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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1892
Page
3
A Northwestern Chronicle writer recounts how Cardinal Manning, though preaching abstinence, first took the pledge publicly at a school event. After leading children in the pledge, a girl affirmed they were all now temperate like him, making the vow bind him for life.
A fifty year old Irish woman from Downpatrick refused a marriage to stay with her ailing mother. After the mother’s death and the suitor’s wealth in New Zealand, he offers passage and she agrees to emigrate to join him, leaving behind the town she has known.
Mr Stovall portrays the strong bond between Robert Toombs of Georgia and Alexander H Stephens. The sketch notes their stark differences in physique and temperament yet affectionate regard. The lasting image is Toombs at Stephens funeral delivering the oration with bowed head.
The Lion Bridge near Sangang China extends five and a quarter miles over the Yellow Sea supported by 300 stone arches. The roadway sits seventy feet above water and is enclosed in an iron network. Marble lions twenty one feet long rest on each pillar crown. Built by command of Emperor Keing Long who abdicated in 1796.
Testimonials from T J Murphy Clara Alcott Lorenzo Buck and A H Cumming describe relief from sciatic rheumatism and lame back after using St Jacobs Oil. Letters recount long suffering and eventual recovery with dramatic improvements and renewed mobility credited to the product.
Helen Lyle rebuts social climbing schemes as Joseph Morriss challenges her to stay true to herself The pair discuss marriage plans and class boundaries while a Marchioness and her son scheme to gain her fortune The scene ends with a broken engagement and a vow to tell the truth always
The article contrasts Rome’s historic Corso with Via Nazionale, notes modern rail and tram lines, and recalls memories of old days. It quotes W. W. Story and an editor about money worries and the allure of both goody books and penny dreadfuls. Locomotive enginemen are mentioned.
A reflective piece contrasts old world storytelling with modern New York elevated rail systems. It notes rail accidents differ on elevated lines where long delays are avoided yet flying cylinder heads pose lethal risk to pedestrians and storefronts in Brooklyn.
The article urges a large well manured kitchen garden laid out in long rows with a defined panel of vegetables and fruit trees. It details a specific planting scheme, emphasizes horse powered work, and argues intelligent farm management beats sheer labor for wealth and community value. It adds advice on household meals with abundant dairy products and a Delmonico-like spread.
The article weighs profitability of Brahma Cochin Plymouth Rock Leghorn Hamburg and other breeds for climate and market use. It stresses proper mating, fresh eggs, and clean dry chicks, then shifts to farm fence building costs and the idea of reducing fences to save land and labor across fields. It also covers cow economy, poultry health, and feeding practices for efficiency.
The passage urges providing pure water and ample sharp grit to keep a chick growing vigorously until maturity. A well rearfed hen is described as profitable for the owner or farm.
Macmillan's Magazine notes Florida ranching is aging and exporting 10,000 cattle annually from Punta Gorda and Punta Rassa to Cuba. Cattle are lightly fattened, fetching about 14 to 15 dollars each, and the poor pasture and breed hinder future growth. The piece predicts ranching will fade while dairy farming rises with settlement.
An English physician questions the fear of peeled almonds and notes personal benefit from eating them between rounds. The piece contrasts society concerns with diminished caution, cites Washington illness fears, and mentions various patent medicines and laxatives including Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Allen's Iron Tonic Brown's Bronchial Tradies and Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co.
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