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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1889
Page
2
Brainerd reports Prof. Huxley has returned to London from his continental journey healthier but not fully restored. A Paris exhibition feature will be a balloon ascent by a man on a horse, billed as a promised sensation.
The passage notes a composition of the Missouri State Senate with only four farmers and one merchant among its members while lawyers number twenty-two, indicating a skew toward professional groups in the chamber.
Fourteen towns and cities in the United States bear the name Augusta and freight and mail problems persist daily across these communities as they handle shipments and correspondence.
The remark suggests French casualties or losses on the Lesseps canal prompt reflections on past hardship, likening them to the sensation of Bismarck setting the price of escape from German rule.
The centenary festival of the Royal Masonic Institute for Girls at Albert Hall London raised a record 260000 pounds for the school. Notable guests attended and the event highlighted the institute’s history and aims.
Gossip from the bar puts the Parnell commission expense at three guineas per minute. The tally covers all parties involved and the state.
The article notes a shortage of trained journeyman painters and shows employers struggling to fill skilled positions. It mentions high salaries shrinking and workers with time to take lower paid plain journeyman painting jobs.
Misses Dora and Edna Gambel, long time ranch residents near Antelope Valley, opened a Los Angeles studio and exhibit more than a hundred rare wildflower studies among other mountain works.
In a bold forecast Tolstoi declares land private property will vanish in thirty years with England America and Russia leading the way. The piece suggests the count should visit the continent to learn before he dies in ignorance.
R F Holm recently toured Labrador and locates a large waterfall on the Grand river. The fall is described as about 1,500 feet wide and nearly 2,000 feet high, making it notably significant next to Niagara.
A record from Louisville Kentucky notes on the 21st George Rothemberger wed Louisa Wieglieb. All eight participants are German Lutherans from neighboring farms about ten miles from the city, residents of two families who have lived near each other for thirty years.
Two young men using the names Hughes and Taylor posed as commission merchants and swindled farmers and others in New York State south counties out of about $15 000. They forwarded consignments of farm produce and pocketed the proceeds before decamping, leaving many unsettled losses.
At a family dinner hosted by Valentine Winter of Dayton Ohio envelopes under plates held deeds stocks and bonds totaling nearly 500000 as presents to his children and grandchildren He had similarly divided 400000 among them in 1882 and it is common for his children to find 1000 dollar checks under plates.
The editor of a territorial weekly printed bi weekly but readers learned that implied every two weeks. They then sought a semi weekly after consulting dictionaries. It is noted that bi weekly means once in two weeks while tri weekly indicates three times a week.
An employee of Jay Gould describes George Gould and his sons as deeply bonded, with the father guiding each son’s skills. He notes one son is a capable telegraph operator and another a proficient stenographer, while the old man travels and dictates dispatches to them to be sent by wire.
In Mittineague near Springfield a newly ordained minister missed a September prayer meeting as he went to read. A messenger learned he fell ill none could read. He had tried to pet a strange cat on the way, and was buried in the loss of his suit during the evening service.
Reports detail multiple fatal accidents and disasters. W J Borrer dies at a Rock Chapel sawmill in Ontario after a circular saw incident. A missing boy Gus Smith is found dead under Eau Claire river ice. A Chicago grocery fire kills an unknown burglar and fatally burns Frank Polle. Auburn Dakota fire destroys eleven buildings with $40,000 losses. A seventeen year old Swedish maid Amelie Thurin is found dead in bed after gas is left on. Two trains derail near Tiptop Colorado killing Fireman Harding and injuring Engineer Case and Fireman Houtz. Denver gas ditch collapse kills four and wounds two. Remains of a Bulgarian-related will and Jack the Ripper rumors surface. The steamer Leo grounds in Prince Frederick Sound Alaska, leaving cargo lost and crew stranded for days.
The article notes Congressman Moffat of Pennsylvania is confined in a private asylum due to overwork and campaign excitement. It cites several defeated incumbents not appearing in the house this season and reports melancholia following their defeats.
A run of sensational crimes marks the report with six prisoners escaping in Butte Montana two years terms. W H Webb hanged at Winnipeg for wife murder. a sup murderer captured near North Loup. Prado guillotined at Paris Place de la Roquette. a street stabbing in Helena Montana. a bank heist gone wrong in St Louis. a Cincinnati judge commits suicide amid grief. multiple saloon and church attacks across the U S and Georgia.
Rumors circulate that the Czar may grant recognition to Prince Alexander, signaling a possible shift in alliance or status. The leak hints at palace discussions and potential diplomatic moves shaping the region's power balance.
The Ohio penitentiary abandons ducking tubs and hanging by wrists as too severe. The dark dungeon will be replaced with a section of iron pipe and improvised devices. Warden Coffin cites inhumanity and intends a modern disciplinary approach.
The Market section shows Chicago prices for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flax seed, timothy, and various meats with values per hundredweight and per bushel. Minneapolis quotes list wheat, flour, corn, oats, barley, hay, and seed prices. St Paul and Milwaukee figures cover wheat, corn, oats, rye, flax, timothy, flour, and dairy products with current bids and ranges.
