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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
1
Alderman A Purdy leads city improvements on Livery Stable and nearby. Fred Gruenhagen bought two adjoining lots on Seventh street for 3000 dollars to build a modern brick block 50 by 100 feet with basement, planned this fall and excavation likely to start within ten days.
Alderman A. Purdy let the contract for adding a new wing to his Laurel street livery stable. Work started this morning on the vacant lot bought between his property and the Gardner block. The addition will be 25 feet frontage and 75 feet long with a front store room and rear storage for buggies. Project cost runs to several thousand dollars.
A Sunday fracas at a top hostelry involved two female attendants fighting with hair pulling and a jaw striking exchange. The duchess of the pantry force knocked out her opponent after a rapid sequence, as several prominent men fled amid cries of murder and police. The scene closed with the staff reacting and the chaos fading.
A. R. Bass of Morgantown Indiana suffered severe backache and kidney pains waking him ten to twelve times nightly. Foley's Kidney Cure cured him, with a guarantee. Sold by H. P. Duon & Co. and Mc Fadden Drug Co.
Sealed proposals will be received for the construction of a cement sidewalk along the west side of the courthouse up to 2 oclock p m on August 21. Plans and specifications available at the county auditor's office. The commissioners committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Attest A Maullium County Auditor.
G O Buck of Beirne Arkansas says he suffered chronic constipation until using DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. He reports complete relief and recommends the remedy to others.
In 1900 the Minnesota State Fair gains the national exhibit of the American Hereford Breeders Association and joins with American Short-Horn Breeders Association for a joint show. The gathering will bring four footed beasts from many breeders, offering a premier chance to study breeds and improve farming districts.
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky reports that Foley's Kidney Cure provided a permanent cure for kidney disease that would have cost him his life. He recommends using Foley's, H P Dunn & Co., and McFadden Drug Co.
Frank Michaliski sues Robert Roche, farmer, claiming Roche seduced his wife in February 1899 on Roche’s Morrison county farm. Michaliski seeks $2,500. case previously grand jury rejected served papers last Saturday.
J G Bess shot A H McMillan in the left breast at Moorhead’s Exchange hotel Saturday afternoon. The bullet glanced and the wound is not serious though a different path could have been fatal. Bess was arrested by Police Chief Murphy and faces a preliminary hearing. McMillan, a contracting plumber, was not quarrelsome.
D M Clark and Company markets sewing machines with small installment payments. The ad highlights affordable terms and accessible financing for buyers seeking entry level models.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry sells round trip tickets from Twin Cities to Cleveland Ohio for the National Encampment of the G A R at 14.82. Good for return until September 15 with deposit or 50 cents and by October 15. Tickets valid on Pioneer Limited. Inquire at Milwaukee offices or write J T Conley assistant general pass agent St Paul.
Help wanted for house work with good wages offered to the right girl. Apply at the M. E. Parsonage Hoffman handles chattel loans and related negotiations.
Mrs. Willard B. Cross of Duluth died after a hayrack ride accident at Deerwood Sunday morning. She fell from a chair to a ladder and struck the back of her head, rupturing a brain vessel. Cross, former wife of attorney J. M. Derby, was a prominent Duluth church worker and wife of Willard B. Cross, secretary of the F. A. Patrick company, with her remains to Duluth.
Mrs S H Allport of Johnstown Pennsylvania reports her daughter nearly died of croup. She says the child was instantly relieved by One Minute Cough Cure after doctors said she could not live.
Chief Nelson warns owners to guard bicycles after a surge of thefts. Wheels belonging to A M Opsahl and A Peterson were stolen Monday. Opsahl’s bike was found after police search. Police suspect the thief planned to ride it away later.
The ad claims most Americans suffer from dyspepsia and liver issues with symptoms like sour stomach headaches heartburn and low spirits. It promotes August Flower at 75 cents and says two doses relieve the ailments. It also recommends Green's Prize Almanac for more information.
A compact report notes themes of national authority and industrial capability with references to the United States and Hesse as symbols of power and technical prowess. It frames a global balance of influence and control over resources and production.
For sale at 350 dollars a five room house with three lots a large barn and a well in kitchen near the bridge on Tth street south. Apply at this office or at premises. H. Harrison.
Desiring to board or room teachers are asked to drop a card to the superintendent at once. Promotion of dental services offered with gold or porcelain fillings crowns and extractions at Dr. Ribbel's office.
Duluth’s Third Regiment members are urged to prepare khaki uniforms for a 10 day stay in Buffalo. Cost per man is $20 with each company averaging forty volunteers. State supplies camp equipment in Buffalo and aim is to muster full regimental turnout led by Col. C A Van Duzee.
S A Brown of Bentonville South Carolina recounts how his wife suffered from indigestion and low strength until Electric Bitters cured her after four bottles. He calls it a grand tonic with gentle laxative effects and a guaranteed cure for stomach liver and appetite issues, sold at McFadden Drug Co and H P Dunn Co.
E M Koll arrived Monday and will be local manager for C E Lewis Co Minneapolis grain commission men opening an office in the Columbian block Brainerd ready for business soon Koll has long experience and high recommendations Also advertised boys suits largest stock in the city with low prices.
In South Chicago 12 Amalgamated workers quit and joined a steel strike. They had resisted President Shaffer's order to strike. Vice President Davis wired Shaffer to come to Chicago for a joint meeting of local lodges to urge the remainder of about 500 Amalgamated workers to strike.
In Sault Ste. Marie Michigan on August 20 searchers hunted for two year old Willie Kimball of Brimley after he wandered away during a berry picking trip to Wellsburg. While his parents gathered berries about 100 feet away the child disappeared and a large search found no trace. Reported sightings of a bear and a wolf that week led to the conclusion the child was carried off by a wild animal.
English Indiana, August 20. David Lamon fatally shot Ernest Faulkenburg with a shotgun during a dispute over a fence boundary. Authorities report the incident as a gun fatality with ongoing inquiries.
An advertisement for McFadden Drug Co promotes Rocky Mountain tea as a remedy to clear pimples and blackheads suggesting immediate use to avoid a frightful look. It frames a beauty solution as essential and urgent.
A local news note states that old papers are sold at ten cents per hundred and kept in bundles at the Dispatch office awaiting pickup or distribution.
Captain Adair reports strong progress for the Sunday Bemidji trip organized to raise funds for Company F to attend the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. About six hundred tickets are sold and officials expect one thousand soon. buyers are urged to secure seats immediately to guarantee accommodation.
Mrs. O. E. Dutton of Danville Louisiana recounts her children contracted whooping cough. A small bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured the cough and saved a doctor's bill. The note mentions H. P. Duon & Co and McFadden Drug Co.
Tickets on sale daily via the Nickel Plate Road with return in ten days. Special low rates for 15 and 30 day limit from Chicago to Buffalo and return. Also cheap fares to all points east. John Y. Callahan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago. Chicago City Ticket Office 111 Adams St.
An old practitioner claims to have perfected a universal Catarrh treatment sold as Snuffles the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure for one dollar. The ad asserts rapid relief and permanent cure of catarrh and related hay fever, with instructions and mailed delivery from Edwin B. Giles & Company in Philadelphia.
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