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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1891
Page
3
A traveler recounts visiting a Kabylia village and sheltering from a pursuing panther inside a mosque. He defends himself with a torch and a pistol shot, killing the animal, triggering local anger over sacrilege, and escaping to Algiers with the hides and a wary note from the host.
Mr Eugene Field and his two lively sons provide a humorous scene as Daisy learns the word poach while the poet reads aloud. An unexpected guest arrives, but Daisy extends the invitation with a playful claim that dinner will feature stolen eggs.
A Toronto woman marries a baker who had recently made an assignment, with his failure published nearby. The notice hints the young woman paid for the license and fixtures, while creditors seek a moral to the tale in a dry Toronto Monetary Times tone.
A judge comments on bridal tours and engagement, noting the scene and heat in the carriage. The dialogue contrasts with the idea of couples taking bridal tours while they are still engaged, reflecting social commentary of the era.
The excerpt presents a playful line where the word but is treated as a conjunction linking the boy and the goat. It illustrates that but connects two clauses in a brief, illustrative sentence.
A humorous dialogue fragment centers on a misheard question about wheat and an imagined plan to house it, highlighting a linguistic mix up and playful banter. The exchange preserves quirky wordplay with implied rural setting and folksy miscommunication.
The June bulletin from the New York Agricultural Experiment Station stresses conserving barnyard manure to prevent nitrogen potash and phosphoric acid loss. It cites fermentation control urine recovery and leaching as key, plus adding litter to absorb urine, maintain moisture, and shield from rain. The excerpt also praises Vernal grass for fragrant milk and butter, noting its impact on flavor and the value of silage with this forage.
Experiments from over twenty years ago show that hilling around potato plants reduces tuber growth by exposing horizontal roots. Digging between rows reveals crossed roots when hills are formed, robbing tubers of nutrients. Flat, well cultivated rows produced 10 to 20 percent more potatoes. Michigan station tests with manure between rows improved returns.
The Vernal grass anthoxanthum odoratum is noted for its sweet scent that perfumes milk in spring. It grows early and flowers then scents the air, though it is not a top choice for exclusive dairy feeding. When blended with more nutritious grasses it contributes aroma and balance to the forage mix.
The piece argues farmers disagree on how deeply soil can be profitably cultivated. It notes deep mineral nutrients lie beyond the plow, surface vegetable matter, and the need for drainage on muck lands. Plant food, potash, and phosphate are essential, with wood ashes aiding decomposition and nutrient availability.
A London Garden writer argues for spacious planting to boost yields. Deep rich soil and liberal spacing yield longer pod production for large garden peas, more robust growth, and heavier yields than crowded rows. He urges testing both methods with a 90 foot drill per pint of seeds.
A Washington census bulletin distinguishes truck farming from market gardening noting distant locations, transportation needs, and high investment. The industry employs 216,765 men 9,254 women and 14,874 children on 534 440 acres with 75 866 horses and mules and 8 971 206 70 worth of implements. Annual farm product value after costs stands at 76 517 155 dollars.
An Agriculture Department agent toured Florida to assess sisal hemp for binding twine and cordage. Current fiber is imported from Yucatan costing about 5 million dollars annually. Wild Florida plants could, with machinery, supply national needs, inviting invention of a fiber separating machine.
The American Cultivator argues farmers should enhance productive value of land unseen by assessors. By underdraining and heavy manuring, a farmer can boost soil output without proportionally increasing taxable land value, unlike expanding with visible improvements like gardens or hot houses.
In a discussion from Ameri can Bee Journal Prof Cook states bees secrete wax only when needed, countering the view that old combs cause wax waste. B Mason adds bees do not produce wax unnecessarily, while the editor notes bees produce wax only as required, minimizing waste.
A columnist notes how shaving or growing a beard can alter appearance and recalls a tale relayed by a lawyer with a long beard. On a crowded street car a man tries to greet his cousin Minnie, who fails to recognize him until she exclaims Cousin Eddy with your whiskers. The scene ends with laughter as the car fills with amusement.
