Brainerd News Briefs From January 1896
Local items report Smith & Winslow dealing in loans real estate and rentals. Sundberg’s advertises first-class goods and watches. Congdon signs and cutter painting. Court with Judge Holland next week at Grand Rapids. Various notices on markets schools weather and railway work. local visits by Miss Sophia Hunter and others. fire department ball and Mutual Accident Insurance founded. Brainerd city business shifts noted with dissolution of Bane & Co. and arrivals from St Paul and Detroit. Community events include church services progressives and New Year gatherings.
Jack Pine Minstrels Schedules Benefit Show at Sleeper Opera House
The Jack Pine Minstrels progress in rehearsals for a Friday January 24 performance at the Sleeper opera house. Proceeds aid St Paul’s Sabbath school. The executive staff includes manager A J Halsted and treasurer Geo D LaBar with a wide cast of soloists, dancers, and about twenty five members plus Dresskel’s orchestra. Rehearsals continue in the Columbian block rooms with the next gathering on Monday January 6 at 7 30 PM.
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Jack Pine
Sleeper Opera House
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
A. J. Halsted
Geo. D. LaBar
S.F. Alderman
Verne Anderson
W. M. Dreeskell
Chas. Iachner
S. F. Alderman
al. Mattes
C. C. Kyle
Fred Barnes
Charlie Wilson
Messrs. Alderman
Mattes
Kyle
Barnes
Wilson
Webb
Harry
Joe Lyddon
Joe Murphy
Dresskel
C. D. Johnson
Fred Farrar
W. A. M. Johnston
George Brown
W. H. Simmons
A. Simmons
Geo. Greweux
Chas. McCarthy
A. E. Fritz
Will Georgison
Guy Stratton
Herman Casey
John Congdon
Gardiner
Thompson
Fritz
McKay
Fred Davy
Dr. McPherson
Columbian Block
Indoor baseball by Royal Arcanum at Gardner hall
Friday evening a Royal Arcanum party hosted an indoor baseball game in Brainerd with Knights of Pythias. The 18–18 tie was not settled due to lateness. Injured player Frank Whittaker fractured a rib but expected to recover quickly. Local social notes mention visits, Christmas events, a large school tree, and nearby road surveying.
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Royal Arcanum
Gardner Hall
Brainerd
Knights of Pythias
Frank Whittaker
A. A
Northfield
N. P
Great Massachusetts factory pays workers. marked bills found
A Massachusetts factory paid workers 700 ten dollar bills on Saturday. By Tuesday 410 marked notes were deposited by town saloonkeepers. Four thousand one hundred dollars moved Saturday night and Sunday, leaving workers with headaches and poverty at home.
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Massachusetts
Brainerd Dance School Offers Latest Chicago Dances
Wintrorp and Nuttina announce a weekly dance school at Columbian Hall in Brainerd teaching all steps for round and square dances with instruction matching Chicago academies. Lessons every Monday night. all invited.
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Brainerd
Chicago
Columbian Hall
Wintrorp & Nuttina
Woman's Relief Corps elects officers for year
On Saturday afternoon last the Woman's Relief Corps elected officers for the ensuing year. President is Mrs. Bertha Theviot. Senior Vice President Mrs. Louisa Congdon. Junior Vice President Miss Emma Chase. Treasurer Mrs. Christina Smith. Secretary Miss Katie Whiteley. Chaplain Mrs. B. L. Treglawney. Conductor Miss Ida Forsyth. Assistant Conductor Mrs. Louisa Cule. Guardian Mrs. Effie Snell. Assistant Guardian Mrs. Flora Barrell. Miss Katie Whiteley elected delegate to the state convention. Mrs. L. B. Treglawney alternate. Teeth filled and crowned with gold or porcelain, and teeth extracted with Odontander.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Bertha Theviot
V. Pres
Louisa Congdon
Emma Chase
Christina Smith
Katie Whiteley
B. L. Treglawney
Ida Forsyth
Louisa Cule
Effie Snell
Flora Barrell
L. B. Treglawney
Mr P A Johnson Weds Mies Emma Hagberg at Hagberg Home
Mr P A Johnson married Mies Emma Hagberg last Saturday December 20 at the Hagberg residence with Rev F M Eckman officiating. They will reside at the Hagberg home during the absence of Mr and Mrs M Hagberg noting the bride is a niece of Chas and M Hagberg.
