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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1895
Page
7
Basil, Welborne, and Lyon enact a midnight ruse to free Alice from Lyon's control. Basil disguises the plan by swapping letters and seizing a medicine chest, while the household's vigilance weaves through pursuit and confusion. Basil finally finds Alice in her quiet study and pleads for privacy to speak.
Guidance for market dressing ducks advises 24 hour fasting before killing to avoid foul crops, humane killing methods, leaving head and feet, scalding near boiling water, brief steaming and plumping steps, and avoiding pre-killing feather removal or singeing to maintain appearance. Fat heavy stock is preferred.
Minneapolis February report on the Hayward murder case details cross examination of W. W. Hayward by County Attorney Nye and the defense case. Harry Hayward, on the stand, alleges much of the prior testimony is false and recounts his relationship with Miss Ging, gambling ties, and alleged fear affecting testimony.
In Minneapolis, February 28, the Hayward murder trial resumes with cross examination of defendant Harry. The prosecutor questions loans to Miss Ging, the Hamel mill fire, and a staged Hold Up story. Harry implicates Adry, while a key witness—Harold C. Stevens—describes a buggy sighting near Lake Calhoun. Nearby Newton reports J. R. Zollinger found dead in a suspected murder likely connected to robbery or stroke. Congress updates cover Indian appropriations, silver debate, and naval ship funding.
Harry Hayward testified at the murder trial in Minneapolis recounting his movements after the theater and the moment he learned of the accident. He described the morgue scene, funeral details, and his conversations with Adry, whose alleged threats and the masked highwayman claim were discussed as evidence aired in court.
Washington February 26 Samuel Dana Horton noted monetary writer died last night at Garfield hospital from Brights disease in the capital. He was esteemed for his work on economics and finance.
Gen J B Carr died in Troy New York today born in Albany on August 16 1828 He served with distinction in the rebel forces and played a notable role in the Civil War era plans and campaigns.
Josephine Light a colored woman of Trenton is under four physicians who believe she has hydrophobia from a dog bite last December with treatment underway in the city.
Papers in the assignment case of J. W. Lawrence were filed in the district court. Cavour S. Langdon is named as signee and the assets are valued at 100000 dollars.
London February 26 Reverend William Meade Jones, longtime American abolitionist and minister of the Baptist chapel in Hall district, has died. The 21 years of service mark his prominent role in the local abolitionist movement.
Charles Nichola fell from a trolley car front platform in San Antonio yesterday and was instantly killed. The incident occurred on the front platform while the car operated in the city.
Dispatches from Tangier report rebel tribes have entered and looted Fez's Moroccan capital area, marking a violent advance on one of the kingdom's main cities.
The North German Lloyd Steamship company plans a mail salvage operation with three German three English and three French divers to recover the mails from the sunken steamer Elbe.
Walker G. Hamner twenty years the trusted teller of the First National Bank was arrested in Lynchburg Virginia on February 26 charged with embezzling twenty three thousand dollars from the bank.
Stamboul the $2,000 trotting stallion of Andrew Hildebrand of Oconomowoc Wis. was killed when struck by a car on Feb 26 in this city.
In Washington on February 24 Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota revealed a private arrangement to press the pooling bill at 2 o'clock and hold it before the senate day and night until passage. He warned he would object to the Indian appropriation bill or any priority measures to block its fate. The Indian bill's contract school item was trimmed by 20 percent from last year. The House spent the day discussing the general deficiency appropriation bill and minor questions about extra compensation for House employees.
The busy session in Washington features a fierce clash over the pooling bill with threats of “talking to death” and a sharp exchange between Butler and Gorman. The Indian appropriation bill passes, while a House vote backs a monthly salary boost for members and staff, with extra pay for clerks. The Senate moves on sundry civil appropriations and a disputed Blaine property purchase, and debates a large Great Britain damage award. The sugar bounty debate ends in a swing toward continuation of earlier tariff provisions, with estimates of a rising total burden.
A point of order failed and the senate proceeded to accept the amendment by 46 to 13, then backed the bounty proposition despite objections to add free silver and other measures. The bounty amendment passed 40 to 20.
The Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's association met at Lumber Exchange hall on Feb 28 for the annual gathering. A partial report noted pending uniform grading rules and a new chief inspector E M Warren. A committee was named to study lumber price and freight adjustments with representatives from Minneapolis Chippewa Falls Eau Claire and St Paul among others.
