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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1890
Page
6
A critique compares old London prize ring rules with modern club boxing. The piece argues club fights breed brutality and corruption, notes the financial drivers behind modern bouts, and questions claims of world championships while referencing the Pelican and Ormonde clubs and a Reader Overton bout.
A writer reflects on the season's poor NL team in Pittsburg, lauds J Palmer O Neil for keeping the club afloat, and questions whether the PL should stay or go. He argues NL rights deserve protection, criticizes running from dates, and calls for a balanced compromise amid partisan baseball debates.
Special notice announces new fall dressmaking designs for ladies and children. Louvee at 24 Sixth Street, opposite Bijou Theater, invites shoppers to view the new fashions.
Canada Ice and tow charges noted in Pittsburg with a report on a local deal. An address lists H Nl Hop son in Mayville and mentions Flelerman's cloak department offering black cheviot goods with vest front and roe collar. Haven and Keexan at 55 Water Street advertise shipping preparations. This week features promotions at Knable and Shuster, 55 Firth Ave, with a fragmentary note about Rotana.
A North Carolina storyteller recounts a mountain rite and a chilling ghost tale. An amused narrator meets a typical mountaineer who recalls a haunted knob with staged battles and eerie spirits. The piece blends local dialect and folk lore with fear and frontier imagery.
The narrator recalls a postwar era in Tennessee with Ku Klux activity driving locals to arm themselves. A cousin lends a pistol, a rabbit mishap with a loaded gun amuses the household, and a moonlit confrontation with a masked rider ends without tragedy. Pettigrew and Hollis figures appear, then a mule ride to Roaring Creek resolves the near-encounter.
Haves and Keewas at 83 34 Water street advertise mattresses made and renovated. The shop emphasizes quality craft at a central city location with visible storefront appeal.
A 19th century piece predicts cheap plaster houses and a new electric lighting system for Demerara and West Indian boiling houses. It argues better illumination will curb theft by workers, reducing losses from cane, juice, and sugar, and claims overseers will work more effectively under bright light.
The article notes Americans eat about 175 pounds of meat per person yearly, far above many nations, with cereals used three times per population. It highlights high fruit use in cities and widespread vegetable consumption, while Europe shows lower per capita shares.
A 19th century report highlights underwater cement mortar in sacks as crucial for securing masonry contact. It cites the Loire viaduct project between Bourges and Gien where piers rest in water bearing sand and marly limestone, using sacks to counter currents and form a solid subsoil foundation.
The steam lifeboat tested in England demonstrated excellent handling with a half circle in 35 seconds and full circle in 60 at full speed. When slower, full circle took 40 seconds with rudder and turbine, 52 seconds with turbine alone, and stopping from speed required 32 seconds.
A New York physician reports years of study on eye strain and its link to headaches in children. He notes that undetected short sight far sight and irregular sight can cause chronic headaches and fatigue. In many cases modern treatment prescribes spectacles.
A correspondent describes methods to make artificial ivory by burning bones to powder, mixing with hot glue dough, molding, drying, and soaking in alum solution. It also notes a patent for resin soap from pine needle resin, removal of woody fiber, and saponification with fat. Early discussion mentions musk substitute aids and opium habit concerns.
A report notes many young women, described as Cristally female clerks, use medicines until restorative power is depleted and then seek morphine as a substitute.
The article argues that speed increases maneuvering control in fog, with captains preferring high speeds to reduce collision danger. It notes modern steam steering gear gives the helm rapid response and that slowing a vessel does not reliably prevent a collision.
An American inventor adapts a clock pendulum wire anchor bent into a spring to create a scale far more sensitive than the best knife edge balance. The device measures one part in 2,350,000 and enables a testing machine that draws and breaks steel bars with precise force indication.
The citizen seeks welfare through children’s education and career training beyond ancestral lines. This depletes income and risks nurturing a taste for conspicuous status and accumulation without labor. The result is a high living standard that inspires envy and drives immigration.
