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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1891
Page
2
A CuINESE medical practitioner in Shanghai writes in a native paper about cholera treatment. He recommends various medicaments including pig's liver mixed with brick dust from furnace interiors as part of his regimen.
The speaker notes women of the future will not seize every passing man for pay. She calls this a growing fact and suggests a shift in employment attitudes, emphasizing merit over gender.
English postal authorities trial a round the clock call and telephone service to gauge public value. If successful the concept may be adopted in other regions.
An Ohio farmer was hypnotized days ago by two lightning-rod peddlers who forced him to sign a $300 promissory note. He vows to hypnotize the next lightning-rod man he encounters, even if it requires force.
Ouma ridicules the new copyright law saying Congress recognizes that intellectual product cannot be stolen like an umbrella, asserting umbrellas are common property and the law misstates the issue.
Richie Haggard returns to England after stints in Mexico. He persistently avoids public adulation, arguing that a literary figure’s work often declines as fame increases. He shows a deliberate stance against becoming a public symbol.
The text argues that Talleyrand’s celebrated remark on language is echoed as memoirs once guarded now serve an editor to mask historical truths. It suggests the pupil reflects the master’s tactic, shaping perception through selective revelation.
About 1,500 Japanese arrived in San Francisco in nine months with 3,000 more known to come. Passports are sent back to Japan for reuse but new arrivals will face strict examinations before landing.
The high god Quow Sixa Dri of Mott Street New York was sold at auction last week for 961 dollars to a laundryman. Chinese artists deem the price dirt cheap and claim he grants luck in fan tan and can aid murder if approached properly.
Piox Pion recalls inviting actress Rachel to a supper where Khalil Bey insulted her appearance. Rachel, who had been likened to Sarah Bernhardt for grace, disliked the oriental guest's remarks. The prince asked for opinion. the reply implied executing women in their homeland. Rachel overheard and never forgave him.
An English philosopher asserts that on the little isle men grow shorter while women grow taller. He attributes this to male tobacco use in youth stunting growth, while women, less addicted, escape. He jokes that such trends will make men puppets of their female counterparts and warns readers to beware women who smoke.
A country gentleman entered a life insurance office after hours. Clerks posing as a “Committee” subjected him to illness questions and a mock medical with tests of strength and agility. After three hours he was rejected for failing to jump six feet, then left clothed in fatigue and fear.
Counterfeit two dollar silver certificates provoke treasury concern. Oct 12 set for Blaine and Canadian commissioners reciprocity talks. Land contests disputed under new law. Lacey extends second National Bank of Winona Minnesota to April 11 1911. Winona public building may be ready June 11. Anglo American post office money order exchange signed with Bahama colony. Chinese laundryman classified as laborer under exclusion act. proprietor likewise. Alaska territorial inquiry stalls over transportation.
Edmund Dehault de Pressense, French Protestant pastor and writer, dies in Paris. Gen Horace Porter to deliver the oration at Gen Grant memorial ground breaking in New York on April 27. English actor William Gillemy dies in New York, famed for introducing Wearing of the Green in America. Ogden Armour engaged to Miss Sheldon of New York society. Funeral rites for Gen Albert Pike conducted in Washington. Justice James Fitz James Stephen plans retirement after Maybrick trial strains.
A major blaze destroyed the St Augustine Florida gas works causing widespread darkness and an estimated loss of 5000 dollars. The town faces night without lighting as firefighters battle the blaze and assess damages.
Andrew Todt Michael Sobal and George Rusnock three Hungarians were condemned to death for the murder of Michael Quinn in the Carnegie works labor riot at Braddock Pennsylvania New Year’s Day. Other cases include forgery embezzlement pleas in Texas a Miners death in Kentucky and various embezzlement arrests across the nation.
A broad summary reports Empress Frederick departing London for Berlin. It notes looming religious and political conflict in Canada over Manitoba non sectarian school law. Also mentions Bulgarian minister Baltcheff assassination, a Kiel dam breach ceremony, and other 1890s international items.
