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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1895
Page
3
The New York Sun notes that over 200 young men graduate from city law schools each year. It details students who juggle work and study, including those with families, late-night classes, and even Naval officers seeking legal education. The piece reflects law’s enduring appeal across social strata and its link to status and political success.
Nerves irritated by tobacco and stimulants explain the difficulty of quitting. Bac is pitched as the guaranteed cure, acting on nerve centers, reducing irritation, aiding digestion and sleep, with claims of weight gain during withdrawal. Sold by druggists nationwide with free address in New York City or Chicago.
Mrs Rover provides a breadstick recipe using half a pint each of boiling water and milk, plus warm water. The dough uses whole-wheat flour, rests three hours, shapes sticks ten inches long, and bakes ten minutes in a quick oven. Special pans are optional.
Hart accuses I of having rent money as he reveals the landlord halted him in the street this morning and seized all his cash.
A brief exchange between Miss Antique and Gange shows a playful remark on age and friendship. The dialogue features a light note about being among the oldest friends, reflecting a social chat in Pick Me Up.
An old promotional note claims Cough Balsam is the oldest and best remedy for colds and promises quicker relief than any other product. It asserts reliability and urges trial.
In a sharp exchange a Puck column mocks a funeral notice claiming a death and a mock confrontation. The gag draws ire from readers who see the joke as in poor taste and disrespectful.
A brief note reports divorce courts are closed for the summer season with no scheduled hearings during the period. No further details or names are provided in the readable portion.
Wording markets Hanson’s Magic Gorn Salve as warranted to cure or money refunded. Bruggist promotion invites purchase at price fifteen cents.
A quick tempered man questions a bicycle's value while another replies that the bike paid for itself in under three months by providing a sharp explanation for a black eye. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a humorous remark on procurement and utility.
An advertisement urges readers to try Piso's Cure for Consumption as the sole medicine for coughs. The message is credited to Jennnie Piichard of Springfield Hills, dated October 1, 1804.
A cryptic note from the New York Week laments party loyalty and mocks opponents, claiming the paper operates on strict partisan lines and praising a rival’s early win as first rate. The disagreement signals factions shaping coverage and editorial stance.
Green crocidolite or cat's eye mineral is discovered in New Mexico, highlighting its unique blue green to olive hue and fibrous composition. The find adds interest for mineral collectors and geologists studying regional geology.
Advertises a pure liquid laxative claiming quick health benefits and relief from colds headaches and fevers. The California Fig Syrup Co markets Syrup of Figs in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with the product name printed on every package and warns against substitutes.
In a stormy exchange at the castle, Fairfield recalls how he found Kate after a fall and nursed her to safety. Lord Roland Ayre weighs Kate’s fate as Grace’s guilt and the possibility of restoration of reason loom, while plans for treatment and marriage hinge on her recovery.
Kate must decide her future as her guardian weighs the risks of removing her to safety. Frank Fairfield counsels secrecy until she may wed and live under a husband’s protection. The decision rests with Kate, who will determine whether to stay or depart for safety.
Lord Ayre secures famed surgeons to operate on Kate Lilburne after a skull fracture pressuring the brain. The risky procedure restores her reason, and she awakens to her lover Roland and nurse Mrs Fairfield. Doctors warn months of quiet ahead before marriage plans can resume.
The Abbey of St Denis holds the memorial statue of Marie Antoinette, reflecting the revolution’s losses and sorrowful hours in the conciergerie. Separately, banana flour gains attention as a potential large scale commodity with brewing viability and rising factory interest as experiments test its substituting for malt in beer.
The dominion government plans a granite monument in a cemetery on Dummond Hill near Niagara Falls to honor unknown heroes from the July 25 1814 Lundys Lane battle. The 40 foot shaft will feature bronze regimental shields and a maple wreath with the date 1812 14. The dedication is set for the 25th of next month.
A French chemist develops artificial cotton from wood cellulose using zinc chloride acids oils caseine and gelatine. The paste is extruded cooled rolled washed and parchmentised to improve strength and waterproof qualities. Imports of wood pulp to Manchester in March set a record, rising over the prior month by over 20 000 bales.
The article notes there is no ready made electrical engineer and stresses years of rigorous study needed. A contrasting American journal claim that a first class engineer can be produced in a year or two is challenged by a leading English electrical organ which warns the idea is far from true and harmful to the profession’s future.