A Chicago expert contrasts arsenic and ammonia showing arsenic can pale the skin to an ivory tone while ammonia darkens and stains the face. The article warns ammonia is used in foods and relies on water contamination data, noting risks to digestion and overall health.
A Victorian tale recalls Dr Wightman hearing a mysterious sound at night. He tests the fire then keeps the coal cellar key, finally freeing Mary's lover after repeated appeals for the key to light or prepare breakfast. The lovers are depicted as Pyrrhus and Thisbe-like.
A South correspondent recalls a Civil War tale where a young woman seeks a map to locate a place named Duranceville mentioned in a smuggled prisoner’s letter. After a search the group finds the line reads I am in dure nce vie and fears misreading. the exchange hope remains.
Miss De Platte Jobb Lott Co advertises remarkable bargains at their French prints counter. The piece mocks titled foreigners offering goods on bargain counters and closes with a upbeat Good News note.
A humorous courtroom scene shows a customer berating a slow waiter over ox tail soup while the server blames the delay on the soup itself and a jury comment adds to the comic tension.
A rare tall grandfather clock from Grantham England, found by Bailey in a Berkshire town, was repaired by W B Simonson in Brooklyn. The mahogany case holds a silver gold faced dial with Apollo and thirteen silver chimes. The tunes include The Minuet Britons Strike Home and This Great World, needing thirty five hammers to play.
A sweltering city car tale shows a sharp rebuke from a woman to a leering man, the offender fleeing at the next stop. It contrasts with a separate Tribune anecdote about a finance man’s chance dinner impression derailing a critical deal.
A Macon Georgia bird taught to whistle a topical song corrected an itinerant band as it played the air. The bird, after repeated misinterpretations, gave up in disgust and returned to its perch before resuming its own version once music ceased.
Mr Frank A Hale of De Witt House Lewiston and Tontine Hotel Brunswick declares Boschee's German Syrup cures his colds and lung troubles. He says he has advised over a hundred people to take it and finds it the best cough syrup on the market.
A Madrid correspondent reports sculptor Senor Querol captured five year old King Alfonso XII in a dynamic salute to the flag. The boy asked to be made very large with a long moustache as the statue takes shape.
A Lake Shore News brief recalls a Branson elopement that failed when a ten mile chase ended with the bride being handed over to her father who, in a strange twist, returned her artificial teeth.
Boston lawyers discuss the dangers of a disorderly habit of saying one thing while meaning another. Harvey D. Hadlock of Portland recounts a Maine damages suit against a railroad where a courtroom flourish misled the jury until a companion corrected the slip. The tale illustrates legal rhetoric and its perilous impact.
A new bird was reported in City Hall Park as a crowd debated its species. Two men wagered over whether the bird was an oriole or sparrow while observers argued over chirps before the oriole finally appeared with lilac legs and a tawny head.
The narrator recalls collecting Slim Dood's account after a tense start. The collector used a sharp stare and a quick mock whistle, which pressured Dood into paying the full amount.
A tramp informs a woman in Delmont that there may be suspicious characters about. He says he has only an accompanying dog and a double-barreled shotgun for protection and leaves after a courteous farewell, as reported by the Delmont Wave.
Fragmented ad text mentions the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York seeking agents and solicitors across Minnesota with liberal terms and references requested. Also notes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Johnson's Anodyne Liniment for health, and a short piece about White Beaver physician mail consultation. Macalester College debt paid, endowments worth 400000, ideal suburban campus between St Paul and Minneapolis, with saloon prohibition in district and college for farmers' sons.
A German physician notes women require more sleep than men due to higher nervous excitability and lighter sleep. He states women experience more vivid dreams that leave lasting impressions, and dreamers sleep about an hour longer. Those who do not dream rise refreshed, unlike non dreamers.
A show in Guatemala ends when a sailor drops a burning match into a powder magazine. The explosion destroys the building and its occupants, leaving only a parrot uninjured. The parrot recovers and croaks the same line as the spectators flee.
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