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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
3
An 1880s Lowell Massachusetts testimonial reports a swelling under the tongue identified by doctors as a semi transparent tumor. The speaker credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with shrinking and eliminating the swelling and notes no recurrence.
A list of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Henry Amundson of Clear Lake for a clothes line reel, Ernest Bauman of Waseca for an extension table, Frank Jonson of Minneapolis for Linotype and related machines, Sammel Jones of Stillwater for a lubricator, John Wadver of Milw for an engine indicator, Roessner Manufacturing for a liquid shoe and leather polish, and Merwin patent lawyer listed in St Paul.
A quoted exchange from the Indianapolis Journal reveals a character’s reflection on marriage expectations and social labels. One says he would be called Mrs Bingle’s husband, the other retorts that he is not spoken of at all.
Mrs Hampack asks in good faith if the request is for a fiverc or a remarriage. Mrs Livewayte says she wishes to marry again. Questioner asks if she told him. answer states no but she asks for no alimony.
The editor announces a free package of Peruviana the beet kidney and liver cure will be sent FLEE to any sufferer who writes promptly. Peruviana Reagoy Co. 286 Sth St, Cinсannati, Chie.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a boy named Johnny to write an essay, but the rascal ends up producing only half a page about a buzz saw. The brief item captures a playful school moment and the newspaper tone.
A man plans a balloon voyage to reach the North Pole while his family is famed for attempting Niagara Falls by barrel, highlighting daring undertakings and public fascination with extreme feats.
Travel advice touts lipstetter's Stomach Bitters as a fortifying tonic for commercial travelers tourists and emigrants. It claims to aid constipation biliousness malaria kidney complaints and nervousness, urging readers to carry a supply aboard ships or trains.
Mrs Watts notes her husband claimed a win of $25 at poker night before last, then says he gave her $1. The Indianapolis Journal records this casual family exchange as a humorous domestic vignette.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a cure to quit tobacco with a guaranteed cure. It offers a free sample from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York and targets men seeking renewed vigor and nerve. The passage also notes Duke of Sutherland owning a vast portion of land in Sutherland county, Scotland.
An 19th century note claims Mr Winstow's Soothing Syrup for children teething softens but allegedly reduces swelling and pain. It is sold at 26 cents a bottle. London reports an electric cab company and motor syndicates using oil or steam instead of electricity. A Strasburg family of 26 rides bicycles. oldest 62, youngest six months.
Advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful feet, swelling, sweating, bunions, and shoe fit issues. It pledges instant relief, claims comfort for new or tight shoes, and offers 25 cent mail orders plus a free trial package. Also notes a local wood-piling incident and a fiscal pledge from a publication.
Van Raymond joins a band of hoboes led by Jim Wilkins and Missouri Kid. The group shares wild train exploits, builds a communal stew from salvaged cans, and Wilkins opens up about a failed marriage and scientific refusal to stay home.
Alderman Haus recounts a tale from farmer E N Baer and J Grove about finding and killing snakes after visiting Baer’s farm two miles past Harlansburg. They claim a swampy area yielded multiple brown two foot reptiles, with fourteen counted in one pile and five killed in total.
Reverend Charles F. Dole extols prayer as the completing force for life events and experiences from marriage to death. He argues prayer unites humanity with divine life, yielding courage and insight like a soothing universal symphony.
A mistress finds the new domestic missing at breakfast after the first night in the house. She calls to Mary, who sleepily assures she will come down to eat and help with the dishes. The scene captures a domestic vignette from Harper’s Bazar.
A New York World quote describes a native paper CIP saying he was sent to dress the missionary for dinner. The missionary retorts that the man is the king's valet, to which the response clarifies he is the salad maker.
A landlord questions a guest about complaints while the guest condemns the hotel. The meal quality is singled out as the only acceptable feature, described as the worst the guest has ever endured.
A stylized dialogue fragment presents two characters debating hypothetical incomes and actions. Vague names Astor Lil Astorbit appear as imagined figures in a playful exchange about wealth and choices.
A brief humorous exchange from the New York Tribune where Chol ly Fastleigh argues against head covering while Miss Upperton urges prudence. The dialogue reflects social conduct debates in a light newspaper item.
A New York Tribune piece argues the United States lacks a regular diplomatic service. It notes all postholders serve at administrations' term and urges trained diplomats, not patronage picks, to represent the country abroad. The author cites long European tenure and foreign officials' support for a professional corps.
In Guthrie after a flood three rescuers were to be honored with medals. A collector sought funds, naming McCartney Willis and Platt, but McCartney joked he did not deserve one after falling into the river yet agreed to be counted to avoid hurting his reputation.
D Armstrong argues the Medici family fashioned a three century political despotism in Florence despite lacking military power. Florence’s influence extended beyond art and letters to commerce and taxation, with the Medici producing two popes and marrying into major European dynasties.
First juror doubts premeditation. Second juror notes three shots but two missed, suggesting excitement. The exchange challenges notions of public discourse and its impact on society.
A Washington war department clerk Daniel Webster Scruggs known for jokes injured after shaving his whiskers and provoking a household prank. He entered home in disguise, angered dog attacked, doctors say he cannot return to duties for a week. Neighbors and family show patient humor about the incident.
A witty exchange mocks Boston women and proposes a sharp reply. Miss Beans-Well there is one thing we can reply to those fellows who are always making fun of the coldness of Boston girls Miss Pork-What is cear Miss Beans-That we can in cinerate just as much of their circulating medium.
Satirical snippet from the New York Tribune shows a wife asking her husband how he would have died if not married for money. He replies he would have starved to death.
A wry note from the Crusty Bachelor column in the New York Tribune about a difficult son causing chaos at home. Advice is sought on how to handle his behavior and restore order.