The Mont Saleve electric rack railway in Switzerland heats cars entirely by electricity. Each car uses two resistance boxes under the seats, fed from the conductor rail. Coils reach boiling-water temperatures and warm the car in 10 to 15 minutes, with a platform switch to engage or disengage the heater, and no risk of overheating.
A New York Herald reader praises a cheerful working girl seen daily on the street. Her bright face and lunch outings brighten drab commercial corners and contrast with the general gloom of city life, prompting wonder why more workers cannot share such sunshine.
A New York inquiry on electrocution shows lethal shocks from the prison dynamo. A physician cites facts and photographs proving fatal outcomes, while an electrician claims recovery is possible with treatment. A lineman appeared killed by 3000 volts but revived after two hours.
A historical advertisement claims Royal baking powder yields better, more wholesome food due to its greater leavening strength and absolute purity, suggesting superior results over competing brands.
A girl on a monthly allowance laments she has no say in spending her money. Her father deposits funds and her mother dictates clothes and necessities, leaving her with little autonomy. The narrator argues controlled mistakes could teach future independence.
An enhanced ironer uses friction pulleys to move the table, enabling foot operated reversal. The roller can be raised or lowered without repadding, and a new gas burner mixes gas and air for even heat, reducing smoke from rollers.
A description from the New York Evening Post explains a children’s game where each kid picks an animal name and describes its feelings and actions for others to guess. Examples include the ant and the cat with playful clues.
The Norwegian bark Lorenzo, arriving at Pensacola, was pierced by a swordfish. The fish bored through hull metal, six inches of plank, and inner ceiling, creating a leak that kept the crew pumping for six hours daily. The sword measured about two and a half inches in circumference at the base and five inches at the tip, ending about 20 inches long.
The article promotes a home compost heap as a cheap fertilizer source and outlines materials to include and how to manage it. It also offers poultry notes on flock feeding with Mustard seed remedy ideas, underfeeding guidance, and cautions against overfeeding hens on free range.
The article urges creameries to ship entire weekly make to one large reputable house rather than split orders. It stresses checking house standing, ensuring proper refrigeration, and using first class tubs salt and coloring. It also advises refusing poor quality milk and keeping farmers accountable to maintain steady shipments.
An agricultural note argues skim milk plus grain boosts pig weight and poultry production. It estimates skim milk at about 14 cents per gallon when fed to pigs, and suggests higher value for laying hens, with grain enhancing overall gains.
In this Farmers' Review excerpt Lunt warns against letting vermin infest poultry houses. He prescribes cleanliness and disinfection with carbolic acid, and using acid and lard on chick heads to deter lice. He notes signs of infestation, recommends avoiding excess heat, providing water and sand, and suggests feed like wheat oats and coarse cornmeal for chicks with occasional milk cheese or scraps.
A Stroudsburg subscriber writes in the Poultry Keeper claiming twenty two hens receive a specific feed rations yet lay no eggs. He details daily allowances of scraps hay seed and leaves wheat bran bone and warm water and notes the birds remain lively.
Professor Snyder of Minnesota shows average wheat soils hold enough nitrogen for 125 successive crops but much remains soluble and unavailable. Chemical action and fermentation free nutrients. frequent cultivation and airy, mellow soil increase availability. Deep fall plowing helps, spring plowing risks exposing unaltered earth. weeds aid by encouraging summer cultivation.
The piece notes eggs from hens fed corn or wheat yield richer yolks and firmer shells, improving baking and icing uses. Meat rations boost egg value while ducks’ appetite for frogs and insects enhances their eggs for confectioners. Guinea eggs are especially prized for baking.
Farmers are urged to plow as soon as field readiness allows and harrow promptly after plowing. Early harrowing keeps weed growth in check and builds a seed bed ideal for wheat. An old man’s rule to harrow twice as much as needed and then continue shaping soil is cited as successful practice.
Analysis by M. Aime Gérard shows no ground for claims that copper salts used in potato and grape culture impart poisonous qualities. He finds only trace copper in ashes of incinerated grapes and potatoes, too small to matter.
