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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1895
Page
3
Captain Oliver presses to marry his son Basil to Alice while secrets unravel. Lyon confronts the match aided by Miss Lyon as Oliver recalls old garrison ties and a hidden past involving Gibbons and a pretended heiress. Bitter memory fuels a perilous scheme.
The article discusses sowing celery on a south border in mid April with 6 inch drills, transplanting in 3 foot beds, and spacing 2 to 3 inches apart. It favors farmyard manure, trenching for large plantings, and mulching for winter protection in frames. Also mentions fashion notes on summer dresses with fitted Jersey bodices and batiste Toilets.
Readers discuss whether girls with nonfast complexion tones are less likely to work, referencing observations and cultural stereotypes from local editorial pages. The piece weighs social norms and practical implications for employment.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system and aiding kidneys liver and bowels. It claims broad medical approval, no weakening effects, and urges purchase only from the California Fig Syrup Co in 50c and 1 bottles.
In the village, Basil and Lora confront the refusal of Captain Oliver and Mr. Walton to consent to their marriage between Alice and Basil. Alice seeks guardian consent while Evelyn swoops in, and a minister appears offering to marry them, but Basil declines. The next day gossip spreads as the incident is labeled a scandal.
Captain Oliver returns home with weighed heart and learns Alice and Basil may wed. Mr Newton advises setting aside Mr Lyon’s will to free Alice. The village cheers as the couple marry, Lora and the baby rejoice, and Oliver promises a place at his table for Walcot.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, famed poet with six decades of writing, remains vigorous and captivating in her seventies. She counts relatives in letters and literature including Maude Howe Elliott and Julia Anagnos, with ties to Marion Crawford and Sam Ward, reflecting a galaxy of literary lineage.
Practical farm guide on building warm poultry houses, bedding, and management for twenty five fowls, focusing on brick and wood construction, ventilation, nest placement, sanitation, and winter care. Includes cautions on heating, lining, and breeding timing for dairy cows to preserve vigor and milk quality.
A two year test by an Ontario experiment station shows slop feeding yields slightly more milk when given once daily but lowers output when fed twice daily. Fat content remains effectively unchanged across dry and slop diets, with best results from a balanced ration of corn silage roots and cured fodders and ample water.
The Philadelphia Record advises farmers to keep potato fields weed free from planting to harvest to maximize yield. It contrasts seed wheat efficiency, urges liberal use of plaster in stables, recommends whitewash and fresh plaster daily, and notes seed corn storage and potential corn damage from cold. It also explains hive swarming as older bees leave for new queens.
An expert judge notes that cow profitability hinges on more than pedigree. Key indicators include a thin neck, deep chest, and velvety skin texture confirmed by experience. The visible marks of a heifer’s escutcheon reveal quality to trained observers, guiding decisions on dairy future.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch letter argues farm success depends on selling produce for hard cash, noting the West faces cyclones and flood risks while mid belt states offer affordable land near railroads. It cautions South and West markets are uncertain and stresses choosing regions with solid sale prices.
A dispute over taxing the gross receipts of cooperative creameries prompts protests. The collector argued the income from butter belongs to farmers, while Acting Commissioner G W Wilson says deductions include actual factory value of cream. The issue hinges on whether cooperatives should owe income tax on creamery profits.
The piece urges diversifying crops to match scarce markets and high prices. It highlights buckwheat, sorghum, flax, potatoes, cabbage, cheese, milk, sweet potatoes, navy beans, and grass and clover seeds as profit opportunities, advising readers to stock farms, build creameries, and read papers to grow scarce crops. It reads like practical guidance from a Farm and Home column.
Amateur gardeners learn thinning young plants improves size and early readiness. If sowing numbers were accurate, thinning would be rare, but excess seedlings occur when many seeds sprout. Removing extras helps remaining plants grow larger and reach usability sooner. Meehan's Monthly notes this practice.
The text explains saving liquids from manure by directing them into a receptacle behind stalls using gutters. Absorbent material such as straw, cornstalks, leaves, marl, dry earth, muck, or sawdust prevents loss and preserves manure quality. Liquids are valued higher than solids.
The article advises feeding cows a full ration of hay at night when abundant green pasture is available. It recommends salt for cows when first turned to grass and suggests keeping some cows in the barnyard to feed hay with hot bran and corn meal seasoned. It warns that green grass is laxative and limits pasture intake at season start.
Farmers with unproductive lands should pasture them briefly then plant green crops for two to three years. Liming the soil after this rotation restores fertility at a small cost compared to the later rise in land value.
The article notes that selecting well filled grains from ears helps later seed viability. It warns that seed stored during recent severe cold may be damaged, reducing future germination and crop vigor.
Farmers expect solid returns from early potatoes due to steady demand. Clean fields are essential as overgrown rows reduce tuber quality and yield. Proper maintenance prevents future losses and supports market prices.
