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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1891
Page
10
A survey of the local ball club finances and salaries, amateur leagues, and notable boxing bouts. Discussion covers new player costs, proposed consolidations, and the Allegheny Athletic Association dispute. Highlights include Tene Mitchells defeat of Reddy Gallagher and Woods vs Davis, with prospects for next season and amateur league outcomes.
The Bar Improvement Company bought the Stewart farm at high price as Kensington emerges as a booming new town on the Allegheny Valley. In months since June thousands of lots sold, 155 houses built, 1,000 workers on site, 2,000 residents plus a newborn, Elizabeth Annetta Cappeau. Water from eastern hills is ample, and plans include 30 manufacturing sites along 2.5 miles of rail switches and a future dam making the Allegheny navigable to Kensington.
The article describes a New York method to extract gastric juice from hog stomachs for pepsin. Hogs are starved for 35 hours and fed enticing slop through a wired trough until killed, yielding stomach contents used in medicine.
Donkeys laden with attar of roses travel in caravans from Central Persia to Bushire and onward to Bombay, the Caspian ports, Turkey and Russia. Guards accompany the scent laden trains to deter robbers, and the perfume’s rich aroma travels ahead of them for days across the plains.
A tip from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat advises travelers to test damp beds by placing a watch between sheets and checking for mist on the glass. If moisture appears, sleep between dry blankets or avoid bed, a precaution reportedly profitable for many drummers and older men.
Tenants are the only occupants observed in listed houses while many ants are reported in the premises. Avens-Neoi notes show persistent insect presence across multiple units.
A reminiscence notes the last horse car drivers of Pittsburgh near extinction, praising their hard sixteen hour days and lamenting the loss of a bygone era as progress replaces old street car mules and gravity tramways with modern gripmen and conductors.
A veteran driver recalls the这种 figures and tales of Pittsburgh horse car men in three periods The Dark Period The Successful Period and The Perilous Period He describes gruelling hours harsh weather and meagre pay Then union action shortened shifts and improved life The third era brings speed and danger as electric and cable cars crowd the old routes and aging drivers face a changing world
L. E. Stoftel recalls long service on the Citizens line noting fellow drivers like Bowles Fallbush Connors Wernerberg Langfitt Gailey and others. He jokes he will hold the reins longest as older workers retire and cars head to the scrap pile.
Charles Theodore Murray relays Mark M. Pomeroy alias Brick recounting London promoters in American ventures. He describes schemes around the Atlantic Pacific tunnel, English investor types, and the shift of English capital toward U.S. projects with hopes of profits, security, and caution about fraud.
Comedian William H. Crane known as The Senator awoke to discover he owned nearly 100000 pounds. The windfall arose from a string of lucky impulsions sparked by a visit to the Boston Stock Exchange.
A woman carrying a satchel aboard the Philadelphia express for Latrobe released a large African snake from beneath her seat. The creature reportedly stretched 534 feet in length and was kept as a pet. The passenger and others testified to the frightful scene and the conductor later learned of the incident.
The Lafayette Journal argues the World’s Fair Board of Lady Managers should drop the word lady for “board of woman managers.” It contends the term lady is overworked and finicky, while woman conveys dignity, strength, gentleness, and motherliness. The piece favors preserving respectful language.
A New York World report recalls a businesslike passenger on the August Victoria who arrived with a belt fringe of fine human hair switches. The belt concealed switches valued at about £200 and the skirt weighed around 40 pounds, explaining the traveler’s slow pace.
Friday September 11 a wheel company in Chicopee Falls Massachusetts stretched a 41 by 71 foot flag from the tops of two factories. Mayor and large crowd watched as flowers fell into the crowd when it was unfurled. The flag bore no advertising.
Military tests in Germany compared bicycle speeds with horses over 32 miles. Two infantry officers on bicycles finished in 215 and 210 minutes, while two cavalry officers on horseback arrived seven minutes earlier. Over longer courses the bicycle riders again led by a few minutes, with cavalry concluding the ride at a gallop while cyclists maintained full speed throughout.
A plan in St Louis to use streetcar lines as mobile post offices with about 60 sub stations at drag stores along routes. A messenger on each car would collect and distribute mail, reducing trips to central offices and enabling faster stamping, registry and delivery.
James Andrew addressed the Rural Society of Tasmania on ostrich habits. He described the male’s aggressive nesting behavior and deadly kicks, noting attacks on humans and horses can be fatal. He advised staying prone to avoid harm and warned of possible injury when escape is impossible.
At the American Chemical Society annual meeting in Washington DC the value of carbonate of ammonia in baking was debated. It was shown that bread baked with a powder containing 1 percent carbonate of ammonia plus cream of tartar and soda has better color and texture and is more wholesome. Ammonia is said to render gluten more soluble and the bread more digestible, with ammonia entirely expelled by baking, making it a highly useful healthful leavening agent.
A pew paint off in Scotland introduces Mnsodline as a cheaper linseed oil substitute. It claims equal body and drying power, paler color, harder brighter finish, and broader safe use. It dries by oxidation, mixes with all paints, and even improves linseed oil when added.
English readers note a growing fraud where pinnow mimics from Germany are auctioned. Many carry real or fake labels resembling those of famous manufacturers. A New York firm recently won a verdict to curb such deceptive labeling and prevent repetition.
The article advises how to keep cutlery from rusting through simple care. Dip washed stainless steel into whiting before use and wipe bright, or if rusty rub with flannel and sweet oil, cover with slaked lime, rest, then wipe and polish with whiting for a bright finish.
A London street car company introduces an automatic starter using two spiral springs connected to the front axle. The springs wind when braking to stop the car and release power to start the vehicle, easing load on horses and saving power.
A Kansas farmer explains fire protection for wheat using a broad-swept gang plow to form a double furrow barrier around fields. Two added furrows extend the line about seven feet wide to shield prairie crops from advancing flames, with wind and ignition conditions noted.
The Disat system is adopted across departments for wheel cleaning. It claims high efficiency with one operator cleaning about 20 wheels in three hours and a half, counting transport time to and from the machine.
A historical note describes early photography experiments using flash light as a substitute for magnesium. It mentions a mixture of powdered aluminum and potash to produce a bright flash, highlighting improvised materials in early photographic development.
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