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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1897
Page
3
The Detroit Journal notes the contortionist death is likely accidental attributing the cause to Foolhardiness. The commentary suggests the victim should have avoided unsafe behavior and unsafe conditions in the performance.
A streetcar dispute centers on a passenger who says he was forced to alight at the wrong stop and plans a suit against the railway company. The exchange highlights alleged mishandling and potential liability for the service error.
In a mock dispute, Pat asks for twenty cents per load of dirt while the owner scoffs and asks what more the earth could cost. The judge oversees the exchange as tensions rise over the price of earth and sarcasm.
The tiger remarks to the lion at feeding time that the camel has one admirable trait he likes. The camel is praised for always coming out flat-footed, a humorous image reflecting blunt honesty.
A man questions an artist about his work asking whether he dances paints or walks a tight rope. The Washington Star quotes the exchange highlighting ambiguity about the artist's craft and public perception.
Detroit News quotes a bizarre domestic line about treating a baby as a dog. The piece notes bridal wreath customs in Europe and writes of horse meat sales in Paris with 200 shops and over 30 000 horses consumed by residents last year.
Mr. Janeway and his wife discuss packing away a shabby frame in their new house. Florry joins them as they fix on a faded photograph of a plain woman with a ghastly touch of life in her painted lips and cheeks. The moment hints at memories tied to a past.
Madison Janeway reflects on his past after a visit from a long-dead first wife named Sarah Deering. She reproaches him for neglecting her, reveals how she funded his early success, and insists she be honored beside treasured art. He ultimately chooses to keep her portrait in the library.
Eben E. Rexford tells of Ruth a child who prays in a family quarrel. The father and mother reconcile after Ruth asks God to make things right. The scene ends with a kiss and the child’s faith rewarded.
In Temple Magazine Dean Farrar recalls how he suggested St Telemachus to Lord Tennyson. He relates that Theodoret provided the sole authority, and Tennyson later clothed the tale in his great poem after receiving Greek passages.
An applicant claims to be a lightning calculator and offers to instantly state the number of days in any month without reciting the rhyme. The proprietor dismisses the skill as commonplace and unappealing to the public, prompting a terse exchange on compensation.
In an old Tid Bits vignette, Drywater remarks that only humans smoke while the boy admits no other animal cooks meals. The wry exchange highlights the oddity of human habits compared to animals.
The exchange shows a wife admitting affection for another man before marriage, while her husband questions the remark. She retorts that she did not reject him because she married him, revealing a humorously bold defense in a domestic anecdote reported by the Dublin Freeman.
The article notes that more American vessels sail the Great Lakes than travel the Atlantic and that the combined tonnage of Great Lakes ships exceeds that of ocean-going vessels.
The statement notes that Solomon penned many proverbs to provide young men with wisdom granted by God, offering practical guidance for life.
A London concert report uses golf terms to describe a classical recital at St James Hall. Dr Joachim, Signor Piatti, Mr Gibson, and Mr Ries compete through movements with terms like tee drive and niblick as the performance unfolds amid commentary.
A survey of new gadgets includes an adjustable bag handle with side fastening, pneumatic car fenders, a folding table with an inseparable drawer, a monkey wrench lever tightening jaws, ceiling rack for coats and hats, a coin separator with a gravity chute, electric heated irons with hollow bottoms, and a metal coin package with a sliding barrel section.
The Medical Press notes that amid fears of germs in modern foods the English plum pudding, properly prepared and cooked, is sterilized in boiling, can keep for a year in a dry place, and remains safe and flavorful though some find it indigestible. It endorses cautious enjoyment of this traditional dish.
The Boston Courier recounts two scenes where a host introduces Miss Prancer to a Captain and then jokes about inviting Captain Crawler. Miss Prancer responds politely, but declines, requesting the host to retract the introduction. The piece preserves period voice and social manners.
A brief exchange notes a character accepting another despite knowing his earnest nature, attributing the decision to force of habit rather than conviction. The remark underscores habit as a trap or reflex in judgment.
A collection of domestic dialogue snippets shows children arguing for cake and bedtimes. Adults negotiate chores, money, coal delivery, and social visits in a column cataloging common phrases and regional speech patterns.
The piece notes Montaigne’s Rome stay in 1580-81 at the Albergo dell Orso and later apartments opposite St. Lucia della Tinta. It mentions the inn’s fame, possible Dante link, and notes Montaigne’s Easter Eve sighting of the heads of St. Peter and St. Paul at St. John Lateran with detailed descriptions of their features. The narrative reflects on Rome’s climate, politics, and historic inns in Hutton’s Harper's Magazine account.
A parable about a lighthouse beacon dimmed by tiny faults. Even small sins like pride temper, selfishness, and broken promises can obscure one’s example, risking the loss of souls. The lesson urges youth to cultivate clear, graceful character and faithful duty so God’s light remains visible.
A sensational pen portrait circulated in 1876 77 during anti Turkish campaigns portrays Mr Gladstone as covetous and deceitful. It describes him as middle sized with a yellow complexion a half beard a bald forehead a prominent aquiline nose a coarse mouth and decayed teeth while noting he was shown to visitors at Hawarden in 1877. The caricature labels him Eyes of Gold and claims he is the son of a pig dealer driven by gold.
