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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1885
Page
4
Farmers rely on corn crops to fatten cattle sheep and hogs for market. Poor pastures drought and summer heat reduce condition and raise costs. Emphasizes pasture over cornfield and early summer feeding to prepare animals for fall markets.
The article traces Virginia tobacco growth from 1617 earnings at 3 shillings per pound through export volumes in 1621 and 1676 duties, then jumps to 1729 ship totals and 1879 exports. It also reports Kansas crop forecasts including fruit, grapes, walnuts, and orchard yields, plus a court dispute in Detroit about spiritualist witnesses where a judge proposed calling spirits as witnesses but the defense declined.
A Canadian volunteer reports from Duck Lake describing Riel's manipulation of Indigenous and French followers. He claims Riel displayed a three-mark cross and claimed bullets spared him, and that before a solar eclipse he urged a council declaring the sun would darken, inspired by the almanac.
A seven foot long snake was killed near Wheatland Oregon a few days ago. This brief notice records the sighting, location, and removal of the reptile from the area.
A collection of household instructions on silk sizing with gum arabic, embroidery on linen, decorative rug making, and a variety of recipes. Includes fish and fowl dishes with butter and wine, Craquignolles pastry, mutton chops with herb crust, carp stews, gilded frame cleaning, paper flower crafts, lamp shade methods, waterproofing tweed with alum and lead, and cautions about handling hot liquids.
In Zezas Farm and Ranch excerpt, a columnist argues fertility varies in eggs as in seeds. Strong germs yield vigorous chicks while frail ones fail though incubation shows eggs hatch inconsistently. Male or life conditions can hinder full fertility, making it unfair to blame breeders.
A discussion of early edition changes in the Bible revision, noting verse renditions from Genesis to Psalms. Highlights include verse-by-verse improvements for names, places, and terms, and shifts in language to reflect Hebrew meaning, with examples from Genesis Exodus Job and Isaiah.
Margaret, dying, asks her husband Robert to bury her in Cleveland beside her relatives. He hesitates, noting the expense, then proposes a plan to bury her locally first and move her later if she shows restlessness in the grave. The exchange reveals familial ties and a tension between cost and comfort in final wishes.
A Burmah letter describes Sagine’s royal workshop built to make steamers, with Mandalay shipyard and a foundry at Sagine. It details two large furnaces fifteen boilers three iron furnaces seven rolling mills and heavy machinery left to rusted over a decade while the current king refuses further funding or sale.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay no longer stands erect as he did at the czar’s court but attends to his vast estate personally and takes a keen interest in contemporary affairs.
Mrs. F. O. McCleary cites Red Star Cough Cure as relief for a long severe cough in Washington. Minnesota division Sons of Veterans reports 46 camps and 1 year gains. officers elected in Minneapolis and state delegates named. Macalester College hires Prof Pearson of Columbus for mathematics with new building and faculty housing planned for September opening.
A stranger staying at Miller's hotel in Hastings leaped from a fourth floor bedroom window to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and severe internal injuries, and was found at the scene.
The notice links red eruptions on the face and hands, rough skin, and sores on the head to a depraved blood condition. It claims Dr Pierce’s idea purges bad elements, supporting healthy development and growth. It warns neglect leads to scrofulous affections, rickets, fever-sores, lip-joint disease, or other vegaladies.
The article claims a fair complexion depends on blood quality and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to cleanse humors. It urges replacing many cough remedies with Allen's Lung Balsam, described as a pure vegetable preparation harmless and free of opium, advertised as sold everywhere.
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