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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1886
Page
2
Governor Gordon of Georgia designated November 23 as the state's first Arbor Day and the observance was widely celebrated in cities and large towns.
A fierce Lake Michigan gale caused an estimated 500000 in losses to Lake Craft and more than a dozen deaths. The storm ranks among the severest on the lake in years.
The Sheridan report shows 2,102 officers and 23,946 men in the U S Army. The writer questions the cost of maintaining one officer for every twelve privates as extravagant and ridiculous.
The passage notes the Dominion provinces total debt rose from 98 million dollars at confederation in 1867 to over 250 million dollars today. With a population of about 4.32 million, debt is over 55 dollars per person, versus 25 dollars per person in the United States.
The text notes that the people paid internal revenue taxes totaling 3,438,290,455 dollars between 1862 and 1886. It argues taxpayers are prosperous enough to do it again if desired but favor spending less now that the treasury overflows and the national debt declines.
The phosphate beds under navigable streams near Charleston, South Carolina, are a major wealth source, producing 191 174 tons of rock last year with about 11 000 tons left at home. The state earns a royalty of just under a dollar per ton removed.
Reports from winter wheat growing states show favorable growing conditions with a modest rise in average acreage. Wisconsin counties split with increases in four, steady in three, and declines in two. Outlook in Missouri and Wisconsin is unusually fine, while Ohio Indiana Illinois and Kansas report fair to good prospects.
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that The Home Insurance Company of New York was taxable by the state on the basis of its entire capital, including portions invested in United States bonds, in the case The Home Insurance Company of New York v The People of the State of New York.
The New York Mail and Express reports a renowned city physician endorsing tar smoke therapy for diphtheria. He claims it dissolves fibrous exudations and provides instant relief. The method, tried by many New York doctors, involves sealing a room and burning pitch on a hot shovel to produce smoke.
Southern papers extol late President Arthur in eu rogiums. The Atlanta Constitution lauds him as free from prejudice, genial, and kindly to the South. It notes his public utterances never parade his private benevolence, yet he remained a partisan who believed his party’s success served all sections.
Contributions to the memory of Ex President Arthur are being made in tender reminiscences by many public men. General Sheridan recalls the Yellowstone Park trip three years ago, saying Arthur was the gentleman under all circumstances and a most respected companion.
English bankers express deep alarm at Berlin moving to supplant London in world finance. Berlin-led loans to Portugal, Argentina, and Buenos Ayres, the German syndicate's 8 million dollars in St Paul Minnesota and Manitoba bonds, and a planned German American Finance Company in the United States backed by Deutsche Bank signal growing German influence and a potential shift in financial supremacy.
In New York City there are 157 Masonic lodges with about 20 percent using foreign languages chiefly German. There are 145 Odd Fellows lodges with Germans in the majority, plus 44 Knights of Pythias lodges and 20 Foresters lodges. Dozens more Good Fellows, Red Men, Elks, Friends of Humanity, Sons of Malta, Wise Men, Shepherds, and United Friends fill the fraternal map, with minor clubs uniting trades and professions for mutual aid.
A long list of presidential post offices with commissions expiring between December 1, 1886, and April 1, 1887 is provided. Entries include Vermillion Dakota with C. G. Shaw January 29 1887 Milbank A H Lewis February 5 Fargo Noah N Tyner March 1 Belle Plaine Iowa W A Hunter December 20 1886 and many others across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Montana and more. Also noted are political moves such as Senator Sabin withdrawing opposition to Dr Guernon as St Vincent collector and various rail and court cases.
George Hazlett and Sadie Allien of Buffalo rode the same barrel through Niagara River rapids and whirlpool Sunday afternoon, starting from Maid of the Mist. After a 75 minute ordeal in eddies and maelstroms they were towed ashore, with Hazlett unable to open a locked manhole as the barrel churned toward Thompson Point. Both occupants suffered extreme fear and nausea.
Beecher at Plymoth Church on Thanksgiving called socialism a skin disease and warned that strikes and labor leagues threaten long term society. He said the rising working class is a divine ad vent, that the labor movement is polluted by socialists and anarchists, and that paternal government is dangerous worldwide.
Milwaukee dispatch reports a Superior City land suit involving 160 acres worth about 400000 with costly improvements. The case names many notable heirs and a 1855 title chain built on expiring half breed dummy residents. A 26 share syndicate once split the estate, with Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckenridge among early holders. twelve Superior residents sue for the property.
Thomas Little was awarded a gold medal by Bishop Whipple of Minnesota for saving lives during the Rio Wis train disaster on October 28, 1886. The mint struck the medal in Philadelphia on Whipple’s order, and he presented it to Little as he traveled home.
