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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
3
A poemic verse assigns birthstones to each month with guidance on wearables and supposed effects. It links March to Bloodstone, April to Diamonds, May to Emerald, June July August September October November December to specific stones and fortunes for those born in those months. The piece reads as a traditional charm about jewelry and luck.
In a club smoking room Sir John Protocol recalls Sylvia Seton an English debutante who fled Paris to Roxanbloxanfels after marrying Prince Conrad of Roxanbloxanfels The monarch orders a formal marriage to seal the scandal and Sylvia is escorted to wed to calm a royal crisis.
The tale recalls Sylvia Seton after rejecting Prince Conrad and his offer after a Paris escape. Conrad reportedly shot himself in the head and died in scandal. Sylvia remains single, pursuing a hard life while admiration fades and memory dims.
Practical guidance on bicycle training for casual riders. Emphasizes moderate, natural conditioning, gradual muscle and nerve development, and benefits of riding as a tonic after work. Describes learning on a level surface with assistance and the rise of the safety bicycle popularity.
Prof Storer of Harvard discusses green manuring with buckwheat clover rape seed and lupines plowed under in flower to enrich soil and supply carbonic acid for soil decay. The practice is common on New England sod and at Cornwall on the Hudson with E P Roe as a strong advocate. Also notes large alfalfa ranches in California and methods to grow water cress on streams and simple cutworm control tips.
A New York Hospital physician described three cases of periodic amnesia in which a young American woman woke from long sleep with complete memory loss. She relearns spelling reading writing and arithmetic and later regains prior memories only to lose them again after another long sleep. She shifts between an old skilled state and a new diminished state.
William Furness of City of Mexico notes unique electric lighting on carriages seen at the Auditorium Hotel. A Mr Cazeaux introduced battery powered incandescent lamps feeding side lamps and a headlamp on horses, with optional colored lights for a striking display.
The young King Alfonso XIII, age 54, sits for sculptor M Querol. A passing regiment’s music prompts him to salute the flag. The sculptor plans to immortalize this moment in marble, while the king jokes about growing a big moustache.
A Creamery Journal writer lauds cheese as the most nutritious food and argues diverse French varieties stimulate American appetites. The piece defends ripening as safe, praises digestibility gains, and notes French ages from 50 cents to 14 dollars per pound. It cites Wisconsin women advancing dairy pursuits and studies by two Wisconsin girls in France.
Farmers can create rich garden soil by piling leaves corn stalks roots weeds and manure into long square heaps. Fermentation produces a valuable fertilizing mass. with lime and garden scraps a half dozen loads can be ready by spring without cost, while clearing trash from the garden.
The Kern County irrigation districts span about thirty-five canals covering nearly 500000 acres of sandy loam. The Calloway Canal leads at 32 miles with 65 distributing ditches and a water right of 1476 cfs. Lower lands show 25000 acres of alfalfa yielding five cuts yearly, stacking two tons per acre per harvest.
A garden note advises earthed up pea rows with side soil mounding and oblique stakes, tops left open, and height labeled to guide staking. A Farm and Fireside item questions if roup and diphtheria are related, noting fowl diseases may affect humans and urging caution and authority to stamp out the illness.
Wound care uses white lead and oil. Buckwheat aids orchard fertility. Corn meal is dearer and less fertile than linseed meal or wheat bran. Skim milk provides more food value than cream. cream gives heat, skim milk body. Dairy cows need vigor for profitable milk. Feeding fowls concentrated grain alone hinders egg production and raises disease risk. Harvard's Farlow finds red oxide iron in linseed oil stops black knot in plums. Creamery success relies on neatness and orderly methods. creameries educate farmers on milk care and butter production.
A Boston Courier excerpt laments four dreary weeks outside Boston with locals who mean well yet fail to share refined tastes. The speaker condemns common talk as vacuous and shallow while expressing sorrow at the blunt way beans burn.
James Bell, a veteran sergeant, recounts the 1876 dispatch relay from Gen. Terry to Gen. Crook under Indian threat. Along with Benjamin F. Stewart and Evans, Bell rode two nights and three days through perilous, bear and Indian country to deliver the crucial link.
The Detroit Free Press recounts how mahogany, first used by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1597, spread to England via a West India captain. Carpenters resisted its hardness until Wollaston made a candle box. later bureaus for the physician and the Duchess of Buckingham popularized the wood in luxury furniture.
A letter addressed by a clever rebus confounds Madrid post authorities. The clue sequence leads to Senorita Aurora Montesty Castillo, Aracayas No 20 Granada, after three days of study. The case even prompted envelope photos and a newspaper print as proof of adept handling.
A bed of white sand found on Cedros Island Mexico runs along the mountain top. It is thought to be remains of an ancient quartz ledge pulverized by heat and may be as fine as stamped ore. Thickness ranges from three to eight feet and it is claimed to be rich in gold.
Historical ad line shows Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations from infancy to motherhood, tracing a mother’s caregiving through childhood, securing Castoria as a household staple for children and new mothers.
The New York Sun reports prairie wolves at Central Park Menagerie howled and pointed southwest signaling rain within 24 hours. Keeper Holmes notes the animals’ signs proved accurate during a previous hot spell and thunder shower, while predicting possible midnight rain today.
A North western paper recalls a Minneapolis Tribune attack on President Cleveland and his wife. It explains W. E. Haskell protected Blethen, absolving him of involvement while the controversy is corrected to clear Blethen’s name.
Dialogue shows a young couple debating how to clean a turkey with humor. The wife asks whether to use toilet soap or regular scouring soap, highlighting a domestic miscue and playful misunderstanding.
Life quotes La Frances noting distress over heavy speculation and a French man declaring it nearly criminal to gamble money meant for his son-in-law, highlighting cross country concern about risky finance.
The advertisement extols Hostetters Stomach Bitters as thorough medicine for malaria dyspepsia constipation biliousness kidney trouble and rheumatism claiming complete expulsion of malaria poison and overall relief.
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