Chicago detectives report recovery of bank booty from Griswold Iowa and arrest of Mark Davis a Chicago saloonkeeper with about 600 dollars in postage stamps tied to the case. Police say Davis aided a gang of Western bank robbers as a fence linking to earlier Galesburg theft.
A Colon dispatch to the World reports a clash at Bluefields on February 26 with vague details. It states a British vessel has disabled an American vessel amid the disturbance. Further specifics are unavailable.
A Tacoma dispatch reports five evangelists led by Rev. Jefferis Price Leuters Henry Baker and Mrs Cliff warn locals of an end of the world in 1897. They foretell widespread death by war plague famine pestilence and earthquake over five years and describe a forthcoming Christ and a 1000 year Satan captivity while Heaven allegedly hovers aloft. One speaker Jefferis is said to have formerly led a Philadelphia Episcopal church.
A dialogue depicts a stockholder and lawyer discussing the Bushall company wind-up. The lawyer reports initial gloom but improving prospects and notes enough proceeds may cover the salary, indicating cautious optimism in the liquidation process.
Classic medicinal ad notes Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerine as the original and only genuine remedy. Claims to cure chapped hands and face, cold sores, and related conditions. Lists C. G. Clark Co. of New Haven, Connecticut as publisher or distributor.
A Mrs Al Mc Douglass of Le Roy Michigan claims Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her boy's life last summer in a dated message from October 20 1804. The fragment includes a quick exchange with remarks from a suitor and Miss Coldshoulder.
An Atlanta Constitution quip targets reader habits amid economic sorrow. The joke contrasts Jones’s newspaper subscription with a farcical accident, highlighting the era’s uneasy mood and cultural references.
Minneapolis founded the first note in the campaign for the national Republican convention of 1896. At an Union League meeting a committee was appointed to lead the effort and secure city business group cooperation. Members include R. G. Evans, W. D. Washburn, Loren Fletcher, W. P. Roberts, John Goodnow, L. G. Powers, Thomas Lowry, W. H. Eustis, and F. N. Hendrix.
An old Belgian monk notes city boasts with Brussels nobility Antwerp capitalists Ghent halter Bruges prettiness Louvain learned men and Marine fools. The tale recalls burglars misled by a red moon glow lighting their cathedral tower, only to discover it was moonlight.
Readers are told that fever and fatigue signal early illness and should be met with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The ad claims the remedy knocks out malaria, dyspepsia, biliousness, constipation, rheumatism, and kidney trouble.
The excerpt presents a convict pressed to repent and return to education. He counters with religious certainty and challenges to study sociology. The exchange hints at ideas of environment shaping behavior and personal reform in a period voice.
The poem quotes a street and smiths line about butter labels. It contrasts advertised good fine extra best gilt edged butter. The gilt edged butter is described as fit to eat. the others are implied inferior.
A Fiji chief asks the Boston missionary for a favor before a ceremony. The missionary replies, asking to add a few beans to the cooking pot. The exchange appears in London Talk.
After 110 days without rain Salzer's Yellow Dent corn yielded over 68 bushels per acre on large acreage while US average is just over 20. The note invites readers to mail a cutout to John A. Salter Seed Co. for a free sample and mammoth catalog.
Astoria Illinois February 28 1900 Postoffice Inspector Gould of Chicago arrests Nellie Palmer deputy postmistress and William Palmer son of the postmaster for tampering with the mails. Both confess after initial denial. They admit a year and a half of practice in the scheme.
In La Moure North Dakota February 26 twelve deputy US marshals with Judge Rose arrived from Jamestown after reports of a jail break plot and a lynching plan. Villars confined for assaulting a woman tried to kill himself by stabbing his stomach with a poker as the special train arrived. He is very weak and the wound likely fatal.
A pamphlet touts nonoperative treatment for ruptures, tumors, fistulas, bladder stones, and urinary strictures. The World’s Dispensary Medical Association offers references and details for 10 cents from 663 Main Street Buffalo NY, advocating radical noninvasive cures without cutting.
A New York woman who refused a Hinglishman's marriage proposal in London later hosted a dinner for him. He appeared, then revealed he had left for England the next day, having traveled about 6000 miles to outdo the compliment.
A man suffered severe tongue pain from electricity generated when his false teeth touched a metal composition plate. An electrician found two metals in the denture connected by wires to a galvano meter. moisture from saliva completed the circuit causing a strong current and ulcers. Applying insulating varnish stopped the trouble.
