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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1891
Page
4
N H Ingersoll and W Wieland editors publish a Friday Brainerd Minn notice from Sleeper Block rooms 5 and 7. Annual subscription runs $1.50. Describes itself as the finest job printing office in the city and notes brainerd post office entry as second class matter.
The notice lists arrival and departure times for trains 5 through 56 from various origins and destinations including Duluth, Morris, Brainerd, and N P Junction. It notes exceptions for Sundays and states freight trains cannot be relied on for regular movement and may be abandoned without notice by the company.
Remi Capistrani and Annie Girard have licenses to wed. Various notices include moves to Staples, professional visits to Medora Dakota, travels to Duluth and Lake Superior, a new pastor Rev E Floren, and preaching by Rev Dr Adams in Minneapolis.
Brainerd Odd Fellows organized Sylvan Lodge No 176 in Staples with ten charter members and sixteen initiates. Geo F Leopold led the effort. Grand Secretary Bolton stood in for the grand master. Officers elected include N G H A Ellis and W G A L Ritter. A banquet followed at the National Hotel. Other Brainerd residents attended.
Mrs. Chas. Millspaugh died at her home Friday after a brief illness from childbirth. A devout Baptist, she attended services and the funeral led by Rev. Jenkins on Sunday afternoon. The bereaved husband and three children, youngest a week old, receive community sympathy.
The Wednesday event featured elaborate costumes with top honors awarded to Miss Lulu Benson, Mrs. Fred Abear, Miss Mary Rogers, Mac Walker, C. E. Walinder, and Arthur Stivers. Garrison January 20 1891 reports revival meetings led by Rev. Utzinger and Archibald Speers with new church formations and plans.
An exchange in the Palmer rotunda recounts a Chicago merchant selling apparel on generous credit terms to a wary Sioux City competitor. The buyer declines standard terms then proposes paying when ready, prompting the curious line about not wearing a gold watch.
Most educated Russians lack religion while Russian clergy split into black and white classes. White parochial priests face poverty and subservience due to serf era exclusion. black clergy include educated, respected men. The Greek church service is praised for its unaccompanied chant and perceived piety. instrumental music is viewed as impious.
The article notes low U S cocoon production and government purchases for experiments. It urges women to contact the silk bureau for silkworm eggs and guidance, claiming 2 ounces of eggs could yield 50 60 pounds per year, with cocoons worth over 1 a pound, predicting many women may enter the silk trade.
Frank G. Carpenter notes George Kennan uses his Siberian suit and iron chain in public talks. The unusual outfit reportedly nets him about $20,000 and continues to grow his earnings nightly as he presents exile experiences on stage.
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