Curfew Set at 18 in Alexandria Last Week
Alexandria adopted a curfew ordinance setting the minimum age at 18 for staying out after 9 pm without parental attendance. Cass county population reaches 3 425, up from 1 247 in 1890, including Leech Lake Reserve and twelve Hubbard county townships. A Wisconsin inventor earns attention with a bicycle merry go round featuring 26 cushion tire bikes on a 40 foot track, replacing traditional horses.
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Alexandria
Cass County
Leech Lake Indian Reservation
Hubbard County
Foreclosure by Sale of Brainerd Mortgage Property
Notice to foreclose a mortgage on real estate in Brainerd Crow Wing County Minnesota due to default with sale set for October 7 1895 at the county courthouse. Property includes multiple Brainerd blocks and additions described by plat. Owner Halsey J Spencer and Lillian J spouse. mortgagee Fannie E Smith later assigned to S Robinson then back to Fannie E Smith.
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Halsey J. Spencer
Lillian J
Mortgagors
Fannie E. Smith
Crow Wing County
Minnesota
S. Robinson
Brainerd
Crow Wing
Brainerc
A. E. Taylor
Eaid
Deede
Probate Court Fixes August Hearing On H. W. Simons Estate
In Crow Wing County Minnesota the probate court orders examination of the administrator D. H. Simons will account for H. W. Simons deceased and assigns residue. A hearing is set for August 16, 1895 at 10 o clock am at the probate office. Notice to interested parties to publish weekly for three weeks in Brainerd Dispatch. Judge Milton McFadden seals the order.
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D. H. Simons
H. W. Simons
Couunty Court House
Brainerd
Minn
Demorest's Magazine Promises Art and Family Appeal
An 1890s advertisement extols Demorest's Magazine as a compact source of world work, art and science for busy readers. It links thumb types to reader profiles, touts a 1614 by 24 inch Longpré oil painting offered to subscribers, and notes monthly literary and artistic content with a $2 subscription from W Jennies Semorest in New York.
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Demorest
le Longpré
Demorest’s
W. Jennies
Semorest
East 14Th Street
New York
Bemorest
Nanos
For
Epecimen Co
Terary
St Cloud Recount in Third Ward Over Census Controversy
The city of St Cloud undergoes a recount of the Third ward after a dispute with the Times over census results. Enumerator Davidson agrees to pay for the recount if ten more people are found. the Times will cover the bill if not. The population just misses 10,000, affecting saloon liquor license fees by $500.
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St. Cloud
Times
Davidson
Opera House Fame
Varios
White Earth
Episcopal Church
Charles S. Wright
White Cloud
Chippewas
RK. K. Cressman
Emily E. Pache
Wright
Brainerd Paper Underplays Duluth Silver Support
A News Tribune note mocks a Brainerd paper for claiming Duluth favors silver by nine tenths, suggesting a tenth would be more accurate. The quip reflects opposing views on currency in a regional media exchange.
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Brainerd
Duluth
News- Tribune
Northern Pacific Aimed at Daily Transcontinental Trains
The News-Tribune predicts within a year the Northern Pacific will run two transcontinental trains daily direct from the head of the lakes, one in the morning and one in the evening, linking Duluth and Superior to the vast empire tributary to the region. The forecast aims to broaden regional connections and awareness.
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Twin Cities
News-Tribune
Northern Pacific Road
Head of the Lakes
Duluth
Superior
Duluth News-Tribune
River access dispute prompts action from Ft. Ripley merchant
J L Berg of Ft. Ripley reports logs block the Mississippi at Ft Ripley for over three weeks due to a jam upstream. Logs have sunk a ferry, forcing teams to cross at Little Falls. Berg notified the Mississippi and Rum River Boom Co and plans measure to compel reopening.
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J. L. Berg
Ft. Ripley
Mississippi
Little Falls
Berg
Com Company
Cross Lake
Pine River
Mississippi River
Cross Lake Logging Company
Grand Rapids
Bear River
Pokegema Dam
Pokegema
Brainerd
St. Cloud
Pratt River
Prairie River
Spectacular Bicycle Parade Linked to State Fair Week
Minneapolis Journal reports a large bicycle parade during state fair week with 5000 wheels and up to 100000 spectators. Riders along Park avenue to Tenth Street, Nicollet, and back to Tenth are urged to wear bright colors, lanterns, and festive costumes. Local riders and visiting wheelmen are invited to participate and help create an old-time Minneapolis celebration.
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Park Avenue
Tenth
Nicollet
Tenth Street
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal
Farmers' Institute at the State Fair Draws Attention
The Farmers Institute at the State Fair is a key attraction with every department’s product on display. Dr Curryer notes the tented city fills rapidly and urges progressive farmers from all localities to attend, learn, and contribute to future fairs by joining the headquarters with name and address.
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Farmers’ Institute
Curryer
Ass’t Supt
Mankato
Pilgrims Progress and Indian Reservation Notes
A rambling 19th century column discusses Bunyan and his Pilgrim’s Progress, praises allegory, then shifts to Minnesota area topics. It covers the Brainerd logging region, river drives, and Chippewa reservations with notes on allotments, agency life, schools, and cultural shifts, ending with an organ article.
Brainerd & Northern RR Opens Leech Lake Reservation to Public
A Minneapolis Tribune correspondent reports Brainerd and Northern railroad and two steamboats have made Leech Lake area accessible. About 8,500 Chippewas remain on the reservation with 1,400 drawing annuities from Cass Lake Winnebagoshish and Leech Lake. Dr. E S Hart, once a Minneapolis physician, leads medical care for the Indians as the treaty period ends this year.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Leech Lake
Brainerd & Northern Railroad
Cass Lake
Winnebagoshish
E. S Hart
Minneapolis
Inaugurate A Better Time With a State Fair Trip
A call to seize the moment with a trip to the State Fair. The message urges readiness to travel and to board the Northern Pacific once reduced rates go into effect, promising value in the excursion.
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Northern Pacific
Harness Repair Offer at Geo Woodling Gard Ner Block
Local note invites customers to bring any harnesses needing repair to Geo Woodling in the Garden Block for prompt and careful service.
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Geo. Woodling
Gardner Block
Psycho-Physical Culture Described By Mind Cure Advocate
A Philadelphia Press excerpt explains psycho physical culture as a mind driven system of body exercises without weights. The method uses a mental image of resistance to sustain movements and avoid strain, with pupils described as predominantly women.
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Philadelphia Press
Village Priest at Standard Johannesburg Produces Crashes
During The Village Priest in Johannesburg two coincidences occur. Marguerite tells her mother they live not in a house of cards and as Miss Affy Bevan speaks a mini earthquake sounds, a cabinet tips and vases shatter. A gods warning to Miss Bevan triggers audience laughter.
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Standard
Johannesburg
Marguerite
Affy Bevan
Comtesse
South Africa
Eyewitness accounts on John Brown execution and a shoe factory anecdote
An eyewitness recalls John Brown as intelligent and genial when slavery is not discussed, but raving when it is. He notes Brown’s calm view of the Shenandoah valley before execution and debunks a kissing story as fiction. The piece also includes a cobbler joke about Mr. Richman, owner of the downtown shoe factory.
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John Brown
Brown
Shenandoah
Blue Ridge
Washington Post
Mr. Richman
New York Weekly
Storyteller Schoolmaam’s David Tale At School
In Machias Union a Bismarck schoolmaam finishes recounting David with the line And all this happened over 3 000 years ago A cherub child marvels What a memory you’ve got The note adds a caution about guarding the soul from iron entering it without a effort to prevent the entry
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David
Machias Union
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