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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1887
Page
8
A Victorian style poem celebrates Christmas with seasonal imagery and contrasts between spring and winter. The speaker praises the stout old night and a hearty Christmas in a tavern mood, noting the stormy temper of love and the steadfast spirit of season. The piece ends naming Charles Dickens.
The Reverend Silas Slaughter rises from modest preacher to beloved pastor in Kentucky, but Christmas Eve brings romantic tensions. Dixie Dooley adores him with playful wit while Miss Sybel Mc Tavish lingers as a potential wife, and a note discreetly nudges him toward Dixie.
A young minister, Silas Slaughter, struggles with his attraction to Dixie Dooley, a worldly yet captivating woman. His friend Tom Turner teases him about marriage while Dixie’s charm tempts him during a Christmas visit to a rural farm, where Dixie lures him toward spiritual conflict and desire.
In a southern parlor, Reverend Silas Slaughter claims Dixie as his Christmas gift and asks to wed. Deacon Dooley accepts, while Dixie hides her face and Tom Turner teases the scene. The minister praises a long, blessed future as the couple brims with quiet joy.
The Times notes a warning from the Greatham rector about leprosy spreading in Europe. It compares the danger to the black death and sweating sickness, arguing the disease is more present than many English people realize and poses a grave, little understood threat today.
Concord reminiscences show Emerson’s writings puzzling yet admired by friends and critics. Alcott likens readers to marveling children solving a riddle while Taylor compares him to a sailor preacher with limited religion knowledge. Mason jokes his audience understands others better than him. Felton quotes Dickens on make believe. Howe notes no clear societal benefit from his era.
An old Ohio River tale follows John Throckmorton a wealthy Louisville man who betrays Lucy Wilbur. For years a pale pursuing woman shadows him turning a deadly chase into a lifelong atonement. In New Orleans they die side by side the ghost and the man finally rest.
The London special reports Sullivan’s exhibition before the Prince of Wales. The 210 pound fighter displayed extraordinary size and muscle, stunning the royal onlookers as he sparred with Ashton. The prince praised Sullivan, promised a future visit to Boston, and asked Captain Drummond to recognize the fighter.
New York World notes a trend of marriages abroad with bridal tours home in luxury shipboard quarters. Brides and mothers travel to Paris for trousseaus, then wed on board or in port, paying high rates for private suites, private stewards, and exclusive dining. Examples include Dr. Barney Sachs and M D Morgan Jr with multi-room arrangements and charts-room access aboard Cunard and America liners.
In 19th century Massachusetts three elderly women the Misses Barker clung to British loyalty and spoke of William IV as sovereign lord. After Chief Justice Parker’s death they mourned George IV with court dress. They lived on British pensions, calling themselves eating the king's bread.
A 1887 Boston letter from Vogeler Co. endorses St Jacobs Oil as a standard, dependable remedy with lasting success. The note cites personalExperience and New England druggists praise, claiming constant effectiveness in chronic cases and broad trade support.
An elderly Boston couple, who had faced poverty and hardship for decades, were found in their sparse lodgings after the man died in a mood of despair. The wife, clinging to hope, spoke of a plan for survival as the grim moment arrived the next morning.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, a renowned merchant and top advertiser, explains his newspaper advertising method. He buys space, partners with publishers, and reinvests profits into ads, noting he set aside thousands yearly and plans to increase the amount as profits warrant.
Market notes from Chicago Minneapolis and Milwaukee show grain and livestock quotes. Wheat oats barley corn rye flax and seeds listed with varying No. 1 and No. 2 grades. Butter eggs pork lard and dairy prices included along with live poultry and dressed poultry figures. Also reports on Harvard and Dartmouth presidents letters and a military arrest.
Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer touted as thinning hair regrowth and color restoration. A fire at H. A. Bolles & Co. in Camden near Marshall caused 1600 dollars in damage.
Five sisters are described by traits and fates. Flora pursues fashion, Scholarly Susan reads books, Coquettish Cora loves looks, Anna aims for wealth, and Sensible Sarah seeks health. Sarah uses Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and thrives while others falter. The piece ends with a parliamentary reception where Messrs Esmonde and O Connor are hosted and Sherman and Ingalls speak.
The piece contrasts the Statue of Liberty’s symbolic promise with the harsh reality of women’s health struggles. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for irregularities and weaknesses, claiming satisfaction or money back, with guarantee details on the bottle wrapper.
In Washington a question arises about Lamar’s age. Lamar asserts he is sixty three, while Lanman’s Dictionary of Congress lists him at sixty seven, prompting debate over the correct figure.
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