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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1894
Page
3
A dog in Wilmington Ohio named Bumpus, likened to Bumpus Jones, earned a town notoriety for chronic drinking. He drank wine and beer until drunkenness led to his death, a tale recorded as a cautionary animal anecdote from the period.
A dog named Bumpus, a cross between a bulldog and pointer, died at the Midland hotel bar after a night of drinking. Known as amiable when intoxicated, he would avoid fights but could surge into bull dog fighting during a spree. He was two years old and mourned with an elaborate funeral led by the mayor and townspeople.
A Sacramento man recalls Bret Harte producing a bold piece to fill magazine space at Overland Monthly. The editor warned of ruin yet published the tale The Luck of Roaring Camp, causing a sensation and boosting the publication’s prestige.
Turnips may be sewn any time before August 16 under favorable conditions yielding a good crop. Sow on well prepared ground, reap rapid growth after rain, th fleece beetle can be controlled by thick sowing and thinning later. Soot can drive off beetles on small patches. Turnips grow after cool nights and should remain in ground until after hard frosts. Many farms do not grow this root, though it can be profitably cultivated.
An investigator and companion coax Jaques De Lacroix to reveal last sighting of his nephew Paul. Hidden papers from 1882 on a cottage shelf confirm a late night visit. Jaques signs an affidavit linking Le Journal Amusant and other papers to the case.
In a tense ledger of worry and plans, Emmanuel Unwin weighs leaving his post to deliver a letter for Steinhardt to Emilie Haas in Basel. Birley urges departure as Louise remains missing, hoping Manuel’s trip frees Louise from Blackpool’s confinement while advancing the Lacroix mystery.
The narrator leaves Timperley and rides through Derbyshire toward London and the continent. He expresses delight at the scenery contrast from the previous dire setting and notes uncertainty about his exact destination or purpose.
Brain work exhausts the body quickly and requires concentrated easily digested foods. Favor fresh beef and mutton fish eggs and fresh vegetables with dressing. Start the day with fruit and make it a luncheon focus. Avoid white bread and oatmeal. Light lunch includes milk or hot chocolate or buttermilk with graham wafers toast and fruit.
The Omaha Bee reports Britain now controls a continuous Africa corridor from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic via Cape Colony and Uganda. The 1,400,000 square miles host 30 million people with vast resources from Nile Valley to Lake Tanganyika, central river systems, and key uplands.
A New York society woman named Mrs Ysnaga extols swimming as a healthful art and beauty aid. She advocates athletic swimwear, long chest strokes, and teacher guidance, noting swimming develops muscle and attracts many women in health culture circles.
An excerpt discusses domestic harmony disrupted by one ill tempered member. It describes constant quarrel over trifles, inflated self pity, and the refusal to surrender ego for happiness, portraying a relentless war-cry of retaliation within households.
Gov Nelson spoke at the Marshall county Republican convention in Argyle, defending farm prosperity and railroading progress. He argued reformers sow alarm and class conflict, cited 1860 to 1890 wealth shifts, lauded railroads and farm support laws, and noted federal aid for agricultural colleges and experiments.
The piece argues tariff protection sustains a strong home market for farm goods, cites wheat and flour exports, and contrasts prices with foreign markets. It analyzes per capita money, silver and gold coinage, and calls for diversified farming to boost domestic demand.
In Dorchester on Ellet street near the Hotel Ellet a man fled hatless and coatless after taking poison. Mrs. Willing, three weeks married, chased him shouting stop him while a crowd gathered. Willie Willing denied poisoning himself and described a quarrel with his wife over a bottle of laudanum emptied and refilled with Peruvian bark. He was pumped at the station house and survived. the couple reconciled and went home.
A rare Melanchthon memento a ball shaped four and a half inch timepiece used as a watch and table clock is on display in Germany. It bears the inscription Phil Mela Gott allein die Ebr 1530 and was presented to Melanchthon during the Augsburg Diet. The iron movement has one hand and no glass. Peter Henlein’s early watches are mentioned with Paris auction prices cited.
A humorous ecclesiastical item features a teacher asking for the seven days. A boy answers with Monday through Saturday and is corrected to include Sunday, noting his mother’s churchgoing tied to his father buying her a hat.
Walter Mansfield a board of trade attorney and sportsman visits Big Sulphur Creek California for fishing. He finds a roadside hotel with a horse trough for guests and unhelpful service as he waits for hot meals at all hours. The scene ends with crackers and pepper sauce as the dinner.
Gus De Smith notes a broad range of entertaining sport out West and Hostetter McGinnis questions the nature of the activity. De Smith suggests brick hurling as a playful, if odd, possibility.
A fragmented OCR passage combines product claims for Karis Cloves Root Tea and Hegeman's Camphor with assorted aphorisms and quotes. It mentions cures, refunds, and druggists, interspersed with miscaneous sayings attributed to various figures and vague references to brands and places.
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