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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
3
A concise chronicle reviews the past year noting fewer industrial crises and calamities but highlighting extensive international tensions and notable criminal cases. The piece contrasts the current calmer industrial climate with earlier labor strikes and social unrest.
A sweeping chronology recounts mass killings in Armenia, royalist suppressions in Honolulu, strikes in Brooklyn, and political turnovers in France Brazil and Hawaii. It tracks naval disasters, assassinations, treaties, and battles across Asia, Europe, the Americas, with notable events from January to December including Faure’s election, Formosa revolt, and the Chicago Exposition opening.
A string of incidents and political events mark the period from December 21 to December 31. References include a theater panic in Baltimore with twenty four killed, a lynching in Kentucky, a house-passed bond bill, a tariff emergency bill, and Republicans reorganizing the Senate.
A chronological roll of notable figures who died from January to December, naming generals, politicians, scholars, jurists, authors, inventors, and public figures from multiple countries. The long roster includes Marshal Canrobert, Frederick Douglass, Louis Pasteur, James Dwight Dana, and Charles A. Van Wyck, among others.
Agricultural Epitomist advises keeping cellar temperatures near 40 degrees to protect fruit and roots from frost. Open windows on warm days to improve ventilation. avoid overheating cellars early in the season to prevent extreme cold later.
In a fragmentary exchange, Ragged Haggard addresses a lady and Mrs. uggs complains about a continuous whine of Lady. The dialog hints at a weary, honest speaker tired of the title role.
Agricultural stations experiment with dynamo powered soil current and the geopmagnetifere system using atmospheric electricity to increase yields. At Amherst, plots show stronger growth and earlier maturity with electric treatment, while costs and expert maintenance limit adoption.
P K Hoadley of New Haven County Conn describes building a 12 by 12 by 10 foot ice pile with a foundation of old slabs and bog hay, then covering with sawdust and boards. He notes keeping center lower to settle inward and packing gaps with sawdust, enabling use from April to December and beyond.
A historical note explains making a winter wheelbarrow that rolls on runners instead of a wheel. It describes attaching two runners and a detached wheel to the frame, creating a practical farm implement for snowy conditions.
United States Consul General Penfield reports from Cairo on Egypt expanding as a cotton competitor. He urges American planters to grow Egyptian long staple cotton, noting Alexandria prices two cents higher than American cotton and exports rising. Penfield suggests Mississippi Valley or Brazos River Texas as suitable regions.
The article extols alfalfa as a dominant crop in Colorado and Arkansas Valley, noting irrigation ensures multiple harvests annually and seed yields about 150 car loads. It highlights low harvest costs, Europe export, and alfalfa as a powerful fertilizer that doubles crop yields when tried, comparing its value to clover plowing in the East.
W D Burhams in Michigan Farmer describes a homemade root cutter used in Huron county. It uses a cross cut saw blade as a knife 18 to 24 inches long mounted on front boards with a bottom plank assembly forming an up and down motion for slicing roots quickly. The design includes an axle bolt and gauge board to control cuts and dirt separation, favoring speed and low cost.
Sawdust varies in fertilizing value by wood type and generally lacks enough plant nutrients to be a reliable manure. It serves better as animal bedding, compost material, or mulch, though it is inferior to straw, leaves, or muck for those uses. Ash content from air dry sawdust can provide acids, potash, and lime depending on wood origin, offering some fertilizer value.
The Orange Judd Farmer notes that most nitrogen in manure is in urine and the liquid portion must be saved carefully. It cites Wagner’s finding that less than half of manure nitrogen is immediately available for plants, arguing for absorbents in stables and adding ammonia via commercial fertilizer or green manures like alfalfa and clover.
The piece urges using long winter evenings for farm planning and selecting best crops. It notes corn prices as low as 17 cents a bushel, warns against moldy Kansas corn, and favors threshing with common machines to improve fodder and grain quality. It promotes visiting successful neighbors to learn better farm practices.
A Taunton buyer sent $5 for a supposed ancient armor relic. The package contains a musty corset claimed as Helen’s or Cleopatra’s, provoking stunned reactions and a plan to pursue different collecting methods.
Maj. Quinn reports long term subsidence of the delta and rising gulf levels threaten New Orleans. Tide gauges show a one foot rise since 1875 with ongoing annual subsidence, implying the city sixteen feet above water could be lost in about two centuries if trends continue.
The piece argues against rash spending and champions disciplined budgeting. It highlights saving, small expenses, hospitality, and stoic self denial as virtuous, citing Mrs. Ewing’s tale of a frugal woman who saved to give gifts. Martha Goulding praises shrewd, feminine thrift as almost genius.
The article notes monarchs and royals rising early, citing the German Emperor around 5 am, Queen Regent of Spain at 7 am, Madrid waking by 11, and various kings rising at 6 am. It contrasts with the Qualone, Marlborough House, and Samringham habits, and mentions the Prince of Wales going to bed late.
A woman with limited time seeking broad or narrow focus can become well read in a chosen specialty if she is truly interested and can access the books. Even half hour snatches, as with learning French during dinner, add up. many small efforts yield big gains.
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin boasts high prices paid for new crops including a yellow rind watermelon 300 dollars and 80 bushels of new oats 1000 dollars. They promote Salzer's Earliest and Champion of the World potatoes and offer a free seed package and catalogue for 14 cents in stamps.
A brief exchange notes Tommy's exhaustion from attending five Sunday schools. Mrs Simpkins says he will rest once the Christmas rush ends, signaling a slowdown in activities.
A brief quip from the Boston Globe plays on the term tow as hair, noting a comment about a girl with blonde tresses and referencing Mrs. Weston’s Sootume Staur for Children. The dialog conveys light humor about babies teething and fashion.
A humorous Life quote contrasts a pastor planning a bicycle sermon with a prior sermon condemning wheels, noting that many parishioners have since bought bicycles. The exchange highlights shifting attitudes toward cycling.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers 100 cash refund for any failure, and directs letters to J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio with testimonials available.
A dialogue fragment presents the author urging emphasis on a heroine’s bold line to the villain Deepvoice. The villain responds, while the author notes the line is not a stage direction but a declaration within the scene.
Advertisers claim Syrup of Figs will permanently cure habitual constipation, contrasting with laxatives that act briefly and damage the system. The message urges well-informed readers to choose this remedy over others.
The judge questions the prisoner why only money was taken and not the silver basket. The prisoner replies the basket was too heavy. The judge rebukes the man for laziness in a tense courtroom moment.
A witty exchange unfolds as a diner complains no oysters in his soup while the waiter reminds him that he ordered only a half portion. The banter underscores a playful dining moment and a mistaken expectation.
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