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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
7
Mrs. A Boydston of Atchison Kansas reports hair loss began a year ago and stopped after using Ayer s Hair Vigor. She claims her hair grew rapidly to 1845 inches in length and became very thick since then, dated July 25 1899.
An advisory touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as the remedy for hair loss caused by starvation. The product supposedly nourishes hair roots, stops shedding, promotes thick growth, and restores color. It is advertised at $1.00 per bottle in drugstores.
Professor J E Talmage explains the Great Salt Lake in Utah is diminishing as water from its four tributary rivers is diverted by irrigation. He warns the lake becomes more acrid as it shrinks and predicts, in about a century, a glittering dry salt bed may replace the lake.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay $100 for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, asks readers to send for testimonials and notes the product is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Druggists sell Hall's Family Pills.
The article notes widespread soap scarcity in Hindustan under British rule. Villages rarely stock soap and towns sell little. annual Indian soap consumption totals about 100,600 hundredweight, averaging 112 pounds per 2,500 people, far less than an ounce per person.
A list of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Adam W. Ager Mapleton North Dakota mouse trap George S. Bowers Spring Grove Minnesota acetylene generator Salmon A Buell Minneapolis Minnesota adjustable perpetual calendar John ston Mealy Howard Lake Minnesota bill coupling Peter Nicolay Minneapolis Minnesota shovel Herman A Steeck Wi hona Minnesota safety end board lock Henry A Thexton St Thomas North Dakota self taking stamp William EK White Cambridge Minnesota patent attorneys Merwin Lothrop Johnson 011 912 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul
Readers are urged to read the advertisements as they provide an entertaining study and help locate excellent bargains. The note emphasizes that advertisers are reliable and deliver what they advertise.
An advertising notice from Dr. H. H. Green's Sons of Atlanta promotes free treatment for dropsy. The ad claims they are among the world's greatest dropsy specialists and directs readers to another column for the advertisement.
Tourists note prosperity has eased silver concerns. Kansas farmers now argue over cyclone cellar or building style choices. The Kansas Farmer voices humor about whether a cyclone shelter should be built in Queen Anne or colonial design.
Advertisement notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething to soften gums reduce inflammation allay pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
In Lueck two men joke about marriage and money. Heltere Welt notes one man’s wife asks for money often while the other must request funds from his wife. The exchange highlights domestic budgeting banter among friends.
The ad notes a La Belle Chocolatiere image on genuine Baker’s Chocolate and Cocoa packages, guiding shoppers to verify authenticity and quality of the product. It emphasizes the packaging as a mark of genuineness and brand tradition.
An old advertisement asserts Laxative Bromo Quinihe Tablets cure the grip by removing its cause and notes E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price listed as 25c.
An unidentified pair speaks of a tame season with a teasing line about a dog, revealing a humorous misfire and a casual banter on ongoing efforts.
Notice from Emile Constant of Globe Hotel St. Paul Minnesota seeks to purchase a bargain piece of wild land in Minnesota or North Dakota where crops did well in 1899.
A witty adage notes that in nine of ten marriages a wife trusts her husband fully for about the first day after the wedding. The quip reflects skepticism about long term marital harmony and the fleeting nature of initial confidence.
A reflection on farm interest in dairy associations shows low eastern farmer engagement and varying meeting turnouts, with notes on Russian dairy prospects and proposed legal tweaks. The piece discusses public understanding of dairy groups, taxation debates on oleomargarine, and a shift toward enforcing food purity across state lines.
The Breeders' Gazette notes a New Zealand clause requiring removal of any condemned dairy produce to processing facilities at the owner's expense. The piece contrasts this with Western practices of selling reformulated products, calling for stricter honesty and enforcement. It also elevates Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials and free advice offered to concerned women.
A properly ripened cream should be thick and smooth with even consistency. The taste is mildly acidic with a piquant aroma that transfers to butter and is valued in the English market. A ladle should drop the cream without streaks and casein appears as tiny precipitates.
A quotation from J. B. Monrad notes bacteria in milk multiply rapidly at 95 degrees, with 23x in two hours, 215x in four hours, and 3800x in s x hours, while cooling to 55 degrees slows growth to 4x in two hours, 8x in four hours, and 435x in six hours, with ice chilling limiting growth.
G. R. Glenn, Georgia superintendent, recounts a school scene where a Black student asks if the X-ray can see a chicken. The tale reflects racial humor from a Memphis newspaper quotation.
A crying evil you only aggravate by putting down a native of all countries who speaks the language of none. A pleasure to two, a nuisance to everybody else, and a necessity to all the world. The morning caller, noonday crawler and midnight bowler. The sapling of the tree from which will be built the bulwarks of our nation's greatness a baby.
Suburban planner Mr Suburb requests Mr De Villa meet at the 6 o'clock train with carriage and coachman in finest livery and silver-plated harness to impress a new servant girl arriving on the same train, reflecting social protocols of the era.
The Indianaapolis Sun quotes Bill Summers railing at the town board and taxes. Summers asserts lifelong residence and vows to oppose higher levies amid local government friction.
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