The federation convention passes resolutions urging parliament to fix customs and keep tariffs, aiming for uniform tariffs and free trade across the federation. Porter notes surprise over Italy recalling Baron Fava but expects a speedy settlement of the New Orleans lynching case after his departure.
Six entries begin a six day cycling event in Lincoln Nebraska with two hours of racing each day for the state championship and gold medal. The report notes other boxing matches and yacht news from the period including a planned Hall versus Fitzsimmons bout in Astoria Oregon and a yacht race near Cowes.
Brickmakers at Trenton strike over 20 percent wage cut. Boston electrotypers settle. Chicago firms raise wages for fathers. Missouri & Burlington switchmen strike in Lincoln. Pencoyd Ironworks 400 finishers walk out. May Day rallies planned in St. Louis for shorter hours and higher pay. Lynn morocco workers end strike. Knights of Labor hurt. Chicago foremen and Fall River spinners press for raises. Cornell mill refuses to rehire strikers.
Legislative move outlines redrawing of Minnesota counties into seven congressional districts based on 1890 census. Map shows districts with additions and removals, including Hennepin in a single district and Ramsey extending with several counties. Text notes Anoka opposition to Fourth district and details district population totals.
The table shows congressional vote totals by district for 1890 with district variances. The text then shifts to sections of a state game and fish law outlining prohibitions, enforcement, fishways, penalties, and appropriation.
Reports indicate Republicans hold a roughly five thousand vote lead as Detroit's late returns come in slowly. Nebraska towns adopted the Australian voting plan with strong support for the new law and a license favored in most local contests.
Reports show Canadian Pacific earnings for Jan to Feb 190? total 2 703 715 with net profits 606 545. Surveys planned in the Rockies to divert the line south. Northern Pacific may sell Manitoba system to Canadian Pacific. Southern Pacific directors re-elected including Huntington Stanford Crocker Gage Towne Stubbs Brown Huntington Stillman Hubbard.
A proposed state bill creates a five member game and fish commission appointed by the governor for six year terms with staggered retirements. The board would appoint a resident game warden and up to four deputy wardens to enforce laws, collect statistics, stock waters, and operate breeding stations through a superintendent of fisheries.
The twenty fifth anniversary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic is celebrated in Maryland with 2,600 members marking the milestone. News briefs report seeding widespread in the Northwest under favorable conditions and a Detroit man surviving a full week without sleep.
A woman in a mackintosh asks about Hoboken ferry service and Jersey City trips while six men wait. She debates timing, routes, and tickets as the boat nears departure, the ticket seller offering brisk, noncommittal answers. The scene captures commuter confusion and urban transit chatter in New York.
A Hanover queen once halted at an inn named The Golden Goose during a journey. She stayed two days with her retinue and received needed entertainments, being charged three hundred thalers. On departure the landlord begged a future patronage, but she quipped that he must not again mistake her for his sign.
A report of the Minnesota Legislature summarizes Senate and House actions on April 8. Senate resolutions allocated 589.30 for prison investigation expenses and provided doorkeepers full pay. Debates over county officer salaries and the Davis interest bill are noted along with committee reports on education and state university separation. The House pursues local Ramsey county bills, authorizes funds for Fergus Falls asylum trip, and passes the Hompe railroad bill 90 to 1.
The Minnesota Senate debated many measures on April 9 including Senator McHale’s anti-rights bill and a public works hours bill. Crandall and Sevatson supported rail carrier liability while Craig’s reapportionment proposal to seven districts passed the committee. The session also advanced Tripp’s anti crime bill and Long’s eight hour public works bill amidst a packed calendar.
The afternoon session centered on a bill repealing mining tax exemptions. Senator Tawney praised current law while Senator Davis opposed Leavitt's bill. The committee postponed the measure 24 to 18, then Leavitt sought pass by amendment, with Donnelly failing 4 to 24 on a tax rise. Leavitt won 24 to 22 on his amendment.
In the session the mining tax bill with amendments was recommended to pass. Senator Donnelly opened with a time extending resolution, suspended rules, and the plan was deemed good but second best. Local bills passed including Stevens’ fee based Ramsay county abstract office. A long debate over Searle’s 573 to regulate convict labor at St. Cloud reformatory. Substitute reduced convict work at quarry to 33 percent after Diment’s compromise.