Advice on feeding horses and cattle, pruning beets, and keeping stock thrifty. Emphasizes improving stock yearly, careful husbandry, clean stables, and timely fodder. Recommends lard for cow teats warts, careful yearling sales, weed control, Crimson clover trials, and using turnips celery and cabbage care to boost yields.
A New York Tribune summary recalls how the prince and princess welcome guests at Sandringham during five o'clock tea. The royal hosts banish stiffness, offer gracious hospitality, and provide a festive spread of edibles, ranging from wafers to ham and eggs, before a late formal dinner.
The advertisement urges travelers and seafarers to stock Hos tetter s Stomach Bitters for nausea colic biliousness and other ailments on journeys by sea or inland trips. It markets the tonic as a remedy for malaria rheumatism nervousness and sick headache and advises laying in an adequate supply.
Bellefield describes the halfback as biblically athletic, from a family with notable exploits. His father once held up a train, an aunt shoplifted, and an uncle was known for jumping board bills in a striking exchange of reminiscences.
A tense exchange unfolds as a editor accuses a colleague of sabotaging the chair with a bent pin. The confrontation centers on a pointed article and the implied mischief. No injuries reported.
An advertisement touts the Dr Kline Great Nerve Restorer promising freedom from fits after one day of use. It claims marvelous cures with a treatise and two trial cases offered free. The notice directs mail requests to a Philadelphia address for samples.
James contemplates winning an heiress while Dicks jokes about disguise and mischief. The dialogue plays on social pretenses and comic schemes in a Brooklyn setting.
Dialogue on memory and recall between two speakers noting a wife’s ability to remember past events that the other has tried to forget for years. The exchange highlights tension over remembered details and personal history.
A local mother endorses Parker's Grarer Tonic, claiming its appealing properties and urging others to try it now. The brief note highlights family familiarity and trust in the product.
A concise overview notes that American goods generally perform favorably when sold in Australia, highlighting competitive quality and appeal relative to products from other countries, with no explicit trade barriers mentioned.
An odd note describes how the device called Slindercorns removes the suffix and results in a pleasing relic at drugwiste, highlighting a curious method or invention.
A New York Weekly note mentions a coatent-armsis fashion item described as pretty and copyrighted after paying ten dollars to a designer. The fragment references an American host and trademark concerns.
A large eight month old mastiff owned by Supt McAlvey has developed an appetite for tobacco after watching Amos chew. The dog chews and spits like a person and has not gotten sick. He will be treated with No-to-bae to curb the habit, reports Linn-Crawfordsville Argus News.
A fragment depicts a man praising birdsong and nature’s orchestra while a woman agrees it is inexpensive. The exchange hints at simple pleasures and shared quiet reflection.
A Life magazine excerpt recounts Charon denying entry to a passenger at the river crossing between worlds. A bystander notes the unfairness, while Charon defends the rule and blames a previous boat rocker. The exchange captures a satirical glimpse of the afterlife barrier.
A late night City Hall Park encounter prompts a man to ponder hope and hardship. A vagrant begs for money and offers bleak yet humorous dreams of racing bets, tea money, a champagne supper, theater, and Havana cigars, before vanishing as a policeman orders silence.
The Catholic Cathedral near Westminster Abbey moves ahead with architect Bentley returning from European study. The project costs 250000 pounds with 10000 pounds already raised and the site purchased by Cardinal Manning. Foundations laid. the edifice will seat 8000 in a 270 by 100 by 120 foot space.
At a New England village wedding the doctor offered a bottle of 1000 two grain quinine tablets with advice for the bride to take two when tempted to scold her husband, a plan said to combat malaria. The village paper lists other humorous presents including towels cloth and silver buttons.
During the tour the question of which belle proved most irresistibly alluring arose. His lordship responds with guarded humor as dinner bells finish the evening's discourse.
Fresh deposits of agatized wood of jewelry quality have been located across Montana and the Dakota region, suggesting potential mining and processing opportunities. The discoverers report substantial volumes, indicating a developing resource for designers and industries seeking unique gem materials.
A romantic stage whisper features a suitor pressing for another helping, with the woman replying shyly and agreeing to strawberry flavor. The excerpt captures playful innuendo and social decorum in a lighthearthed tone.
A scene unfolds as a hopeful suitor pleads for a favorable word from the father. The woman confirms the guardian did speak, recalling the moment when the potential inclusion in the family was discussed with a sharp remark.
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