportedly fired without taking a hit, wounding White instead.
A neighbor, Isaac Snyder, suffered a colic attack and wished to die. After taking two doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, he recovered quickly. The writer urges every family to keep this medicine. Jones, Baker, Everett, Bedford county, Pa.
A brief local item notes activity in the Safe Deposit Department at the German National Bank located at Wood Street and Birth Avenue. No injuries reported and no further details available.
The article warns that the city must protect the tropical elephant in Schenley Park during winter. The exposed, windy hilltop near Panther Hollow makes cold endured by the elephant a political liability for City Councils and officials.
A city hope to warm the zoo elephant by lining a barn with straw and adding a stove. Keeper Meenan notes the cold affects animals, prompting proposals to move birds to museums and adapt cages. Citizens consider toboggan slides and skating ponds. Schenley Park could host long sled runs and winter amusements through the season.
The keeper shows an elephant exercising on a narrow plank to stay warm indoors if needed. A winter den is being prepared for three bears with a buried sleeping cave and earth covered walls. Enclosures for wolves foxes and raccoons are described as the winterization proceeds.
The account presents Tennessee and Texas versions of Sam Houston's early marriage and separation. Tennessee claims his wife was forced into the union and he later left for divorce, while Texas cites possible injuries from Indian wars and suggests no public explanation. Houston remarried, fathering several children.
A New York feature explains clipping bureaus where workers read thousands of newspapers daily to extract information for clients. The service targets finance politics and public affairs, with readers paid per clipping and firms using the system for early bond and stock news.
The item of insurance for traveling theatrical companies covers scenery and properties valued from 2000 to 10000 dollars at 5 percent. Wardrobes and show properties of spectacular acts are typically insured at the same rate, valued from 5000 to 15000 dollars. The policy is unusual in not requiring a stated place of use or storage, and though costly, managers view it as a good investment.
In Brest, young boys started a new racing fad using wooden hoops. They ran ten kilometres from Brest to Guipaves and then three kilometres to St Pierre Quilbignon, with officials, badges, and prizes observed. Parisian schoolboys have signaled plans to challenge these records.
The text describes a plaster made from one part carbonate of lead and two parts olive oil to treat sprains. Dr Duhamel in Paris reports hospital patients with ankle sprains walking soon after the plaster and dressings are applied, suggesting rapid relief aided by water therapy and the plaster.
The account describes Judge Martin's volatile conduct in Congress, carrying a knife and seeking a confrontation with Thomas G. Reed. He rushed to the chamber desk, accused Reed of denouncing him, and pressed for a scuffle. He also pursued the reporter of the Willard Hotel gas incident and threatened a page over a telephone misreport.
In an interview, General Cassius M. Clay argues the bowie knife is the safer personal weapon, noting revolvers can jam and close combat favors the knife. He describes his fortified Whitehall home as nearly fireproof, built during political turmoil to deter enemies.
A reflective essay compares life to engines and motors, arguing that life follows natural laws of exchange. It links birth, growth, and death to corpuscular generation, brain energy, and tissue harmony, noting suffering and renewal while affirming life’s worth despite decay.
Dr James Crichton Brown warns that modern life breeds premature aging. He cites earlier onset of old age ailments, presbyopia in the 40s, early tooth loss, baldness, and rising senile illness. He urges teaching children to care for the later half of life.
An English engineer reports on a Manchester meeting discussing American machine trades. He observed Boston shops with fast milling at low wages, notes high specialization, and contrasts English capital scarcity with American reinvestment in enterprises.
Prof W O Atwater argues the Malthus doctrine need not alarm the world as chemistry advances. He notes plants can be grown in water or sand with added nutrients and demonstrates tall growth of dwarf peas in sand under controlled conditions.
A budding English industry now mixes Indian and Ceylon tea with Kentish hops through a dry air process to avoid brewer fumes. Proponents claim the resulting hop tea enhances malty aroma and flavor while the hops’ sedative effect calms nerves and reduces tea astringency.
An ingenious nickel plated wire peeler shaped like a button resembles a small instrument. The device enables peeling up to 1000 oranges without losing juice or soiling hands, slipping between pulp and rind without damage, and allows the blade to detach after use.
The text weighs making bicycle couriers faster than riders over S-mile distances and questions if bicycles should carry food for couriers. It also debates the ideal recruit: light and slim cavalry types or larger muscular infantry-style men for a bicycle corps.
The ad describes an extra front attachment for bicycles to secure a child during riding. It keeps the child from falling out and prevents the machine from tipping, with adjustable sizing for different children. When not in use the seat is removable for ordinary bicycle use.
A method to simulate wood parquetry uses wallpaper on the floor with varnish to create a convincing wood look. An oriental rug in the center completes the decorative effect, with only a trained connoisseur able to tell the difference.
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