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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1894
Page
3
An American recounts observations from Mexican mining regions describing peasants as ignorant and stupid. He claims they carry ore in bags on their backs, reject wheelbarrows, and refuse to use stoves, preferring a charcoal fire and fan as the pot boils, reflecting alleged cultural failings.
Warranted to cure or money refunded. ask your Sroggist for it. Price is 15 cents.
Madame Blanc portrays Madame Alphonse Daudet as a model maitresse de maison full of taste and practical skill. Raised by Madame Allard in strict bourgeois tradition she blends needlework cooking and refined hospitality with artful living shaping Daudet’s early life.
Professor Swing spoke with lightning pace in sermons and admitted fear his listeners would fall asleep if he slowed. Early in ministry Lie faced constant remonstrance over delivery as his words rushed like a torrent. To curb this, he began drafting sermons with marginal notes urging him to slow and watch his tongue.
The article prescribes warm water baths sea bathing temperance and outdoor life as cures for bleary eye conditions. It notes discharge from eyelid margins causes red swollen painful eyes and bed gluing at night. Clean warm water is recommended and moderation in eating and drinking with a common apothecary remedy as adjunct.
A mysterious item in the newspaper's For Sale column draws scrutiny as a sixteen year old is mentioned in cultural commentary about advertising norms. The fragment hints at concern over inappropriate placement and potential exploitation.
A historical advertisement notes Maus, a teething remedy, promoted for infants by Wixstow’s Soorminge Swear for Childen Teething. The fragment emphasizes a trusted old remedy aimed at soothe pain in young children.
In a cramped exchange, Madeline asks if the lyre is easy to play while Pierre responds that the man who would be her son-in-law cannot. The dialogue hints at tensions in a complex marriage arrangement.
A New York Evening Post report notes smoking cars drew female riders who now seat swap for men. Women increasingly occupy the cars, stare at male smokers, and insist on female access, while papers urge men to assert their rights to smoke.
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed mucous passages in the Eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and invites readers to request circulars.
A Baltimore Herald retells how the American beauty rose began with George Bancroft’s European cuttings in Washington. Gardener Field bought a rare unknown rose for $5, later selling it as the American beauty for $5,000. He then turned $5,000 into $50,000 by land investments near Washington within three years.
Mrs Mopflore, awakened by a burglar in the dark hall, confronted him as he walked in stocking feet. She mistook the intruder for her husband Jiggs notes the tense moment and the quick action that stopped the break in.
In a grim naval tale a man named Mills-Old Jonah perished in a naphtha launch blast. The line reads with dark humor the victim is now "in pieces" while his iron will and character endure in memory.
The Home Life Insurance Co of New York offers a policy combining protection and investment with guaranteed cash surrenders and loan features. Profitable agency contracts available. Inquiries to Frank F. Loomis, Manager Northwestern Department, 306 9 Pioneer Press Building, St Paul.
The piece praises warm winter decor with glowing logs and luxurious rugs. It notes white fur square and oblong rugs as affordable bedroom and drawing room accents, used even by aesthetic young women as couch coverings, highlighting widespread popularity and low price.
A dialogue fragment shows a father instructing his son Johnny to lie about his absence while denying lying himself. The scene centers on family authority and moral pressure as Johnny is urged to convey a falsehood.
A caption notes artist Mr. Plumber visiting to sit for a portrait. The playful editors ask Jerusalem why the water pipe breaks as the scene is set for a pleasant image of the craftsman.
A fragmented exchange has Tom claiming he visited the Duke of Fewclothes for practice and describes leading a fight into and out of a church, with a coach asking how to balance football and society.
In a village the return of Mrs Evelyn with Captain Oliver triggers gossip as neighbors assume a secret engagement. The widowed Mrs Evelyn and Oliver meet after Mr Evelyn's death, while their children Basil and Alice reflect mixed feelings and fuel speculation as the tale spreads through the parish.
Admirable Captain Oliver faces a vexing village rumor that ties him to Mrs. Evelyn through a hinted marriage. A tradesman’s sly misreading and gossip threaten his chances to visit Alice and risk provoking scandal, leaving Oliver torn between propriety and desire.
Grand Forks dispatch details a mob of Russian farmers from Emmons county raiding Fort Lincoln near Mandan. They arrive with tools and teams, tear down most structures including the Custer house, while deputies seize eight suspects and gather names of forty others.
