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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1897
Page
3
A dialogue frame from the Boston Tran script contrasts Easy who undervalues study with Swift who profits from mastery. It notes poker requires deep learning to play well and the pleasure of meeting a man who has thoroughly mastered the game.
A Chicago Tribune quip jokes that a sports editor mispronounces golf as “gaff,” then notes the misstatement was made by the agricultural editor. The exchange highlights lighthearted newsroom banter about language.
A notice claims deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any cure not achieved. Separate item reports Providence businessmen seeking city approval to carry revolvers to counter rising highway robberies.
Willie Slimson recalls placing a pin in a teacher’s chair this morning causing flashes of anger and a sharp rebuke. Bobby Smitem notes the chair’s owner refused to sit quickly, while Willie and L exchange rough jests about the episode.
Twin City Stock Yards of New Brighton Minnesota announce unmatched market demand for butcher cattle and feeders with two large packing houses in operation. They offer rail access, no shipment costs to stopovers, and through billing to Chicago. Manager Joseph Rory invites shipments and offers a free market report. Also notes a bakery jelly analysis finding nine pure, ten adulterated and fourteen not Currant jelly.
An ad style notification warns rheumatism can attack joints and heart if untreated and praises Hostetters Stomach Bitters for relief from rheumatism chills fever and digestive issues. It also cites testimonials including Mrs Susan Stewart of Wichita age ninety three and William B McClellan from Chester Florida praising Piso's Cure for Consumption as a God send.
Oregon boasts 25 000 acres of prune orchards highlighting the state’s agricultural scope. No further details provided.
KTAR TOBACCO endorses Star chewing tobacco as lasting and cheap. An advertisement claims Dr H. 11. Green's Jonas of Atlanta offers free dropsy treatment. PLOWERS MENDENHALL, THE FLORIST, Northwest, lists mowers, plants, seeds, and funeral telegraph orders from stores in ar city and Nicollet Ave.
A Chicago Times-Herald report recounts how Mr A T Conn of Pleasantville Iowa credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing his rheumatism and sciatica after long suffering since 1894. He says he used seventeen boxes, recovered to walk without crutches, and then ceased the medicine. The advertorial piece promotes the pills as restoring blood and nerves and aiding men facing mental toil or excesses.
A chatty exchange reveals mamma suspects a man named Haggard is a ghost, while siblings debate his haunting claims. The piece blends comic asides with snappy quips about a son buying wheels on installments and a woman claiming to be older than she is to boast about dancing with George Washington.
In a quick exchange from Harper's Bazar, Cholly pleads for ten dollars saying it's a life and death matter. He explains the need to repay five to Algy to protect his credit, highlighting a comic yet sharp social moment.
Nellie questions Charley Dimpleton’s sudden attraction to Dot Thurston. Jessie explains Dot first noticed his mustache and that sparked Dimpleton’s interest in a lighthearted Cleveland Leader style exchange.
A brief dialogue in the Boston Courier questions the origin of a fish smelt named Shallow. One speaker guesses German origin and links the species to the Oder river, while the other remains uncertain.
The piece extols Alabastine as a superior wall coating, noting its global spread and the public’s rejection of cheaper kalsomine. It argues merit wins, with manufacturers of first class products earning public support, and cites extensive advertising and use as proof. It also contains a brief cartoon caption about tariff changes before a quip from Puck and a London Times remark on England as a peace-maker.
Maggie Fawcett, newly married to Eric Fawcett, attends the Darshire hunt ball with Lady Carew watching from the sidelines. Maggie tours the evening in a diamond bracelet, while Eric dances with Laura, stirring concerns of loyalty and old flames. Lady Carew hints at a warning as Maggie’s charm and the bracelet create tension in a social web of flirtation.
A marketing piece touts the Kava Kava Shrub Piern Metarsticum found on the Ganges as a cure for uric acid related diseases including kidney and bladder disorders and rheumatism. It claims centuries of native use, European praise, and nearly 2000 hospital cures in under two months.
In a London World tale, Eric Fawcett confronts Maggie about a diamond and emerald bangle. Maggie admits she bought the bracelet herself to induce others to think her husband still spoils her. Eric forgives, chooses honesty, and later gifts her a companion bangle.
The St James Gazette notes a French weekly discuss es Jules Lemaitre on women of letters and argues women rarely reach the grand style due to a lack of literary objectivity. It credits their influence as inspiring male writers and asserts no great poem exists without a woman’s stamp.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes flintlock muskets persist in use. In 1895 Lingheath mines Brandon England produced 1,820,000 gunflints chiefly for Africa and other savages reluctant to abandon flintlocks. The flaking technique uses a hammer to strike flint held on the knee, yielding six inch by one inch flakes.
The Japanese authorities fear opium smoking could spread across the nation and are taking steps to limit its sale and consumption. The government plans stricter controls and enforcement to curb the habit and protect public health.
A Berlin hotel host mockingly valued a rare wine at 1 shilling 9 pence per bottle to trick a celebrated diner. The guest ordered a thousand bottles after the joke, unaware the wine cost 7 shillings, costing the host £260 to cover the loss. The guest remains pleased, bragging of the windfall.
An exchange recounts Houdon being imprisoned in the French Revolution era. Mme Houden pleads with Barras, who learns Houdon has a statue of St Scholastica and orders a sale of Philosophy Meditating on the Revolution. The purchase spares Houdon and brings new commissions.