Wide knowledge promotes comfort and improvement as Syrup of Figs claims to cleanse the system and relieve headaches and fevers. Marketed in 50c and 1 bottles, the product is sold by druggists and produced by the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package.
A Louis Republic note questions whether the letter J appears in many fortunes. It cites the death of J G Fale and lists J Rockefeller Astor Gould Seaves Morgan Haggie Garrett Fair Wanamaker Mackay Flood Constable Martin Arbuckle as multi millionaires, with none under 10 million dollars.
An officer jokes with his orderly about the new emperor of Russia being named colonel of the Royal Scots Greys. The orderly replies with politeness and then asks if the emperor can keep both posts, highlighting a light wartime or regimental anecdote.
A Harlem hardware dealer reports brisk sales of alcohol stoves to saloonkeepers and mentions demand for heating cars to warm water for hot whisky punches as a sign of revived cold weather conditions.
A fire in Rutland Vermont on Merchant Street destroyed the Cranston block this morning. Vancon & Tilson acrock ery store burned, and several firms suffered losses as the building became a total loss with damage around 50000 dollars. Heavy losers include Charles B. Hillard Wheeler & Co and A H Hubbard. Grand Army and Equitable Union halls were in the building.
In an ad style claim a Tennessee reader recounts relief from labor pains and quicker recovery using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The testimonial asserts reduced labor stress and stronger nourishment for the baby while praising the remedy before confinement.
A satirical recount from the Boston Commonwealth lampoons Henry the Eighth as a prolific but fictionalised figure, noting 510 wives and a line about Calais. It elevates Lord Sir Garnet Wolsey as a notable court figure and mentions Mary Queen of Scots as his successor in a fanciful, derisive tone.
At the Wisconsin Epworth league state convention in Appleton on February 26 the officers chosen were E. W. Chafin of Waukesha as president W. L. Smithyman as first vice president J J Schneck of Milwaukee as second vice president Rev W M Balch of Manston as secretary and N H Bro kaw of Kaukauna as treasurer A new constitution was adopted and a proposal to create a state Epworth league training school was rejected after a heated debate.
In Halsey Kentucky on February 26 a dying African American man confessed to five murders. He claimed two victims were in Alabama, two in Tennessee, and one in Georgia, with three of the victims white women. He said a man had been hanged for one of the acts.
Local application cannot reach the disease. internal remedies target blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is touted as a non quack prescription formed from tonics and blood purifiers. It is claimed to be prescribed by leading physicians and offers testimonials on request. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with Halls Family Pills at 25 cents.
French divorce has grown eight years running from 1700 in year one to 41000 in year eight. Working class filed 47 percent, peasants 7 percent, incompatibility of temper cited in 35000 cases. Most suits filed in the fifth year. Paris most active region.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, urging mothers to use the trusted remedy for babies cutting teeth and to rely on its soothing effect.
The excerpt reflects on hidden pasts shaping present lives. It notes a town carpenter who once led an eastern college rhetoric and an aged Kentucky beauty who inspired poems and duels. It also mentions a married, abused woman and a religious man driven by remorse after a fatality.
In Dickinson county three men are reported dead and a fourth mortally wounded after a feud between the Smith and Cox factions near Osborne's Gap. The rival families had long been regarded as violent foes in the neighborhood.
Captain J. L. Hansford was aboard the Gaelic from Hong Kong via Honolulu and is en route to England. He had departed Hamburg for Yokoska near Yokohama where his vessel was chased by Chinese torpedo boats seeking to intercept and sink her.
Baltimore February 26 John Otto Gersk was arrested charged with the brutal murder of Louis Gilman a local butcher. Gilman was driving home when he passed Gersk who allegedly asked for a lift. Near Gilman’s home his head was beaten to a jelly with a coupling pin.
A physician's son and a visiting friend explore a closet housing the doctor's instruments and a complete skeleton. The unfamiliar sight frightens the guest, but the doctor’s son treats the skeleton as nothing, even joking that it might be the first patient the doctor ever had, kept for a long time.
London dispatch reports Insurgent Bedouins seize most of Muscat, with the sultan fleeing the palace and then regaining the eastern portion as fighting continues.
A Tribune reporter notes a man who studied cold tolerance claims women endure lower temperatures better. He asserts many men wear arctic overshoes while fewer women wear any over shoes, and that well-dressed women downtown often go without them.
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