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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1890
Page
11
A vast forest with cedars oaks and beeches hosts fairies and animals under two rival kings Ivy Lindenland ruled by Hunold and Rosebower ruled by King Fregond. A festival for the princess is interrupted by war ferries, a butterfly finds lilies in a window and a fairy messenger seeks safe passage to Rosebower with news for Princess Rena.
Fairies, birds, and insects search Lindenland for Princess Rena who vanished after a lily room was taken. A glove clues the raven to Rena’s location in the city palace, where a brave yellow butterfly rescues her lodging her return home to Rosebower amid cheers.
Local notice invites residents of Lewiston to participate in a home amusements department event. Communications addressed to KKR Chadbourne list activities designed to keep minds active throughout the week.
A speaker pleads for money and acceptance while a patriot’s eye and laws loom. The narrator oscillates between pride and sorrow, claiming strength in weakness. The verse hints at conflict, survival, and identity through evasive imagery and self description.
A massive explosion at the James River depot near City Point destroys war supplies for the Army of the Potomac. Grant assists in rescuing victims as Confederate fire erupts. reports describe mighty casualties and the tight Union defense along Petersburg.
A Maine writer, Mrs Ali n, earned £1 for Rock Me to Sleep while publishers profited £800 in three years. They offered £1 per future song, then rejected a widow’s submission when she needed help.
A preacher reflects on St. John’s Revelation comparing the future ideal world to the present life. He argues the new earth and sky emerge from earthly materials, with peace, health, and fullness replacing earthly restlessness. The sea, symbolizing discontent or separation, is absent in the future vision.
George Hopnes reflects on St. John’s exile at Patmos and a future time when there is no sea. He argues nations, churches, and hearts will be one in the ideal commonweal, abolishing-parting barriers and wars through Christ’s reign in believers.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes typewriter use strains eyes. Journal discusses eye fatigue from rapid eye movement between the keyboard and page and suggests developing keyboardless typing to spare the eyes.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat dealer notes razors once tied to Sheffield now dominated by American and Eastern makes. English and Scotch customers lead demand while Germans and Irish act mainly as their own barbers. The surge centers on a military-named model, with price driving choices as quality concerns fade.
The Dispatch readers learn that ancient Peruvian and Upper Amazon heads, kept as trophies, were once valuable among travelers. Recent sales have exhausted most of these ghastly relics, with the few sold in recent years bringing fabulous prices.
A Victorian guide explains selecting fresh sweetbreads from calves fed on milk, their anatomy throat and heart varieties, and steps for soaking blanching and pressing. It lists preparations including stewed sauteed fried escaloped roasted broiled croquettes and combinations with mushrooms asparagus and salads.
Florida planter C A Bacon notes pecans are becoming a major crop with large profits. Alabama and Florida growers report high yields per tree, early trees taking ten years to bear then producing over 100 pounds yearly. Some orchards sell nuts at wholesale prices, with top shells and flavors fetching premium prices. The oldest plantation in Alabama yields three barrels per tree and about $1,000 per acre income as the grove reaches full bearing.
Article notes sun heat estimates by Clement at 18 000 Fahrenheit and explains extreme temperatures in molten metal at 3 000 Fahrenheit. It describes focusing solar heat with lenses to melt diamond and refractory substances, and warns of instant destruction within 240 000 miles of the sun.
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