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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1891
Page
3
A Chicago Post tale about a draftsman from Troy New York who walked a girl home during a cold snap. His left ear froze then, a bandage skewed his head, and his drawings slanted northwest. He solved it by exposing his right ear to the cold, freezing the other ear, restoring perpendicular and flat lines.
A curious phenomenon occurred Monday evening in the upper city. At about 10 o'clock the clear sky became a sudden fog that formed a distinct solid mist and descended to the ground in an even layer. The vapor cloud remained about five minutes and then rose skyward as quickly as it appeared.
A brief note recalls a young girl who, upon winning the title of Miss, relied on Castoria as a comforting remedy, illustrating a common household habit from the period. The anecdote highlights maternal care and era specific remedies without broader context.
In spring 1865 near Marshall Texas a Confederate guard camp endures desertion fever as Lee’s forces fade. Captain McGregor faces a dilemma over Rose Fairchild and Sergeant Conway. McGregor sacrifices his life to save Conway by feigning desertion and aiding his escape, leaving Conway alive to marry Rose after the war.
In a dark wood a trench line forms as musketry erupts. Mc Gregor pitches forward to shield an innocent officer, dying to save him. Rose and Conway are mentioned, with a memory of a merry Galveston home and a prized faded photograph and note.
The Washington Star explains public belief that the government redeems unfit postage stamps while it does not redeem stamped envelopes. It notes stamps can be damaged and thus redeemed only by the user at risk, whereas envelopes are replaced if misdirected or torn. The piece argues it would invite fraud to redeem adhesive stamps and outlines cost differences between stamps and envelopes.
Patrick Maguire the Morgue keeper leads a temperance crusade by a harsh joke. He sends his son to the saloon crowd with ice from the water cooler and tells the proprietor there is only so much ice the father can spare. The crowd disperses and the saloon empties, revealing the stunt as a prank.
The text encourages recognizing romance in daily life amid routine and hardship. It argues small, quiet moments of beauty lift the spirit beyond grim work and worry, suggesting life is not merely prosaic but full of subtle, uplifting flowers of romance.
A stylish 20 year old woman on a Sixth Avenue elevated train loses a hat when a gust blows it from the car. A considerate young man, offering his striped hat and his card, retrieves nothing but then retreats behind his paper as she repairs her hat with roses. She alights at Eighteenth street.
A reader recalls a tale about John Ruskin and Girton College students who sent him a grateful round robin for Stories of Venice. Ruskin replied with a sharp rebuke and required three Bible verses daily for a month, then their manuscripts back to him.
A historical warning on alum and ammonia in baking powders, noting widespread use as cream of tartar substitutes. The piece lists many powders containing alum or ammonia, contrasts cheap powders with Price’s Cream, and cautions about effects on children and the frail.
A veteran writer notes that deep low mood can yield their best prose while ventures into high excitement disrupts flow. The piece contrasts varied mental states as unreliable guides, praising common routines like sound sleep, easy digestion, a light breakfast, and a stub pen as stable aids.
Seven red Indians and five blue Quakers were sold as curios on a city street stand near the Post Office. Three green Africans, colored by moonlight watermelon, held banjos. Each small statue cost 10 cents though labeled with values from 50 to 200 dollars. They were made from macerated postage stamps bought at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Postmaster General Wanamaker uses a weekly macerator to destroy spoiled stamps.
A courtroom exit scene shows two lawyers praising witty retorts as powerful tools in business. The New York press recalls Henry Clews calling himself a self-made man, sparking a humorous exchange about wit, eloquence, and the cost of clever speech.
A detailed sectional view describes a 12 by 10 by 7 foot poultry house for 100 laying hens with a slanted floor trough for droppings, end doors, two south end sash windows, dry stone and gravel flooring, and adjustable perches and nests. It notes use of 2x8 sills 2x4 plates and posts, central bracing, and lime for upkeep. Ohio Practical Farmer adds a vivid livestock description about a ponderous rider and gear from a Breeder's Gazette note.
The article advocates chopped hay and straw mixes for milking cows with roots and bran additions, asserting improved milk quality when prepared and served properly. It also urges farmers to keep bees, stressing a practical, small scale approach, gradual learning, and balancing management with effort for a steady honey supply.
A rough passage details a young horse caught and restrained with rope, swung against a fence, showing signs of distress and fear. The excerpt emphasizes fear, choking, sweating, and partially illegible phrases about halter handling and attempted control.
The American Agriculturist warns tools suffer more from rust and sun than from use. Rain and dew ruin journal bearings, causing rapid wear, while sun dries wood and cracks it letting water enter. Do not leave tools outdoors. clean and dry hoes shovels and spades after use and store in shelter.
The American Farmer quotes that per square mile, agriculture receives about 31 cents in the United States, while Great Britain allocates 12.75 dollars, about 41 times as much, with Germany and France at nearly 40 dollars per square mile and 130 times USA respectively. It asks where agriculture is more prosperous and notes the U.S. lags behind France and Germany in progress.
The American Breeder lauds the farmer who greatly increases crop yields and livestock performance. A land turning 120 bushels of corn, cattle giving 10 pounds of butter, pork gains, large steers, and fast horses are cited as examples of human progress. The author praises these improvements as paving the way for greater comfort and wealth, benefiting society.
A sequence of farm guidance covers improving fowl and pig stock by choosing higher laying and heavier meat breeds, breeding sound dairy cattle, using oats for pig feed, plowing and liming poultry runs, and testing a Schleswig Holstein cattle line called Angela. It also notes linseed meal for hogs, a horse sense of safety, and a peculiar home remedy for worms in dogs involving turpentine and fasting.
Farmers are urged to plant and harvest turnips for home use or sale. They cost less than grain, serve as an appetizing supplement to coarse forage, and are fed to sheep in England. Winter prices in manufacturing towns average about 40 cents per bushel, making the crop profitable, especially when potatoes are scarce.
The text paints the nervous individual as a leading figure in a troubled life. It promises relief from digestive issues, poor sleep, irritability, and morbid anxiety by using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to strengthen the system and restore existence, claiming it also banishes liver complaint malaria and rheumatism.
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