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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1889
Page
4
A Pittsburg girl writes about returning from vacation and plans to retreat to her aunt’s country home for a week to rest. She laments fashionable pressures and late hours, hoping for simple routines and quiet, without crowds or dress fuss. The note ends with a proverb about learning.
A poem notes how summer girls arrive home from seaside and mountain, their cheeks red with roses and steps light. It wonders if girls be lovelier or if hope lasts in such hearts, then sighs that time flies for those who are not yet married.
A string of visits and returns described across Erie and surrounding communities. Residents such as Miss Edith McDonald of Evergreen and Mrs Lottie of Columbus visit Mrs Charles Schmidt on Elm Street in Piereburg. Hugh and Frank McCambridge spend a week in Youngstown. Miss Clara Kurtz returns from a mountainside visit. Miss Minnw Burchfield returns from Maryland after two years at school. Miss M Landis travels to New York Philadelphia and Atlantic City. many others, including Miss Kate Sweeney and Miss Ella ODonnell, are noted for visits, trips, and departures to Albany, Philadelphia, and beyond.
Several residents return home after visits to Jamestown Atlantic City and other destinations. Miss Rose Bannon and relatives plan a six week West trip through Chicago Kansas City and Denver. Mr. A Bryan Wall sailed from Liverpool on his way home after touring European art centers. The Misses Ferry and Mrs Stein are mentioned among visitors returning home.
Mr William Kerr returns from Soccer town Pa Miss Black sisters come home after three months abroad Mrs M C Spencer hosts her Steubenville nieces Judson Brooks Jr leaves to resume studies at East Hampton Mass Miss Madge McMillan hosts friends Friday evening Annual Sewickley Wall Club meeting set for Choral Hall Sept 10 at 6 pm Miss Mackintosh of Elizabeth N J departs Mrs Darwin Wolcott's niece Miss Macon returns home after two months visit Several excursions to hillside caves near Athletic grounds report cold flashlights A group including A B Starr M D Wilson Darwin Walcott W W Whitehall Joseph Nevin depart tomorrow by private car for Wisconsin for ten days of hunting and sport
Mr. T. G. Wagner returns home from the seashore on Tuesday. Miss Clare Rankin hosts guests Friday evening. Prof Kennedy's dancing school picnic at Kinney's Grove Wednesday. Mr. Josh Miller and daughter Mabel visit friends in Talbot Avenue. Miss Millie Clemison returns from Fayette City. Miss Bertie L. Woods visits Miss Lizzie Carline for two weeks. Mrs. BR. A. Clay and daughter Bessie back from two months in New Jersey and Ocean Grove. Mr. Rollo Watson of Cleveland listed among visitors. Miss Alice Teeters resumes studies at Seaton Hill Seminary. A pleasant party at Mr. Boyd's in Turtle Creek Saturday evening with a New Texas band and about a dozen guests.
New Castle lodge members visit the city for Elks activities. H B One returns from vacation at Thousand Islands. L G WritLey back from New York home. Q A Ropion notes Elks at Atlantic City. Lizzie Evans honorary Memphis member. Johnson the Academy of Music scenic artist. Franks Gramp with Evans at Bijou. several applicants expected for first degree. Lov Moone returns from New York. force Engel No.2 to Pittsburg after East trip. No. 11 to hold next Wednesday. preparations for full at Card. Baptism Binty Funen visits Ravenna farm with two young trotters. Frank McDonald returns from three months in Europe via Paris Exposition and London sights. W W McClellan supplies for McKeesport organization. club to be formed with charter members. New club seen as great success. meeting to elect Treasurer and officers.
In Baltimore gossip columns a rumor mill claims Mrs James G Blaine will retire from the stage amid payments allegedly arranged by the Nevins family and James G Blaine to suppress her tour. Other notes recount cancelled tours, Irish reactions to concerts, and upcoming shows at Bijou and Grand Opera House with details on cast and productions.
The article advertises a bold program at the World’s Museum on Federal Street Allegheny offering features unlike before. It promises a company of over two dozen performers including singers dancers contortionists and a select party of Japanese plus curiosities and freaks. Admission is one cent to all shows with additional acts at the Casino Museum and other entertainments planned through the week.
Prof. Isaac Tursor, leader of the Casino Museum Orchestra, was elected business manager and musical director of the Duquesne Greys Band at their last meeting. Also noted is Scanlan's new song Wy Pappy is Anwars Poor, written on an Irish jaunting car during a tour in Ireland last summer.
All orders issued by Adjutant General Hastings for transportation to Gettysburg will be accepted by the agents of the Pennsylvania for tickets, whether the order is drawn on this company or any other company.