A liner with 547 cabin passengers and 287 crew carries on its single voyage 12555 pounds of fresh beef 700 pounds of corned beef 5320 pounds of mutton 850 pounds of fresh lamb 350 pounds of veal and 350 pounds of pork for transatlantic travel to America.
Practical guidance advises avoiding borders on carpets in compact spaces and skipping heavy drapery. It warns against chandeliers in low ceilings, favoring plain carpets and comfortable chairs, and cautions that luxury or ornate contrasts are not essential to beauty.
Varied notes report Hutchinson Kansas adopts a 9 p.m. curfew for children under 16. Other items include Paris aristocracy spending, La Rochelle storm injuries, a quip about teachers and x rays, Colorado coyotes with rabies signs, South Dakota treasurer race decided by two votes, and Mark Hanna's red carnation habit.
An essay argues criminology shows no solid evidence of a real crime decline. It notes enhanced police vigilance and publicity raise detections, while some offenses tied to prosperity rise. The piece cites Victor Hugo and Euripides to question punishment efficacy and urges cautious public interpretation of crime statistics.
A suburban New Jersey town prides its fire department yet suffers recurring fires. After heated debate officials consider a radical measure: three days before any fire a house visit would determine cause and if carelessness is found a payment would be demanded to cover engine expenses.
In a vivid anecdote from Lady’s Pictorial a quiet winter scene of bracelets and a necklace warming by the fire becomes a practical illustration of a sybarite. The narrator notes this habit offers a concrete image for luxury loving behavior.
Martin Michigan officials conduct an inquiry after noticing many drunken men in the streets. Investigators discover a private residence near the business district storing fifteen barrels of whisky in its cellar.
A discussion from Appleton's Science Monthly on telepathic experiences. The author notes nine personal presentiments, four true, one partly, and three largely confirmed, illustrating how most so-called phenomena may have telepathic explanations while acknowledging rare cases suggesting beyond explanation. He cites journeys, letters, and foreseen events as examples, urging cautious interpretation.
A crowd gathers at a Franklin Square elm as a sparrow is tangled in twine on a high branch with a hungry cat. A boy passes by and fires a sling shot, knocking the cat away and freeing the sparrow which lands safely in his cap.
Cromwell Connecticut resident and inventor W Wiltshire Riley aged over 80 sustained likely fatal injuries in a fall down his cellar stairs. Riley, known for dental prosthetics and other inventions, has earned substantial sums including over 50 000 dollars from his false teeth. He has proposed a government lifeboat design featuring a balloon attachment.
Black Hills gold mines project a production value of about 10 million dollars for the year. Mines near Black Hills region in Dakota are expected to contribute significantly to local industry and economy as plans proceed.
The famous Bohemian quartet will not visit America this season as previously planned. Corinne Moore Lawson returns to New York after recitals in Baltimore St Louis and Cleveland. Geraldine Morgan leaves for Europe in May to perform in London Berlin. Sibyl Sanderson and Van Dyck are met coolly in St Petersburg. Carrena, a singer pianist, has sung in London and New York. Wagner fragment “Die Hochzeit” sold for 500 dollars. Seidl receives Lotus Club cup and may conduct Parsifal at Bayreuth. Rosenthal will not play in America this season and sails for Europe in April. Marteau tours Switzerland and southern France with strong reviews. He plans new repertoire for next year’s American tour.
List of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Frederick S. Blackmarr of Minneapolis for a pneumatic washer. Rudolph Bratka of Minnesota Lake for a wind cellar. Edward Denegre and James P. Elmer of St. Paul for a refrigerator car. George A. Hanna and T. A. Swanson of Whittemore Iowa for an automatic liquor weigher. Frank E. Johnson of Minneapolis for a cultivator. Jennie McVay of Winona for a waist or corset. L. T. Nichels and H. E. Skeels of West Concord for a hay loader. Delbert J. Reynolds of Winnebago for an acetylene gas generator. Bert B. Warinsbson of Iowa for an automatic check. John Wilson of Cresco for a guiding attachment for cultivators. Dubuque Maltingy company of Dubuque Iowa for lager beer. John J. Reardon and TT of Kenyon Minneapolis for a trade mark remedies for nasal and throat diseases. TY. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer.
A fragmented exchange from New York Weekly notes organists remarking on cold, with philanthropists and speakers puzzled by the quiet. The overheard conversation touches on windows shut and no payment to move, illustrating harsh conditions for street musicians and performers during a cold spell.
A brief ad notes a free sample offer for PERUVIANA, described as the best on earth, sent to any suffeyerit and addressed to the Peruviana Remedy Co at 286 Fifth St in Cincinnati Ohio for prompt delivery.
A Cleveland Leader note quotes a cynical take on a Washington figure who supposedly struck it rich. The item mentions a quirky “divorce colony” in the Dakota and describes shabby lodging with two beds in a room and cots in the hall as a regular occurrence.
Sue 81 Alldruggista McGill University in Montreal has received a gift of 25000 dollars from Mr Walter Drake for the endowment of its chair of physiology.
A fragment reflecting on judgment and virtue. It warns that fools risk more harm than the steady, urges priests and Levites to avoid dangerous paths, and uses biblical figures to illustrate lessons about moral action, hypocrisy, and wisdom.
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