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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1889
Page
20
In Tenis, at the temple of Amon-Ea, the chief astrologer and an elder stand watch as a rise of black clouds and a roving sea of darkness foretell doom. The great serpent from the city of the dead swallows the land, and the Hebrews threat hangs over the dawn sun.
An old astrologer and his grandson witness a celestial omen as a plague-haunted night yields a spectral procession of the dead. Amon priests exhort vengeance against Hebrews while a citywide mob storms the strangers’ quarter, dragging fear, curses, and grief into the dawn.
Fragmentary prose notes describe Bate the High Priest in Tanis near the Egyptian quarter. It references Nun’s flocks being led to water and mentions Mesa as the Egyptian form of Moses with a note about a tenth page.
A reportage on French vineyard labor from Au to Ay and Epernay. It describes itinerant harvesters, their camps, wages, meals, and the nightly press work that yields Champagne. Details cover lifeways, gear, song, and the rapid press to prevent must coloring.
A humorous tale from Alusnts Journal recounts Tommy Jones who, told to write a composition on the pump, sits on a wooden box in the yard to compose. His father discovers the boy’s odd method, and the misunderstanding ends as Tommy hurries to school convinced no pump sitting required.
A Civil War era anecdote recalls a 65 year old mother in a Pennsylvanian town who longed to write letters to her son in the army. A minister kindly wrote for her and within three months she produced her own handwritten missive revealing family secrets and expressing devotion despite hardships.
In the Bt. Louis Republic anecdote, ex congressman John J O Neill jokes with his son about a pet gray squirrel the boy wants. The witty exchange ends with the boy stating the squirrel will crack his father open with humor.
A damaged snippet relates a blind man seeking help from a sawmill veteran who refuses charity and tells him to move on, capturing a terse exchange in a rural setting.
The New York Herald reports a newly christened Mathot Island in the Sound near City Island. The rugged rock hosts two inhabitants, a man and a dog, with a small house and a tall flagstaff bearing the French trefoil. Named for Louis Mathot, the island reflects his influence as a French legal figure and union leader.
The article portrays contralto Lizzie Macnichol and her move from Washington to Philadelphia. It describes her cheerful shift to housekeeping and a playful scene where a supposed servant confirms she is away washing the front door steps, revealing her identity.
A medical writer claims isolation of a bacillus named bacillus crini vorar as the cause of alopecia found only on humans and animal fur. The microbe attacks hair follicles, making hairs brittle and breaking at the skin, with roots damaged turning baldness incurable after invasion. A suggested remedy mixes crude liver oil onions egg yolk weekly.
A profile of Edwin Booth detailing his unique role in American theater. The piece notes his early triumphs behind the footlights and outlines his contributions to the art, highlighting his talent and influence on the stage.
The piece surveys Edwin Booth as a master actor whose talent blends natural gift with cultivated craft. It lauds his Hamlet studies, stage innovations, and broader artistry while noting personal eccentricities tempered by a steadfast character. The essay situates Booth among living stars, framing him as a benchmark in theater.
A garbled OCR snippet shows a stagedriver scene with a stranger and a request to come here briefly. The readable text hints at a confrontation or alert but is incomplete.
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