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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1885
Page
4
Senate and House actions span Indian depredation claims, a Montana marshal nominee, a rejected steamship subsidy, and postal rate reforms. Conference notes flag Seattle Tacoma delivery, Grant retirement moves, and a Winnebago sale. A rambling frontier tale closes with a Civil War baby and a tragic, human moment aboard a stage ride.
A passenger recounts a grim remark as the major explains that the apparent baby is in fact the kitten an emigrant girl forgot. The major plans to alight at the hilltop, while the driver and others share uneasy affirmations about his eyes and perception during the exchange.
A San Francisco telegram recounts a spectacular seance led by Elsie Reynolds in which a deceased Miss Sleeper married Prince Otto of Germany. The event featured materialized spirits, a bridal feast, and witnesses among both mortals and spirits, with Mrs Sleeper describing continued contact with her daughter.
A Delaware paper-box factory girl engaged to a co-worker has her case aired in court after ending the engagement. The man admits kissing her daily for years. the judge, moved by the tale, grants mercy and then marries them in the courtroom as a humorous remedy to a kissing habit.
A fur dealer praises Shetland seal fur as the most valuable in trade and notes rare abundance of a South Seas species. He cites price rises from 15 to 90 percent as fashion's reach expands, with London and Hudson Bay Co. dominating supply and sales in January March and June.
Governor elect Gray of Indiana will exchange the executive office with Governor Porter in January, four years after Gray handed over to Porter. It is said no two governors have ever held such a reciprocal arrangement.
A Pittsburg correspondent recalls the 1854 Balaklava assault led by the Light Brigade. Lord Raglan and commanders Lucan Cardigan lead a heroic, doomed cavalry advance. Nolan falls early. Cardigan survives wounded. a boy trumpeter dies. Bosquet calls it magnificent yet not war.
The New York World dismisses rumors of Cornelius Vanderbilt selling his two million dollar Fifth Avenue mansion for a million. It notes he demolished two newer Fifth Avenue houses to build his own grand residence, a choice the author calls folly, while mocking Mrs. William K. and a Gothic dining room remark about entertaining.
The London Times notes how Queensland quietly annexed New Guinea to avert a competitor and protect trade. The move drew praise from other colonies and sparked a broader push toward federation, with debates over costs, defense benefits, and the role of Victoria and New South Wales.
A Rural New Yorker column describes thrifty meal ideas using salt pork, including thin fried slices, gravy with milk and flour, toast, and eggs. Aunt Dorcas explains making a palatable dinner for children with simple staples and techniques like furmity from wheat, steamer eggs, and varied uses of pork and potatoes.
An idiosyncratic stroll through Pompeii's past contrasts daily life with modern cities. Electors were urged by mural inscriptions to support Blobbius or listen to Bugginsius, while shops, social customs, and even theater passes echo London and Paris. The writer notes no corkscrew due to corks not yet being used with Falernian wine, and recalls logs warming the hearth during a wintry feast.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports a medical claim by Dr J B Henson that Warner's Safe Cure cured his Bright's disease. Letters from Rochester officials, clergy, and business leaders affirm the statement as true and endorse Warner & Co. The Rochester mayor and others attest to the remedy's credibility and Henson's recovery.
Public notices praise St Jacobs Oil as the only medicine to win a Gold Medal at world fairs and expositions. The piece claims extensive hospital tests and endorsements by judges and eminent physicians, presenting it as the best pain cure on record. It also notes Gen Gordon's death and a massacre in Elium, plus British military mobilization and Khartoum concerns amid a looming volunteer levy to support Suakim.
A Washington gossip piece recalls President Tyler’s longing for a fine carriage while fearing public judgment at an auction. Tyler asks his coachman whether a second hand ride would trigger remarks, and the coachman replies the world would say nothing, since Tyler was a second president. Facts incomplete.
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