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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1885
Page
5
A rustic parable speaks of lost lambs and faith guiding, with the Master watching from above. The sparrow drops, the shepherd’s call prevails, and winter wind tempering, a bell in snow leads the way. Faith can move the mountain if one prays.
In Marper's Weekly from Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. Melton hosts a reunion with classmate Harvey Leigh and learns of a family drama over a ward Kate Perry and Morton Dunbar. Leigh discovers the ward is his own charge, but the parson quietly blesses a couple’s elopement under city social pressures and returns to his study with a changed view on love and duty.
Public opinion in England is eager for war driven by unemployed masses and the tavern culture. Russia, too, would delight in conflict, while imperial aims and Asiatic subjects tempt Britain. The Indian estate and global power struggles spark ongoing disputes and litigation across nations.
In Downport, Will Hawkins resists visiting his ill mother over a city wife he rejects. A rural hireling Mary Sherman proves devoted and trustworthy, earning a place as caregiver. Will returns, learns Lily Mary Sherman Hawkins is his wife, and his mother reconciles, praising her daughter-in-law.
Maxwell, charged with murdering Preller in St Louis, illustrates how quickly authorities tracked a suspect across continents. From Boston to the West, then San Francisco, and even alerting New Zealand officers, the pursuit shows vast improvements in international communication over the last quarter century.
An old, fragmentary verse scene shows Silas advising on money matters while Orlando struggles with love. The lovers waver, the maiden resists, and tensions rise as wealth and passion collide. A pistol threat and a risk of tragedy hover over the intertwined pair.
A mock mayoral letter quotes Bro Gardner denying mediation between France and China. The Lime Kiln Club refuses to meddle in international disputes, urging focus on local business. Rev Penstock asks about the term perambulate and faces a rebuke from the president who jokes about adjourning the meeting.
The record notes rare cases of fatalities from meteorite falls in Africa and several historical incidents. Around 1020 a large fall reportedly killed many people and animals, in 1511 a priest was struck and killed, and in 1650 a monk lost his life.
In a city, a letter writer recalls a group discussion where a young woman cites a clipping claiming marriage is rarer among fashionable girls who pursue professions. She argues men’s quality has declined, and that women seek capable partners rather than hurried unions.
Excerpted reminiscence recounts Stonewall Jackson directing batteries at Bull Run near the Henry house as 26 fresh guns opened fire. Jackson is wounded, binds the wound, and speaks of faith guiding courage, while his wife and child arrive at a farmhouse near Centerville. He urges readiness for death and bravery.
From the Manchester Guardian the British government may acquire Raphael's Madonna di San Sisto in Dresden for £150,000. Vasari records it was painted for St Sixtus at Piacenza and later moved to Dresden. The vision shows the Virgin crowned Queen of Heaven with the infant Jesus, angels, cherubim, and saints.
In a Bowdoin College commencement dinner, Nathaniel Hawthorne fled the tent amid praise, pausing only to vanish unseen as the crowd laughed at his absence. The anecdote notes Hawthorne’s lifelong constitutional shyness and recalls Senator Daniel W. Cope nes endorsing St Jacobs Oil as instant back rheumatism relief.
The General Court of Connecticut enacted a strict tobacco law in May 1647. It barred anyone under twenty one or unaccustomed to tobacco from using it without a certificate from qualified physicians and a license. Smoking in public places was banned except on long journeys or solitary travel.
In London churches it is customary to pray for editors of the great papers that they may be guided by divine wisdom. The visible effects of those prayers on readers are not usually evident if any result exists at all.
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