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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1891
Page
3
Jared Harpwick helps Joe, torn between father John Gray and a failing business, secure a second chance with a creditor. Joe returns to his parents as a changed man, and John Gray, softened, embraces his son, while Jared quietly orchestrates the reunion and forgiveness.
John Gray delivers a note from Harpwick to Joan mentioning loss of money and a fresh start in the West. The letter asks kindness for Joe, calling him a good boy at heart, and closes with God bless you and Joe. Father and son realize Jared carried out his duty.
A North Side husband, pressed by his wife to mail a letter, concedes he may have mailed an 1886 missive by mistake after his wife’s letter arrives stamped Received in Bad Order. He vows to discard old letters and end the nagging.
A New York Times brief describes ragged boys near the Manhattan Athletic Club on Eighth Avenue reacting to a life size poster showing a heroine’s death. The youths cry and mock the scene as passersby stop to watch, until the crowd dissolves.
Dr Thomas Stevens of the Natural History Society presented an illustrated talk on a rare rotifer recently rediscovered in Trenton. The creature bears two stomachs and a woolly internal coat lining a unique pouch. It lacks active feeding currents and waits passively for prey to be brought to it by chance, a discovery noted by the Trenton Gazette.
Mr Calder reveals a worn envelope with a three inch square sheet of Providence city postage stamps from 1846. The sheet holds eleven 5 cent city stamps and one 10 cent outside city stamp, printed in blue with a faded look. Calder values the rarity at about 50 dollars, noting only four other sheets exist in the city.
In a courtroom remark the speaker describes walking home when a gun fired and the bullet pierced his clothing. The magistrate dismisses the interjection, urging focus on the next case and signaling impatience with the testimony.
A New York Letter ponders the surge of very tall women in public spaces. It suggests fashion may influence height perception, noting many women from 5 feet 6 inches to 6 feet 2 inches. The piece weighs theories, recounts public presence, and contrasts past wardrobes with today’s display of tall, slender silhouettes.
A historical note recalls the July 1866 surrender of three Confederates who emerged from the Dismal Swamp. The piece also reports a German trial comparing dry versus moist pig feed, showing dry-fed pigs gaining more weight overall, with nuanced differences between wet and dry diets.
A 19th century critique contrasts Christian communities with Native Americans. It argues aborigines lack Bibles and churches yet commit fewer atrocities than Christians, noting Indian practices as retributive justice and highlighting Christian tortures among fellow believers in history.
A Toronto Globe reflection on worn linen and laundry restored cuffs. The piece humorously warns that frayed cuffs seem respectable after cleaning but soon reveal their ragged truth, urging cautious budgeting to avoid repeated neglect.
A historical note recalls Jenny Lind born in Stockholm in 1820 to poor parents. At age three she displayed early talent by playing a military fanfare on a piano and singing to a domestic cat, an incident that inspired her preparation for a musical stage career.
A historical note details Romania's high taxation including a franc duty on foreign wine a levy on whiskey from the London Army and Navy Stores and taxes on transport stamps doorplates and even female servants and practicing their privilege.
Dry and wet fodder methods outlined for cow feet care. The piece discusses warmth from growing vegetation, winter wheat prospects, and birds pulling corn as a nuisance or observation. It reads as a period agricultural column highlighting practical farming tips and seasonal notes.
An English farm journal advises dairymen to protect cows from foot disease by keeping hooves clean and dry. It warns mud and filth foster inflammation and a fungus, outlines treatment for filth related cases, and notes tubercle and strains as other causes.
Reports nationwide show winter wheat in very good condition with nine year highs, despite Hessian fly risk. Prices look strong as old wheat reserves are low and a large corn area is anticipated. Farmers expect to expand production to meet high price incentives, lifting many into prosperity. Blackbirds threaten early corn, disregarding scare tactics and barriers. Corn reaches active growth stages despite predation.
Farmers lay corn along field edges to lure blackbirds and robins in and feed them as the crop grows. If more is needed, provide another small feeding rather than replanting. Do not poison the corn since other birds are only nuisances for a few days, while insects remain pests most of the year.
John Andrews advises on swarm handling and queen retrieval by baiting, caging, or identifying origin. He describes using flour to reveal source colonies after removing the queen and smoke to separate bees, and explains a method to seal hive sections with tins to prevent gaps that bees would otherwise fill, saving time.
W. 8. 8. of Chicago reports success with hot water as a cabbage worm remedy. After trying bubach tar oil and butterfly collection, he uses water at 150 to 160 Fahrenheit with a tin sprinkler, applying early and up to three doses per season, claiming it kills worms without harming plants and costs nothing.
The piece argues year round farm expenses require steady sales and not sole reliance on a single crop. It notes southern farmers historically depended on cotton and faced debt until adopting northern practices of cropping diversity to stabilize income and avoid depletion of the main revenue source.
A collection of farm comments extols small yet rich gardens near markets and urges farmers to favor grasses and dairy over grain. It notes government dairy school grants, sorghum sugar doubling, and depth-root findings for timothy and clover. Emphasizes alfalfa value and stock-breeding expertise for dairy success.
Two Heidelberg students Benzel and Stengel tour fashionable watering places last summer. When Benzel has only $1 left a banquet note prompts a charity moment. A fellow from Hlmn asks for aid for a widowed neighbor with thirteen children. Benzel pledges $2 and the group agrees to contribute.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are promoted as gentle laxatives that cleanse the liver stomach and bowels with small sugar coated pellets. The copy touts headache relief and preventive cure claims plus a money back guarantee.
A Gentleman's Magazine reflection praises Macaulay's influence while noting limited crowds and personal memory. It cites his rapid delivery as a chief defect, advises well-timed pauses and emphasis, and argues that a speaker must amuse as well as instruct to engage an audience.
Dr Daly of Ningpo Mission Hospital notes Chinese teeth are easier to extract than European teeth. He cites a native powder rubbed on the gum, a sneeze triggers the tooth to fall out, and offers $100 for witnessing such an extraction with mouth inspection before and after, which has drawn no takers.
A stubborn dinner table clash unfolds as a daughter blames her mother for selecting a father figure, while the mother laments her child’s impertinence. Ethel retorts that the mother chose him, not she. The exchange reveals fault and pride in a domestic power dynamic.
A respected New England college tutor and strict teetotaler helps two freshmen drunkards to walk home after a night out. The sight challenges his image as a rigid anti alcohol advocate, as colleagues report the morning encounter and his accidental public stumble. He remains a teetotaler but refuses to assist others in danger when seen falling from a ballooning misunderstanding.
The article surveys the Cameroons drum alphabet enabling two notes to convey complex messages across villages and to summon villagers. It notes the growing English interest in graphology where Miss Valentine analyzes handwriting to reveal writers. A bishop of Lincoln’s envelope is identified by a clairvoyant-like observer, and Sir William Bruce’s daughter is praised as a notable palmist.
A vintage advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for liver complaints dyspepsia kidney trouble malaria rheumatism and neuralgia claiming relief and renewed joy from these ailments. The copy frames the product as a tonic transforming misery into jolly good health.
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