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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
10
The advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as a universal leavener for breads cakes and pastries. It claims superior lightness and tenderness while saving time and labor and improving digestibility and healthfulness of the baked goods.
City pension rises to seventeen dollars monthly for Alexander Hall and J A Cochran expands barber shop seating. Delinquent taxes will be sold at the auditor’s office next Monday. White Banner Lodge plans May 6 Walker Hall entertainment. Jerome Kelleher buys the Front street brick store from Wm Paine Sr for 1350 dollars. Slipp Bros horse injured by a runaway team. humane euthanization follows. Ella Ennis obituary noted in The Superior Citizen. Thomas Neville breaks leg painting a machine shop cornice. treated at Sanitarium. I Edstrom buys new laundry engine in St Paul. basement expansion under Laurel Steam Laundry. Dispatch office reports Stars defeating Blue Stockings 16 to 12. local players listed. Wm Holtz adds residence expansion on 4th street north. Assessor Trommald begins city property assessments May 1. Cale block basement near completion. occupancy goal July 1. Help wanted for a child caretaker in Brainerd. N P shops deliver 30 of 75 refrigerator cars. faster construction to serve Oregon Washington berry crop. House struck by lightning at Staples. Mrs Greenhalgh and son unharmed but room damaged. Local youths Raymond and Wood cause worry wandering to Crow Wing. Raymond returns home. Church notices include Y M C A speaker at People’s Church. Presbyterian Ladies Aid May 8. St Pauls Holy Communion May 1. M E church services with Mrs N Clulow. May Sunday schedule changes. Presbyterian to host A G Rennison of Chicago for morning and evening sermons. Congregational society votes on pastor. split opinions but action deferred. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve recommended for piles by local pharmacist.
The Zenith Paper Company of Duluth suffered a Sunday night fire that destroyed its plant. President Hon. Leon E. Lum, formerly of this city, led the company. losses were about $60,000 but fully insured.
Several residents traveled to St Paul and Minneapolis for business and visits. Notables include J M Elder Andy Bennett and A E Losey while Miss Teresa Dougherty arrived for a summer stay with John Dougherty. The death of Mrs Win Colby prompted condolences to Mr J F McGinnis and family.
The city sees a vast collection of boys suits for all ages in new styles. Prices are advertised as low, drawing buyers seeking affordable, up to date clothing options.
An advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as truly curing all early stage consumption while providing relief in severe cases. It urges taking no substitutes and lists H. P. Dunn & Co. and McFadden Drug Co. as sellers.
A foreign-looking man asked for a second hand watch in a big F Street jewelry house. The clerk explained all watches have second hands and the man purchased a watch for fifty dollars. The scene highlights confusion over secondhand goods and ends with the purchase.
An old man named Flint asks a cabby for his fare. The cabby dodges the amount, saying he leaves it to the passenger. The man thanks him and walks away, remarking he’s never received anything from anyone before. The vignette captures a quick, ironic exchange in London humor.
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