Across the Great Lakes this season thirty three vessels were driven ashore or foundered with forty one sailors dead. Total losses include schooners L J Conway Bell Walbridge South Haven Pathfinder Lucerne Florita Helen Menekaunee Marinette Dickinson Emerald and the propeller Robert Wallace. Cargo value doubles vessel losses, totaling nearly 500000 with similar cargo value. Other items note a warehouse fire at Black River Falls Wisconsin destroying grain hops and 2000 bushels of grain and 5000 pounds hops with 4000 loss insured 2500. A Kentucky farmer murdered another after a prayer meeting then ate the victim’s heart. Legislative and academic notices include Trevelyan declining a Brighton bid and Balfour chosen rector at St Andrews University. Calvary home burned with 3000 loss. a Janesville farmer’s morphine suicide. racial sentiments over an elopement. and Ram-in-the-Face as a claimed Indian killer of Custer. Theade contesting Speaker Carlisle.
A Denver couple Clem and Dora wed, but his rising popularity and mortgage neglect lead to ruin. After Clem’s death facing foreclosure and Dora’s widowhood with two children, Ella invites Dora to join her, aided by a fraternal insurance policy. A sudden crisis brings relief as a Home Circle member reveals Ella the policy beneficiary and a $3000 payout.
Dora and Ella tenaciously cling to a vine encased cottage as a hopeful shelter for their family. A letter arrives revealing Clem ent Johnston’s secret life as a benefactor, leaving Dora to claim a five thousand dollar bequest that restores the old home and reunites the family beneath familiar walls.
In a postwar Atlantic Constitution portrait, Captain La Rue leads raiders into a north Georgia village. He courts a sixteen year old girl named Jinnie, then destroys the town as troops loot and burn. The story follows her rapid, perilous rise through a society she glimpses.
A Philadelphia court exposes the life of Eugene La Rue, the famed 19th century adventuress. Once a Washington lobbyist and Paris society figure, she swindled, blackmailed, and built a glamorous image with forged papers and lovers. Her collapse ends in scandal and a warning of downfall.
The passage profiles Mary as a fifteen year old with pale beauty and an air of purity, her gaze often lifted to heaven as Joseph listens. It then describes Jesus with blue eyes, auburn hair, and a serene, composed demeanor, his features blending Greek and Jewish hints and exuding strength, gentleness, and a sinless aura.
A Country Gentleman correspondent advises cheap pork by finishing one hog in ten months, notes a durable six inch drain from 1858, warns Cleo will be sold openly in a ten pound wooden package, and discusses honest butter prices. Also covers stock hardiness, dam care in gestation and suckling, feeding, foaling prep, and fall breeding versus spring, plus seed corn value.
Farmers and dairymen are not entirely responsible for all the bad butter to be found in our markets. Much that would otherwise reach the consumer in fair condition is ruined in the grocer's hands by poor storage and decayed vegetables. The remedy lies with the butter producer to make a good article and market it well, and for buyers to favor quality with payments reflecting quality. When dealers pay by quality, inferior butter will diminish.
The piece urges farmers to save seed corn carefully to prevent freezing and germination loss. It advises selecting the best ears, braiding and drying properly, and storing seed in frost-free places to ensure strong, thrifty growth. Planting good seed is essential for a robust crop and to resist early threats.
Cassell's Family Magazine advises on meat digestion and cooking. It notes tenderness improves digestion, suggests beef should be tender before cooking and warns the dyspeptic to avoid hard to digest foods like heavy pork and tripe. It praises sweetbreads and advises varied protein with chicken game and fish.
Hand care guidance for cold weather from N. Y. Commercial describes hard water issues, softeners like borax and almond bran, glycerine, almond cream, and avoiding alkali soaps. Recommends overnight gloves, proper coverage of wrists, large sizes, and avoiding drafts. Proper washing, drying, and circulation advice ends with indoor kid mitts to keep skin soft and white.
A Sunshiny husband makes a merry home and a wife who feels secure, praised, and cherished grows strong and capable. The piece urges cheerful, considerate partnership as a tonic for a wife’s confidence and independence, highlighting shared respect and trust.
A 19th century note urges daily scalp washing for children to prevent odor and improve appearance. It argues weekly shampoo with castile soap, warm water, and Turkish towels, debunking cold-weather fears. Also discusses Vermont pine seed export to France and Germany, describing cone processing and seed yield, with concerns about Lake Champlain navigation due to deforestation.
The Baltimore American reports a Sunday school dialogue between six year old Bessie and a older colored girl Mary. Mary explains kattikism as a small Bible about heaven and describes heaven as people walking and praising the Land while eating and sleeping. The exchange touches on hell, Eve and Adam, and ends with the girls sharing apples and pie after, restoring their friendship.
Berlin dispatch notes the 90 year old ruler's remarkable stamina after a long railway journey. Despite fatigue from recent maneuvers he maintained a full schedule, meeting officials including Count Herbert Bismarck. Twenty-five years after crowning himself King of Prussia, he arrives home amid loyal, anxious cheers.
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