After pruning currant bushes apply a heavy mulch of stable manure to keep soil moist and suppress weeds. Expect better fruit as it ripens. Gooseberries should be treated the same way and benefit from the mulch effect.
A detailed discussion of organ history and the modern instrument. It covers the meaning of stops versus knobs, warns against fake stops and clap-trap devices, and explains essential couplers that let a player draw power from multiple keyboard rows with one set of hands.
A Nature report describes a stone quarrying method in Bangalore where a narrow line of dry wood is burned to detach rock. The advancing fire line converts about 460 to 740 square feet of slab, yielding 80 pounds of stone per 1 pound of wood, based on five inch thickness and SG 2.62.
The article discusses Hood's Sarsaparilia and a wily purifier claim, then shifts to paper-yarn production boosting textiles. It notes cheaper methods replacing old splitting processes, and discusses colored undressed kid shoes for indoor wear. It ends with spring cleaning thoughts and a lyric fragment from L. H. W. M. in Women’s Works of the Wisconsin.
Claim states deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. Attributed to catarrh and inflammation of the Eustachian tube, promising a one hundred dollar reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes circulars and product pricing.
A housekeeper cautions that cheap tinware is a delusion and a snare. Some tinware is poisonous and wears out quickly, leaving rusty iron to ruin foods. Do not cook sour or tart items in rusty utensils as it spoils flavor.
A playful line contrasts a romantic scene with a St Bernard dog and a partner described as a beauty. The dialogue hints at affectionate dynamics and recurring themes of admiration.
Which kept in order runs smoothly and regu larly so the bowels keep up their action if measures are taken to keep them in good Working order. This infers, of course, what they are out of order, the surest recourse then is to hostetter's Stomach Bitters, and laid the mild but effective, Wolcn s miso & remedy for dyspepsia, malaria, rheumelisi, nervousness, BHU Kidney trouble.
A city school note from a mother explains Willy’s absence due to washing and mending his only pants. She blames Mrs O'Toole's goat eating them from the clothesline, asking for understanding and citing the lack of extra pants.
A witty remark suggests a cycle between divorce and acting careers, claiming every divorced woman seeks the stage and every stage seeker seeks divorce, reflecting playful stereotypes rather than a factual report. The comment mirrors public perception rather than individual statements.
Prof W W Campbell of Lick Observatory arrived reporting heavy snow on Mount Hamilton and clouded skies delaying work. He described a two year project using a new spectroscope to measure the movement rate of the solar system by tracking 600 to 800 bright stars and determining how fast each moves toward or away from Earth, with expectations of major discoveries.
A traditional remedy for teething is advertised as Mrs. WLxsLow’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething. The note urges caregivers to use the old trusted product.
The judge notes the age claim as elderly female thirty two while a secretary records born 1832 amid unclear dialogue. The fragment hints at a legal or clerical proceeding with aging or identity details but lacks a complete context.
A dying man asks John to serve as a pallbearer and John replies he would be glad to accept the responsibility, expressing sympathy for the old fellow.
A humorous dialogue centers on a new teacher described by the Second Boy as not a lightning teacher but one who strikes several times in the same place. The exchange highlights playful critique of classroom teaching style.
Two doctors recount a case involving a grass widow afflicted with hay fever. The exchange highlights a medical observation in a concise dialogue.
John Connolly of 1501 Eastern Avenue told Lieutenant Jones he swallowed his glass eye after placing it in water. He retrieved the eye during the night, gulped the water and eye, and feared complications. He was advised to take medicine to move the eye from his stomach.
A witty exchange between Fond Wife and Loving Husband centers on domestic roles. Fond Wife notes some men make good husbands while Loving Husband counters by saying he has never heard of a woman making them. The dialogue portrays gendered humor and mutual mockery.
A bold advertisement claims Drs H H Green and Sons of Atlanta are the world’s greatest dropsy specialists. The purely vegetable preparation supposedly cures dropsy rapidly after ten days of treatment mailed to sufferers with a promise of a valuable discovery outside medical books. See ad in another column.
The air tight compartment theory of ship design mirrors a natural model seen in the nautilus. Its shell contains forty or fifty chambers that regulate buoyancy by admitting air or water, enabling sinking or floating at will.
A playful exchange recalls domestic humor as Mrs Kidby Oh and John debate a baby crowing, with lighthearted lines about ruling the house and approving the child's display. Harper's Bazaar echoes a wry domestic scene.
In a comic preface the Stranger notes a web of marriages and divorces linking the Robbins and Jones families. Robbins divorces then marries Jones’s elder sister, while Jones's brother marries Robbins’s ex, and more shifting alliances unfold. The narrative hints at further possible matches within the clan.
Farmers are urged to use kitchen waste such as carrot peels parsnip scraps turnips apples cabbage and potato trimmings to feed fowls. This practice provides greens when fresh greens are scarce and benefits the birds.
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