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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1890
Page
3
An English resident in India recounts riding an engine with a friend when a live cobra dropped onto the footplate. Four men on the footplate struggle as the reptile advances. the fireman grabs the snake by the tail and flings it into the furnace, saving the group from a deadly bite.
Serena and Sylvester joke about kissing counts as a debt to nature. He notes twenty kisses per day as a standard and calculates a deficit of 200000 kisses to repay before marriage, explaining the idea playfully in dialogue from the London Tid-Bits.
A new flower species has been discovered at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec capable of color changes from white in the morning to red at noon and blue at night. Separate notices mention a ship detainment at New York quarantine due to suspected yellow fever aboard the schooner A. M. Brunéett from Venezuela, with fatalities feared.
An 1889 note reports the Duke of Seville was pardoned by the Queen of Spain after an eight year sentence for insulting remarks. The page also promotes Syrup of Figs for cleansing the system and Dobbins Electric Soap as a durable, economical household product with near-constant availability through grocers.
The special train carrying the Abbey Grand Italian Opera company from Mexico to Denver was snow bound for hours. Patti suffers a severe cold with a high fever as a result.
City authorities of Toronto intend to prosecute the News World and Mail for printing advertisements of the Louisiana Lottery company seeking to curb lottery promotion within the city.
Senate and House debate funding for Fargo and Yankton public buildings, with Illinois and Oklahoma boundaries, World’s Fair location vote, and claims over reports and privileges. Other items include Indian depredation claims, schools, pensions, and Idaho/Wyoming territorial admissions discussions.
The Lewiston Journal argues households should preemptively prepare for fires with accessible exits. It warns against solid double windows trapping occupants and urges a readily usable fire escape or rope ladder inside each home for quick use.
James McCloskey aged forty nine shot himself, after a period of illness and attempted suicide with a penknife. With brothers John and Henry he lived in a lonely cabin four miles east of Butte Montana. He then lured John away and blew off the upper skull with a loaded rifle.
Mrs Van Lorley a longtime resident of Sioux City Iowa and a beloved figure collapsed and died from heart disease in Unity church while teaching a Sunday school class.
The article argues many deformities in infancy arise from early neglect and stresses mothers and nurses should seek early, competent observation for suspected hip disease. It warns that hip joint disease progresses gradually and early detection improves recovery chances and prevents deformity.
The article recalls a former craze for claret color in dress fabrics and bonnets, notes its rarity and shift to subdued tones, and describes how new textiles and modern reds influence the revived claret in cloth, velvet, and plush.
A brisk, portly man with a beaver hat and ulster slips on ice and falls, his dignified air dissolving into a comic crash. The scene endangers dignity as spectators react to the abrupt misfortune with surprised commentary.
Letty Archer, ward of James Bittles, marries Carter Cooke without his consent after Bittles blocks the match. Maj. Bolling confirms Catherine Sinclair lineage, revealing Cooke as sole heir to the Sinclair estate, making Letty’s marriage legally advantageous and Bittles’ plan defeated.
The article advises avoiding silk or satin for portraits, urging wool or velvet with white gloves for young sitters. It notes white gowns suit young women, suggests minimal hair styling, light powder for fair hair, and natural smiles only if they come naturally. It also advises posing with the upper body forward and avoiding fashionable bonnets. It cites the Duchess of Fife as a refined example.
The passage contrasts Ukrainian behavior with Western norms, describing how women conduct courtship and press for marriage while men wait. It notes a young woman may openly reveal her love or remain at a suitor’s residence until his feelings change, with social pressure compelling action and shaping whether wedlock occurs.
The New York Ledger reflects that a person’s character is tested by how they treat those who hold power over them versus those who have none. Genuine virtue is revealed by kindness to the powerless, not by pleasing superiors or exploiting subordinates.
The Liverpool Mercury notes that a tooth can be extracted cleaned and reinserted into its socket and become a usable natural instrument. A Liverpool dentist reportedly performs this, surprising many. A shipping office gentleman had such a procedure years ago and still has a serviceable tooth. The piece wonders about replacing old teeth with new ones.
An old Philadelphia physician allegedly avoids cough prescriptions and instead prescribes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. The text extols Salvation Oil as an infallible remedy for head aches backaches pains and rheumatic neuralgic disorders and claims it eliminates the disease causing them.
T. D. Stone and associates filed an application with the controller of the currency to organize the German National Bank of Ripon Wisconsin. Illinois Republican League clubs met at Springfield electing forty two delegates to the national convention. Judge John M. Thurston of Nebraska spoke as president of the national league. Brown’s Bronchital Troches advertised as a remedy for coughs and colds. The Mariposa stage near Merced California was held up by highwaymen robbing the mails and Wells Fargo box.
An old promotional verse traces Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to maturity, noting how a mother gave Castoria to her baby and continued using the product across the child’s growth and grandchildren.
Henry Llewellyn living near Columbus North Dakota mortally wounds his mother after she refuses to deed him the farm they share. The incident underscores a family dispute over property. Authorities report the case as a fatal assault and investigation continues.
An advertisement from T. A. Stocum of New York claims a timely remedy cures consumption. He offers to send two free bottles to readers who provide express and post office addresses, featuring promotional language and a postal address at 181 Pearl Street.
The piece extols the bull dog like tenacity as key to overcoming obstacles, drawing a parallel to human perseverance against disease. It urges continued use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, noting cure may require slow, regular progress for long standing ailments.
A discussion reviews what the apples of Sodom may be and how various plants like Atropa belladonna, Physalis, and willows could fit the label. The piece notes uncertainty, suggests several plant candidates, and argues the apples are not mere metaphor but a real trait, with botany experts differing on identification.
A physician advised a friend with ten simple rules for lifelong health. He warned against reading in jolting cars, picking teeth with hard objects, skipping varied foods, mixing hot and cold items abruptly, overindulging, and working without proper light from a steady source.
Based on returns, Indiana population may rise to 2 4 million from 1 987 801 in 1880 and the nation to 64 761 500. Electoral votes could reach about 450 with gains in several states and four new states adding 14 votes. The South and West gain while New England loses one elector. Indianapolis News.
A newspaper note reports that a French Academy of Sciences experiment on a guillotined body suggested the head and feet act as an electric battery. The body, placed on a movable pivot after death, reportedly turned its head toward the North, confirming an old superstition.
An observer describes a board moving with the tilt and then returning to a north facing position after a professor turns it. Repeated attempts yield the same results until the organic movement stops as reported by the Christian Observer.
A Maine editor recalls childhood when his father ran a printing office and weekly paper. An advance show agent left cotton cloth prints that the printer’s wife used for pants lining. The boy’s torn seat revealed the lined cloth with bold words about doors opening at 7:30 and performance at 8, causing laughter and tears.
Justice Miller, the eldest on the bench by service and a highly regarded jurist, remains active at over 70. Appointed by Lincoln in 1862, he once was considered for chief justice after Chase's death but Waite backed by Grant prevailed. Miller is reportedly worth about $100,000 and began as a drug clerk before turning to medicine and then law.
Charves C. Horree of Carrollton Ga sought a temporary divorce to wed a girl valued at $100 000 his wife refused and he married the girl. now he is jailed for bigamy.
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