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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1889

Page

6

Behind a Trotter rules for beginners by an expert

An interview with E G Walker "Veritas" of the Horseman describes driving trotting horses, training methods, and stories of famous drivers. He discusses inherited talent, Vanderbilt’s approach, and detail on proper driving, pace, and conditioning for speed.

E. G. Walker Veritas Walker Marine Insurance Boston Michigan Mr. Walker Alice Sentlingen W. W. Blair Ald Maud S Vanderbilt Commo- Gore Harlem Jane Uptown William H Maxy Cobb Moe Sa John Murphy Aldine Fleetwood Park New York Mace Hickok Mr. Vanderbilt Wm. H. Vanderbilt Leander Lysander Early Rose Weller Vanderbilts Fred Vanderbilt Rose Maude Robert Bonner Mr. Bonner Rovert David Robert Mandy Tarrytown Alley Fred Cuvier Fleetwood John Shepard Mill Hoy Blondine New England Commodore Vanderbilt C. J. Hamlin Buffalo Belle Hamlin Justinian Woodruffs Hiram Woodruff Coney Island William Isaac William H. Doble Philadelphia Budd Charles Young Bud Maces Dan Ben Daniel Mace Dan See Aeeey John Splan

Beware Imitators of Johann Hoff Malt Extract

Unscrupulous imitators seek to profit from the reputation of Johann Hoff's Malt Extract. Look for the signature "Johann Hoff" on the bottle neck. Eisner & Mendelson Co., 6 Barclay St., New York, are the agents.

Johann Hoff Eisner & Mendelson Co Barclay St New York

Everett Club Piano This Week

The Everett Club plans to deliver a piano as a surprise gift to a member's daughter. Members save at least $75 on the instrument and pay as little as 1 per week. Call or send for circular from manager Ross at 137 Federal Street.

Ross Federal Street

Kid Glove Bargains and Local Advertisements

An assortment of kid gloves offers winter supplies at savings. Wainwright's beer is promoted as superior in flavor and quality. Portrait services available from Tusu PERSONS apresents. Haugh & Keenan handle packing, storage, and upholstery. Hand's Jewelry Store advertises diamonds and watches with 20 percent savings and exchange allowances.

Hand's Fifth Ave Brussels Soc Smyrna Dacheston Ates Chase Bros Steinway Knabe and Chickering Newmarkets

Auction Notes At Geumeliontly Gallery Market Street

Nonsensical OCR fragment mentions gallery items and prices. Reads like a sale notice for photos or art at a market on Geumeliontly Street with price around $1 per dozen. No clear dates or proper names reliably extractable.

Life on the Agency and Indian Council Proceedings

A detailed correspondent account of the Ponca Agency governance era. It describes a new agent's arrival and a formal Indian Council meeting with speeches by chiefs including James Whitewater, the Indian elopement of four students, and a curious incident with an Iowa delegation.

Jey Okahomanie James Whitewater Nebraska Danaca Ponca Haskell Institute Lawrence Kan White Horse Grant Guthrie Iowa Reservation White Horse's Lodge Uate Elern Willie Iowa

Why Running Machinery Causes Buildings to Vibrate

Scientific notes discuss seismology observations in Japan and Britain. Prof J Milne improves instruments for recording railway vibration and earthquakes. Observations cover wave propagation, premonitory tremors, and wave behavior from explosions and natural shocks.

British Association Japan J. Milne Charleston Milne

Vibration in Buildings From Engine Pulses at Work

An engineer explains how building vibrations arise from running machinery and how match or mismatch with floor natural vibration times affects shaking. A 10 horsepower engine in a silverware factory showed vibration stopped by a 25 RPM speed increase.

Baku Oil Supply Warnings Prompt Wet Wind Of Laws

Reports of exhausted Baku oil fields stem from a mass shutdown to curb wasteful over production. Native wells yield 20 million gallons, wasting 19 million without foresight on caps or surface storage. Authorities regulate supply amid rising demand and a hope that American methods may guide Caspian practices. Pea soup proposed as beef substitute for invalids and stomach cancer patients, with preparation details and claims of superior digestibility and nutrition.

Baku America Russia Burma Caspian

Artificial Ivory Substitutes Advance in France Industry

An industry in France grows to supply an artificial ivory substitute as natural ivory becomes scarce. Products mainly use sheep bones and kid skin waste, treated with lime and alum, heated to a mass, formed into sheets, and air-hardened in an alum bath to yield white tough plates easier to work than real ivory.

France Amsterdam

New Treatment of Heart Disease Discovery Claim

Professor German Lee of Paris discusses experiments on heart disease and dropsy to identify elements in peas that may affect kidney function and fluid flow, aiming to develop an aid for treatment.

German Lee Paris

Sugar of milk shown to reduce dropsy in heart disease patients

A physician treated 25 heart disease patients with dropsy using 100 grams of sugar of milk daily dissolved in two quarts of water. Notable kidney effects appeared within 24 to 45 hours and swollen feet and limbs diminished rapidly over six to eight days. The result is hailed as a major medical breakthrough.

Innovations in Rubber and Steam Engineering Across Industries

Inventors in the rubber sector unveil three cutting machines capable of 10 000 pair soles daily, including a woman pioneer who also devised a widely used paper mill machine. The piece notes water circulation in boilers, endorsing plain cylindrical designs and vertical tube arrangements for efficiency, plus a Minneapolis safety switch that prevents derailments when a switch is left partly open.

Minneapolis

Curious foundry plates bear indented writing imprint

A report details three iron plates about 7 by 5 inches coated with writing pressed from thin paper in a mold. When cooled the imprint remains clear and permanent, defying erasure, in a remarkable foundry result.

Los Angeles Weighs Graphite to Soften Sidewalk Glare

City authorities propose adding graphite to cement for sidewalks to reduce the white glare. The plan cites the neighborhood plum as a source showing a safer, eye-friendly color result.

Los Angeles

Lively Commercial Traveler Frustrated by Evening Sport

A bustling traveler complains there is no sport to fill the evening, seeking something lively to do. The remark captures a restless mood of a man seeking entertainment during travel downtime.

Greenwich England Axbie

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