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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
3
A Philadelphia Record summary reports Elysee Reedus presenting a Paris Academy of Sciences paper comparing cocaine and eu caine. Injecting 1 percent solutions, cocaine proves more painful but offers faster onset and greater tissue dilation, with longer insensitivity than eu caine.
Nero owned by Wayne Bailey of Rutland is described as the largest dog in the world at 267 pounds. The half German, half English mastiff is fawn brindle, with a darker head, and is noted for agility and affection. Nero grew from 12 pounds at purchase to his current massive size, and measures thirty five inches at his feet, fifty inches at the girth, and six feet five and a half inches tip to tip.
A new system in Sheffield divides children destined for the poorhouse into cottage homes. Each home houses fifteen children under a worker and his wife as foster-parents, with boys learning trades and girls domestic skills. Visitors may view the homes as neighborhood ministers actively support the effort.
A traveler recounts two Chinese cases where poisoned animals were cooked and eaten, noting the convicts chose to proceed despite potential danger. The writer adds these tastes arise from necessity due to scarce food rather than preference, as locals use scraps discarded by others.
In a Mississippi flood tale, Fred Melton takes charge as floodwater breaches the cottage. He ferries supplies to the attic with Grandmother Melton and Polly, and rigs a lifeline from windows as the house shifts and starts to lift from the foundation.
In a New York Times tale, Miss Blank receives three morning glories from Leon who admits he climbed a fence to pick them, then knocked for the servant girl to supply a ribbon to tie them. The scene shows the girl's pleasant reaction to the flowers and the boy's confession.
Reports from Canadian Northwest farmers are highly favorable with June rains boosting wheat crop prospects. Large acreage and expected high average yield promise an enviable position for farmers. Free homesteads along railroad lines exist, while other districts offer low priced improved farms. For details contact Mr Ben Davies, Agent for the Canadian Government, 152 Third Street, St Paul.
Interest grows in using homing pigeons for doctor calls in sparse areas. French military use inspires U S physicians to suggest carriers: doctors carry pigeons to distant farms and release them when needed, enabling rapid contact beyond telephones.
Shake Into Your Shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful swollen smarting feet and bunions. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and cures sweating and aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. mail order 25c. Trial package free. Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A humorous tale from Dundee about a young Prof Duncan who courted a lady who refused him Then he became Prof Duncan and years later she meets him again seeking marriage Only to hear his reply that he has changed his mind as well The anecdote ends with mutual change of intent and a witty punchline
Historical notes recount dangerous search for a cure with $5,000 bounty and a famed but fatal test by Underwood who risked death to prove his antidote. The tale ends with the secret lost after his death and a quip from a Cleveland paper.
In a river flood the Melton house becomes a drifting improvised raft. Polly, Fred, and Grandmother Melton cling to the rope as water and debris whirl around them. They reach Springville at dawn and Polly persuades her father to stay, rebuilding the home on a solid foundation.
A young man in a San Francisco South ern Pacific ticket office clutched his purse and announced he would buy a ticket to Ocean View. His sobbing wife, just married yesterday, pleaded for him to stay as reporters, police, and a crowd watched the tense scene. He departed with his chosen destination, promising to return by noon.
The Bank of Naples, established in 1539, is cited as the world’s oldest bank, predating the Bank of England. Originating as charitable pawnbrokery after Jewish securities were repurposed by Neapolitans, it evolved into a regular commercial bank and long flourished.
At a Royal Society meeting in London a description explained how X rays vary with air exhaustion in the producing vacuum tube. As air is removed the rays first reveal bones in shadow through flesh, then flesh becomes translucent, bones remain opaque, and with higher exhaustion bones become nearly as transparent as flesh. Change in current power or tube resistance also alters penetration.
In a light exchange Miss Penelope Peachblow and Mr Jonathan Turnip discuss Prof Digby, famed as America's most profound echolar. A quip about his hair prompts chatter on his appearance versus intellect.
