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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1896
Page
3
Mr Geo Tl Stahl of Quincy Illinois offers a free booklet titled W describing the Wooden Hen and a large catalogue. The notice invites readers to request copies by writing to the manufacturer, and asks to mention the paper.
Dorothy W of Winthrop, aged two, is depicted in a terse domestic moment as a younger rival competes for maternal attention. The piece captures a terse exchange with a wary mother asking what is happening and the child replying that all is right, urging care for the baby.
An advertisement touts Salzer seeds promising 4 to 6 tons of hay per acre and 200 bushels of corn per acre, plus 116 bushels of barley and 1,200 bushels of potatoes, asserting these yields can be substantiated by oath. It urges readers to mail 10 cents for a mammoth Salzer catalogue and $10 worth of seed samples.
A puzzling query poses why women adjust to their husbands hair styles, while a Rockford dog markets itself by taking coins to the butcher. The quirky snippet blends social chatter with a canine anecdote about coin retrieving and shopping.
A laudatory piece credits a nameless figure with saving thousands from death. It portrays his deeds as a safeguard for civilization and claims many would have died or suffered were it not for his foresight and actions. The write up emphasizes enduring impact on public health and safety.
An advertisement-style piece claims T A Slocum has discovered a universal cure for consumption. It asserts 700 daily deaths from the disease and promises to send two free remedy bottles to anyone suffering from chronic coughs or lung wasting, requesting readers mention seeing the ad. The offer targets workers in bad air and cold damp conditions.
A Detroit Tribune cartoon quotes a father explaining to his son that a poet laureate is someone who has had only a mild attack suggesting a humorous distinction between the two classes of poets.
An editor notes a farmer fattening hogs at under one cent a pound using Salter's King Barley yielding over 100 bushels per acre Golden Triumph Corn at 200 bushels per acre and Sand Vetch Teosinte Hundredfold Peas. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wis offers a mammoth seed catalogue and 10 grass and grain samples for 5 cents postage.
Stop a small malady that steals strength before it outruns your power to arrest it. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters restores vigor to flesh and nerve, renewing activity in body functions that interfere with health. Use the Bitters for dyspepsia malaria rheumatic and kidney complaints and biliousness.
The Conversation Between a mouse and his friend behind the clock notes a humorous exchange about staying current with dates. A calendar nibble sparks the line about being up to date in a Boston Transcript reprint.
A mixed page lists Minnesota lands for sale in Douglas county with notes on lakes groves and local amenities and invites inquiries to W E B Chichester Alexandria Minn. The rest covers fashion and society notes including black toilets at gatherings costly laundered linen in Johannesburg Paris fashion hats and London jewel embroidered toques. It also mentions Prince Henry death telegrams Osbourne Pekin Gazette and various medical and household tips including Brown s Bronchial Troches and Kline s nerve restorer.
Lord Cleve’s return and memory loss drive London society intrigue as George and David Maclane face exposure from a sensational press report. Herbert Chauncey, Lucy, and Sir William Cuthbertson loom in a plot of inherited crime and staged romance amid the Boltons and Mayfair social scene.
T W Lydecker reports a carrier pigeon named Humboldt found its way home from Ashland Oregon to Alameda after eight months. A Portland lawyer Bretherton learned of the missing bird from a broker Henderson who tried to sell it for 50 dollars. The second finder offered to sell to Bretherton, but Lydecker paid transport costs and Humboldt returned to his nest.
A witty exchange features a count debating marriage while noting his fiancee’s father is in the clothing trade. The duke retorts that there is money in clothes, while the count laments his own lack of money.
In a dialog from the scene Miss Spightleigh notes Miss Brown is a large young woman, with Puck remarking on her size and the uneasy phrasing around her. The exchange hints at character judgments within a social setting.
A Star writer recounts a rural scene in Unicol county Tennessee. Tom asks Sal to marry him riding toward Erwin with a dress promised from Lowe's store. Sal declares the plan to her mother, then rides off with the horse and bucket of water.
The article notes that 75 000 elephants are killed each year to supply the ivory market. Africa, led by the Congo basin, houses roughly 200 000 elephants worth about half a million pounds. Ivory weights range, with rare tusks reaching 100 pounds. hippo ivory is harder and used for artificial teeth.
The article urges farmers to plan spring plowing and crop choices amid low grain prices. It discusses corn beef pork and mutton profits, winter wheat and rye health, potato and onion market shifts, and notes variable straw and broom corn prospects with practical planting and harvesting tips.
The article describes a brace for fencing that can be placed in the middle or end. Set outside posts slightly closer than board length, use six inch boards or poles, and align top board with the wire on one side while the diagonal boards sit on the opposite side. Place diagonal ends six inches above ground and top board three inches below top wire. The brace can be stretched from either direction. Try this style on the next fence.
The Rossmore, off the cape, reported a wild display of St Elmo's fire lighting about twenty five parts of the Johnston Kane steamer during a north wind blizzard. A taut steel rope between fore and main topmasts glowed with white phosphorescence while rail bars and davit tops flashed with pale lights.
Two young Russian officers from the Orsk infantry regimental attached to Orenburg quarreled over cups in a cafe chantant. One struck the other, an apology followed, but the regimental court of honor ordered a pistol duel at twenty paces. The injured lieutenant was shot in the thigh and rendered unable to serve. The correspondent labeled military courts of honor as stupid and mischievous.
