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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1894
Page
3
Boston Advertiser notes a Japanese trend toward eye straightening using a new external eyelid procedure. A surgeon in the United States, two years into the practice, attracts classmates to join, building a growing practice and bank balance. The method described uses a small blade and silk thread to reshape the outer eyelids for a straight, white-man like appearance.
The Lepzig university clubs abandon the ancient custom of morning beer drinking bouts. They argue the practice interferes with work and a morning session clouds the brain, while a night beer can muddy but at least leaves less brain fog.
A housewife recounts trying many remedies without effect until an old almanac suggested mixing equal parts corn meal and red lead with molasses and spreading it on plates. The method destroyed roaches, according to her account.
A fragment from a court dispatch notes a husband questioned for not defending his wife's divorce claim. The source preserves inquiry into his knowledge and motive, with limited readable detail about proceedings or outcomes.
Jess questions a gown that may not suit her complexion while Jack asks which gown she means. The exchange reveals stylistic indecision and a playful tone as they navigate apparel options.
R Mehta and his wife begin a voyage from Calcutta to England making Mrs Mehta the first Parsi lady to undertake the trip. Helena Montana lies 4200 feet high with about 260 sunny days annually.
Tt S Woodruff general grain agent of the Northern Pacific railway assumes control of North Dakota business for Woodward and Company Minneapolis and Dalush commission men in a major regional assignment.
A resident of Latah Washington has designed a bicycle engineered to run on a single railroad track. The device aims to adapt existing rail corridors for low speed travel and may spark interest in local engineering circles.
In 1775 hailstones fell at Murcia Spain and were said to weigh twenty ounces surpassing typical sizes. The dramatic claim appears in historical reports noting extreme weather in that period.
An old advertisement touts Hanson’s Megh Comm Salve with a money back guarantee if not cured. It promises a remedy available from druggists at 15 cents and urges readers to ask for it by name.
The text asserts that head muscles attain their highest perfection in humans and that no other animal has a true hand. It emphasizes human exceptionalism in muscular development and manual capability.
A Georgia figure named Queen Marivoune was put to death for refusing a marriage proposal. The item notes the controversy over this act within the context of Kari's Cross and related cleansing practices.
Great Northern railway announces reduced round trip rates for Harvest excursions to Minnesota Dakota and Montana points on Sept 1 25 and Oct 9 from St Paul Minn with travel dates listed for fall.
Freeman and the narrator devise a staged tragedy using a magic lantern to imply Steinhardt’s guilt. The plan culminates as grisly slides reveal a body and bundles near the mill, prompting accusations and a tense confrontation that ends with Steinhardt's retreat and a somber funeral procession.
In Jaques De Lacroix and Louise's saga, a guardian claims control as Birley’s notice nears. Jaques reveals a planned marriage to Mile Louise with the Comte De Lacroix, prompting alarm and a staged public showing where Steinhardt and kin face a dramatic two‑panel illustration of a quarrel and near suffocation.
The narrator watches lights by Lacroix’s grave as a crowd of 30 to 40 locals, many in chemical works garb, pry loose soil and bricks. The pickman digs, a ventilating cowl moans, and the scene hints at retribution for a past crime. The narrator wrestles with loyalties to Fraulein Haas and Steinhardt.
A Pittsburg Dispatch summary condemns German cousin marriages and intermarriage trends as legally tolerated and financially motivated. It cites early marriages in Bavaria, a soldier’s age limits, and tragic outcomes including children with serious disabilities. The piece laments genetic disorders, culls examples of intermarriage, and notes lifelong family tension as a cause for divorce.
A medical note from the Medical Summary recounts an engineer advising not to rub a cinder in the eye. Instead rub the opposite eye vigorously to cause the cinder to exit naturally. The author cites personal experience on a fast express and notes the method succeeds unless the object is sharp or requires surgery.
Story from the Philadelphia Press recalls how flies from a nearby livery stable harassed delegates during the drafting of the declaration. Jefferson told of members fanning themselves with handkerchiefs as they hurried to sign, delaying only to escape the insects and finish the document before the Fourth.
Comptroller Fitch authorized a voucher and warrant tracing a 3 cent error in a city property assessment. The Board of Education had been overcharged when a street cut through property at One Hundred and Forty-ninth street and Beach avenue. An extended chain of officials approved the transfer from the tax fund to the Board of Education, involving RE Williams, Arthur McMullen, Edward Gilon, John F. Goldsbury, and others, before payment.
A brief exchange questions why the catcher does not use a fingered glove, noting that the current model suits his finger style better. The dialogue hints at preferences in equipment and personal comfort.
Well known people feature Bishop John A. Watterson of Columbus and his decree barring liquor traffic leaders from Catholic society offices. Also profiled are Colonel Charles Denby US Minister to China and Cardinal Jacobini, Rome’s Propaganda head, with details on birth, career, and influence. Professor De Valson Wood heads a Brooklyn engineering education society.
The biennial encampment of the Knights of Pythias will be held at a designated location, with details for attendees and schedule to follow in community notices.
The article profiles Count Ito Hirobumi, premier of Japan, noting his rise from humble birth to leadership of eight ministers, his study of Occidental parliamentary systems, and his role in drafting the new constitution. It recalls his 1850s youth, later postings abroad, and his lasting influence on Japan’s government.
