TRAINING A RUNNER. BIG LOTTERY IN HORSE FLESH AT GRAVESEND
Trainers at Dever Brothers stables near Gravesend discuss the costs of racing stock, the uncertainties of yearlings and two-year-olds, and the element of luck in building a winning stable. Frank McCabe oversees a yard of 100 plus horses as Phil Dwyer notes prize horses, tasting both success and losses in the business. Blackburn, a promising yearling by A Lesson in Running, is highlighted amidst talk of high costs and risky bets.
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ORSE
Phil Dwyer
Inspector B
Dever Brothers’ Racing
Gravesend
Frank McCabe
Dwyer
Dwyera
Coney Island Jockey Club
Turman
Ogtae Pashewharender
Eve
Dwyers
Blackburn
Luke Blackburn
Tallop
Onmouth Park
McCabe
Hardy
Hawover
Hanover’s
Monmouth Park
Tee Wierce
Duke Blackburn
Tombay
Wall Street
Culver Cestiveal
Mandy Lock
Kadie
England
Hess
Saalig
Dwyers Yearling Stables at Geav esend
Mr Dwyer guides visitors through his Geav esend facility showcasing a diverse stable. He notes 68 horses total including 49 two-year-olds and describes ongoing training, costs, and the careful millwork behind raising yearlings to race readiness.
Training a 2 year old horse for a race
The guide outlines a week by week conditioning regime for a young colt. It covers progressive workouts from light sweat to near top speed, feeding adjustments, water and salt, blankets, walking and galloping, and the use of spurs. It stresses gradual hardening, avoiding overheating, and professional medical care before racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Sanpisox
Mellor and Hoene Exhibit Pianos and Organs at Fifth Avenue
Mellor and Hoene present Hardman pianos with metal key frame support and harp stop attachment for stable action and controlled tone. They feature Kiskauer Bros pianos known for singing tone and durability, plus Palace, Chicago Cottage, and Chase organs. The Aeolian self playing organ offers automatic performance via perforated papers. Large stock at 77 Fifth Avenue.
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Mellor & Hoene
Sfforda
Poe
Kiskauer Bro
Palace
Chicago Cottage
Chase
No. 77
Fifth Avenue
Elegant fall goods at Lynch's Market Street store
Fall stock at H J Lynch's 433 and 440 Market Street showcases Embroidered Robes Dress Goods and an extensive Underwear department with Camel’s Hair Merino Seated Wool and Flannels. It features Henriettas English Serges French Cashmeres Silks and fine laces with low prices on comforters blankets sheets and bed linens.
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H. J. Lynch
Market Street
Jamestown
St Lynch's
Local Shop Notes and Ads on Penn Avenue Offers
Groetsinger's offers mounted window shades on spring rollers at 50 cents each with easy hanging. Curisty's Academy advertises beginner Monday classes and a dance waltz term. F W's Pilaner beer boosts popularity. Hauvh's buys old gold and silver at No 295 Fifth. Photos sold for $1 per dot. Rosenbaum & Co. showcases Childres's Peasant Cloaks and Newmarkets in large variety at real low prices. Wister hosiery 25 percent cheaper. 612 Penn Avenue store listings.
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Groetsinger’s
Penn Avenue
Revival of Oil Fields and Industrial Progress Notes
In a pamphlet C Marvin urges exploiting vast unworked petroleum fields in Burmah and Canada. The piece explains petroleum formation from subterranean conditions, discusses minerals, and notes slate pencil manufacturing and orange preservation methods, highlighting industrial methods and aging infrastructure.
Rise of American shipbuilding among rivals to Britain
The piece notes growing US shipyard activity and potential to rival England once legislative obstacles are removed. It argues for relaxing restrictions on shipping and tariffs to ease Western competition, including coal imports from Nova Scotia, as domestic manufacturers seek parity with rivals.
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England
New England
Nova Scotia
Prevention of Cotton Burning at Sea
A new method to stop burning cotton in ships uses wire gauze wrapping for each bale instead of jute bagging. Tests claim the gauze blocks flame like a Davy lamp, with similar cost to jute, though metal eventually oxidizes. Some suggest fireproofing jute with silicate solutions as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soa
Why Mortar Hardens and Its Chemical Secrets
The article surveys theories of mortar setting, noting that carbonic acid absorption is unlikely to saturate cement. It credits hydration during slackening and interaction with salts, highlighting the insolubility of hydrated lime silicates and suggesting lime alumina and lime magnesia silicates drive hardening.
Restoration of Doge's Palace in Venice
An article describes the extensive restoration of the Doge's Palace and other grand buildings along the Venetian Grand Canal. The project aims to recover the splendid architecture noted by Ruskin, highlighting its painstaking scope and significance in modern times.