A brief comic exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a father returning from a fishing trip. He promises favors in exchange for his listener’s attention while the other character agrees to play along for his sake.
Harriet scatters doubt about Mr Smithers while Truth notes he always projects himself as the central figure. The brief exchange hints at social perception and performances within the scene.
A mixed batch reports log shipments down the Connecticut River to New Hampshire mills, a Michigan town urging tax relief, Switzerland's new twenty franc gold piece with Helvetia and cantonal stars, and London’s municipal debt. Also notes Old Hutch in Chicago, Japan teaching English by law, a Georgia swindle, Senator Wellington’s clipping habit, a fire in Hiram Maine, a 25 silver dollar gift, and treasury cash counts at new administrations.
A concise excerpt reviews wealth and virtue with satirical voice. It questions money's allure and moral restraint while noting the rising capital in English automotive carriage manufacturing and the social cost of wealth.
The report lists twelve distinct English geranium varieties recognized for their color, form, and growth traits. Horticultural notes describe differences in leaf shape, bloom color, and fragrance across the catalog.
An observed tale mocks extreme thrift at home with a garbled glue mix and cheap sugar tricks. A frightened mother hides poison under a carpet edge, frets over a warning dispatch, and endures a sleepless night, costed by a forty cent warning.
The piece portrays Russia as pursuing universal empire in the East. It argues Russia seeks to punish Austria, dominance in Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Palestine, allying with France and Germany, while awaiting the collapse of the Turkish Empire and Bulgarian fragmentation to gain power.
A 900 year timeline traces the fork from its Venetian debut in 995 AD with a silver fork and gold spoon at Princess Argila’s wedding breakfast to rapid adoption by high families in Italy. By 1379 it reached France and in 1608 a traveler carried it to England.
Captain Gerard of the French army forms an experimental unit of sixty bicycle troops for combat on wheels. A folding cross-bar bicycle allows transport over rough terrain. Riders carry Lebel rifles and bayonets for light skirmishes and scouting.
Naturalists note Bermuda hosts seven native land bird species while visitors number 128. Many migratory birds pass summers in the United States and winter in Bermuda, making the islands a convenient seasonal resort for avian travelers. Some American bats also winter there.
A humorous quip from the Cleveland Leader notes a visitor’s complaint about visiting wealthy relatives. The narrator jokes that despite the relatives’ hospitality the wife only stops complaining about two weeks after the visit, after realizing they are not as well off.
A humorous Harlem Life exchange has a husband admitting folly and his wife retorting that fifteen years of marriage should be enough for him to move on. The light dialogue plays on long marriage and lingering regrets with sharp banter.
A quoted quip from Yonker’s Statesman notes a woman marries for security indoors while a man marries for keeping a partner in hats. The lighthearted line reflects social quirks in marriage norms.
Philadelphia boasts a greater electric railway mileage than all of Germany, according to the Electric World publication. The assertion highlights Philadelphia’s extensive urban transit network compared with European coverage.
A list of patents issued to Northwestern inventors includes Josiah J. Buxton Ipswich S D for tell urian Peter M Carlaon and K J Hag berg of Duluth Minn for press board Ell ery C Davis Crookston Minn for elastic horseshoe Edward T Gibson Minneapolis Minn for paper toy Thomas J one D J Ames and H N Labare Owatonna Minn for combined churn and butter worker Walter Munch St Paul Minn for removable pulley stile for windows William T Rolph Minneapolis Minn for sofa bed Joseph Schuch Round Grove Minn for milk separator and T D Merwin patent lawyer 910 Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minn
A robin rescued near 38 Wooster Street was kept as a pet by Miss Edith Bartlett. The bird learned to whistle and imitate external birds and even now speaks the command Hurry up hurry up with clear enunciation, akin to a parrot.