A collection of short aphorisms and quotes on truth, ideal citizens, family ties, optimism, temperance, usefulness, meekness, discretion, and language. Notable voices include Dryden Habberton Bagot Talmage Erskine Clark Colton and Holmes.
Reports note Seattle flour mills working night and day to meet China and Japan demand. A Maine family of five paupers used seventeen barrels of flour in a year at state expense. A Scottish railway sponsor offers free illustrated lectures on Scotland’s summer resorts. Three San Francisco men fought a drunken bear. Hospital authorities hope patients leave in about a month with treatment. French universities increase independence from the state. Private donations rise as a result. A canary in Deering, Missouri, causes a stir after misbehaving at a tea party.
The Paria triumphal arch begun by Napoleon stands 162 feet high with a 95 by 48 foot central archway and inscribed walls listing 384 generals and 96 victories. A new patented letter press features a hinged yoke enabling extra pressure after screw tightening. The Italian government published results from measurements of 300 000 sold units.
The Atlanta Constitution recounts Judge Jim Griggs recalling a drunken ex-sheriff in his circuit who sought defense but faced a grave confession. Griggs declared a dead case, promising to prosecute and convict, while the judge offered counsel if funds were lacking. The exchange highlights courtroom irony and state justice.
The Detroit Free Press notes a naval lieutenant commander recalling a youthful letter to his mother. He laments a clash between his self view and her tender reply praising his boyhood and warning against the world’s corrupting influence.
A gallant captain explains his alleged assault on a sentry after dinner. The sentry says the officer was drunk, but the captain’s sober Irish servant testifies he was sober. The servant recalls the captain asking to be called early because he planned to be Queen of May.
Hope MacNiven seeks the track superintendent post at Garfield park with duties to oversee track affairs arrange permits and be accessible to wheelmen. The Garfield park matter will be decided by park commissioners within a day or so.
At a Berlin surgical congress Dr Rehe of Frankfurt announced a case of heart wound repair. He exposed the heart, sutured the severed edges, and the patient stabbed in the right side survived despite violent heart movements during the operation. The feat suggests a shift from purely psychical to physical heart repair methods.
The 1797 arrival of Daniel Boone in the Femme Osage district near the Missouri River marks his choice to live as a Spanish subject. Appointed syndic in 1800, Boone served civil and military roles, judging matters with honesty and common sense. He once publicly rebuked a terrorizing desperado, declaring his age would not hinder him from defending his people.
The Industrielles Echo reports a myth that French owners split 57-franc pieces to seek a hidden treasure. The tale claims an order for 100,000 francs in silver 5-franc coins lies hidden, tied to Napoleon's era when asbestos paper supposedly concealed a 100,000-franc check.
The piece notes rapid growth of canning plants west of the Alleghenies, now dotting the Mississippi basin. Demand for canned goods has surged due to low costs, yet current profits are minimal as the industry is still developing amid broader economic softness.
A humorous exchange quoted from the Cincinnati Enquirer shows Henry remarking that his large letter is meant for a girl and noting that men are judged by the length of their correspondence while James questions the size of the script.
Members of the club gathered for the annual banquet with a note of humor about their grouping and style as reported by the New York Tribune.
The actress and singer Mme Berliot Ibsen, daughter of Bjornson and daughter in law of the dramatist, has given her first public vocal performance in Christiania and plans to pursue music professionally. The item also notes rapid building feats in Chicago, a Maine Farmington remark on age, a facet about a wage offer, rising demand for roof garden goods in New York, a rabbit export surge from Victoria, and France's phonograph based dialect society led by Gaston Paris.
A collection of light quotes and cartoon captions including exchanges about married life and clubs, minor poets, outrageous landlord charges, large families, and a railway contractor seeking sleepers. The items mix wit and wordplay from various papers, highlighting social quirks and humor.
Nearly seventy round towers ranging from thirty to 135 feet rise across Ireland. Authorities suggest they were used in ceremonies of free worship, with various locations proving their historical role in early rites.
A Civil War anecdote recounts Earthworks at City Point and a band stationed to entertain the general. Mistimed music during dinner prompts a plan to suppress it, the bandmaster resists, and the general quips about an ear for music. A staffer compares a captain’s harsher reaction to a Commodore ordering band members thrown overboard.
An old reader reports practical ideas to ease fatigue from standing. Suggestions include carpet or rug underfoot, tanbark or saw dust on floors, thin board platforms, thick manilla matting in offices, and loose shoes with felt insoles to soften hard floors.
A playful quip from Author-May about horace and the author saying every book he writes ends up as a drug on the market, implying his works become commercialized products.
In a New York Tribune snippet from a dated style cartoon exchange a beggar asks for a quarter and is offered 25 cents after a wry exchange about his blindness. The humor hinges on a pun about sight and money reflecting street talk.
A collection of wry maxims and dittoed sayings about marriage, wealth, and society. The pieces touch on men and women maneuvering in relationships, fame, propriety, and the quirks of human folly with a humorous, world weary tone from The Southwest.
The National Library of France, founded by Louis XIV, is described as the world’s largest library. It houses about 1.4 million books, 300,000 pamphlets, 175,000 manuscripts, 300,000 maps and charts, 150,000 coins and gold medals, 1.3 million engravings and 100,000 portraits.
Readers in Somerville note the comic tone of Chimmie Fadden in the latest column. The piece riffs on humorous misadventures and local reactions to the character.
A playful quip contrasts a woman's chatter about her first baby with a girl's remark on her first wheel, delivering a lighthearted polish of domestic life through humorous couplets.
The New York Journal records a warm exchange where one host greets an elderly visitor with welcome, inviting him to feel at home, and the guest humorously complains if comfort cannot be improved.
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