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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1889
Page
11
A dwarf king offers two young servants a choice of gifts before they part. One asks for a bag of endless gold and receives a treasure that never runs dry. The other rejects wealth, seeking a gift that benefits the world, challenging the value of money. The tale centers on desire, generosity, and moral impact.
A dwarf grants a youth wisdom and intelligence through a magical bath. The wise youth travels with his wealthy friend, who misuses wealth and boasts while the other plans to learn. The two meet a legendary wizard, who mentors the youth, praising his insight into true wisdom.
An arched tale recounts a rich young man accused of robbing the royal treasury. A wise friend exposes the real thief by revealing the money hidden under floorboards, leading to the young man’s exoneration, royal reward, and marriage to the princess. Pricing and a pain remedy ad end the piece.
The article describes a Waynesville pearl industry on the Little Miami River with boats and shellers searching for pearls. It notes pearls found in Ohio and compares freshwater yields to historic ocean pearls, referencing values up to 500 and 1000 dollars, and cites Tiffanys exhibits in Paris. It discusses Fort Ancient, mound builders, and calls for protecting pearl fisheries to sustain future yields.
A letter reveals a 17 year old nurse who admits taking a costly basket from a family. The note asks for the address to return it and to visit the baby. The reader relents as the wife delays, suggesting forgiveness and a touch of flattery.
A Lyon theater worker walked to Paris to visit the Exhibition and returned home after a frugal journey. He left with 11 shillings, slept in barns, ate bread and lard, spent a month and ten days in Paris, worked three days weekly, and kept costs around three shillings. He set out August 26 at five in the morning and arrived home September 4 after covering about 55 kilometres daily, leaving 5 shillings 6d.
In a tense courtroom exchange Judge warns Tonise as a man asks if he can be him. The dialogue hints at family pressures and possible identity or responsibility conflict during a hearing.
The piece explores newlyweds moving to a home, the thrill of independence, and the shift to domestic duties. It notes how husbands often fail to share chores and how babies overwhelm mothers, threatening marital happiness. It also surveys advice on furnishing, budget, and the strain on women.
The piece reflects on the Lord's Prayer as a profound petition revealing a personal, paternal God. It discusses reverence in hallowed names, daily bread, temptation, and the call to humility, prayer, and moral responsibility, urging readers to seek divine guidance and protection.
The Philadelphia Times notes major lines including Philadelphia and Reading, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, Boston and Albany, Old Colony, and New Haven systems adopting steam heating to replace coal stoves. Most lines plan steam heating this coming winter, except New York New Haven and Hartford which faces legal action to comply. Travelers welcomed this reform as safer rail journeys.
A Salt Lake City correspondent notes Mormons wish to end polygamy but cling to doctrinal fidelity. The speaker compares the stance to Presbyterian debates on infallible creed elements, arguing removal of one dogma would threaten the rest while polygamy remains in print and not preached.
A discussion on aging ministers cites Oliver Wendell Holmes who favors staying active and energetic. It argues ministers should preach widely in schools and streets if blocked from regular pastorates and urges faithful service over comfortable ease.
A verbose critique on finding pastors for vacant churches, stressing a minister who can draw a crowd. It debates the worship dynamic, the church’s dependence on the preacher, and the need for a congregation focused on regular attendance over charismatic delivery. A column notes past discussions about shifting sermons after congregational familiarity.
The Whitechapel Mission and Toynbee Hall have served as a center of light and reading in East London for five years. Four university residents engaged with locals to counter desertion by the educated as public opinion leaders while fifteen residents joined local clubs and civic work.
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