Rev John Alexander Dowie’s religious healing center at 6020 Edgerton Avenue faced a death after Albert Garbett from Minneapolis died of spinal caries. Commissioner Reynolds allowed the body’s removal to Minneapolis aboard a Northwestern train. Dowie refused to comment on the death and grew angry when pressed.
The Manhattan building at Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue was nearly destroyed by fire. J Wells Champney and his wife with artist Miss Mary K Hart escaped via the stairs and fire escape. Paralyzed artist Henry Thero on the fourth floor was rescued by firemen and taken to the Van Buren mansion. Damage estimated at 410000.
In St Paul municipal court Hans Svennig Arthur Hanson and Eddie Jackson faced coal theft charges. Svennig was discharged for not taking coal himself while Hanson and Jackson were scheduled for trial Thursday. The boys claimed their fathers sent them to fetch coal and one father admitted directing his son to pick coal along the tracks.
The trial of Col. John F. Fellows, district attorney of New York City, opened before Commissioner John J. Lenson. One set of charges from the good government club cites over 300 cases, while the German American reform union presents 501 specific charges.
Recent observations at Mount Lowe Observatory suggest the Edward Swift comet, found by Prof. Swift’s son on a Thursday evening in November, may be the famous lost comet discovered in Rome on August 22, 1844, half a century ago.
Minneapolis December 5 crusaders sworn out warrants against saloon owners for keeping their houses open October 7. Included is the Nicollet House bar. Dean W. X. Sudduth and Crusader C. W. Purple lead the prosecution.
Herman Janetz was found at his home with a bullet wound in the breast. He was weak from blood loss but may recover. The young man said he courted death by his own action due to domestic trouble.
Washington December 5. The district grand jury returned two new indictments for embezzlement against Capt. Henry W Howgate.
Washington Special reports China has sued for peace and will present a proposal to Japan through U S ministers in Pekin and Tokio. The offer likely includes a money indemnity and loss of suzerainty over Corea, with negotiations aiming at a truce and a future treaty of peace under proper guarantees. Details of how the proposal arose remain unclear.
Early morning accident on the railroad near Elmira California leaves three young tramps dead and a fourth fatally injured. The sole survivor, 17 year old John Brisco of Davenport Iowa, identifies two Davenport companions named Johnnie or Vennie Irvin. other victims are unknown. Surgeon says Brisco likely to die.
The secretary outlines fiscal year ending June 30, 1896 estimates for Indian affairs including Chippewa and Sioux relief, land surveys, treaty fulfillments, and school support in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Also listed are waterway and harbor projects from Minnesota to Duluth, with totals for channels, reservoirs, and river improvements.
A Montgomery report states two measures introduced today aim to silence Capt. Kolb and his backers or to arrest them. One bill makes usurping a political office a felony with heavy penalties. A second resolution would probe which legislators aided Kolb in his inauguration to attempt expulsion. Kolb, claiming to be governor, returns to write a message for the legislature and push for an election contest law.
President Cleveland arrived at the White House at 10 o clock, the first trip to the city in two weeks. He walked with a pronounced limp, met by Mr Thurber, and few callers were present aside from Representative Catchings of Mississippi seeking a notification committee.
The Eckels report to Congress recommends allowing banks to issue notes up to 50 percent of their unimpaired capital. It cites 1894 totals of 8,756 banks with 672 million in authorized capital, and outlines safety funds, taxation, and a possible nonpartisan commission to study currency reform.
The Seattle report notes Mount Ranier shows major changes from a sequence of avalanches of snow ice and earth not an eruption. The crater rim remains intact but large sections have disappeared and a solid bluff hundreds of feet high now appears. Other slides may have occurred on the mountain's far side.
In Judsonia Arkansas Maggie Johnson aged seventeen dies. Described as a person of singular constitution with the head of an adult and body of an infant she had no teeth or bones and a body mostly of muscles.
Little Rock Arkansas December 5 W H Little colored of Choctaw county was convicted in federal court for detaining and opening letters while postmaster of Harwood Island He allegedly extracted several checks and drafts from letters.
A boating stage opened on the river today and over 5.0 million bushels of coal began moving to Cincinnati New Orleans and other points. An estimated 10.0 million bushels remain in the harbor awaiting shipment.
Washington December 5 cards issued for the marriage of Mary Stewart Sherman daughter of Senator Sherman to James Ives McCallum on Wednesday December 12 in Washington.
Austin Texas Special Governor Hogg pardons B A Krebbs and James Prestion who were serving life terms for the 1876 Montague county murder of Mr England his wife son and daughter. Their sentences were commuted from hanging and later found to be innocent with real killers John Musick and Bill Taylor at large. Prestion and Krebbs are over seventy.