President Faure plans a May trip to St Petersburg to return a visit to the Tsar. It is unusual for a president to travel abroad while in office and he will seek permission from both houses. France lacks a vice president, so the chambers may allow temporary transfer of executive powers to the senate and chamber presidents.
A Philadelphia Times item describes a school exercise where a teacher asks for the definition of ferment and a sentence usage. The small pupil quips that in summer she would rather play outdoors than ferment in the schoolhouse, causing the teacher to smile at the earnest humor.
The article claims Germans rarely suffer from consumption, attributing this to strong lungs developed by singing. It cites an eminent physician noting vocal music as an essential educational practice that corrects pulmonic tendencies.
Kath erine B. Johnson argues in Woman's Home Companion that fashion should guide furniture with economy and good taste. She cautions against extreme styles from diverse eras, urges appropriate room size consideration, and favors solid wood, workmanship, and careful planning over impulse buying.
A crowded market watches in horror as a man and woman await execution. The condemned man, trembling, begs the masked hangman to let his wife die first so he can utter a final word. The crowd reacts with shocked silence as the tragedy unfolds.
Detroit Journal notes a pupil named Thomas given a writing challenge to include the words pine and butternut. He produces a line about feeling tough and pining away while his best girl cuts in, illustrating playful schoolroom humor from the period.
In a Philadelphia North American brief a shopper notes a loud thump from the rear as prices tumble due to a broader business downturn. The item signals reflect a strained retail climate in the city.
A digest of diverse notes reports bullion shipped from Idaho, Zulu church funding, opium use in Indian troops, Brookstown marriages, Mormon missionary strength, Boyne Valley timber loss, art commissions for Paris Opera, barbed wire impacts on fox hunting, Japanese regimental tunes, Tokyo elevated rail costs, Berlin telephone dominance, and U S venomous fly diversity.
A fragmentary Detroit Free Press quote reflects marital life shifting perception of a father figure born from a newly shared household. The exchange implies gradual closeness after marriage and cohabitation.
Edna Waymack of Bellefontaine Ohio is described by the New York Journal as the only woman outdoor sign painter in the United States. She scales cliffs and scaffolds to paint large tobacco and commercial signs, including a 350 foot cliff sign with a 300 foot drop.
A church fair in Oklahoma promoted as square and above board will be held at Tilligan's hall next Thursday evening. Rev. Jack Jenks reports the event will feature fair devices like grab-bags and a weighing machine under Curly Conroy of Blue Ruin parlors supervision, with proceeds via the usual collection.
A Brooklyn resident nicknamed Blu cher thwarts a police threat to force gutter cleaning by snow shoveling. He cleans his own path and learns a rival neighbor Smith had snow blown onto his sidewalk, leaving a three foot drift.
An explorer in Egypt uncovered a bronze bowl and iron tools unlike any Egyptian forms. The set includes three pull saws, a rasp, a file, chisels, a scoop-edged drill, center bits, and other implements. They are linked to an Assyrian armorer and indicate earlier tool forms than previously believed, marking a significant historical tool record.
In a Cleveland Leader fragment, Johnny asks his father about a remark from Mrs Billings about their household rank. His father warns to keep it secret, describing the revelation as a terrible shock, and sends Johnny to play.
A cross border traveler asks a blunt question to a landlady about a steak that remains unusually cold and firm. The Cincinnati Enquirer presents the humorous exchange in a compact exchanges between speaker and host.
A renowned scientist argues climate chiefly shaped migration. He notes movement aligns with lines of equal mean temperature, not simply warmer regions. He cites North European and Scandinavian movements, colonial settlement by Spaniards and French, and later U S Gulf coast settlement, under pressure from neighbors and climate.
Miss Pryer asks Mr Meeker for his view on war in a literary exchange. He replies he has no experience on which to base an opinion, noting he is a bachelor. The Richmond Dispatch records the humorous social moment.
Peddlers in Japan transport aquatic life in tanks and sell fish alive in street markets. The practice emphasizes humane handling and adherence to municipal regulations for public display and sale. The scenes showcase mobile tanks carried through urban avenues as customers select purchases.
An old newspaper snippet touts No-To-Bac as a tobacco regulator with guarantees and pricing. It mentions a cure for fits by De Kilma Great Nerve and notes high bicycle spending in recent years. A Potters Mills Pa rabies cow cartoon highlights dogs contracting hydrophobia.
An advertisement proclaims Hegemann's Camphor Ice with Glycerine as original and genuine for curing chapped hands and face, cold sores, and related conditions. It lists C. G. Clark in New Haven Connecticut as the seller.
A playful quip from the Cinnemati Enquirer features the King of Ekple and a royal purveyor boasting a box of Cascareta candy cathartia described as the finest liver and bowel ragulator. The exchange centers on a lucky find and a humorous self stuffing chestnuts image.
A bartender warns a patron that if he does not leave, it will be his painful duty to soak him in the neck. A suited gentleman questions whether this is an external or internal treatment, in a report from the Indianapolis Journal.
Dewsnap and a police officer pursued a supposed fight after hearing of an incident. They ran together for about ten minutes, but Dewsnap did not see an actual clash and the officer predicted it should be over and that they would be safe to return.
Mrs Meekton declares indignation at Utah and the treatment of women while her husband acknowledges the issue. Henrietta voices agreement about domineering men and abuse of marriage, and the discussion shifts to women’s suffrage and voting rights.
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