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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1892
Page
7
Two young bootblacks in Clark Street debate a two cent cheroot scam. One boy proposes a stock arrangement where he supplies the cigarette and the other becomes a shareholder and smokes. The dialogue mocks promotion failures and entrepreneurial schemes among youths.
The Joppa line, built by a French company, is expected to finish in spring and offer 5 percent guaranteed shareholder returns. Annual arrivals at Joppa exceed 40 000 pilgrims and over 800 ships and vessels visit yearly, signaling rapid traffic growth. A return to Jerusalem may soon cost 20 francs with faster, safer travel for international tourists.
A clever Arkansas Traveler tale describes a woman with a baby on a streetcar who tried different tactics to quiet the child. After loosening bands and offering space, she coaxed the infant to scream no more and the car continued with passengers settled.
A domestic hired by an uptown Lewiston family was told to iron and hang clothes. She later presented the mistess with the clothes saying the horse kept moving, so she tried to hang them on the horse named Dobbin. The Lewiston Journal notes the incident as a fact.
Joseph Morriss confronts Lizzy over truth telling in a milliner shop and faces accusations of deception and betrayal. Lizzy rejects his candor and chooses social prospect over genuine love, while Helen Lyle, a wealthy heiress, awaits a future shaped by honesty and virtue at the Rosery in Streatham.
A vivid old-time vignette blends a rural comic dialogue about hogs and a calf with a 1768 diplomatic toast scene where ambassadors compare Empress Maria Theresa to the sun Catherine II to the moon and Frederick to Joshua. The Der Bar quip links the humor to grand history.
A Boston streetcar episode shows a man with a bundle asking a dapper stranger for medical shirt advice while discussing medicated and red flannel options. The exchange ends with the stranger fainting from surprise, observers laughing, and the man insisting he never harmed anyone. A second European scene features a Boston woman misnaming tuber culous fungi for truffles in a Woodward avenue restaurant. The tale shifts to Mr and Mrs Peterby and a birthday gift misunderstanding. Napoleon tests a soldier amid a sham fight. the soldier explains the ruse and Napoleon forgives.
A banquet at the Saxon Palace of Hubertsburg marks the concluding celebrations of the seven years war. Attendees confer on the crisis and toast victories and alliances amid formal proceedings.
A visitor to England, anxious about rapid train travel, asks a guard if the speed is safe. The guard replies that the line is never left. The American retorts that he fears leaving the island, not just the line.
A collage of humorous dialogues from Old World papers. Joan and Mary clash over washing, lynch law, and manners. Francois seeks milk punch, a mother counsels camomile tea, and a judge drills a concealed weapon case with comic confusion.
A man and a woman clash over marriage in a tense private dialogue. He regrets his efforts and asks what more he can do before leaving her for good. She quips that noting her rejection will save her trouble, revealing strain in their relationship.
In a lively theater column a quarrel about theft ends with a gleam of hope as diamonds reported stolen are declared found by a jeweler. The exchange hints at theater business intrigue and a resolved mystery.
A lively dinner scene shows Margot told not to ask for anything while guests converse. At dessert a child is overlooked and the mother orders a servant to replate. Margot offers her own clean plate to the child as the mother smiles at the gesture.
Baron Franchetti sends Teodoro to track the Naples train. He returns after two hours saying he waited to verify the departure himself. A Russian day-school scene follows with a geography lesson and a gag about the police court.
Blanche replies yes to Charlie’s proposal and says she will speak tonight. Charlie declines and suggests waiting until tomorrow. He plans to secure an accident insurance policy before returning.
The Northwest notes substantial growth with Hastings & Diment's new mill nearing completion in Owatonna. Other items include local court cases, fires, accidents, and notable deaths across multiple Minnesota towns such as Waseca, Carlton, Little Falls, and Plainview.
Miss Phoebe Becker and Orderly Sergeant Anthony Way wed at the Catholic church in Devil's Lake. National Bank of Wahpeton seeks charters to form state banks at Hankinson and Abercrombie with $10,000 capital each. Other notes cover a farmer found dead near Ellendale, storm reports, insanity case in Bismarck, tax actions by Northern Pacific, and a Fargo lottery acquittal.
Dan Sullivan, a miner at Highland mine Deadwood, killed by falling rock. Robt Salo station tender Star horst hip fractured in ore car accident. Arthur Sloan escaped murderer captured near Crow Creek agency. Milwaukee freight wreck near Letcher. three cars demolished and track damaged. Arthur Van Allen Cedar County Neb shot E M Lathrop Yankton breaking leg. claims home dispute. County records show $62,000 released mortgages vs $25,000 new mortgagesOct 1 1891 to 15th inst.
A Racine girl suffered a broken leg after falling from a sleigh. Charles Brewer of Appleton died at the Northern Insane Asylum with remains sent to Appleton for burial. Ex Sheriff C F Angle of Sparta was injured by a load of wood breaking a leg arm and rib. Mrs Alexander McMillan wife of La Crosse mayor broke her arm from a cutter mishap.
Miss Sallie Mauro daughter of Judge W Hi Mauro of Burlington died aged 22. John McCurdy the missing Rose Hill resident returned home after a grip delay in St Louis. Joseph A Benger of Dubuque burned fatally in bed due to bed clothes catching fire from a pipe. Frank Shields of Oska loosa described as a raving maniac after mental strain. Massive ice stockpiles and an order for 1100 cars of ice to Creston. Debord of Creston found guilty of keeping a liquor nuisance. verdict surprises liquor interests.
A Darweesh character in a Scribner anecdote notes America as resembling Egypt with corn tobacco watermelons and a great river. He marvels at crocodiles and jokes about who eats whom. the Muslim dog ban is lightly referenced as Cairo humor.
A 30 year retrospective notes a London jeweler's claim that no buyer would pay more than 50 000 pounds for a single diamond. It contrasts past limits with modern wealth and taste, suggesting even big stones could fetch far more today despite most owners never enjoying them.
A La Patria correspondent reports Chilean press savaging Balmaceda loyalists. Gen Stephan, who crossed the Andes, is imprisoned in San Felipe. Photographer Artigue allegedly captured a chilling snap of Stephan resisting a photo.
The Saturday Evening Post recalls how the name Jane appears in royal lineages with tragic fates. From Lady Jane Grey to Jane II of Naples the text links ill omens to the name across centuries and regions.
The Detroit Tribune recounts a chaotic scene where its crimes editor questions a doctor and others about a sudden death. Amid misidentifications and prying questions the editor grows frustrated and hangs up, lamenting a wish for his own funeral.
A dream framework centers on an ancestral cow bell found at a farm and worn as a dinner bell bringing sylvan imagery. The piece shifts to advertising for Salvation Oil Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Ely's Cream Balm and a nasal discharge cure with testimonials and price info for Brothers in Newark.
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