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Venice
Ruskin
Krupp Shipments Gun to Cronstadt Largest Piece Yet
A cast steel gun weighing 235 tons was shipped from Hamburg by Krupp to Cronstadt. The gun has a 13.5 inch caliber, a 40 foot barrel, and a maximum diameter of 644 feet. It boasts a range over 11 miles and fires two shots per minute, at a cost of 1250 to 1600 dollars per shot. It is the largest and heaviest gun in existence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Krupp
Hamburg
Cronstadt
Corsican Doctor Claims Sulphuric Ether Propeller
M. de Susini, a Corsican doctor, is said to have built a motive device or propeller of 20 horsepower powered by sulphuric ether. He expects this invention will leave about 65 percent of the combustible material unused in current machinery operation.
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M. de Susini
Bauerlein Brewing Co
Piantoes
Abe
Benn
Third N
Pittsburg
Mwfsu
Pedagogue and Pupil and School Vacancies Seen
Miss MaGore Wise elected an additional teacher at Allen school. Miss Kate Y Brack fills vacancy at Homewood, with Miss Anderson as substitute. Principal C B Woods vacancy remains. Waynesburg group visited Grant school to study its system. Discussed creating East End and Southside High Schools. legal changes may be needed. Central School may lose commercial to Ralston if moved.
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MaGore Wise
Allen
Teachers’ Academy
Grant School
Allegheny High School
Kate Y. Brack
Homewood
Anderson
Cooper
Fredonia
N. Y
Central Board
de. McokElvey
Samar
C. B. Woods
Martin
Smalley
Waynesburg
Forbes
EsszLive
California Normal School
Central Board Rooms
Sweden
Johnston
Pittsburg
East End
Southside
Tral Board
Luckey
Central High School
Ralston
Everett Piano Club promotes cooperative piano purchases
Everett Piano Club offers 350 members paying $1 weekly to finance one piano each week with a $75 total discount per instrument. Cash buyers or those paying $25 cash and $10 monthly may take a piano immediately. Everett pianos feature modern improve ments, rich tone, and seven year warranties. contact Alex Ross at 137 Federal Street, Allegheny.
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Mosi
Alex. Ross
Federal Street
Allegheny
Doctor James offers free consultation at 954 Penn Avenue
Promotional notice for Dr Jonny W James a magnetic healer and massage therapist in Pittabarg Pa. States free consultation and office hours 1 PM to 7 PM. Advertises upright pianos and organs for sale with prices and refund policy. Bonds McMurray Co. at 123 Sandusky Street Allegheny listed as seller contact.
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Jonny W. James
Penn Avenue
Pittabarg
Bonds
McMurray & Co
Sandusky Street
Allegheny
Overheard Exchange at Grand Opera House Lobby
Conversation in the Grand Opera House lobby notes a dramatic remark by two men about a young woman in a yellow buff hat. The men reference a death sentence by a “whestien” and claim she was saved by McCullaugh's myedette at a Philadelphia address, with unclear street details.
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Allegheny
Pittsburg
McCullaugh
Liberty Street
Haith Avenue
The Columbus Legacy in World History and Debate
Historians weigh Columbus as the first European visitor amid a debate on site and memory for the World’s Fair. The essay traces Columbus’s voyage, its impact on civilization, and the mixed legacy of contact, conquest, and cultural exchange across eras.
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Columbus
Shia Tateatine
Clemone
Orance
Colemban
New World
Navarrete
Humboldt
Irving
Bucher
Aise
Leon
Homer
Christopher Columbo
Swool Comber
Vinland
America
Sidney Lanier
Gladstone
M. M
Are We of the People Caterers for Home Furnishings
A public appeal asks if caterers for home furnishing can claim patronage. The writer criticizes exhibitors at the Exposition for failing to meet expectations and urges readers to consider furniture, carpets, bedding, stoves, ranges, and Davis Sewing Machines sold at low cash prices or on time.
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Bib
Tucker
Davis
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Eee
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Poular Gallery
Sixth St. Aren
Penn
F. Schoenthal
Childres
Newmarkets
Rosenbaum & Co
Scientific and Industrial Notes
Tum Dispatch
C. Marvin
Burmah
Russia
Canada
Mr. Marvin
Ote
United States
South Africa
American Shipbuilding
Everett Piano Club
Grand Opera House
Chris
M. G. Conen
Eler
Cor. Fifth Ava
Eet St
Dow
Smithfield St
M. G. Commun
Cor
Smithfeld
Haugh & Keenan O
Aay Pg
Augusta Toria
Henberg
Wran
Scott
L. Glesenkamp & Son
Pens Avenue
EE. Smitt
Liberty St. Col. Smithfield
Indies
R. P. Wallace
Goj
Wood St
ST. Charles
J.p.smith Lamp
Glass and China Cay
Hopper Bros. & CO
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