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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1891
Page
3
Private Henry Hook describes the defense of the hospital at Rorke's Drift on January 22 1876. He details firing at Zulu attackers from a hospital room corner and sustaining and witnessing injuries as the fort held against a largeNumbe of foes.
An officer describes firing on a Zulu warrior at close range and killing him after a struggle for the rifle. He helped bring in wounded rebels, awaited Lord Chelmsford, and received the Victoria Cross on August 3 at Rorke's Drift from Sir Garnet Wolseley.
A satirical guide lists quirks for memorable characters and plots. It suggests dramatic heroines with multiple lovers, eccentric aunts, and class contrasts, then mocks clichés like diaries revealing secrets and fire during a desired scene. The piece lampoons popular novelist tropes and descriptive conventions.
Robert Debord near Ellijay found human bones and Indian grave goods while plowing. He retrieved a quart cup two pint cups and a bottle along with four small silver rings two silver ear drops a silver chain two or three silver buckles a feather carved clasp and a heart shaped jewel. A nose jewel and soldered pieces suggest skill in silverwork and hint at local silver mines in the mountains.
A devotional poem reflects on three infant children as a family blessing. The speaker cherishes their dimpled arms and tiny cheeks, noting protection, love, and faith in Heaven. The verses contrast earthly loss with heavenly promises and a plea that the angels belong to the speaker.
A Viscount finds his sleeping valet Francois in the bedroom and quietly undresses, then Francois wakes and jokes that the beast has not yet come in. The Viscount answers softly that the beast has returned to its lair.
A humorous excerpt shows Fraulein Silberstein pressing her father about an advance to Lieutenant Von N. He replies he knows him too little, while she insists it is an excuse as Herr X- was refused recently. Herr S- counters that he knows him too well.
A historic farm column covers milking hygiene and teat handling to avoid infection, plus guidance on steady pressure in milking and calf-like udder stimulation. It shifts to soil chemistry basics, explaining active and passive agents, moisture and heat, and the rotting process to form humus for plant uptake.
Trials at the Wisconsin experiment station in 1890 9 show whey cannot sustain pigs alone. A mix of corn meal and shorts with water requires 552 pounds per 100 pounds of gain. Adding whey to the mix saves grain, with ratios from two pounds whey to one grain up to ten to one. Using whey as partial substitute saves 2 pounds of corn meal and shorts per 760 pounds of whey. Whey worth about 8 10 cents per hundred pounds depending on grain prices. Shorts pea meal and oil meal should be mixed with whey for growing animals.
Professor Robinson of the Guelph station reports that denying cows salt for a week cuts milk flow by 144 to 174 percent and speeds souring. He asserts salt is highly relished by all animals and essential to milch cow health and milk quality.
The Ohio Farmer advises proper pasture management for sheep. Avoid overgrazing by stocking properly, shift pastures, provide salt twice weekly, and shelter in winter with good hay and water. For ewes with lambs, limit grain before lambing and group new arrivals in a shed to prevent trampling and ensure lamb nutrition.
The article explains that certain prerequisites must be present before chemical reactions occur. It outlines factors such as appropriate temperature, presence of reactants in correct states, and sufficient activation energy enabling bonds to break and new bonds form.
An exchange argues early humane handling of young horses prevents fear and viciousness. Kind, patient training with treats like corn and grain builds trust, making colts docile as they grow. Continuous gentle depunition shapes lifelong gentleness unless adverse influences intervene.
Dr. Fleming of the British army endorses veterinary authorities on pinkeye in horses as a contagious specific fever transmissible directly from animal to animal. He notes possible external germ development and urges horse owners to rest affected animals while monitoring for symptoms.
If you have a good garden you have a right to enjoy it. Half the pleasure comes from visitors admiring it and giving small bouquets. Large nosegays are vulgar and can embarrass the owner. A small hand bouquet, neatly made, is a gem and always prized.
