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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1885
Page
3
Brainerd Minnesota weekly paper notes Gov Hubbard refusal to release Col Bend from arrest during camp. It reports a Portland procession of Grand Army delegates drawing 25,000 people amid crowded city conditions as locals strive to entertain visitors.
The Brainerd Journal announces a party shift with editor remarking Richard is himself again and signals a Democratic-leaning organ for the city. The piece notes a change of heart by Stivers and praises the new Democratic alignment for enhanced ability and zeal.
Samson the elephant charged during a Lapeer Michigan circus drawing eight thousand bystanders. He wrecked seats and furniture, caused a stampede, forced retreat to nearby swamp, and was hunted down with five bullets, though no one was killed.
The body of a newborn infant was discovered by a playing dog near Flood's saloon on West Superior street. Coroner and Dr. McComb determined the infant had lived briefly before dying several days earlier. An inquest yielded no clues and the case remains unsolved.
Today Ashby mourns C Olson a young mechanic who after being jilted attempted suicide with a penknife then cut his wrists and finally his jugular. Despite remedies he bled out and died yesterday afternoon. He had saved money for marriage and left funds for burial expenses with remaining to his relatives.
A Norwegian official, Holover Holoverson, reports on migration to America. He claims locals face low wages, high board costs, and lack language skills while working for $1 a day. The writer argues Norwegians in the U S are prospering, while critics at home lack energy. Perham Bulletin.
Railroad employees and families plan a free day trip from Brainerd depot at 6 am to Detroit Lake with return at 6 pm. A fifty cent male fee funds the band and printing. The event features a lengthy committee list, a detailed program of boating, races, and games, and prizes including a fan, parasol, and albums. The Brainerd City band will accompany.
The Intermediate department of the public school thanks Messrs Sleeper and Smith for the use of the Opera House the orchestra members and all others who singly assisted them in giving their entertainment. By Order of Committee.
The Brainerd City band plans a series of eight Wednesday evening concerts starting next week at the roller rink. Admission is fifteen cents for adults and ten cents for children. season tickets cost one dollar. Music begins at 8:30, and dancing is allowed at no extra charge. Proceeds fund the band’s necessary expenses and early patronage is encouraged.
One Prof. Frank Stoohey billed as the hero of Niagara Falls has been performing tight rope walks in Dakota to lure crowds for a fakir who snags fish with jewelry. In Grafton about $200 was taken and in Brainerd the same crowd caused a near miss with eggs.
Several Mexican financial institutions and a railroad face stress from a new debt readjustment law. Banks depend on the measure for solvency, prompting plans for a general protest to the government.
The passage describes the Rowell advertising bureau listing newspapers and ad cost estimates. It notes editions issued, 149, and offers mailing for 10 cents post-paid. It promises adaptable schemes for advertisers from one dollar to one hundred thousand dollars, with possible changes via correspondence.
The article describes making a triangular waste-basket from pasteboard with brown holland and decorative edging, converting window cushions into shoe-bags with tasseled valances, and crafting calico cushions with striped or block patterns. It surveys rug making, blanket repurposing by dying, and British and French wallpaper styles shifting toward lighter colors, tapestry effects, submarine motifs, and Venetian and leathered textures with growing popularity of ceiling decorations.
A Brooklyn Eagle style description portrays a Broadway man with yellow tinted moustache lone blue eyes and sallow skin. The man’s fingers show cigarette staining and his linen is dirty. He wears a low Derby hat tight trousers and a bright neckerchief, exuding cheap fopishness.
A compilation of domestic tips for cleaning oils from fabrics and dishes, deodorizing rooms, preserving leather and ink, and maintaining brooms. It includes planting care for fuchsia, sweet potato vines, wax making in cold water, and eye hygiene method. The piece blends multiple advisory paragraphs into a single vignette of home craft and maintenance.
A fragmented verse sketching flirtation and romance with lines about a smile bow and a girl's kiss. The speaker notes a vow and a date, a honeymoon imagined and then realized as too late and too soon. The piece reads like a period era lament on love and timing.
The article argues silk trims and heavy finishes are unnecessary, urging women to replace frills with leaves and flowers for durable, lifetime worthy attire. It promotes simple, natural adornment as a reform movement, citing value and longevity.
A reflective excerpt defines a coquette as a pleasing, amiable being whose rare talent guides social life. It extols the coquette as the spark of entertaining gatherings, party planning, charity efforts, and the social home, a restless mover in a crowded social world.
A correspondent from Saratoga notes women engage in gambling at private parlors in Grand Union and Congress Hall, with betting at races rising among ladies. Poker is popular and in warm afternoons many wear dressy attire while gambling for money and jewels, causing trouble with husbands over missing jewelry.
The article muses on how women form deep emotional ties with pets, arguing love drives their devotion to horses and dogs. It cites Kingsley, Whiteley-Melville, Ouida, and Katerfelto as examples, noting pets sense the affection and reciprocate, creating a sentiment beyond friendship.
The article surveys ancient California redwoods believed to date back to biblical eras and notes colossal figures in eucalyptus trees of Australia. It highlights vast heights, uses of eucalyptus timber, gums, and medicinal properties, plus attempts to naturalize the genus in America for sanitary benefits.
An Austin couple banter after breakfast about a crushed strawberry dress purchase. The husband jokes that crushed strawberry mirrors crushed pocket-books in a playful exchange full of melodramatic language.
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