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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1893
Page
3
Peter Wimble exploits a prison mixup and loot theft after donning a convict suit and fleeing a hotel. Widgery awakens, misleads guards, and slowly recalls his own identity while a pursuing police case unravels. Widgery’s fate and a vanished clerkty banker linger as a charge of possible self harm looms.
A French journal recounts a man seating near a newspaper reader in a coffee house. The newcomer offers the paper first and, after a long wait, discovers the reader is blind. The prankster remarks the man must read everything twice.
A man with one hand on a bell and a bundle of accounts asks a boy if his father is present and whether a photograph exists. The boy replies that he is unsure, and the visitor offers to take the photo to learn more as he searches.
Mrs. Mary A. Stacey of Trumbull Connecticut credits German Syrup with stopping her niece Emeline Hawley's blood coughing and consumption symptoms. She says it restored strength appetite and eased distress after other medicines failed.
Local discussion in Brooklyn features Flatfoot Jones doubting the identity of preacher Talmage. Brother Snow clarifies that Talmage is a renowned Brooklyn preacher, not a comic lecturer. The exchange labels him as wit by day and preacher by night.
A householder plans to move to the suburbs next Monday and asks a mover to estimate the load. The dialogue recalls past moves, with the homeowner noting several previous relocations and the mover estimating that one van should now suffice to carry the remaining possessions.
An advertisement claims Allen's Iron Tonic Bitters cures sick headache and bears J P Allen Druggist St Paul Minn signature. It notes high annual output of American manufactories and argues disease results from transgressing Nature's laws. Garfield Tea proprietors, also physicians, promote natural-health guidance with a free booklet.
The 1883 St Jacoba Oil Family Almanac and Book of Health and Humor is promoted as a popular seasonal gift from The Charles A. Vogeler Company of Baltimore. It contains humor and health content with an offer of one hundred dollars, inviting readers to obtain a copy by mail with a 2 cent stamp.
Miss Daisy Wimpleton and Mr. Joseph Flincher feature in a farcical incident in Regent's Park where Flincher lies on a gravel path after a staged death by Mr. Widgery's jealous act. He had already drawn the bullet, making the scene a prank to deter Widgery from Mrs Nobler's lodging house.
The piece argues Americans eat about 3500 calories daily versus 1790 to 1900 in Europe, praising nourishment and labor productivity. It asserts bread’s sacred role, warns against gluttony, and notes European attire compared favorably with American dress, citing the New York Ledger.
The Washington Star notes frogs proliferate in Australia and disrupt homes at sheep ranches. Farmers battle flying foxes, wild dogs, and the poisonous stinging trees that blister and pain livestock, sometimes causing horses to roll in agony.
A country youth teases a restaurant staff by ordering a broiled elephant. The waiter demands payment in advance, quoting elephants on toast at 1500.25 dollars or 1500 dollars without toast, while the young man and his companion react.
The article extolls tea gowns as affordable elegant garments made from light summer fabrics and silks. It notes bright or dated fabrics can be repurposed into charming dresses by combining two or three textiles. Brocades and house textiles may be used, and the wearer gains dainty grace.
Ladies in Denmark widen livelihoods with several becoming consulting dairy chemists and managing schools after husbands' deaths. Some schools rank with top high schools and can send students to university. A Danish woman recently qualified as a dentist and started practice.
The Detroit Free Press records a humorous exchange where Flossie, amused by a street sight, tells her mother I just thought I would bust. After a pause she apologizes and suggests breaking open, which her mother accepts as a revised phrase.
C L Meinzer quotes Dr Henry S Randall on 1862 New York lamb losses due to deep snow and confinement. An Iowa owner argues for year round open grazing, while advocating tile drainage and wire fencing to protect flocks and improve land use. article covers field drainage, tile sizes, ditch spacing, and open ditch drawbacks.
A home made lifting frame using a forked tree support and a cross piece with ropes and iron rings allows two workers to lift and raise cattle for skinning. The device can be adapted for hogs and sheep and uses simple timbers, rope, and pins to secure height and prevent unwinding.
A detailed set of farmyard husbandry notes describing a 40‑hen flock with 3 cocks kept in a plastered house facing south and an open shed. It covers bedding, ventilation, feeding including boiled vegetables, scraps, spices, mixed grains, water, ashes, lime, and periodic cleaning. Mites and body lice are addressed with kerosene wash and sheep dip.
A city stamp expert notes that new Columbian stamps appear large but are not as sizable as some South American issues. He explains states were often given stamps free by engravers who swapped models every three months, returning unused stamps at period end to sellers. The scheme produced many rare issues and big dealer profits.
Mr McHarlem questions his wife about plans to spend the day with the Thompsons on the East side. She snaps that it's none of his business, and she says she dislikes the Thompsons, while he jokes about their enemies being her motive. A stray ad for Salvation Oil notes its use on cuts and sprains for 25 cents.
A Wisconsin subscriber reports brick colored scum on each churn of cream despite clean equipment and healthy cows. The advice suggests possible udder injury or gland issues and proposes testing by keeping milk from each cow separate, plus a drench of Epsom salts and ginger. It also discusses breeding focus and stock feeding for profitability.
An old nature note explains snails' behavior before rain. Some species roam shellless, others climb trees days ahead, and hues shift with rain duration. A fragment from Our Animal Friends highlights varied snail responses to impending wet weather.
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