Small farmers predominate in Sweden where peasants own most land. Most farms range 5 to 40 acres with many under five acres. Oats stand as the main export crop while rye and barley feed domestic use. Young pigs fetch high prices in England and American pork is cheaper here. Rye ripens as far north as 60 degrees, barley to 60 degrees, near Hudson Bay.
A visitor asks about a wild beast attack while the proprietor explains Fraulein Ohnefurcht, the lightamer, reacted loudly after a mouse ran across her dressing-room floor, causing concern in the menagerie.
Advice on livestock management notes that pond water harms stock in heat and that growing roots yields more for winter feeding. It highlights rising tobacco cultivation in British North Borneo with a 1,500,000 pound output last year. French families with seven or more children enjoy tax exemptions.
A veteran drummer recalls a Wheeling incident where a chambermaid demanded raffle tickets and threatened to scream. He refused to expose her, later learning she had previously duped him for $10 in a similar scam, prompting public intrigue.
A young San Jose lawyer defends a client in a murder trial, claiming self defense. The jury is out two days, and the judge asks if the prisoner was appointed or hired. The verdict returns not guilty by reason of insanity, shocking Gill and prompting praise for the attorney’s skill.
The St. Louis Republic explains why ice floats and why ground or anchor ice can form beneath a thawing mass. It covers density, expansion near freezing, and how bottom materials can crystallize water, often on cold nights with unfrozen surface. A second item reports Mose Hudson, a man around 50, who eats six dozen eggs in a staged challenge for a patent churn, finishing in eight minutes.
The New York Legislature considers a bill to ban ammonia in baking powders and require clear labeling. It targets Royal and similar products for misrepresentation and imposes a misdemeanor on sellers who omit the label and sets July 1, 1891 as the effective date.
A bystander mocks mothers dressing children as naval officers in full admiral attire with anchors and stars. He notes the trend as a risky street scene, comparing it to a red flag to a bull and predicting danger if kids are left unprotected.
Ottawa engineer Gisborne reports at the Royal Society of Canada on rapid telegraphy. He cites 8000 words per minute on a 355 mile New York Washington line and 806 on a 1000 mile New York Chicago line, with future systems relying on such transmitters.
A nearly four carat diamond, found by a Brazilian native in a Brazilian gold district, changed hands through a surgeon’s cunning. The native kept it as luck stone, was bitten by snakes, and after a camp surgeon warned him its danger, the gem was sunk in a brook but later retrieved by the surgeon. Edwin A. Thrall of the New York Pittsburgh Dispatch reports the sale.
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers leads with many millionaires led by Alexander Graham Bell Edison Brush Kiiby Thomson and Frank J Sprague. They moved from telegraph work to fortunes including a company sale to Edison for 1 000 000 sharing profits with Frank lin L Pope. Swallows best carrier pigeons in a France north experiment beating pigeons by 45 minutes.
Country minister from the pulpit asks the sexton to close the church front door and windows as a precaution while announcing that the collection will be taken up.
The Hon J W Fennimore sheriff of Kent County Del says he uses August Flower for years and finds it relieves his sick headache and stomach fullness after meals. He recommends it as a great remedy for dyspepsia and endorses the product from J G Green sole manufacturer Woodbury New Jersey USA.
The Chicago Herald notes Marcus Daly, famed Montana miner and politician, endures a hot day outside an auditorium. A young man challenges him about the heat, and Daly replies that Montanans may be slow but they know when it is hot, exiting with a sharp retort about weather and sanity.
A peasant in Paris stages a heavy bag trick before a linen shop to extort payment for broken glass. A well dressed bystander persuades the shopkeeper to accept a Bank of France note for 1 francs. The note proves counterfeit when the shopkeeper tries to exchange it for gold.
In Colorado prairies a hunter observes an eagle pursuing a jack rabbit. After a frantic chase the eagle dives and kills the rabbit, then flees as the observer reels in the catch, noting it as the only game taken that day.
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