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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
7
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral refreshes W C Layton of Sidell Illinois who suffered a terrible cold and difficulty breathing. He claims immediate relief and asserts no cough remedy heats as well. The note dated May 29 1899 supports the testimonial tone.
A therapeutic ad explains how a cold can progress to cough bronchitis or pneumonia and urges taking Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral tonight to stop the downward spiral. It promises less coughing better sleep and improvement by tomorrow.
A Yorkshire farmer’s eldest son hosts a gathering. A youth performs The Bridge of Sighs and confesses being unnerved by the recital. The farmer replies that such recitations affect many, and the exchange ends with the performer unsure if the reaction is praise or aside.
An early 20th century advertisement hawks Anti Nic chewing tobacco cure. It promises to stop tobacco use and claims a cure with harmless effects, selling at five cents per package through druggists or by mail, from Capital City Gum Company in St. Paul Minnesota.
A fragment shows a comic exchange about experience for an assistant in the milk business. Jimmy Small replies that his prior work includes helping pump the organ at their church, reflecting humorous career qualification queries.
A brief note assesses the proverb about judging a book by its cover as a cautious claim about appearances and truth. It suggests skepticism toward first impressions and hints at broader discursive cautions about evaluation.
Letters from agricultural experts discuss white arsenic as an insecticide and its comparison with Paris green and arsenate of lead. Some endorse its use with Bordeaux mixture for efficiency and cost, while others warn of toxicity, variability in arsenic content, and recommend alternatives like Gypsine.
John Gabler reports in Rural World that Russian apples fail in our climate while southern and New Zealand varieties show promise. He notes Bismark is hardy and yields large fruit, with New Zealand types bearing on young wood like peach trees, offering rapid growth and two to three pound apples.
A dairy note reports three butter samples to show uneven salt distribution causes mottling. Salted and mixed evenly yields a uniform block, while uneven salting produces light and yellow spots. The writer notes cream temperature and rapid churning as key factors, inviting a dairyman to churn 12 gallons at 54 degrees and prove speed.
In winter, place dishes away from drafts to keep water from freezing quickly and preserve heat.
A quip about fox hunting and balls. A bishop contrasts leisure with his clergy. The clergyman notes he never attends dances while the bishop recalls the Duchess of 8 party. The clergy claim horse and rider avoid the hounds.
Readers are urged to study the newspaper advertisements for entertaining and practical value. Advertisers are described as reliable, delivering what they promise, and readers may discover excellent bargains.
South Africa has shown unprecedented demand for Oregon wheat and flour this season, outpacing prior activity and signaling tight supplies for mills and exporters.
A humorous note from Ohio cites a man described as the laziest on record who avoids debt by not running into it. The claim, likely anecdotal, centers on extreme idleness as a comic benchmark.
Patent notices show Gilbert Eaklund Willmar eo carrier Charles Brown Albert Lea voting machine John A Erickson Rush Point feed water heater Leonard Paull Minneapolis clamp for showcases Olaf Swanson Minneapolis rotary blacking brush Robert Theall Fort Pierre current motor Henry Hukriede Eden Valley wrench Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 012 USS Wioneer Jeow Blan whean
In the Philadelphia Press a dialog reveals Miss Swelltop explaining her sister’s disappointment at missing the opera tonight due to a nervous condition. Miss Blugore wonders about illness while Swelltop insists it is a nervous affection that limits her speech to a whisper.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous membranes, promises to build up the constitution, and offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure. The notice requests testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as suppliers.
A New York World humorous exchange notes the pupil’s claim that the moth eats nothing but holes, while the teacher corrects that moths are actually very greedy, implying their appetite for fabric and fibers.
An advertisement invites new students to enroll at the Spring Term starting March 26 in Charlies City. It promises a thirty days free trial in multiple departments including preparatory normal college commercial shorthand and typewriting. President J F Hirsch urges immediate address for details.
Mrs Hicks laments needing to do all the work herself while Mrs Wicks asks about her husband’s help. Hicks recalls a brief period when he aided her, but she says she had to work even harder that week.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. It claims all druggists refund the money if it fails and features K. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
Quote from W. McCune urging men to hold to their calling and trust the larger course of life as one’s opportunity arrives.
A concise aphorism attributed to Rochefoucauld suggests prudence converts misfortune into a lesson or gain. The quote emphasizes careful reflection on setbacks as a path to benefit.
A Warren Pennsylvania note claims a firm will forfeit one thousand dollars if any published testimonial is proven false. It adds a blunt moral about learning through suffering and remarks on the luxuries of life being unnecessary.
Advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure windcolic. Package size stated as two cents per bottle.
A concise saying notes that a plagiarist gathers others ideas rather than creating original content, framing plagiarism as a collection of borrowed thoughts rather than true invention. The quote emphasizes originality and attribution in writing.
A visiting Japanese official told the Washington Star that most Japanese favor brief tobacco uses such as cigarettes or tiny pipes with mild tobacco. He notes that high tariffs and poverty kept consumption low, with households taught to smoke small amounts. he predicts wealthier Japan will shift to larger pipes like English and American smokers.
A playful remark notes that theatrical angels would be too flighty if they possessed wings, suggesting a lighthearted image of performance figures with wings.
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