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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
15
A woman teases Horace to confess love and he responds with a grim quip about being unable to speak. He slides a note revealing the cruel joke: he cannot speak because his windpipe is being pressed, signaling danger and a dark turn in the exchange.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. it is taken internally and claims to destroy the disease at its foundation by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars for any case it fails to cure and advise sending for testimonials from F J Cheney Co Toledo. Hall's Family Pills are recommended as well.
A quoted exchange from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle contrasts a man’s outburst with a calm woman suggesting boiling to remove impurities in liquids. The dialogue underscores boiling as a purification method.
Powder for feet claims to make tight or new shoes fit better by reducing swelling heat and sweating and easing aching feet ingrown nails corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Trial package free by mail Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A Chicago Tribune cartoon caption shows a farmer warning Maria about hay fever harming income from wheat. The dialogue centers on concerns over seasonal illness affecting harvest profits and financial strain.
Advertisement claims pure healthy blood yields a pure complexion. Promotes Cascar ets as a blood purifier with 10c 2c and 50 price notes.
A. Hill cautions that deceit leads to vanity and vice and warns that pleasures from false paths vanish once touched, suggesting virtue as the true road to happiness.
A concise maxim on preparedness to defend oneself using cunning and courage, stressing readiness while avoiding offense toward others.
An informal advertisement notes Mrs Winston's soothing Syrup for children teething to soften the gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
A reflective remark on crowd behavior and discipline at a circus event. The quote suggests men acting like boys amid spectacle, with a note on steady purpose attributed to Disraeli.
A study notes memory performance improves during summer months and declines in winter. Researchers attribute differences to daylight exposure, activity levels, and circadian rhythm changes.
In this column the farmer reader is offered concise guidance on soil cultivation. It covers viticulture and floriculture with practical tips to improve yields and soil health, emphasizing timely operations, soil preparation, and crop care for better productivity.
B T Galloway explains late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans targets potato foliage and tubers. Conditions of moisture and heat drive spread. fruiting limits occur above 77 degrees. Prevention through Bordeaux mixture and using healthy seed potatoes is urged. Decayed tubers should be fed to hogs.
The article argues that fieldsworkers should carry drinking water for themselves and for their teams when traveling to distant fields. It notes the practical need to avoid depriving agricultural teams of water, urging merciful treatment of beasts and workers alike. It emphasizes that neglecting water is unprofitable and unethical.
The alligator pear Aguacate may enter U S markets as seed from Mexican trees is to be distributed to south Florida and southern California. The fruit demands high prices from naval officers and other travelers who have tried it, retailing in Washington at 25 to 30 cents each.
The writer notes a fruit common in temperate zones that resembles a pear in shape and is used in salads. It tastes peculiar and may be disliked at first, yet many travelers grow fond of it to the point of mania. He cites experiences in Florida and Nicaragua and ranks this fruit above others.
The cashew nut, a tropical product, may enter the U S market soon. The cashew is a bushy tree producing a large oval seed with a pear sized fruit receptacle. Roasted seeds are highly flavorful and comparable to premium nuts. Plans call for groves in Porto Rico Hawaii and attempts in South Florida and Southern California. The tree bears Anacardium Occidentale.
The sparrow hawk is praised for feasting on small rodents and grasshoppers, though farmers often overlook its value. Ohio's W B Hall issued forty six bounty certificates when hawk laws were in force, finding hawks' stomachs full of mice and grasshoppers, not chickens. Agriculture department data show hundreds of mice per chicken.
Mr. D. G. Fairchild of the agriculture department reports a spineless cactus as a valuable forage plant for dry regions. Cacti are already used in Texas, with spines removed before feeding, though spines can cause fatal intestinal blockages. The spineless variety grows ten to twelve feet tall and stores water in its thick limbs, offering substantial forage.
To preserve moisture and improve seedbeds harrow land after plowing before clods harden. Frequent harrowing benefits planted grounds. Young orchards gain from regular harrowing until midsummer. Disk harrow suits clay soils with angled disks. early season preparation may require only a spike tooth or smoothing harrow through summer.
A practical reader describes wrapping apple tree trunks with untanned sheep wool strips to form a woolly barrier. The wool side out prevents caterpillars from crossing, offering a simple protective method worth trying for fruit and shade trees.
The ripening of cream from bacteria acting on milk sugar forms lactic ferments, signaling early decomposition. The link among lactic acid, bacteria, and decomposition is clear, with prolonged fermentation leading to complete decomposition of milk or cream.
A children's feature surveys sea urchin babies and an American girl who rides one in India plus a tale about ants with slaves and a lighthearted river voyage. The page blends curiosities and travel lore for young readers.
A lyrical poem personifies spring awaiting a beloved. Imagery contrasts flowers, birds, and breeze with the missing beloved, urging a reunion as spring promises renewal. Vivid natural scenes—the violet, hare bell, anemone, roses—frame the plea for the loved one to come join the outdoors.
A narrator encounters a sea urchin stranded on a Maine coast rock during a June morning. The urchin explains its name and desire to return home, while the scene shifts as the tide recedes and the narrator helps relocate the creature to its habitat. The tale blends wonder with a gentle curiosity about sea life.
In a rock cleft a sea urchin family makes a home rising from ancient water and red tinted walls. Spiney, lost at tide, returns to his bed as kin react with fear and relief while the narrator recounts the bright underwater scene and a sundown farewell. Grace Eleanor Fitts.
In a St Nicholas tale, a nurse carries Ruth from her crib and the Laos greeting “Nai nov pi doy” echoes as Ruth is dressed. The veranda buzz fades as four elephants prepare howdahs and gear. The procession departs with bells chiming, Ruth seated high above.
A naturalist recounts slave making ants in 1804 striking a marching column to attack a rival nest. The conquerors abduct larvae, raise them as slaves, then depend on them for feeding and care. Slaves enable masters to neglect their own duties and perish without them.
A Richmond school teacher Miss Susan Wymar of Chicago praises Pe-ru-na as a blessing after suffering pelvic complaints. Racine Wisconsin resident Margaretha Dauben reports relief during the change of life after using several bottles. She notes Pe-ru-na’s unmatched help with female irregularities and pelvic catarrh and requests a free women’s book from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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