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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1894
Page
5
Former congressman S. G. Comstock declares a senatorial bid opposing incumbent W. D. Washburn as Congressman McCleary of the 2nd district contemplates entering the race.
The Brainerd citizen calls the Journal hen edition a bird as women produce the Tuesday edition. The Pope bans Catholics from secret societies under threat of suspension. The Minnesota Democratic Association backs free trade and direct taxation, called monumental folly by the Journal. Voters and officials discuss municipal reforms and staggered alderman terms. The Times notes luxury travel on the North Western Limited as a sign of modern progress.
The Jefferson Dramatic Club of Brainerd with eighteen members plans a four act comedy Uncle Josh at Sleeper opera house on January 24. Ray Seeley is manager and Jas R Smith business manager with a cast featuring Justina Smith W A M Johnston Al Mattis and Chas Wilson among others in a lively New England tale.
The Tribune in Bismarck notes that the North Western Line serves as a model of success in rail travel from the Twin Cities to Chicago. It highlights palatial train accommodations and the spontaneous endorsement of travelers who use the line.
A Chicago Record writer extols Northern Minnesota around Brainerd as a prime homestead area. It highlights Brainerd as a rail hub with mills and a hospital, the Leech Lake district, vast 160 acre entries, affordable $20 entry fees, and strong potential for dairying poultry and timber.
A Minnesota reader is urged to travel to California via the Northern Pacific and Shasta Route in warm, comfortable vestibuled trains with dining cars. The ad extols Mt Adams, Mt Rainier, Mt Hood, Mt Helens, and Mt Shasta as the grandest mountain scenery, and invites readers to contact Northern Pacific agents or write for rates.
A reflective piece urges planning for 1895 covering careers homes and journeys. It extols rail travel on the Burlington Route with chic amenities from Chicago to Minneapolis and points in between. It also promotes the North Western Limited and its luxurious buffet library coach.
Mary T Strauss Executrix petitions to sell all real estate of the deceased to pay debts legacies and expenses stating insufficient personal estate. Court orders appearance on January 7 1895 at 11 am at Brainerd County Court House to show cause why license to sell should not be granted. Publication required weekly for three weeks in Brainerd Dispatch.
Gen Lew Wallace traveler and author extols Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway on The Wilwanukee between Chicago and St Paul calling it magnificent train service. He notes private compartments vestibulated heated by steam lit with electric berth lamp. J T Coney agent St Paul Minn.
Charles S. Fez, General Passenger Agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad in St. Paul, advertises an illustrated pamphlet on how a small farm can be more valuable to the owner than a large 160 or 320 acre plot and invites readers to send their name to receive it.
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