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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1887
Page
3
Guerse D Prenriz recalls years of wandering and longing for home. He compares distant climes and tranquil scenes to childhood innocence and dreams of perfected peace in heaven. The passage laments sorrow and yearning while imagining a restful, holy repose.
In a rural garden village a aging Matilda Kenwood recalls a past love with Doctor Robert Preston and a rival Kathleen Lee. A new curate stirs old emotions as gossip, jealousy, and social scrutiny collide in a tale of love and regret.
The narrator recalls a twist of fate in which an accused man proves his innocence before service. A notice mentions Robert Preston and his cousin Kathleen, whose marriage schemes and jealous ruses influenced a reunion. The curate reveals his choice and fortune, while Mrs Briggs and others mock gossip as happiness returns.
An eye witness account from the Jacksonville News-Herald recounts Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s December 1862 Tennessee river raid. In a tense moment a sergeant major is hauled into the river during a push to pull boats, Forrest dubs him a “Spunky dog” and dunking him to teach a lesson before restoring him ashore.
In a Samantha at Saratoga excerpt a neighbor argues Mrs Bibbins, though poor and not in Jonesville’s first circles, is a devoted missionary worker for heathen relief. Mrs Pettingill questions influence and social standing, while the speaker defends the Bibbins as the Lord’s work.
Lieut Henn arrives in England and extols American sailing vessels. He says coastal schooners and Gloucester fishing boats outpace many cruising yachts, while American yachts are better kept, faster, and more efficiently crewed. He notes superior sail design and endurance but argues current U S cruising vessels compare well in accommodations and seaworthiness.
Jack Donnelly recalls a near fatal river jam where he and Jim Brown battled logs in a fifty mile per hour surge. An unseen ax wedged between logs saved him, and Alice later keeps the rusty tool as a symbol of survival and gratitude.
A married Boston woman awoke to find burglars in her bedroom bay window room. She grabbed an unloaded pistol and her threats drove two intruders to flee through a window. Jewelry and clothing were later found hidden under the bed, with nothing stolen.
The Boston Transcript recalls Mordaunt Ladidah of Beacon Street born in Boston who acts the Briton at a club scene. A Grigson quip about voting prompts Ladidah to joke he might naturalise to fit a fad rather than allegiance.
The piece recalls James King of William and the San Francisco Vigilance Committee reaction after Kings murder by Casey and Cora. It notes Coleman as president, rapid enrollment of 6 to 8 thousand men, and the public's shift from indifference to vigilant justice as the Martyrdom and execution of Casey and Cora unfold.
A jeweller recalls persistent window gazers drawn to glittering gems who cannot buy. A seedy man fixates on a diamond bracelet, suspects theft, learns it is sold, and storms out in denial. The anecdote highlights curious behavior and mistaken intent in storefront displays.
The New York Commercial urges abundant candles for a well decorated tree and advises against hanging gifts on the branches. It recommends small gilded or silvered fircones and gum tree balls as elegant decorations and notes candles contribute most to the tree’s effective beauty.
The dahlia is praised as the fall garden favorite. Originating in Mexico, it spread to Madrid in 1788 where Abbe Cavanilles named it after Professor Dahl of Stockholm. Humboldt later sent seeds from Mexico to Europe in 1804, enabling widespread cultivation of the now universal flower.
If you suffer from dull headache nasal obstruction discharges from the head to the throat and other listed symptoms you may have chronic nasal catarrh. The text warns many cases progress to consumption and grave outcome and notes Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy offer a $500 reward for uncured cases sold at 50 cents. It also mentions eighty passengers saved from the sunken steamer Scholten.
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