A Grand Army Day Committee meeting in Council chamber elected A P Burchfield as chair, H H Bengough as secretary, and A Frank as Corresponding Secretary. W T Bradbury was named commander for Grand Army Day, with McClelland, Shad, and Thomas appointed to regional commands. The group approved an invitation form, outlined parade plans for 2 P M, and scheduled Saturday activities in Cornell chambers urging broad participation.
In reply to a letter forwarded by Comrade Edward Fisher to Adjutant General Hastings the official says that nothing would have given more pleasure than to allow the use of Paris inventions old battle flags for parade at Gettysburg on September 12 but regrets the Act of Assembly has been removed from the State depository.
Grand Army Day approaches with Post 15 at Salisbury Hall around October 15. LysLe Post 128 from Allegheny plans for the Boston national encampment in 1300. Comrades should wear uniforms at Gettysburg and visit the Department camp. The Milwaukee parade featured Post 4 gun squad. George Shattuck of Mendillo urged for Senior Vice Department Commander next year. Past Commander-in-Chief Warner received a diamond AR badge in Milwaukee. The Society of the Army of the Tennessee holds a Cincinnati reunion on the th and 26th with rail fare deals. William McClelland of Post 259 praised for National Council role. Post 11 started for Gettysburg to camp with the department and attend regimental services. Warner’s Milwaukee address praised for its diction and facts. Exposition Board favored old soldier hires at the Exposition building. Thomas W. Bean of Norristown to deliver the Gettysburg Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry memorial tablet oration on the 11th. Bean is noted as an eloquent speaker.
An exposition art gallery showcases drawings for illustration from Century publishers and others in mediums like Indian and Chinese white. Notable works include Penfield and Fenn pieces, with growing attention to American water colors by artists such as Blythe, Loomis, Salisbury, and Nicoll. The School of Design room hosts many contributions, while critics applaud Mr Johns for improving lighting and the strong display of modern watercolor artistry.
The Twelfth Regiment led by partisans General Hastings faces inspection as Colonel Smith of the Eighteenth nears a 30th term expiry. The State Fencibles of Philadelphia plan a crack drill at the Seventh Regiment armory in New York next month. Company G, Eighteenth, reported sixty five present last Thursday under Captain Penny. Quartermaster Sittensee of the Fourteenth seeks Creedmoor for the national rifle contest. Crews anticipate a full regiment inspection near a field close to the locality. Captain Coon of McKeesport tied Corporal Wegraff of the Sixteenth in the brigade match at Mt Gretna.]]
A description touts a pure wholesome drink called Iron on Beer from Frauenheim and Vilsack. The brief note references contact via telephone 1186, indicating a marketing snippet for the beverage.
A discussion on industrial progress in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering. It contrasts American work practices with English ones, praising American ingenuity, tool efficiency, and open information flow while noting English stagnation in tooling and shop practices. It highlights employer support and worker encouragement as keys to productivity gains.
Fragmentary report notes cigarette sales have fallen off sharply, prompting manufacturers to advertise heavily. The piece contrasts with cigar and pipe smoking, praising them within limits, while claiming cigarettes are in a personal crisis.
In a Royal Society lecture Dr. Siemens showed two tulip pots flowering after about 40 minutes of full electric light. He noted experiments with seeds and plants like mustard carrots swedes beans cucumbers and melons. Groups compared daylight electric light and both. plants in darkness perished. Those exposed to light thrived, with strongest growth when both daylight and electric light were used.
Intelligence from Berlin reports a permanent drop in naphtha production in the Baku region and warns of an imminent serious crisis. Bibici peninsula basins still productive but declining yield. Factories at Haku including M Nobelt suffer from raw product shortages, with prices rising about 300 percent. Many new borings fail to yield satisfactory results.
Fragmentary note discusses a poisonous substance affecting animals and questions its practical purpose and origin. It mentions ray, mice, and dogs and debates potential use or intent. The text remains unclear about origin and exact purpose but centers on toxicity concerns.
A fragmented report notes cork cutting lags behind in an industry where machinery cannot yet match the finest handcrafts. The description cites skilled work and suggests limited improvement due to tooling constraints.
A mangled OCR fragment hints at a crime involving a figure named Brrtran and diamond bargains. Details are missing, with partial words about cars, sprees, and clocks, offering little verifiable context or outcomes.
Fragmentary text appears garbled with no clear entities or events. No identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a coherent newspaper card.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will accept Shortenee to Se Sakon, whether the order is drawn on this or any other company.
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