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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1890
Page
10
Maisie and Vincent face a turning point as grandfather proposes a Brighton retreat for Maisie and her education. Vincent pushes for a future together, Maisie reveals limits, and a kiss seals a painful emotional rift. The scene ends with Maisie’s teary farewell, hinting at a larger, unresolved distance.
H W Hartman described Ellwood Beaver County Pa compressed air plans using dam power to generate air for factories, citing European use and Rockefeller backing. The article also details McDougall’s West Superior yard building whale backed barges and steel screw steamers, their capacity gains, cost efficiency, and expansion plans toward St Lawrence and Cuba trade.
A 20 foot rope is inspected by the audience while a committee binds the magician’s wrists with a handkerchief. The rope is passed over the binding and cards are shown. After simulating a struggle, the performer quickly frees the rope and shows wrists remained tied, overturning the illusion.
An illustration explains a basic rope maneuver. The rope marked A is rolled between the wrists and up through the handkerchief to form a loop. A smart jerk frees the rope from the loop and completes the simple slip.
Eugene Field notes an innovation at a Paris dinner where guests sit at small tables of eight to ease formality. A flower with a tiny card assigns each gentleman to the lady he will escort, guiding seating through posies and initials for arrangement.
Correspondent reports on Captain Alex McDougall’s 280 by 38 foot steel tow barge No. 101, a cigar shaped vessel designed to tow easily and carry more ore. Capitalists in Cuba, including Sigua Iron and Spanish American Iron, plan trials shipping Cuban ore to Atlantic ports. Tacoma plans a yard for McDougall barges, with contracts seen for coal shipments from Puget Sound to San Francisco. Captain McDougall remains optimistic about wide adoption and cheaper transport.
New York attorney John M. Guitean discussed the Behring Sea dispute yesterday. He argued the Behring Sea is larger than Long Island Sound yet effectively closed by American and Russian property rights, shaping potential policy angles for England.
In Harper's Young People an article explains royal fish as sturgeon and whale becoming royal property when ashore or caught near England. The King claimed the fish for protection of seas while the Queen’s prerogative granted the whale tail for whalebone. The practice spread to Denmark and Normandy rulers and likely derived to English princes.
A regional verse praises Doctor Millpaugh for sixty years of care. The speaker extols his steady, unhurried method and avoidance of flashy remedies. The poem frames the doctor as a trusted kin to the patient, capable of diagnosing illnesses with calm expertise.
Faywit B Warp describes a Bolivian to Peruvian traverse from La Paz to Lake Titicaca. He details La Paz Chililaya travel by diligencia and Tillbury, fares, luggage rules, and half-mast scenery. He extols the Inca royal roads, aqueducts, post stations, and ancient bridges, noting 400 year old works and 300 mile courier runs. He surveys Andean life, ponchoed villagers, and Potosi silver history before ending at Chililaya, the Titicaca terminus.
In Germany a dispute centers on whether glass vessels alter beer flavor and carry lead. Dr Schultze reports experiments claiming five minutes' contact changes taste and odor, with lead exposure concerns. Professor Linke counters that vast beer volumes would be needed to reach harmful lead levels, disputing the risks.
A New York Sun reader recalls an eccentric commuter story about an owl that survived many bullets. The bird kept its head out to be shot, finally dying after shots caused digestive distress, illustrating the strange resilience of owls.
In East Windsor District No 9 a tiny school with three boys, three girls, and a young teacher, Henry F. Fletcher, opens with three pupils and doubles in a week. The comfortable building seats 24 and benches 24 more, with past attendance as low as 4.8 in winter and 6.7 in summer. Fletcher, about 20, marks his first teaching experience as the all too modest district school expands.
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