Unproductive boggy black soils in the corn belt deter yields due to poor drainage. Proper drainage lowers water tables, enabling durable corn growth. Bulletin S57 from Purdue recommends straw plow-in and kainit fertilization, shown to raise corn yields by 44 to 54 bushels per acre over four years.
The French agriculture ministry reports 23 186 horses killed for food in Paris last year, plus 43 mules and 383 donkeys. Meat weighed 5 150 tons sold in 186 shops or stalls, price from 9 pence to 2 pence per pound. Not more than a third sold at stalls, rest made into sausages.
A Columbus Dispatch comment notes young entrants in law and medicine face years of low earnings until founding a partnership with an established practitioner. In theology the demand appears greater for young clergy, though the reason remains unclear.
Professor Q c Watson of the Pennsylvania Experimental Station discusses crimson clover with buckwheat and red clover. He notes variable results by region and season, advises sowing crimson clover after buckwheat, and suggests 8 to 16 pounds of crimson clover seed per acre. He cautions that crimson may not replace red clover everywhere.
A broom corn raiser explains land preparation and planting timing for broom corn. He advises preparing land like corn and planting when soil is warm, warning seed rot in cold wet ground.
A simple construction using two boards six inches by three feet and one board three inches by sixteen inches is nailed into an A frame with a five-foot pole and a cross handle. The design is described as light and strong, claiming a ten year old can push it fast with less effort than shoveling, saving time and exposure.
Agricultural notice warns that potato scab can spread to turnips beets and other roots. It describes infected seed producing scabby crops and fields remaining diseased, with barnyard manure increasing risk. It advises planting clean healthy seed, using commercial fertilizer, and details seed treatment with corrosive sublimate, plus lime and ashes cautions and Bordeaux mixture spraying for vine pests and disease.
Farmers eye malting barley as a chosen cereal for the year noting the Chevelier two row variety grown widely in Montana's Gallatin valley. An acre yielding fifty five bushels of oats gives forty bushels of barley with oats still lighter per bushel. barley sells at better prices than oats if markets favor it. Denver Field and Farm.
A study by Harry Snyder at the Minnesota experimental station finds potatoes are about three quarters water and one quarter solids including ash fat and fiber. Early varieties with less starch support bone and muscle formation, while late varieties on poor soil yield more starch and jelly compounds. Potatoes fed with grain or milled products improve fattening potential. an experiment fed 21/2 pounds shorts and 10 pounds potatoes daily for 44 days to two 170 pound pigs yielded a 50 pound gain.
The Agricultural Epitomist warns that poor seed yields reflect seed quality and suggests farmers save and care for seeds, feed them out, and buy proven seed to avoid risks in the coming season.
Extracts summarize farm guidance from multiple studies. Flax in Mississippi proves unprofitable. plow and rotate crops for better yield. Nitrogen timing for spring wheat. small on farm profits from garden and poultry. Oats show soil, not variety, drives quality. cowpea vines enrich soil when plowed fall. Clover seed cleanliness improves with origin. some false seed detected in European lots.
The Milwaukee Sentinel reports two cases cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. M J Kagan, an insurer, recovered after two days with lumbago and nerve pain, endorsing the medicine. W H Hanson, a 14 year veteran engineer, also regained ability after months of rheumatic pain and crutch use, praising the remedy. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 from druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
A young man questions engraving a ring with Laura and George names. A jeweler explains cutting depth and affordability of new rings, while the other asserts Lena cannot buy new rings when needed.
A dignified father asks for a cheap pair of bhates while a smart clerk suggests he should visit pool rooms, implying the man now spends time hanging around such venues as noted by the Indianapolis Journal.
Northwestern inventors include John Bellinger of St. Cloud Minnesota with a sleigh hook John T Fuhrmann and J M Daugherty of St Paul Minnesota with a flue damper John Lucas of Tastings Minnesota with a grain and seed separator Edgar F Millett of Porthind Oregon with a letter copying press Barton S Molyneus of Minneapolis Minnesota with an engraving machine Erns J Muller of Butte Montana with piston rod and cross head connection Russell Stevens and W K Schroeder of Arnage Oregon with a leather dressing compound Ferdinand Walter of Gaylord Minnesota with a typewriting machine D Merwin patent lawyer on Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minnesota
Describes fashionable perfumed butter shaped into pots with floral stamps wrapped in cheese cloth and laid on a bed of roses or violets arranged in a dish. Butter patties rest on ice for hours and are served with crisp Vienna rolls and coffee, prompting questions about changing tastes.
A Lewiston paper profiles a man who claims $80,000 profit from the liquor business over 12 years, praising Parker's Ginger Tonloe as indispensable for stomach troubles and distress. The ad urges readers to buy Hindercorns to remove pennies issues and enjoy comfort.
An emotional plea unfolds with the lover crying my life at the feet of the beloved. He recalls she is a cooking school graduate, shaping his appeal into a moving display. The Detroit Tribune tone emphasizes romance and personal detail.
A stranger asks about a lecture in town while the grocer jokes he has sold ev es all day. The exchange captures local curiosity and a light town atmosphere from the Atlantic Constitution snippet.
A dialogue fragment shows Mrs Jones accusing a man of drinking, while he defends himself and mentions saving to take a gold cure. The excerpt reflects a tense social exchange with implied personal struggles.
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