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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1893
Page
4
A mixed page of small town notices and happenings. Monkey display draws crowds at Campbell and Smith while injuries occur near Gilbert Lake. Local weather, farming concerns, hardware store ads, and a police court roundup cover recent events. Sports report notes Brainerd losing to Little Falls 7 to 9 with upcoming games.
Remains of the infant, child of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Carter, died Monday of cholera infantum and were taken to Motley for burial. The piece also covers a regular city council meeting with items on street paving, police force reduction, appointments, bills, and notices including a Pine River bridge bid call.
Gnst Highfield sells 800 acres to a Duluth man. A W Rose of Duluth files for a homestead west of town. Livert Moe finds a missing cow in a bog after six days absent. Dr H C Hallowell of the Minneapolis Tribune visits for fishing. Railroad finances suspected tightness. Jim has one private secretary. C H Adams loses a valuable cow entangled and suffocates. Rasch and Roberts return from the West saying jobs are scarce. Deerwood may form a brass band after a failed earlier attempt. Brainerd Tribune reports a Deerwood correspondent. Phillip Small cautions his brother at times for personal remarks. A party of youths at Serpent Lake commandeer an old barge and drift to Mr Chase’s shore, then attend a bean-baking house visit and dance until 10:30. Parents lightly chide the youngsters for mischief.
An assortment of city advertisements highlights Sundberg for silverware and thirty year warranted flatware, Bredfeld shoes for children, McColl’s gallery and photography services, Hoffman's shop for frames and house goods, and D. W. Whitford for harness services. Veon jewelry features Rustle line and low prices. C B White promotes loaded shells and shop in Walker block while Congdons offers wagon touch ups. Laurel Street location noted.
An explained view of electric arc lighting describes how current passes between two carbon points, the role of resistance in heating, and the creation of a glowing carbon arc. It notes the positive carbon heats more, wears faster, and a chain of incandescent carbon particles conducts the current, with light emerging mainly from the glowing carbons and a pale blue flame in the gap.
The public teacher's examination will be held on August 22 and 23 and August 25 and 26. J. A. Winson, County Superintendent of Schools.
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