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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1887
Page
3
In a reflective Albany Evening Journal narrative, John recalls his lifelong friend Hugh Armitage, a stage star torn by a hidden past. Hugh reveals his concealed marriage to Annie Graham, the shocking return of the long thought dead wife, and the ruin of his beloved Alice Marlow, heiress to Lady Harwood. The tale ends with exile, guilt, and unresolved heartbreak as Alice vanishes.
The narrator recalls Alice Marlow renouncing the world for the church and dying within a year as Hugh reveals Annie Graham alive. John grapples with guilt, believing Hugh planned his own death after a night of confession and sorrow. The next morning Hugh is found dead from an apparent overdose, with clues suggesting it was not accidental.
George Newell Lovejoy argues in Good Housekeeping that the custom of wearing mourning is fading and often serves as a costly, hollow display. He surveys global colors symbolizing death and utters concern over mockery of woe and the financial burden on families, urging reconsideration of the practice.
A quip from Youth's Companion recounts an old lady's dowry of affection over wealth. She recalls that she and her husband valued a true heart and mutual help meet above land or money, listing a humorous inventory of household items as her dowry from home.
A sensational column notes the collapse of Cincinnati banker E L Harper and his secretary Josie Holmes. It claims Holmes spirited away more than $40 000 from a safe deposit box while Harper faces jail. The piece mocks Chicago reforms and portrays Harper as a martyr defending Cincinnati.
St Petersburg reports the December 28 1883 murder of Col Sudeikin chief of the Russian Secret Police. Degaieff a Nihilist lured him to a room at Nevsky with a forged note and proof sheet and two assassins hid nearby. Sudeikin and his nephew Sudoffski were attacked. Sudoffski escaped. Sudeikin died after a brutal struggle. The Paris Revolutionary Committee allegedly directed the plot and a commissioner Lopatin pressed Degaieff to kill his patron to prove loyalty. Police moved quickly to arrest the suspects as the case unfolded.
The London Daily News reports on advanced British naval guns designed to cement naval supremacy. The first 63-ton steel breech-loaders for the Rodney are nearing completion and will be tested for range, while 110-ton guns for the Benbow begin production for mid-1886 deployment. Projectiles, weights, and velocities are detailed, with expected armor penetration and the steel advantage over wrought iron. The Italian 100-ton guns are noted as a world lead, with Malta and Gibraltar fortifications mentioned.
This piece explains how Texas earned the Lone Star nickname. During its struggle for independence long before annexation, supporters lacked a seal for a document to President Jackson. A wax seal impression using a coat button with a single star became the emblem of Texas, shaping its iconic banner.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript records a witty exchange about marriage as Miss Spinster says she has never found a man she could marry. Kate replies with a quip about finding a gentleman after her own heart.
From Indian Mirror, an observer recalls leaving camp to fish and encountering a full grown tiger five feet away. The tiger toys with caught fish, purrs and touches the man, then, after a warning from a native servant, retreats when a pistol is fired.
An old colored couple near Alexandria, Daddy Williams and Mammy Williams, are described. He reads the Bible to subdue her when she becomes fractious, choosing Revelation's vision of a woman clothed with the sun. The scene ends with his stern gaze and her quieting.
William H Crane writes to a Chicago friend and relates stories about his five year old son Stuart Robson Crane. The boy recalls a fear of the dark sparked by a closet at Aunt Lizzie's, fearing not the dark but missing cake in the kitchen.
In a Harper's Bazaar excerpt, Clara and Bobby discuss a recent call from their father. Petsy questions whether he said Robert or Clara, and Bobby confirms it was Robert, prompting him to check what the father wants with a serious expression.
London and provincial Conservative papers deem Sir George Trevelyan's win an ominous sign. Gladstonians expect an immediate general election to yield a Home Rule majority, while Ministerialists foresee the government maintaining a strong majority and delaying dissolution until the end of the term.
A promotional note claims the product eliminates dandruff renews gray hair and restores youthful vigor. In a separate line a collapsed wall at ruins near St Anthony elevator traps six men to instant death.
A witty exchange between Brown and Jones about coats. Mentions the cost of medicines versus new clothes and remarks on lingering illnesses. References Dr. R. V. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a royal remedy. Notes jockey McLaughlin earning $10 000 yearly from Dwyer Bros.
The former proprietor of Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy still offers 500 dollars for a cure of catarrh that cannot be achieved. The new proprietors renew the offer and tout the Remedy with the Douche as a full treatment. Maj Wham of Illinois, a U S army paymaster, has been stationed in New York and ordered to Tucson. The ad claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures female functional derangement and restores health, sold by druggists.
The list records pensions issued for Dakota with W. Donald, a Republican, and a Minnesota postmaster commission for H. Hulzman named Wel come. The brief item notes official pension allocations and a postmaster appointment, reflecting political party alignment and regional service.
A cautionary piece urges not delaying treatment for kidney and bladder illnesses. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a diuretic to stimulate failing organs without overexcitation, warning against harsh commerce diuretics. The article also notes the disapproval of the bond for Jacob Frolich, the patent office finance clerk, returned for correction.
A few turkeys sent to an island in the Pacific thrived on abundant food and multiplied, but within a few years they did not grow beyond one third of their original size. The decline is thought to be due to breeding in and in. Dr. Foot's Health Monthly.
In New York Mills the wife of Herman Bromberg gave birth to four healthy girls all weighing a total of thirty one pounds. All are reported as doing well though the mother has since died. Elsewhere the article notes most indemnity lands are to be opened for settlement with two exceptions.
During the war the Ohio doctor contracted consumption from exposure but credits Allen's Lung Balsam with saving his life and restoring perfect health. He urges readers not to experiment with untried medicines and to use the balsam at once for a cough.
Lord Ronald Gower presents a fine Shaksperean monument to Stratford on Avon. A nervous woman has no excuse now for such a disability. The Moxie Nerve Food, though not medicine or stimulant, removes it in a week. Drink Moxie.
Seaboard and regional price listings show No. 2 and No. 3 grades for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Barley, Flaxseed, and Rye across Milwaukee Minneapolis and St Pauls. Includes dairy quotes with Butter, Eggs, Lard, and Cheese. pork values and hay prices.
An alleged dynamiter Thomas J. Mooney tried to blow up the steamer Queen of the National line on Wednesday. He fled in a small boat but was captured and jailed. Mooney, armed with a dagger and revolver, gave no motive at first but later claimed Britain’s insult to the American flag in Canada justified his act. He was remanded, asserting Americans have right to tear down the English flag as British acts provoke retaliation.
Waltham Patent Dust Proof Cases, originally for railway men, are praised as the standard for Mills, Miners, Lumbermen, Farmers, Mechanics, Engineers and travelers needing dust and moisture proof watches. Over 150,000 in use. First to exclude dust and moisture from movement. Each case bears the American Waltham Watch Co. mark. Sold by first class jewelers.
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