The Logler Manufacturing Company bicycle factory in Toledo was totally destroyed by fire last evening. The blaze began in the assembling room due to an explosion of a large enameling fluid tank. Loss estimated at 500000 dollars with 350000 dollars insured. Insurance shared among local agencies. individual amounts unavailable.
Omaha on November 30 reports growing destitution in drought devastated western Nebraska counties. Mayor Bemis of Omaha issued an appeal to aid the suffering farmers and their families, with many families nearing starvation.
Amaha a destitute colored man in Duncan has been convicted by a jury of criminal assault and will be hanged early in January. It will be the first legal execution for that crime in Georgia.
John A. Jones, one of the miners burned in the Jack Oak powder explosion one mile west of Albia, has died. He leaves a wife and nine destitute children.
After two weeks of deliberation the board of general trustees decided on the first ballot to relocate the headquarters to Peoria. The action follows visits to several cities and concludes the move from Terre Haute, Indiana, with plans underway.
Washington reports an error in enrolling the sundry civil appropriation bill for the year that disrupts survey efforts in several states. The issue delays funding and hinders the ability to complete required surveying projects across multiple regions.
Burglars forced the rear door of the Commercial bank in Lamoni Iowa and blew open the vault doors but did not gain entry. The day cash box with about 150 dollars and jewelry belonging to Mrs Myers disappeared. Tools left behind match the property of a local blacksmith Joseph Robidou. Similarities to a two year old case suggest intruders were locals.
Mrs. William H. Souser of St Pan writes Chief Armstrong about Clarence Clark whom she suspects as her missing husband. Her married name from St Paul is given as W S Souser on Nov 2 1891. Clark, a bicyclist married recently to Misa Gertrude Hutch, is jailed here for larceny.
Ashland Wisconsin Special reports the Novelty Ironworks owned by D. J. Seyler burned completely early this morning. The loss is estimated at 25000 dollars with only 3200 dollars covered by insurance.
Justin Huntley McCarthy son of the Irish nationalist leader arrived in New York with his bride Cissy Loftus a popular London music hall singer. They eloped to Edinburgh last August and wed civilly then had a Catholic ceremony. The pair returned to London soon after, causing a sensation as McCarthy a newspaper man and writer and Loftus a famed performer gained quick fame in London and New York.
The article promotes billiards and pool as a convenient indoor exercise for women and invalids who cannot walk daily. It notes rising popularity, social pool parties, and prizes. It lists costs for tables from 200 to 275 dollars, room size needs, and cue weights of 15 to 19 ounces.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt relays Dr. Cyrus Edson of New York City urging ventilation for homes and proper winter care to prevent pneumonia. He cautions against fatigue irregular meals and urges warmth boots and dry clothing as temperatures drop and warns that sudden chills require quinine and camphor followed by bed rest to nip illness early.
The World of this week names Sir Thomas Echlin as the seventh Echlin baronet among the Royal Irish Constabulary. His fortunes are compared with his uncle Sir Frederick Behlin the fifth baronet and father the sixth, both of whom held low positions. The Echlin lineage includes a prelate and a distinguished judge, with a baronetcy dating to George I. Other Echlin descendants include a London stage minor, and a photographer in a London suburb.
A critic calls for a mass meeting of dramatic critics to oppose continued use of certain expressions on stage. The quoted lines include personal confessions, threats, and dramatic dialogue suggesting a confrontation and a stabbing scene.
Men and women suffer mental strain and physical fatigue. The remedy promises to repair vitality and improve digestion, enrich the blood, and stimulate the bowels kidneys and liver. It also claims to subdue malaria rheumatism and nervousness.
A brief dialogue captures a husband and wife debating fate and choices. The wife supposes she might have married another if not for their bond, and the husband agrees the outcome could have been different, had they never met.
The text notes that Syrup of Figs works best for children needing laxative relief, is more acceptable to them, and that the true remedy is manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Dr. Stotzer Bucher notes apples eaten before bed aid health and digestion. He claims high phosphoric acid content supports brain function and liver activity, promotes sleep, disinfects the mouth, aids kidney secretions, prevents calculus, and guards against throat diseases.
Men and women can learn barber's trade in eight weeks at Twin City Barber School located at 110 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis. Catalogue is free.
A historical note states that in ancient Babylon the sale of lovely women funded dowries for homely brides, reflecting a practice where money from selling female beauty supported marriage arrangements.
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