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P. A. Johnson
Mies Emma Hagberg
M. Hagberg
F. M. Eckman
Hagberg
California
Chas. and
Notice of dissolution of Ed. Bane & Co butchers
The firm Ed. Bane & Co. is dissolved with Geo. Bane retiring. E. C. Bane and W. W. Bane will run the business and assume liabilities and collect bills. Dated Brainerd January 1, 1896. E. C. Bann. Geo. R. Bane.
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Ed. Bane & Co
Geo. R. Bane
W. W. Bane
Ed. Bane
Residents of Brainerd Visit Staples and Local Figures
Mrs Geo Wilson and children visited Staples on Tuesday while Annie and Ollie Warren toured Brainerd Monday. E F Atwood of Staples Drug Co called on Brainerd friends Tuesday. Mrs H J Gross and Edith of Brainerd attended the masquerade in Staples. Mrs E Weeks went to Brainerd to visit her uncle and stay near her hospitalized husband. Wille and Ed Koop of Brainerd visited W J Lewis’s family and returned home Tuesday.
Notice to settle debts at T McMaster store in Brainerd
M Haasena announces books will be kept at T McMaster’s store for settlement. Debts should be called to settle with T McMaster or Arthur Hagberg. After February 1, all accounts will be placed with L E Lom for collection. Thanking the public after fourteen years in Brainerd. Dec 30, 1895.
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T. Mmcmaster
T. McMaster
Arthur Hagberg
L. E. Lom
Brainerd
M. Haasena
For Rent Rooms Near Line and Brooks Grocery
Rooms for light housekeeping or offices located over Line and Brooks grocery. First class condition. Also real estate buying selling or trading services offered by J. H. Warner with office in Columbian Block. Various local business notices and miscellaneous quotes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Line & Brooks Grocery
Keene & McFarren
J. H. Warner
Office Columbian Block
Temptations and Frauds Spur Downward Slopes in Small Trade
A newspaper column discusses a former prisoner who traced his downfall to tempting stamp drawers and petty theft by clerks using firm stationery. It warns how small acts lead to larger embezzlement and eventual prison, alongside a second note about a wealthy lumberman who never learned to write his name yet issues bearer checks for cash.
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Penobscot County
Lewiston (Me
Which Is More Pleasurable Realization Or Anticipation
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote frames the old question through a Cummins ville sage. The wag notes pleasure differs by context, comparing a tooth pulled to a wedding. The remark humorously suggests anticipation can beat realization in some cases and vice versa.
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Cumminsville
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dickens Whistles and Pays the Dog Tax for Lemon
A Jerrold quip about Mark Lemon of Punch recalls Dickens is said to have shown jealousy by leaving Lemon behind. As Jerrold and Lemon walked with friends, Dickens and others followed, and Lemon turned back asking about Punch. The reply: Dickens pays the dog tax for Lemon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Jerrold
Mark Lemon
Punch
Lemon
Dickens
Jerrold
Sherwood’s Cough Syrup Backed by 20 Years in Brainerd
Brainerd makers Sherwood’s Cough Syrup has sold for over two decades with a positive guarantee. No bottle returns have been reported, underscoring solid customer satisfaction and lasting product trust.
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Sherwood’s
Brainerd
Local ads list goods and services offered in town
South and Winslow Sleeper block owners advertise improvements of city property. J C Congdon glazes sash cheaper than the cheapest. D M Clark and Co announce a new hearse and undertaking goods. A new stock of whips at W H Erb’s harness shop. Hoffman Bazaar offers housekeeping outfits on installment. Clark and Co still have twenty five misfit carpets. Hardware furniture carpets crockery and glassware available from D M Clark and Co. Notice to Water Consumers.
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Connecticut
New York Times
W. H. Erb
Fifth Street
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