The Josefa case against Spain over missing twenty packages of corn starch from a Port Rico Jamaica voyage was investigated since 1887 but remittance could not be justified. Spain fines ships for missing cargo. Josefa failed to explain the absence after examination showing no starch aboard the Josefus or near the Josefa. The department found no grounds to challenge Spanish customs and dropped the case.
In Grand Forks District Court Judge Templeton ruled saloon keepers cannot claim protection of the law until their license is issued. Several men had paid licenses and bonds but faced indictments and fines. John Sanden was convicted of selling to minors and unlawful sale, fined 150 dollars or jail. James Rich received 15 days in jail for unlawful sale. George Swenson jailed seven days for contempt after failing to appear.
The Reverend Talmage preaches that Jesus born in a Bethlehem barn shows divine dignity born of poverty, with a message of good will and forgiveness. He notes many great figures began in humble homes, urges overcoming bitterness, and envisions angels, worlds, and providence surrounding the Nativity.
A speaker recalls the manger as the source of full remission and spiritual purification. He envisions heaven as a reunion with loved ones, praises the manger and cross, and urges all to join in the eternal voyage of salvation.
The New York Times reports experiments at Edison's Orange lab showing 700 volt alternating current kills calves and a horse instantly. A 124 pound calf required 3 200 ohms for immediate death after 30 seconds, another 155 pound calf died in five seconds at 700 volts, and a 1 230 pound horse showed death with 11 000 ohms.
A humorous mix up at Grand Central sees Adam Forepaugh mistaken for Chauncey M. Depew. A near sighted clerk welcomes Forepaugh, then Chauncey Depew arrives and is told to leave as a jaded clerk balks at the confusion. The episode ends with Depew replacing Forepaugh in the office.
A son of John McMichael is hospitalized after a skull injury from coasting in Iwatonna. Opera house in Red Wing may close unless given a free license. council refused. John Fultare escaped Roches ter asylum and was recaptured in St. Cloud. Chicago issued a marriage license to Eliza Berdelman of West Concord to Rev. John Marshall of Knoxville Tenn. Philip Sheridan Sullivan, once convicted in Washburn county, was pardoned by Gov. McGill. Johannes Peterson found dead near Featherstone after wagon accident. Brainerd mayor orders gambling halted. Erickson murder trial jury found guilty of third degree assault. judge fined $100. Senator G W Wood injured in Faribault. Mrs Caroline Peck, early Goodhue settler, dies. survived by Julius Peck. Milaca railroad engineer James Stewart killed in St. Cloud area. Howard L McKinstry’s son dies after screw inhalation. Fish’s railroad camp cook George L Stafford dies, likely in Hamline area. Carleton College observatory reports advances in astronomical photography and timing techniques.
Agricultural notes urge giving grain varieties to young stock and keeping valuable animals with liberal rations. Slaughter plans stress fattening before winter, plus humane treatment of horses and colts. Hog feeding benefits from bone meal and warm housing, and salt and ash additives are recommended.
The piece contrasts old and new fashions in fine dining, noting Scotland still hosts long feasts. It recalls Lord John Lawrence's tale of a Scotsman invited at eleven to a late morning dinner. The servant explains the guest is at yesterday's meal, highlighting humor about lingering meals across lands.
James Curran, an opium smuggler, remains jailed on an $8,000 bond after failing to respond. His attorney sought a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Rose in Bismarck, and the action was postponed to January 16. Brig Gen D S Stanley and Capt Rambaugh were arrested in Austin for attempting to eject a school board property, jailed on $250 bonds that they refused to meet.
In winter, meat such as pork and ribs can be kept for months by freezing hard, packing tightly in a barrel with snow, and storing in a cold place. Monitor thawing to prevent tainting as the snow melts.
An 19th century viewpoint argues pedigrees enhance trust in breeding outcomes. It stresses that strong lineage, though sometimes unrecorded, underpins expected merit and urges preserving descent records for future owners and successors.
An hopeful note on the nations feather use cites a yearly 3 000 000 pound bedding demand. Southern Illinois Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky supply geese whose down yields are shaped by climate and profitability. the article also describes a method to remove feathers by scalding and cooling the carcass.
A young couple hires a young Hibernian housekeeper noted for neatness and skill. On the second day she climbs to the parlor during a social visit and asks in a fish-horn voice what time Frank returns for dinner, breaking her mistress’s heart.
Poetic meditation by W. W. Gay describing angels and heavenly light guiding souls on Christmas day. The piece depicts radiant angels, the joyous birth of Christ, and solace for the grieving, with mothers and children finding peace in divine presence.
Two Dakota maidens Snowflake and Wildbird, captured by the Blackfeet, await a sunrise execution. Mission Fathers plea for mercy as Redfeather confronts guilt and seeks baptism for his people amid the Jesuit mission.
Captured maidens Snowflake and Wildbird are freed by a radiant guide, promised to Christian vows by Chief Redfeather and the Black Robes, and later baptized with Blackfeet doubts dissolving as the Dakota camp embraces the Gospel. The tale closes with the Feast of St. Michael and a baptismal turning point.
Joseph Jefferson pins the slang sense of chestnut on William Warren the Boston comedian. He cites a melodrama The Broken Sword where Pablo and Captain Xavier argue over a cork tree, with A chestnut uttered after a repeated tale. Warren’s stag dinner retelling popularized the line as a chestnut origin.
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