A new building method uses metal lathing over a wood or iron frame with diamond shaped lath meshes. After coating with mortar and cement, an inch of cement finishes and imitates stone. The approach is said to cost only slightly more than traditional construction.
A reader guidance outlines tips for beginners on cloud photography using ground glass backed plates and various lenses. It discusses exposure times from one to ten seconds for red sunrises or sunsets and emphasizes careful development without overdoing it.
Prof Shaler argues natural gas will exhaust rapidly yet its impact on civilization endures. He expects fuel methods to shift to manufactured gas as natural gas runs out, especially where geology makes new discoveries unlikely.
A floating sawmill proves a useful adjunct to lumbering as boats about 40 by 80 feet draw water. The bands live aboard and the craft travels upriver stopping to pick timber sights along the banks.
Norway uses copper sulphate injections in telegraph posts by boring inch holes, filling with crystals, and sealing with timber. The solution dissolves to a greenish color as it permeates the wood, helping prevent decay.
In Orphans Court yesterday a rule issued against Henry Schild Jr as administrator of Henry Schild to show cause why he should not be attached for contempt. Petition by Anna R. Dickerson says she as next of kin was awarded 1604 dollars in the final decree and the administrator has failed to pay despite requests and ample time.
The Henry F. Miller pianos are praised for artistic design and high quality. They are showcased at W. C. Whitehill's Music Parlor, 152 Third Ave., Pittsburgh, inviting enthusiasts to view the praised instruments and performances.
G A R excursion on Wednesday September 17 to Rock Point with Pennsylvania Lines offering round trip tickets at 50 cents from Pittsburgh. Tulso Visitors to the Exposition urged to view fine jewelry displays at St Henry Terheyden's 530 Smithfield. Caser's Old Log Cabin Eye praised by physicians. Whisky marketed by T D Casey Co 971 Liberty St.
Judge Magee issued a rule to James Tuttle wholesale liquor dealer to show cause why his license should not be revoked. The Springfield School Board sought relief, alleging liquor sales harm in the neighborhood and school morals due to rowdyism. The petition was signed by local board members and Dr J A McCready.
A petition from the freeholders of the village of Duquesne requests incorporation as a borough. Earlier attempts failed due to incomplete signatures and erased names, but the latest petition is signed by a great majority and an order is sought from the grand jury and court to proceed.
A divorce decree was granted yesterday to Elizabeth Hays from M. E. Hays. New suits were filed by Ann Elizabeth King against John R. King alleging desertion after his 1888 felony conviction in Washington county and penitentiary term. Jane Travers sues Patrick Travers and William H. Beardsley sues Annie W. Beardsley for desertion.
A condensed criminal and civil court docket lists numerous defendants and case names including Valentina Hoon Ida Keegan Joseph Unahuld Gus Kirk roms Thomas Francis William McCutcheon Samuel Hicks Mary Brandy Henry Sirme Elizabeth Deer HL. Fan Henry Griffith Hartle Crow Mary Milligas Frank Connors Common Pieas No 2-Dallinger vs Hunt Clappet ux Coursin vs Gneonent Taylor vs Express and Standard Cab Company Barndollar et ux vs Willey Latham vs Brekatty Lohnesesa vs Binder Fistin Club Fi City Stove Company vs Boyd Neatey Polk 2 Co. vs Letzkus Construction Company.
In the matter of the estate of Accountant Joseph KR Dongelly and related heirs M B Johnston George Hodlt John W Martis Robert Hay Jave and Rk H Hay geo altay Duncan f H Miller the proceedings list claims and administration actions as filed in the court notices.
Estate of Adam Barktel exemp tion granted to widow Theresa Sarktal on attorney Goss motion. Bar admissions approved for McCreary Wendt Wilson Jack Me Wise Milliken. Petitions for road supervisor in Patton township and dissolution of E A Elliott & Co filed. Inquests sought for Charles Stark insanity. Civil and criminal filings list damages, habeas corpus, and injunction actions.
A description lists blue chevron jack satin finished Hussar fronts with plush collars and feigns, matching black trimmed items using fine Persian cloth in the same style.
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