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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1889
Page
8
Brainerd items report church confirmations and Masonic meetings in St. Paul, local business moves including Smith & Cochran furniture purchases, arrivals of new births, and a death in Harrison Robinson. Other notes cover road transit prices, tax delinquent lists, and civic club planning for a Knight’s of Pythias temple.
A lone thief, arriving on a late train as J. L. Scott of Helena Montana, robbed rooms in the Commercial National and Central House. He stole $46 and a watch from Chief Caffrey, $27 from Miller, and cash from the bar drawer. A suit worth $40 was later taken from the National. Police found no clue and suspect the robber remains in the city.
A Woman's Relief Corp meeting at the mayor's office decided to hold a Charity ball at the Armory on February 14. An arrangements committee was named, admission set at $1 per couple and 50 cents for additional ladies, with funds to aid charitable distributions.
Mrs Chase and Mrs Stephen Maroon’s motherly health concerns are mentioned along with local sickness. A petition seeks to appoint C B Clause or Fred Reid to the post office. Community updates include a new baby, a station agent cigars, and farmers making ties as winter approaches.
An old advertisement touts Nature's Own True Laxative as the easiest, most effective remedy to cleanse the system for bilious or constipated conditions. It claims benefits for headaches, fevers, indigestion, and habitual constipation. Sold by N. McFadden for 50 cents to 1.00 dollar. Also notes Congdon's paint shop offering cutter and sleigh repainting and varnishing services.
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