A St Paul Minnesota reader reports family benefits from Hood's Sarsaparilla for general health and Hood's Pills for constipation and headaches. The ad claims Hood's as a true blood purifier with a 1 dollar bottle and six for five cents, plus Hood's Pills at 25 cents for liver ailments.
Fragments describe making a tuna tongue paste with butter and mustard, baked in earthen cups, kept cold with a butter or beef drippings layer for long storage. Also included is an Egg Saute method with separated yolk baked atop whipped whites for a tempting tea table dish.
The piece explains that a watch’s parts, though varied and numerous, form a single intentional design. Disassembling reveals no meaning, but reassembling shows purposeful relation from mainspring to wheels, proving creation by deliberate intelligence rather than chance. Harper's Round Table.
The preparation is praised as a universal remedy against malaria and a range of ailments. It is claimed to aid dyspepsia constipation rheumatism neuralgia biliousness nervousness loss of appetite and sleep. Inhabitants across continents voice strong approval of the household remedy.
A proposed canal between the Baltic and Black seas would run 950 miles long, 200 feet wide, and 20 feet deep. It would start at Riga and follow the Duna Beresina and Dneiper rivers, entering the Black Sea near Chorsen. Only 70 miles would be artificially dug, between Dunaberg and Pepel, at an estimated cost of $100,000,000 and completion in 1902.
An old advertisement promises a tobacco habit cure called No-To-Bac for fifty cents with a guaranteed result. The ad claims it makes weak men strong and purifies blood and lists price as one dollar at druggists.
A traveler recalls a significantly aged woman in rural North Carolina who spoke of her son Reilly in the Civil War. Reilly fought until clothes wore out, faced hunger, and finally switched sides after receiving $16 a month in usable money, remaining until the war ended.
A Detroit Free Press snippet reports a buyer accusing a seller of misrepresenting a horse. The quoted exchange notes the animal allegedly runs away and behaves dangerously, while the seller retorts that the buyer would not receive the horse for $1,000.
An early 20th century health blurb claims beauty depends on pure blood and a lively liver. It promotes Cascaret Candy Cathartic as a quick remedy to purify blood, improve digestion, and improve appearance, listing prices and mail order options.
The New York Sun notes rapid growth of while you wait services from shoemakers to tailors dentists and hat cleaners. Experts work in shop windows while customers read and wait, with signs listing time slots for each task. The trend shows eagerness to speed up services and profit from instant results.
A Napoleon and Alexander anecdote recalls a Grenadier of the guard who faced a prince with a scar and answered that the man who dealt the wound is dead. The tale honors steadfast soldiers and enduring memories in France.
A Continental dealer markets degrees and honors for sale with no upfront fee. PhD titles are offered for a song while minor orders cost about $500, and the Austrian Iron Crown may run $15,000. Barons and counts in some German states fetch about $5,000, and a court dentist title costs $100. The dealer notes American prices are lower for some titles.
A Nubian forest tree emits flute like wind sounds due to galled branches created by insects. Scientific inquiry linked the noises to insect eggs deposited on young shoots, producing hollow galls that whistle as wind passes.
An advertisement touts No To Bac as a magnetic life changer that makes weak men strong and promises easy tobacco withdrawal with a guaranteed cure. It offers a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York and lists druggists selling the product for one dollar.
A Portland man rediscovered a lost pocketbook after recalling an old friend’s death and searching a keepsake chest. Three years earlier the wallet with $300 vanished, last remembered on his bed. The watchful search surfaced the intact money and prompt mystery remains.
The Detroit Tribune describes using two pens in a single penholder to steady ink flow. The inner pen writes while the outer replenishes, with ink passing through pages of manuscript. Regular cleaning is advised to maintain smooth operation.
Reports describe sound propagation with a locomotive whistle heard 3 300 yards away and a train 2 800 yards distant The musket report and dog bark reach 1 800 yards The human voice travels 1 000 yards with frog croaks at 900 yards Crickets chirp at 900 yards Distinct speech audible below to 600 yards and only 100 yards upward in range
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