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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
4
The famed Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor has moved to Washington to lead the Fir Presbyterian Church and plans a seven hundred thousand dollar charity endowment. He shares views on certain Brookes and reflects on New York airs associated with his rise.
The First Presbyterian Church in Washington draws huge Sunday crowds due to Dr. Talmage's eloquence as he divides time between New York and Washington. He praises The Christian Herald as a powerful weekly, notes its nearly two hundred thousand circulation, and promotes a charity library offer for $2 with home delivery from Bible House.
The New York Herald notes how afternoon tea has become a social fixture and women outdo each other in table styling. Lamps and shades in china, glass, and silver dominate, with Empire styles and parchment hand painted varieties praised for their light quality and elegance.
Cut glass loses its polish if neglected and becomes dull through scratches. It should be washed by the mistress with hot water, pearline suds, and a two layer cheese cloth cloth, using a soft brush for cuts and interstices, then rinsed and dried before polishing with a soft linen cloth. Eternal vigilance preserves sparkling glass and liberty.
A cryptic line from the Detroit Tribune features a speaker in a macabre scene. The crobe speaks bitterly about a “good thing” while a beautiful girl reacts with carbolized rose water.
A bystander asks where he is after a collision with another bike rider. An attendant explains the accident. The dying man, in a poignant moment, asks for the other cyclist’s machine name, a detail noted by the judge.
A brief, witty dialogue contrasts experience with catching trains and missing them in a suburban banter quoted by New York Weekly. The exchange highlights train timing mishaps and local suburban life as humor.
A Detroit Tribune note mocks a critic who doubts a pianist’s artistry and questions the authenticity of a musician’s hair, while thunderous applause accompanies the final piano notes.
Partial OCR extracted line shows a sobbing speaker recalling how some have greatness thrust upon them. It references dieting and training as efforts not in vain, attributed to the Detroit Tribune context.
Amory, Dalrymple and Sir John discuss a new Elixir matinee with Barbour and Mrs. Beecham Brown. Miss Eleanor Fairfax appears in the play as a young violinist, delivering a spellbinding performance that captures the audience and unsettles Dalrymple.
In the dress circle Dicky and Mary Sylvester settle into front row seats while Miss Sylvester frets over propriety. The audience discusses Dalrymple Amory and other stalls regulars as expectant chatter frames the opening scene of a new play and the night’s social intrigue.
Chapter XI shows Dalrymple guiding Beauty Clare away from the theater after a tense confrontation. Clare trembles and clings to him, while Dalrymple questions her motive with calm reproach as they leave into the night. The scene shifts from applause to uneasy silence.
A Fortnightly Review summary notes that Turkish divorce is swift and informal, with a wife reclaiming her dowry and personal effects. It contrasts upper class rituals with everyday separations, cites extreme cases of repeated divorces, and highlights abuses and social ambiguity in Turkish life.
A windmill seller recounts a farmer who declines modernizer pumps after praising the Lord and his decades of hard work. The tale, relayed with humor, ends with the salesman leaving with several orders, the audience amused and persuaded by the anecdote.
A mobile crowd confronted a nurse, a police inspector, and a woman charged with unlawful sampling as they confronted shoplifting. The infant allegedly carried as a decoy triggers crowd anger until the truth emerges that the baby was a wax prop. The scene ends with the inspector revealing the wax fragments, drawing a fresh roar from bystanders.
A witty New York Recorder item narrates a clash between a pampered dowager duchess and a gaggle of peasants. The duchess demands passage for her equipage while the wagon driver mocks her claim. The brief incident ends with a humorous note on courtesy and class.
Agricultural note from American Gardening advises careful winter storage of root crops and fruits to retain freshness. It warns against dry sand or careless cellar disposal, explains ideal moist cool conditions, and promotes planned, box or barrel storage to avoid mold, rot, or health risks while noting modern harvest ideas and simple butchering devices.
A hoisting setup uses two ropes x to h run through pulleys on a crosspiece. Ropes are Fastened to the animal’s hind legs to lift. A gambrel may be used with one rope. A wagon box bottom can serve as a platform. H. O. Sorkness notes in Orange Judd Farmer.
The article argues peaches can be grown for family use in colder regions if proper care is taken. It notes winter cold is less damaging than spring freezing after sap starts, discusses mulching, and describes a technique of cutting roots on one side and bending the tree to the ground to protect it in very cold climates.
The article describes securing a peach tree with a light straw cover over Fig. 2 and leaving it undisturbed until frost danger passes. It notes a shorter season but rapid development for peach varieties, suggesting good results for those outside the peach belt per Orange Judd Farmer.
Wm. H. Yoomans discusses manure handling to minimize loss and maximize fertility. He argues against deep plowing of manure and endorses surface or shallow applications, noting surface methods improve yields and distribute material quickly after frost and rain.
Corn harvesting machines captivate farmers as 1895 sees widespread adoption across the corn belt. A leading manufacturer reports 10 000 units sold this year and the devices harvest an entire row as fast as a team can walk, delivering corn into the wagon.
Farmers should take extra steps to clean and oil equipment and prepare tools for winter. Do not expect machines to perform well year after year without proper maintenance. The Nebraska Farmer urges thorough care, urging replacement only after wear.
The article argues that many field crops like potatoes and cabbage will be largely grown under glass in the future. Though costly, benefits include pest protection and frost defenses, making the investment reliable. Even with cheaper Southern transport, northern glass houses with screens to deter bugs remain advantageous.
Ear corn stores best when air circulates freely, unless snow or ice impede it. Past grain-buying lessons delay further comment, but few cribs retain sweetness and feeding value through summer. Incipient decay and rattage spoil grains, reducing value and palatability.
