The Boys in Blue Are With Us Delightful Time
Old veterans share meals and memories while swapping stories and jokes with the local community in a lighthearted gathering. Quiet conversation and hearty hard tack suppers characterize the social event.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1897
Page
1
Brainerd Encampment Opens With Parade and Gala
Governor Clough attends Brainerd Park Region District Encampment opening. Big crowd fills the 2000-seat tent as veterans and families enjoy speeches, music, and a grand parade. Wives and relief corps serve free dinners. city decorates in patriotic colors. town celebrates jubilee week with extensive festivities and public safety displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treglawny
N. McFadden
Fannie E. Smith
Ferris
Groves
J. T. Sanborn
F. 8. Parker
Wm. Meekins
East Brainerd
Camp Spalding Foraging Veteran Parade and Attractions
Comrades Meekins arrived at Camp Spalding after a foraging tour. A pig and bacon plus two chickens hung from saddles. Attendance tops 200 to 300 as old soldiers gather. The merry go round entertains children nightly. The bowery dance and park events draw big crowds. The Wadena band impresses visitors. County Commissioner Joel Smith and Commander J. C. Congdon receive praise for organizing the encampment with Mrs. IL. Theviot thanked for her help making it pleasant for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Spalding
J. C. Congdon
HK. C. Stivers
Muelhausen
Brainerd
Nevers
Halsted
Mertz
Minneapolis
Stivers
Journal
Wadena
Wood
Searles
Pendergast
Alex. van Pragg
Camp Spalding
Bowery
Park
Joel Smith
IL. Theviot
N E A Excursion to Milwaukee For Teachers
Teachers and friends planning to attend the N E A meeting at Milwaukee next July should arrange tickets via the Wisconsin Central Lines from St. Paul and Minneapolis. Elegant day coaches sleeping and dining cars and best train service ensure a pleasant ride. Your nearest ticket agent can provide information and sell tickets. Jas C Penn G P A Milwaukee Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Central
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jas. C. Penn
Wis
Notice to Teachers Training School at Washington School Brainerd
A state teachers training school will be held at the Washington school in Brainerd beginning July 12 and continuing. Dr P M Magnusson of St Cloud will conduct. Mary E Olson of Minneapolis is first assistant and E H Beckman of Sauk Centre is second assistant. W J A Witso, Manager, County Supt Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington School
Brainerd
P. M. Megnusson
St. Cloud
Norwal
Mary E. Olson
Minneapolis
E. H. Beckman
Saiilwater
Court House
Crow Wing
Lyman Whipple
R. G. Vallentyne
Said County
Minn
A. D
U. 8
Land Office
John M. Leeper
John Clancy
Casscounty
Pup
C. F. MacDonald
Caleb W. Olin
W. Schlattmann
Case County
Minnesota
Brainerd. Mion
Ssid
Theo. Bruener
Register
Northwestern Editorial Association Meeting Planned at Walker
The Northwestern Editorial Association will meet at Walker in the near future. President East man of the Wadena Pioneer is arranging a programme. A remark from the Minneapolis Journal questions Mr. Goodnow’s desire to go to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Walker
Eastman
Wadena Pioneer
Goodnow
China
The
Minneapoli Journal
Minnesota Capitols Stone Choice Debated at Commission
The Minnesota capital commission weighs Indiana granite versus Minnesota stone for the Capitol. Three favor Indiana, three favor Minnesota, one undecided. The plan favors local labor and materials, rejecting foreign stone and urging use of Minnesota granite if possible within funds. If not, Kettle River or other native stone should be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus
Minnesota Capital Commission
Capitol
Indiana
Kettle River
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Outrage over county purchase sparks editor’s plea for funds
The Cass County Pioneer laments county officials buying the Mc Garry bank building for 5000 to serve as a courthouse, claiming the deal overpays and alleging suppression of deeds. The editor appeals for subscriptions, insisting the paper cannot survive in the county’s camp and asks readers to help with money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
New County
McGarry Bank
John Nevers
Learning Bicychology and the self defense ride
Mrs A defeats prejudice by taking up cycling after her cook and husband take to biking. The exchange notes the wheel creates affinity as John chats with Bridget about saddles wicks and chains. A witty glimpse of bicychology celebrated by a scorcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Bridget
Scorcher
German Experiments Show Waterproof Tents For River Crossing
A German contemporary reports successful river crossing tests using waterproof tent equipment. Tents are spread on ground covered with straw or leaves and rolled into bundles. The bundles float thanks to trapped air.
