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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1889
Page
3
A sermon-drama recounts Jesus' compassion at Nain where a widow mourns her only son. It contrasts death as humanity’s common foe with God’s plan, emphasizes sorrow as natural yet sacred, and defends divine sympathy against hard doctrines like karma.
A Western American teller recounts a Hoosier welder and his triangular hog ringer gift prank. A rich inventor sends a silver dinner service for a pastor's daughter's wedding, only to have his name marked across every piece in hog finger engraving.
The dog of Captain Norton from Cushing sought onshore life after a Wilmington voyage. He disappeared at sea, returned home after 14 days, and his path along coastlines or roads remains unclear. The animal clearly preferred land over salt water.
A bright girl defends the word gent against attacks. She describes an American gent as well dressed and courteous yet blunt. He shows chivalry, honesty, and respect toward women, avoiding vulgarity or bullying.
Senator Penrose recounts a hunting tale with Mr Barringer as they trail a giant grizzly near the Teton Range. Penrose shoots the bear through the brain to end the pursuit, the animal slain swiftly and the hide brought back to camp for display.
A Detroit church on a fashionable street is built and sustained by the savings of a hired girl. The church belongs to an evangelical society and is known simply as the church of the hired girl.
A Portland youth dreams of independence and imagined wealth as a spur to change. He contemplates rising pay as the catalyst for his future ventures, reflecting the era's caution about sudden fortune and personal ascent.
The Shoreham will host at least 16 Congressmen for the upcoming session. Notable residents include Speaker hopefuls and officials such as Cannon with his two daughters, Reed of Maine, and Colonel Bayne, while the building gains renown after the W C T U convention publicity.
In Concord Massachusetts forty two front doors to dwellings have not been repainted or varnished for sixty years and each has remained unopened for over half a century. The back door remains usable as Concordians carry lanterns when going out at night.
The ad promotes a ginger pudding recipe using molasses brown sugar butter eggs and milk with flour and Banner Baking Powder. It pitches the Banner Recipe Book for baking tea biscuits rolls muffins and desserts and urges orders via grocer or Banner Powder Company. It mentions Pitan Company and Pitcairn's at 434 Wood Street.
Ten novelists with fine earnings and ten steady mechanics are paired at $250 per day. After two years the mechanics are projected to have earned the most money in this unusual incentive program reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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