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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1888
Page
3
In London Society a major recalls a hair raising Indian campaign episode. He describes treachery, a missing sentry line, six strangled corpses, and a suspenseful duel with a hidden native aiming at the colonel. The narrator fires at the exact muzzle after a precise aim and saves the colonel.
The Elk Rock church faced a scandal as their minister left with a member’s wife. During services a plan to pray for the wanderer emerged, prompting a sharp quip that the pastor would need prayers because he ran away with the preacher’s wife.
A Boston couple exchanges flirtatious dialogue as a young woman hints at seeking her mother's counsel before replying to a marriage proposal. The scene introduces the woman's mother, a noted advocate for women’s emancipation, who is said to be fervent on women’s rights. The man departs with a vague plan to return another evening as a relative arrives.
An aging landowner recalls a tangled sequence of love, debt, and duty involving Josepha, Oswald Hamilton’s daughter, and Reginald Travers. The narrator's schemes to secure a match for nephew Reginald collide with Josepha's steadfast resolve and looming estate troubles as they navigate love, honor, and inheritance.
A romantic scene recalls a couple strolling as stars rise while Mer blushes and consent is given to seal their troth with a kiss and shared vow. The vivid moment frames a timeless pledge amid quiet countryside.
A brindle stray without shelter stood at the Fifty-ninth Street L station when two girls spoke to him. A brewery wagon neared as he barked to warn them, leaping between child and horses. The dog saved one girl but was killed, to be remembered by the two tearful youngsters.
The piece argues that dull conversations stem from our failure to listen patiently. By restraining our own thoughts and letting others speak, we gain valuable insights from educated or uneducated speakers alike. Quotes from Chinese and Turkish proverbs reinforce the value of listening and inquiry.
The essay contrasts well bred versus ill bred smoking. It notes the well born avoid displaying smoking and avoid smoke in public or disrespectful hours while a vulgar, showy smoker uses cigars to impress others. It emphasizes restraint, etiquette, and consideration for ladies.
The New York World questions the rumor of Cornelius Vanderbilt offering his $2,000,000 Fifth Avenue home for sale and moving to the Fifth Avenue Hotel for economy. It notes his purchase and demolition of two new Fifth Avenue mansions, and mocks Mrs William K’s lavish lifestyle and Gothic dining car.
A quotation from H. Rider Haggard in Allan Quatermain urges virtue over ease. It emphasizes unselfish acts, aiding others, and pursuing happiness through goodness to brighten lives and avoid living in vain as many do.
The piece recalls colonial efforts under Montgomery and Seth Warner in an attempted US annexation by force, noting Warner’s rear-guard care of troops and improvised medical treatment. It then promotes Warner's Log Cabin Remedies, claiming their plant based formulas gained merit and list several products. It ends with a brief note on Representative Plumb's claim about a treasury law misenrollment affecting bond purchases.
An accident at the Silver Bow quartz mill in Montana claimed the life of Daniel B. Jordan. A medical examiner later noted the scene, and investigators began documenting the incident for the regional news archive.
From Edinburg Review, the article contrasts France’s varied climates, soils, and scenery with England’s monotony. It details regional land systems from metayers to peasant owners, village clusters, and the impact on farm labor and rural population, ending with an ad for Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup and Salvation Oil as cures.
The senate confirms Col Wesley Merritt for brigadier generalship after a formal nomination. Merritt receives senate approval, enabling advancement in the army command structure.
Minnie Ray, daughter of a noted Coordo Springs citizen, leaped before a Midland Express engine traveling past her home, instantly killed. Her head was crushed and body mangled. A letter to her parents claimed she was a great sinner and preferred death to disgrace.
A speaker urges girls to gain practical skills for home life, noting bread making and housekeeping as essential. She argues women should govern the home, support parents, and enhance domestic happiness as part of a serious female education, contrasting American female activity with Europe and Germany.
Agricultural price report lists commodities across curiaco De Luthern New York St Paul Milwaukee markets. Wheat mixed grades range 76% to 91 cents with No 2 spring and No 1 hard prominent. Corn around 46–62 cents, oats 29–46 cents, rye 50–66 cents, flax $1.34, butter 16–26 cents, eggs 15–34 cents, pork around 15 dollars, potatoes 62–75 cents, dressed meats and seeds also noted.
A collage of quotes on sleep from Cervantes appears alongside notes of civic change including Germania Life Insurance acquiring a St Paul site and Eau Claire branding a Salvation Army branch. Above all, Sleep is praised as universal balm and equalizer in the quoted Panza dialogue.
The Ashland land office received patents from Washington for 80,800 acres chosen by the Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Omaha railroad. The lands were tied to the notable decision that led to Commissioner Sparks resigning from his post.
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