Smiles Approval and Jokes in Newspapers
A brief collage of comic quips from the Chicago Journal and Detroit Free Press. The pieces lampoon manners and habit, noting a broad minded man as too polite to voice views and a son so slow breakfast is delayed until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Detroit Free Press
Watch Thief in Petticoat Lane and Other Tales
A Detroit Free Press note recounts a witty Petticoat Lane theft where a journalist loses a gold watch to a savvy street dealer and retrieves it for 2 pounds after a sly exchange. The tale ends with a moral on paying the going price in markets. Also included are brief items on a actor De Starr’s first engagement and a police-avoided crime anecdote from Chicago, plus a submarine mountain range discovery near Davis Strait and a London thief who steals from a doctor aiding a dying man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petticoat Lane
Whitechapel
London
Detroit
Hog Island
Belle Isle
Hog Lane
Middlesex Street
Herrmann
Shorty
Detroit Free Press
de Starr
Bludsoe
Hamlet
Pearson's Weekly
Fatherly duty and a universal flaw in youth
A young man recalls his father’s duty and finds only one fault, claiming human nature is universal. He jokes about harsh memories of being teased as a baby. The text then notes in Germany’s mountain regions over 100 cheap inns catering to student vacation tramps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northern Pacific Bank
Front
C N. Parker
Sam. Walker
J. N. Nevers
D. C. Foster
A. E. Johnson &C
Keene & McFadden
Physicians and Surgeons
First Nat. Bank Bik
Brainerd, Minn
F. Ferris
Leon E. Lum
G. D. Labar
W. H. Erb
Helena
Butte
Spokane
Tacoma
Duluth
Fargo
Grand Forks
Pullman
Exngronth
Daluth
Be. U
Devere
Little Falls
Dakota
Little Falle
Aitken
N. P. Junction
Stapive
Staples
Wes
Vis Jesemea
Northern Pacific Steamship Co
Northern Pacific KR. R.e
Chas
Fee
Paul Mian
J. ZH. Warner
Columbian Block
R K. Whiteley
Civ
Sweper
Mima
E. W. Young
Attorneys AT Law
Brainerd. Minn
Joan of Arc
Bane & Bane
Northern
Hubertar
Pine River
Backue
Lottirop
E. H. Hoar
H. J. Spencer
St. Paul and
Chicago
the Boys IN Blue
Park Region
David M. Clough
6Th Street
Lincoln
Grant
Sheridan
H. C. Stivers
Wellman
Frazee City
Bryan Post
D. B. Searle
Releif Corps
Peter Joslyn
Staplea
Mission Ridge
Pryan Post Quartette
Cuba
C. D. Johnson
Charley
Mitchell
Robinson
Messrs
McKay
Webb
America
Abbie Bissell
Litchfield
Kingwood Street
Loxton
Gallart
Duss
Debs
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Meekins
J. A. Witsos
Bro. Olliver
Chicago Post
Davis Strait
Ingolf
Iceland
Greenland
Clerk of the District Court For
Northern Pacific Railroad
Sam. H. Parker
Mississippi
Louis Tache
Crow Wing County
R. C. Dunn
State Land Commissioner
Worms
Humphreys’ Med. Co
Williams
John Weduereuan
Milton McFadden
Arlington Hotel
Reneral Blacksmithing
Fronta@ teu rel
Dofmestic
Gap
Domestic
S. M. CO
Wabash Ave
the Globe CO
ST. Paul, Minn
Search the Brainerd Dispatch Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Brainerd Dispatch?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.