A compilation of farm tips and observations on livestock feed storage, crop usage, and field experiments. Highlights include celery land use, shredded fodder consumption by horses, flax seed value, cow pea yields, subsoil benefits of clover and alfalfa, potato storage ventilators, and corn trials showing row width and cultivation depth effects.
A local athlete sees a man struggle in a Turkish bath pool and dives in. He pulls the man to the side by the hair and helps him regain breath. The rescued man, waking, quips with a strange cartoonish line about being lucky and bald.
A historical column contrasts old and new whist styles, praising duplicate play and partner-based strategy while detailing etiquette. It warns against snubbing others and urges tact, kindness, and self-control in social interactions within club life. The piece cites Col Drayton and reflects period newspaper tones.
A Birmingham factory is accused of producing idols for heathen nations with outsiders barred from the secret chambers. The export market is said to be sizable, with Birmingham gods priced from cheap curios to many dollars, and differences between native and Birmingham workmanship noted by travelers.
Kenike a Russian Kogak officer began a voyage on horseback from Krashoe Selo near St Petersburg toward Chitta in eastern Siberia. He has completed a third of the journey reaching Va. He plans 150 days total with 30 rest days, riding an Anglo Arab with simple gear and self grooming.
The London Light argues spiritualism will reach 100 to 200 million adherents in fifty years, expanding beyond mere belief to a science in universities. It praises its perceived evidences of life after death and predicts future chairs and psychic professors who will astonish bygone skeptics.
His Grace admits arriving to bargain for a high profit marriage, yet he is overcome by love. The heiress reacts with amusement and joy lighting a cigarette as the exchange ends with a playful tone.
A vintage ad touts Kickapoo Indian Sagwa as a blood purifier and remedy for diphtheria. It claims the medicine acts on the stomach liver and kidneys, expels poisons, supports vital organs, and carries patients through the critical stage to recovery. Sold by druggists at one dollar per bottle or six for five dollars.
The new electric suspension railway between Leipsic and Halle, devised by Eugene Langen of Cologne, features suspended cars and promises to cut travel time on the 22 mile route from 35 minutes to 15 to 20. Trials on the Cologne Deutz line met with success, and Berlin authorities hope to extend the system for intramural traffic if plans proceed.
Warranted to cure or money refunded. Ask your druggist for it. Price 15 cents.
The new concrete arch bridge over Richland creek on West Main Street in Belleville Illinois was dedicated for traffic. Built by A Geisel and Co St Louis for 10500 under a July 16 1895 contract with the city council, it spans 40 feet and stands 20 feet high with a 62 foot roadway and is paved with vitrified brick. The bridge is guaranteed to withstand 5000 pounds per square foot as selected by the city council.
An advertisement claims the Fits product by Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer cures fits after the first day of use. It offers a treatise and 82 trial bottles free, sending requests to a P O box in Virginia.
A dialogue fragment from the Washington Star depicts Rastus Pinkley claiming to be a mind reader and a poke game confrontation at night. The exchange mocks his claim with dismissive humor and regional speech.
A seventeen year old, Carl Chappel, of Chesaning Michigan, is drawing attention for carrying a pocket sized light battery he can switch on instantly. He has also designed an electric door bell an electric chair and built a telephone of his own.
A gentleman tests a cigar dealer on XYZ brand stock and is told they are first class. He previously received a note saying the brand was poor, then reveals he is the manufacturer and leaves satisfied with the quality.
In a Roxbury gazette excerpt the sharp exchange questions a marriage for love versus money. A young woman elopes with a man described as an old master earning $30 000 annually, highlighting social satire on arranged matches and wealth.
A brief quoted exchange centers on consolation after a husband's death, with a minister urging endurance and the widow pondering the idea that others have died too. The dialogue reflects grief and humor through a witty aside.
A remark in Brooklyn Life recalls young Van Doodle’s reported suicide attempt after an heiress refused him. The text hints at uncertainty about the outcome, leaving readers to wonder whether he succeeded.
The Youth's Companion invites immediate subscriptions at 1.75 dollars with a limited offer of a free four page color calendar valued at 50 cents. The paper will be free weekly to January 1, 1800 and special double numbers for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year. Boston address.
The wool cleaning process now employs naphtha pumped through the fleece to extract natural oils, avoiding fiber damage. Naphtha carries off grease which can be reprocessed into medicines or soap agents, offering cost savings and a purer wool oil recovery.
Confinement and hard indoor labor drain vitality more than outdoor exertion. Sedentary workers grow weary after work and need exercise and a tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as a renovant to restore nature’s exhausted force and is also recommended for dyspepsia kidney liver and rheumatic ailments.
Florentine snailologists measured a snail’s pace by timing six mollusks crawling between two points ten feet apart. They recorded exact start and finish times and compiled tables showing the snail would take fourteen days to travel one mile.
Mothers praise Parker's Ginner Tonic as food for colds and weakness, claiming it helps with pain and multiple ailments. The ad-like note highlights its reputed healing qualities and consumer trust among households.
The report states that skilled workers in Bavaria's textile industries receive an average wage of 72 cents. This figure highlights the low pay level for skilled labor in the sector during the period covered.
A note outlines removing a distressing Corna theme to enable Hindercorns to move freely. The plan promises restored ability to walk run and jump once the theme is removed.
London Economist reports eggs from Russia are shelled and preserved in hermetically sealed tuna drums drawn off via a tap. Used mainly by bakers, the system promises damage-free transport and long shelf life. Each tin holds 1,000 to 1,500 eggs with whites and yolks mixed, sealed with a bang. One bad egg can spoil the entire drum.
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