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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1889
Page
7
A humorous guide describes autumn squirrel hunting with dog and gun. It covers species, stalking style, quiet stance, listening for chatter, and shooting technique. Advice includes keeping still until firing, using two hunters, and using a heavy powder charge for small game.
The author compares common and hunter’s methods to cook squirrel. Basic method: skin, wash, steam at least an hour, then roast or broil. Hunter method: bleed on kill, build a hot ash fire, singe, clean, skewer the stomach, encase in earth paste, bake in ashes, open to reveal tender meat.
A guide discusses dog handling for rabbit hunts using a leather collar and 50 yard cord to train hounds, then offers tips for field positions and safe shooting. It also covers rabbit habits, best shot size, and Dutch coast poaching nets. The piece shifts to a parody of fox hunting, recalling early methods and a New York fox hunt with prizes, then includes a brief ad for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitter.
Fragmentary notes mention Penn avenue corsets and gloves with a price hint of 25 per item, but details are garbled and the item, place, and price are not clearly stated.
This piece surveys key figures in the Cronin murder case and related Chicago trial lore. It profiles Judge McConnell and State's Attorney Longenecker, lawyers Mills and Hynes, and figures like Alexander Sullivan, detailing their backgrounds, alliances, and the turbulent history surrounding the Hanford murder case and political fights in 19th century Chicago.
Everett Piano Club promotes a cooperative system selling pianos at reduced prices. Members contribute weekly or cash options to fund purchases of up to 350 pianos, with discounts of $75 per unit. The Everett piano is highlighted as modern, durable, and warrantied for seven years, with delivery promised as soon as orders are filled. Contact ALEX. Ross at 187 Federal Street Allegheny.
A brief column extols health through air and exercise and cites Queen Victoria as a living example after receiving Prince Regent whisky fifty years ago. The piece promotes obtaining this brand at Half Century Liquor House on Liberty Street at Firth avenue.
Pratt's annual sale opens at 428 Wood St near Diamond, offering half price on new books. The store promotes a large stock, low prices, and trusted dealings, appealing to libraries seeking to replenish inventories at about half regular costs.
Mr E B Poulton outlines acquired character and contrasts with inherited tendencies. Weisman and Windle are cited on germ cell transmission and ovum determination. The discussion questions evidence for hereditary effects of use and disuse and references twin studies and wasp instinct cases to argue for natural selection and non intelligent origins.
Walter Gardiner presented a method using living leaves to form starch in chlorophyll for imprinting negatives. Light triggers starch formation, enabling iodine development and potential silver iodide prints. The talk linked plant energy capture to analytical chemistry and broader scientific inquiry.
Dr. E. D. Peters Jr. reports on Sudbury mines in Canadian Copper Company deposits. The ore resides deep in Huronian rocks, contains nickel in unusual proportions, and includes a small amount of platinum with no arsenic. The rocks tilt about 70 degrees, ore near diorite contacts, averaging 27 percent copper and 15 to 18 percent nickel in some ore, with refining moves toward Swansea.
The document notes that over 1,000 tons are from New Caledonia and cannot meet all prices. Sudbury mines yield 2,000 to 5,000 tons and can be expanded to 5,000 or 6,000 tons with easy work.
An English test shows a chemical coal treatment reduces smoke while maintaining a strong blaze, with cost stated as one cent per ton. Elastic tiles by Sir E J Hartland mix India rubber compounds and resins, vulcanize, then fit as flooring offering firm footing and water resistance.
The piece notes beet sugar industries in the West Indies facing danger as saccharin production expands in Germany, with estimates that 5,000 tons of beet sugar could become superfluous. It says saccharin is mainly used for fruits and sweet liquors, but medical authorities oppose it on health grounds and several nations, including France and Italy, are considering taxes.
In a San Francisco laboratory the State Mining Bureau reports a rare find a small piece of native metallic zinc from a Shasta county mine. It is the first such specimen known in the United States. The bureau aims to collect more samples. A New England chemist’s recent cheap method to dissolve zinc with hydrogen yields zinc water which makes wood fireproof and could transform fire insurance and reduce fire losses.
A garbled brief lists mixed items: ship arrivals to Gatechins, coal miners strike in Sens France settled after masters concede, Kate Taylor convicted in Whitefield Ga and sentenced to life, several murder cases and sentences across states, political appointments, a bribery-related defalcation, and a murder claim against William McDonald.
The Senior class of Harvard College elected Clement Garrats, a colored student, among about 270 men. He entered the university years ago, earning praise for his academic and shop work.
All admit the remarkable qualities of the genuine imported Carlsbad del Balt as an aperient laxative and diuretic. The fame of the wonderful Carlsbad spring is due to real worth. Be sure and secure only the genuine.
Dust touched the Greetsinger display at the Exposition and will be offered at half price next Wednesday morning. Items listed include stalls 627 and 629 Pennavense.
Store advertises closing-out prices for corsets gloves and hosiery at 612 Peon Avenue urging customers to buy before stock runs out.
An old line advertises furniture re upholstery by Haugh and Konan located at 35 and 98 Weseloe with contact phone 1626. Also a cabinet photos service priced at 1 dollar per dot and a gallery listing at 10 and 12 Sixth St.
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