On Monday April 13 Senator Lienau introduced a resolution granting Edward Newell file clerk $3 per day for the first eight days of the session. An amendment by Senator Sanborn adding G. N. Blaisdell was adopted and the resolution passed. Senator Lemmen's rules-of-debate resolution for committee of the whole was called up and promptly killed. NO PREFERRED BILLS. Senator Daugherty moved to reconsider.
The senate spent the day on Stillwater prison management with an amendment to buy binding twine machinery and reduce managers to three. It passed the district court bill allowing the governor to set out-of-district trials, while redistricting study continued. Forestry funding was indefinitely postponed. H. F. 1047 on West Side site grants failed but was sent to Ramsey delegation.
The New York Press argues for fair treatment of veterans, refuting claims pensions will bankrupt the Treasury. It cites the 1599 annual pension roll of 87 251 soldiers and widows, notes many will die, and warns against confusing arrears with annual pension costs.
A New York private detective describes patrons at a safe deposit company as tempted to steal valuables. He notes guards chain shears and magnifying glasses used to inspect bonds and jewels, arguing constant risk justifies securing fixtures to wall.
The Geographical Society of Berlin weighs whether America derives from a Central American mountain range called Amerigo or from Vespucci's name, with new evidence arguing Alberigo in Florentine equals Amerigo and Vespucci using Amerigo in a 1500 Mantua letter. The natives’ term Amerisque is noted, settling the issue in favor of the personal name.
The Banner of Light argues that comparing Grant to classical leaders is folly because each epoch creates its own agents. It posits Grant embodies the American character of 1861-65 and will stand as the hero of the Civil War era in the nineteenth century.
A tropical pest article discusses freezing out ants as a remedy. It cites Colombo's Tropical Agriculturist proposing sealing nest entrances with clay and using a freezing mixture to drive ice into galleries, potentially ending ant depredations in temperate regions.
A trapper endures a six month solitary winter with hard toil and uncertain pay. The writer recalls catching four marten on land, then 37 otter with two traps, and notes variable returns influenced by fur abundance. Markets are mainly Victoria via canoe transport, with modest bonuses from other furs and minor trades along the coast.
An Indianapolis portrait painter recalls the first job that gained him fame. A wealthy client doubted the likeness and brought her loyal dog to verify. The dog identified the portrait after a Bologna sausage rub on the painted hand, convincing the owner to buy.
A Notes and Queries remark on Southey’s third edition noting a 1787 Madrid College rule that the second professorship would be of Physiology and Hygiene. The note questions the meaning of hygiene, suggesting Southey had not encountered the term before and may have equated it with health doctrine.
An old column advises mothers to bathe their sons after games with Johnson's Anodyne Liniment to ease soreness and fatigue, reflecting period health remedies and home treatment practices.
A renowned showman claims success training geese to perform on stage. The birds reportedly execute coordinated routines, drawing praise from audiences and spotlight from the press.
A man tried to deposit a $463,000 check from a powerful syndicate at a La Salle Street bank and left within a minute after the teller accepted it. Weeks earlier a middle woman offered bonds totaling over 248,000 to obtain a deposit certificate, and an account was opened. Chicago Mail.
The Memphis Commercial notes vast word variety in English. Encyclopedias list thousands of unentered terms and dictionaries reveal tens of thousands more. It cites child and illiterate vocabularies as under a few thousand, while modern authorities require thirty to forty thousand words for fluency.
A husband Spriggins learns his wife Mamie has given birth to five boys after a telegram arrives. His mother-in-law bursts in tearful, stunned by the news and questions how Mamie will cope. The caption quotes the line Got five boys here from Drake's Magazine.
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for overwork and female health derangements. It claims to improve digestion, strengthen the system, enrich the blood, relieve aches and nerves, and provide refreshing sleep with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. It emphasizes no alcohol and no sugar and brands the medicine as legitimate, not a beverage.
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