A man in a music shop demanded a banjo club large and hard prompting the startled clerk to seek clarity over the sign that advertised banjo clubs. The stranger insisted on a club to fit a room where someone was learning to play, escalating the exchange until the clerk could breathe easier.
The finance clerks found a tiny paper tax in the annexed district valued at $1 owned by J. Connell. Located between Giles place and Fort Independence street, the dot sized lot was cut from a full city lot when Fort Independence street opened. It fronts the street and could fetch more than $1 if sold.
Mrs Peters travels to Boston with a neighbor and her child. A well meaning man asks if the girl is her grandchild, provoking Peters who protests the insinuation about age and kinship. The scene highlights social sensitivity to women's age and family status in public.
Local accounts show the cashier was not behind financially. The bank was behind in its records while the individual remained ahead.
Dr. G. L. Shepard discusses incubator use for broilers and general poultry profits. He cautions on incubator claims and favors large hen flocks with brooder rearing for pest control and tameness. He compares subsoil plowing yields for oats, rye, and corn, noting subsoil benefits like longer straw and stronger plants.
The article explains that complete combustion yields carbonic acid gas while incomplete combustion produces soot or lampblack. Soot, mainly carbon with ammonia salts from coal nitrogen, lightens clay soils, acts as a fertilizer top dressing for corn, and helps deter insect pests.
Ohio Experiment Station experts identify bark loss from grape roots caused by numerous white grubs. Affected vines harbor up to sixty five grubs. the insects mature into a small brown beetle feeding on grape foliage. Paris green spray and bisulphide of carbon soil treatments killed the grubs in trials.
A letter to the secretary of agriculture from Peter Youngers Jr. reports subsoil plowing on nursery grounds near Geneva Nebraska produced 75 bushels per acre of corn in 1893, about 125 bushels per acre of potatoes, and a 1894 mix of rye nets corn and potatoes with promising results.
A winter test compared bran and wheat for lambs from two nine-lamb lots. Bran lambs gained 5 pounds 10 ounces while wheat lambs gained 7 pounds and 6 ounces. Wheat proved cheaper at 42 cents per bushel and 70 cents per hundred, with no constipation issues observed.
From across the country reports indicate a very large acreage of potatoes with an excellent crop prospect. Growers should protect tubers for maximum size to meet demand, as large potatoes fetch remunerative prices while small ones can be fed to hogs. Combined with corn, potatoes boost animal value despite modest nutritive analysis.
The article describes a method to kill sap sucking insects that feed on leaves. It advises using a soap and kerosene emulsion mixed in specific proportions, shaken then cooled, and diluted with nine parts water before spraying on the affected plants. The spray is presented as deadly to any insect it touches.
Practical advice for small farm care includes keeping water supplied to poultry, selling fresh eggs, and avoiding feeding surplus roosters. Tips cover egg stamping, daily gathering, cooling storage, weekly private sales, hogs as mortgage risk, long shipments with corn and water, avoid mixed meats, and cholera prevention with logwood extract in water. Additional notes praise regular hen care, selling old laying hens, grain as income, and caution on drug use and race prep for horses.
The Omaha Bee notes the Times discusses how a failure of the western corn crop could force railroads to scrap dividends due to reduced traffic. This crop condition is deemed more crucial than a senate bill or sugar schedule for rail lines depending on Mississippi west routes.
Two tramps whisper plans to wait for a girl’s picnic and seize food left behind. One groans about hunger while describing roasted beef tongue chicken and bread as the coveted fare. The other notes the scene will yield such morsels as a treat.
Prof Charles Whitefoot of Philadelphia at the Normandie predicts the coming man will rely less on handwriting yet the art of penmanship will not vanish soon. He notes cheaper typewriters reduce handwriting and many professionals now draft reports by machine. handwriting will survive longer in rural areas than big cities as kerosene and candle usage did. Washington lost.
A Boston Herald note recounts a man born on a Tuesday who began a plan to pay factory workers but fled to Acapulco by Panama steamer. It highlights superstition about Tuesday births and a board of directors’ faith in his honesty despite the misroute.
Paul teases Mr. Toots about his mustache as the pair joke about a sister's reaction last night. The banter hints at playful family humor and a lighthearted domestic moment.
A dialogue in Rural Ragge features a woman asking for wood and breakfast. A Denver mint sweepings wash yielded $2,000 in gold pounds, highlighting a surprising monetary find amid long-stored material.
St Paul August 27 The tariff arrangement between the Great Northern and Oregon Railway and Navigation Company secures the most direct entrance for Great Northern into Portland and Willamette valley points. It becomes the short line to Palouse and Walla Walla districts in Washington and to Conver d'Alene Moscow and Snake River districts in Idaho.
General Orders announce a Minnesota depart ment special train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway to carry comrades to the twenty eighth National Encampment in Pittsburg. The trip departs Minneapolis 7 40 am and St Paul 9 10 pm September 8 arriving Pittsburg 6 10 pm September 10. Tickets include free reclining chairs and sleeping cars with round trip fares from NorthWest to Pittsburg at discounted rates. space requests should be directed to the undersigned.
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