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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1896
Page
3
The editor urges readers to grow earliness with Salzer's Seeds praised as the earliest and finest for radishes and more. Salzer, a large grower of vegetables and seeds, offers a sample package of Early Bird Radish for 10c postage to John A Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis, plus a 5c catalogue.
Archaeologists report carvings and inscriptions on ancient obelisks showing figures riding two wheeled vehicles, suggesting early Egyptian knowledge of the velocipede and its possible cultural context during royal settings and religious ceremonies.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the one positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It is taken internally and claimed to heal by affecting blood and mucus surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from users.
Seed premiums advertised in this notice invite readers of the American Home and Garden in Saint Paul Minnesota to subscribe for 50 cents a year and receive 50 cents worth of staple garden seeds. Circulars and a sample copy of the paper are also requested.
Lady Evelyne, torn between her engagement to Mr Maclane and memories of Herbert Chauncey, avoids a garden party. While strolling with Lord Gwendale she spots a sun bronzed suitor and confronts a startling recognition that leaves her shaken and ready to flee.
Lord Cleve follows Lady Evelyne after a scene as he muses on a past betrothal to her while his solicitor, Archibald Quenthelm, notes the engagement was once part of Herber Chauncey’s circle. Herbert, unsettled, questions if he should know Evelyne and recalls memories he cannot fully recover.
Sophie Friedland in New York Ledger surveys Count Tolstoi as a romanticist who critiques modern culture yet fails to explain economic causes of misery. She praises War and Peace and Anna Karenina while lamenting the absence of deeper moral characters in later works and noting Tolstoi’s distrust of Western science and art.
A farmer describes building a double pump from basic lumber to lift water from a ditch for irrigation. The system, tested during drought, can discharge about two gallons per second for an hour, with plans to scale up. The piece also outlines profitable garden crops and practices, including corn, Hubbard squash, cucumbers, and beans, emphasizing careful cultivation and early marketing.
Annie Anson of Berkley suffers sticky resinlike exudation from the scalp making hair tacky and prone to breakage. Hairdressers report repeated shampoo fails, and Miss Anson has left town while doctors seek relief. She fears potential baldness as grief over the affliction grows.
In a historic Sanfant result Chronicle note District Attorney D. J. Murphy provoked a dramatic courtroom moment by naming John M. Massey as a witness who lay buried at Lone Mountain. The defense reacted with shock as the bailiff called the dead man thrice and the jury found the prisoner guilty.
In Livermore Falls Mo a live rat was released in a high school by mischievous pupils causing alarm among students. Teachers and administrators convened a committee to decide on conduct and to urge good behavior as the boys resume classes.
The author describes wrapping a stout cable chain around a leaning tree and tightening it to prevent splitting during cutting. Proper placement near the trunk and wedges to secure tension avoid damage. shares personal examples of trees cut without splitting and a large oak whose butt was ruined by improper cutting.
Build a sturdy box divided into sections and cover each with wire cloth or netting of varying fineness. Tack edges with thin wood strips. A graduated sieve set from fine to coarse helps remove inferior beans and peas from crops and proves highly useful on any farm.
A man ruined by creditors auctioned his heirlooms, including a battered rocking horse once loved by a child. A veiled woman sobbed as the horse was lifted for bids, and the man paid eight thousand five hundred dollars, snatching the relic from loss. The scene drew quiet sympathy from onlookers at the crowded sale.
The New York World describes Anton Mochty of Lower Austria as ten years old, weighing 150 pounds with a 45 inch chest and six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot. He stands five feet tall and has grown rapidly in the past two years.
Farmers urged to diversify to prevent failures and curb disease spread. Emphasis on timely plowing and pulverization to conserve moisture, early planting of heed crops and potatoes, and choosing suitable wagon types to minimize field damage. The note cites 1890 agricultural values for corn hay and cotton.
Harriet J. Dalton offers practical poultry care advice from Orange Judd Farmer. She stresses limited cooked foods, periodic beef, and regular pest treatments inside coops. She describes homemade condition powders, kerosene emulsion baths, warm feeding, and hygiene to prevent mites and lice.
In Soleure Switzerland a swallow nest four inches across was found to be woven almost entirely from clock springs by wagtails in a clockmaker’s yard. The nest was removed and sent to the museum of natural history where it is displayed as a striking example of bird nesting ingenuity.
Chemist to the Oklahoma experiment station analyzes Kaffir corn. He compares digestible matter from grain and fodder with maize yield, estimating an acre yields 1,752.8 pounds of digestible organic matter for Kaffir corn versus 1,400 pounds from maize fodder and grain, noting figures are approximate.
In a surrogate court session Joseph H. Choate challenged an elderly witness recalling a testator two years dead. He pressed, asking if the deceased resembled him, prompting the witness to remark on a similar vacant look. The questioning was suspended.
A new electric candle holder enables the imitation candle flame in clouded or tinted glass. It solves length variability by holding candle tubes from about 3.5 to 6 inches with a telescopic stalk and adjustable fittings, likely popular in drawing rooms salons and galleries.
A dialogue excerpt shows a nobleman distressed by a failed payment plan. The count laments a two million dollar dot and a friend notes the debtor’s claim to pay gradually. The debtor insists on a weekly five dollar installment, triggering the count’s anger. The scene captures money quarrels and social satire.
A Chicago Record snippet depicts a humorous exchange about a wealthy but stingy man. The dialogue quips about his worth, dress, and appetite, suggesting he should borrow money if he is truly frugal.
Prof Minchin develops a glass enclosed selenium cell avoiding leakage by liquid contact with aluminum wire. The instrument measures stellar magnitudes consistent with photometric methods. It can determine intrinsic stellar energy from known distances and has measured lights of Jupiter Saturn Vega Arcturus Regulus Procyon and others. Vega light via a two foot reflector produced a greater deflection than a candle nine feet away.
The Northwestern Farmer urges farmers to buy a pure bred bull within the state at a moderate price and to improve stock through better care. It argues that better sires will boost livestock across the Northwest and lead to greater happiness in the next year.
A dialogue contrasts an idle person who questions why time is never seen while the other says he cannot find time to kill. The exchange plays on the paradox of busy life versus perceived idleness.
In a dialogue, Mr Rocke is described as troubled with insolvency while Mr Clay notes his overall well state, and Mr Jackson confirms the contrast between his broader condition and his current finances. The exchange highlights financial strain amid an appearance of wellbeing.
Mr Tabor of Burlington, recently struck by acute rheumatism, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health after eight boxes. The druggist Henry notes strong sales and patient relief, with pills sold 60 cents a box or six for $2.60. The Medicine Co. of Schenectady markets the remedy nationwide.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip imagines a machine washing 15,000 towels an hour, prompting astonished remark from a rural landlord about the world’s progress and a thousand years’ towel supply washed in an hour.
Prospectus from T A Slocum of 183 Pearl Street New York offers two free bottles of a claimed universal remedy for consumption and lung troubles. The ad asserts thousands cured and asks readers to mail address and pay only express charges on delivery.
Walter Baker and Company of Dorchester Massachusetts displays an extensive medal collection from European and American exhibitions. The firm notes nearly 125 years of uninterrupted prosperity and claims the highest purity and standard of flavor in its cocoa and chocolate products. It warns consumers to seek genuine Dorchester made goods amid many imitations.
A speaker argues that belief in love strengthens when it requires visible sacrifice. The message emphasizes actions over words to demonstrate commitment and authenticity in relationships.
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