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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1891
Page
3
A riddle describing a non monetary treasure found in a home. It contrasts intangible value with wealth, noting a void in the heart and a single corner on earth. The prize is a sweet loving smile waiting in a neat casey cot, implying home happiness and affection.
Josiah Leach travels forty miles to a circus, buys a dubious ticket, loans help to a mysterious rider, and is locked with a bear before escape with the woman. She turns out to be Rosine, a former captive, and they marry. The lost money and a stepfather’s death reveal a ten thousand dollar fortune, and life shifts to a new home with a circus lingering in memory.
In the Clearland Leader, the argument that Western state mortgages show prosperity over poverty is presented. Early settlers borrowed against land gained from the government, investing in improvements. Repayment of debts indicates wealth, and Eastern lenders' continued loans confirm the West’s financial health.
A satirical note cites a bizarre scene with gum stuck behind a sofa and a brother’s prank. It then mocks a proposed bill calling for the killing of all boys aged eight to thirteen, as reported by the Merchant Traveler.
Charles W. Cook, a cigar dealer in New Haven Indiana, keeps a nickel in the slot machine in front of his shop. The machine dispenses a cigar on Sundays, and officers claim he is responsible for its automatic operation. Cook will appeal to settle whether the slot machine may legally operate on Sunday.
The Northwestern Farmer urges Montana Dakota Minnesota readers to rotate crops, irrigate, and test soils for proper fertilization. It cautions against over farming and suggests free soil analyses by agricultural colleges to raise yields. A separate DIY note explains a rope-hold hog restraining method using a forked handle, holes, rope loop, and twisted rope to control the animal.
Bulletin 13 reports experiments on how diet affects butter. Gluten meal yields softer butter and lowers churnability. food type outweighs nutritive ratio in hardness. Silage slightly softens butter but improves flavor and texture. skim milk boosts churnability and fat quality, reversing some acid trends. Cottonseed meal produces very hard butter. combining meals gives good results. Melting point does not reliably indicate hardness. no clear link between food and volatile acids except with skim milk. As lactation advances, hardness rises and volatile acids fall.
A farmer can determine lime content without a chemist by mixing dried soil ashes with water and muriatic acid. If brisk effervescence occurs, soil has a fair lime amount. little fizz means lime deficiency, as described in American Agriculturist.
The Orange Judd Farmer advises chilling cream to 58 to 63 degrees, thinning thick cream with water, then churning until the mass forms pea sized magmas. Drain and wash with cold water, mix in salt by thorough churning, let harden, remove remaining buttermilk, and print the butter once well soaked to ensure smooth pats.
The excerpt proposes a method for ringing hogs using a simple stick as a tool. It frames the plan as a practical aid for practitioners, stressing usefulness and intent.
The Orange Judd Farmer advises against leaving pigs and lambs to forage alone this season. A full corn diet now is dangerous. provide pasture from meadow corners and turn lambs into corn fields after August 1 to glean stubble. This plan preserves strength, prevents overgrazed pastures, and allows a fuller aftermath for winter feeding.
O D Land of Johnson County Indiana reports drainage improvements using larger tile laid with levels. He notes underground streams and sizable ditches, with a stream near the factory yielding 100 bushels of corn per acre after ditching, covering costs and profit.
The article stresses careful stacking and ricking of loose grain to prevent water entry and promote settling. It advises keeping the center full and well trampled from ground up, warns against levels only at the sides, and suggests preferring ricks over stacks when grain is needy to avoid water intrusion and excessive edge trampling.
Peter Gass of York Springs fell asleep under a cherry tree and woke to a buzzing swarm. He rolled down a hill covered with stones and brush to escape the bees reaching the kitchen door, sustaining minor cuts and bruises.
A steamship captain recounts a heated exchange with a steerage passenger on a voyage from the port to Italy. After rough seas, the passenger complains meals violate his contract and demands passage money back, forcing the captain to pacify him.
A dispute broke out on a dock among three or four youths. One claims he is not a kid while another insists he is. The exchange centers on who is older, with insults and a reference to a parent’s remark about a neighbor. The Detroit Press is cited.
The piece discusses alum in baking powders and bread, noting possible health risks from long use and variable individual susceptibility. It lists numerous powders containing alum or ammonia, contrasts with pure creams of tartar powders, and highlights Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as free of alum and adulterants.
A Boston friend preserves flowers by burying them in warm clean sand. Flowers stay upright when covered with sifted sand and dried for days. A spoon helps fill gaps without damaging leaves. ferns, especially maiden hair, look natural when dried this way.
The column notes a Rumor about Lady Brooke sharing the Tranby Croft scandal and a widow's link to Hartopp or Topp. It recalls a tense meeting with Sir William Gordon-Cumming where he asked why she did not wed Topp, prompting retaliation through rumor.
McKee Rankin and Archie Gordon adapt sensational Lincoln incidents from Arnold Histories and Herald files into a five act play. Set to begin January 1 1863 with Booth’s assassination and Lincoln’s emancipation scene, the production aims for realistic depictions and a large cast led by FE Henley as Booth, with casting for Lincoln undecided.
A traveling salesman recalls a hotel encounter with a senior partner who exploited him. After a reckless trip financed as expenses, the junior discovers the senior is his firm partner when back in New York. The senior’s rebuke changes him, and he vows to improve, ending with the line that he has become the junior no more.
The article argues that millions of lakes could be created for water farming in the United States, with Illinois boasting tens of thousands of natural lakes and hundreds of thousands more possible through damming streams. It references the broader Lake Plan spreading through Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan and notes extinct lakes in arid regions that could be revived to support life.
The article discusses how summer migration impacts country schools and suggests villages may adjust terms and studies to allow city children to continue work during stays. It notes rising family desire to lengthen country visits and the potential shift toward private schools or blended curricula to accommodate temporary residents.
An English friend found Jenny Lind resting on the sands with a Lutheran Bible open. She explained that daily thoughts of the Bible outweighed the stage and sunset inspired her question about abandoning fame.
In a plea for a healthier wife and stronger future, Mr Smith laments missing children in a wealth laden home. The passage touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for female weakness and general debility, claiming it rebuilds strength, aids digestion, and renews the entire system.
A Lapland Bible translation by Lars Haetta, once a murder convict, grew from reading taught by prison staff. Begun in confinement, the project endured years of effort as he translated into the Lapp tongue. The Bible was printed, his sentence commuted, and he remained active guiding travelers into 1870.
A historic sketch traces dance across cultures from ancient Egypt and Hebrew captivity to Greek war dances like the Pyrrhic and Rome’s grand fetes. The Greeks reportedly had about 200 dances, with battle movements paired to flute music.
In a street scene from Street & Smith's Good News a mother learns her child Dick is accompanying a neighbor's boy behind the barn to smoke. The exchange shows maternal alarm at the influence and the line Dieck's teachin' him adds a playful local turn.
All are entitled to the best that money will buy. Every family should have a bottle of Syrup of Figs to cleanse the system when costive or bilious. For sale in He and $1.00 by leading druggists. Macalester College.
Ed Bergeron of Lauzon Levis Quebec reports using August Flower with the best possible results for dyspepsia. The note presents a dealer’s personal testimonial regarding relief and effectiveness.
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