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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1885
Page
4
A reflective verse excerpt describes seeking solitude in a forest to escape daily toil. The speaker finds rest beneath grand old trees, with leaf and sky above and a sense of the heavenly eye. Angels hover as the mind dreams of Nature's God.
Ralph Somers and Charles Powell foil the scheme of Yung Fan also known as Chan Fong Ah Ming. Nablar, a Malay courier, is bribed to kill Ralph but Seths the plan and helps bring Chan Fong to justice in Bombay and Hong Kong. Gilbert & Mason recover losses. Nablar enjoys a new carriage. Ralph returns to England with reward.
The Whitehall Temes agricultural editor offers comical gardening guidance urging readers to “plant” absurd items to crop odd results. Suggestions include wasting labor, spawning debts, and illegal planting of tobacco, whisky, and Paris green as satire on impractical gardening habits.
A man recalls fleeing after cholera, chief of the Utes, visited the Boomerang mine and demanded ownership. He offered his mine, salted and safe in hot weather, plus grub and whisky, then urged the chief to use nitro glycerine and depart. The speaker escaped bitterness and danger.
In 1811 17 year old Maria Gabrielowna plans to elope with Vladimir Nicolaevich after loving letters and secret meetings. A stormy night leads to a failed flight as his fate intersects with Bourmine a dashing colonel who reveals he is secretly married to another woman unknown to him. The pair reconcile as Bourmine discovers his long lost wife may be Maria, completing a tale of passion coincidence and fate.
United States Consul Albert D. Shaw reports from Manchester 1884 that English farm expenses are much higher than in America due to limited use of labor saving machinery. He cites field work with hay and wheat showing how American methods cut labor, time, and cost, recommending a deputation of English farmers to study U.S. practices.
The Germanic faced a mountain wave thought to form in a hurricane vortex, possibly 44 to 48 feet high, with the ship riding the crest and returning to Queenstown. Experts note such colossal seas arise from unusual barometric patterns and advise steering away from cyclone centers to avoid them. The Atlantic is easing, but captains should respect extreme seas.
Population data show Berlin with 19 000 more men than women in 1864. By 1870 the female surplus is 6 000 and by 1885 the female shortfall reaches 62 421, indicating a growing gender gap over the period.
The article praises the Bartholdi pedestal fund for Liberty Enlightening the World arriving in New York Harbor. It cites philanthropist Philip Beers as confident the fund will meet its goal, notes generosity from foreign-born people, and shares a personal tale about prejudice toward worthy causes and a medical anecdote.
A minister newly assigned to a wary church is welcomed by a Mason who writes to a superior Mason in the town. The minister arrives and is greeted with Why how are you Brother B repeatedly. He attends a chapter and receives the last degree with enthusiasm. The year proves successful and the minister is moved to tears by the refrain. The tale illustrates several lessons and is vouched for.
The article extols England’s warm, agreeable climate aided by the gulf stream, noting rare frost and outdoor comfort year round. It lauds mass climate for scenic fields, hedgerows, and wildflowers, plus historic cottages, Tudor houses, and aged castles along rivers like the Avon as elements of English landscape beauty.
Readable scraps show Rev Samuel Jones of Georgia delivering a revival in Nashville Tennessee. He lampoons cultured preachers and stresses honesty, debt payment, and cutting sin from roots with plainspoken gospel.
A Nassau letter explains scorpion venom as highly heat intense yet rarely fatal there. It notes Nassau scorpions feed on local woods like pine cedar and mahogany, unlike South America where poisonous woods amplify venom. The piece ends with ads for St Jacobs Oil and Red Star Cough Cure.
A child in ragged clothes questions why the rich have comfort while he lacks bread or boots. The boy answers that it is the Lord's will, though his voice reveals poverty, paternal violence, and a pitiful family struggle. The piece contrasts fatalism with harsh innocence in a Victorian social vignette.
A reader urges families to carry Perry Davis Parabase to prevent cramps diarrhea and dysentery costs. Mrs Graves Heart Regulator reportedly relieved her heart troubles permanently. Miss Clara Bradt of Lawton Michigan endorses the product and requests the pamphlet from F E Ingalls. Cody Bros of Tower on the N P line have assigned to Charles Sellers with liabilities around 7600 dollars and nominal assets.
H N Chandler a bridge carpenter living at Slacker House near the park won the last Louisiana Lottery prize of $5.10. He bought a one fifth ticket of 25 dollars from A Dauphin in New Orleans and learned of the win via the Kansas City Times. He collected through Adams Express Co with no deductions.
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