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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1885
Page
4
Verse from The Current by Hough echoes resilience amid hardship and warlike rallying. A speaker, and "my stout old heart and I," vow perseverance, acknowledging losses yet pressing toward victory. The piece blends personal grit with calls to arms and notes of comradeship.
John Coleman returns from a long trip anxious about Rue Haywood and her rumored engagement to Mr. Lynde. Rue challenges his control over their relationship declaring independence after a heated argument about the operetta. Coleman then falls ill with malaria and learns Lynde plans to marry, prompting him to act on a note to Rue while lingering jealousy and pride strain their bond.
A sober, red-eyed private note from John asks forgiveness and begs Rue to return a ring. He promises to appear at a house to mend the damage and pleads not to withdraw from the operetta. Rue muses sadly on his illness and the couple’s strained hopes.
A Chicago Tribune item describes a West Side belle detailing a vast array of cosmetics and accessories used to enhance beauty for opera performances. She lists powders, rouge, creams, masks, perfumes, lotions, and even artificial lashes as part of her regimen and mentions beauty spots and a home lash shaving practice.
Birge Harrison writes of burros as ubiquitous in New Mexico, noting their size range from small to large, their capacity to carry heavy loads and move piles of wood, and their cunning nature. He recalls Joe tying knots under a house and jokes about whether a burro can undo them, praising the animal's mischief and resourcefulness.
A Warsaw student, recalling his city’s early electric light history, causes laughter by answering a teacher’s questions with a blunt claim that the electric light originated in Evansville, a remark that amuses the class.
Abraham Jacks and friends sit in a saloon as a tramp near them shuffles hat in hand and overhears conversation. Abe sniffs whisky, refuses it, and the tramp declares Abe defying the lightning before the bartender ejects him. The gemous of the tramp remains unappreciated in Arkansaw Traveler.
The tribes in the Northwest British territories total about 34,000 with 17,129 Chippewas and Crees, 8,157 Crees of the plains and woods, 6,673 Blackfeet and 2,000 Sioux. About 16,000 reside in the remaining Hudson Bay Company territory. The Crees described as troublesome caused trouble for frontier posts in Montana last summer.
A Chicago Times summary notes that fertile soil and warm climate foster both crops and weeds, with 182 Ohio weeds of which 115 came from Europe. It explains weed seeds’ tremendous vitality, spread via wind water animals and seeds in grain or manure, and urges clean culture to prevent future infestations.
Advice on preparing seed potatoes for planting outlines cutting and drying methods, timing for early or late plantings, and risks of spoilage. Notes experiments on feeding corn to pigs, fig production in California, and a cattle quarantine in Colorado. Mentions Mennonite fairs in Dakota, orange cleaning, butter storage, and agricultural practices in Canada and India.
The text contrasts planted potato seed sprouts that thrive in dark warm spaces with pale thin sprouts. It argues that properly set seed in warmth yields gain, while poor sprouting before rooting deprives the plant of vital sustenance.
A discussion of how insect powder acts on victims noting insect respiration differs from vertebrates. It explains the insect’s single circulating system exposes blood to air and volatile toxins. The piece argues death results from airborne vapors of the powder rather than direct contact with particles.
An agricultural journal notes Iowa does not grow one third of the broom corn it needs for broom sweeping. Maine plans to establish an agricultural experimental station. The Iowa state fair will remain permanently in Des Moines.
An article traces tiny letter Ms hidden by engravers like Morgan on the standard dollar and similar micro-blemishes seen on stamps. Secret Service Chief Drummond notes the marks were forged into dies, with English and French engravers’ similar counterfeiting in history and eventual legal safeguards.
A wide ranging, humorous column notes quirks from world events to household trivia. It jokes about French retreat, a hen’s age, a boy swallowing a jackstone, and social clichés while lampooning fashion and human vanity with light mockery and mock serious observations.
A Philadelphia Times article describes bank cashiers noting widespread defacing of currency. People mark notes with epigrams and initials, while coins are engraved and mutilated, with estimates that about one in four bills and one in ten coins are altered.
Bill Arp argues wealth dulls compassion, noting soldiers steal from the dead and the rich ignore beggars while lamenting pity for theater victims. He cites Peter Cooper and Peabody as trusted deceased figures and laments the persistent rights of the poor versus the rich’s ultimate fate.
The Sunday Herald reports The Hon John Kelly head of Tammany Hall collapsed from overwork and irregular habits. It cites nervous dyspepsia and kidney liver strain as the danger of constant worry and mental toil and urges Warner's Safe Cure as vital strengthening for businessmen.
An official rebuttal asserts false charges against the Louisiana Lottery Company. Generals Beauregard and Early pledge integrity of drawings and wheel security, denying payoffs or compromised results. They note monthly and semi annual drawings were safeguarded, and millions of prizes have been paid via banks and express agencies for public verification.
The Markets section reports prices for wheat corn oats flaxseed and other commodities across several firms and regions. Prices include wheat No 1 hard around 91 to 91 and No 2 hard about 88 to 90 with variations by market, corn around 41 to 47 cents, oats 26 to 30 cents, butter 12 to 14 cents, eggs 11 to 12 cents, and hay timothy 10 to 12 dollars per ton.
A report notes fears over morphia and opium in cough mixtures while promoting Red Star Cough Catte as a vegetable, harmless remedy with testimony from eminent physicians regarding its curative powers.
The proposed line runs from Brace across the Central near Ogema to the Wisconsin river at its mouth then crosses the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western at Pelican Lake and extends south of Forest County past Birch Lake head. It crosses the Menominee river in township 37 range 2 east. Willis laid out part of it last spring under Gen. Washburn. The country offers rich soil timber and easy grades.
The advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for severe coughs and weak lungs. It claims to strengthen the system and purify the blood, urging readers to obtain it from druggists.
Sixty thousand New Yorkers use roller skates and the United States has over five hundred manufacturers selling about forty thousand pairs weekly. The industry employs around two hundred thousand men nationwide.
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