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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1893
Page
3
A fragmentary dialogue mocks a minister and mentions a princess's favorite flower, with assorted trivia about tortoises, elephants, and a cough remedy. It includes reader letters from Mrs A K Morris in Philadelphia and Mr John W Gates in Petersburg praising a rheumatic tonic. The date references note 1892 post routes in the United States.
The notice advocates Mea Wixston’s Soors the Swarp for teething children and touts Gypsine as a cheap durable wall finish. It claims Gypsine is a permanent cement base that won’t set in a dish, covers itself or wallpaper, requires no washing or scraping, and keeps walls neat and beautified.
At a Berlin Ornithological Society meeting Dr. Reichnow described gigantic bird remains found in Argentina, twice the height of an ostrich. The talk warned several bird species are now rare, noting the dinomious races of New Zealand and the rare apteryx hasselti, which resembles an ostrich but is larger. The New Zealand government plans to isolate parts of a small island after eradicating invasive predators to protect these birds.
A teacher asks students to define manslaughter after a hypothetical loaded pistol is shown. The class responds with the common line about not knowing it was loaded. The quotation appears in the New York Tribune.
A country editor quips about bias as a reader asks why the paper ignores railroad monopoly dangers while an applicant reports a pass rejection, illustrating local frustrations with press coverage and official decisions.
A conversation shows Mary replying to a marriage proposal via her mother, with plans to save for wedding preparations once wages rise. The text also notes Mala workers receive fifteen minutes of leisure per hour to smoke, and a historical note on the Temple of Diana at Ephesus measuring 425 by 225 feet with countless statues and columns, now reduced to foundations.
An advertisement promises relief for constipation and dyspepsia with Dr Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pills. A medical book is sent free on a 2 cent stamp, with druggists supplying the pills. Contact Dr Snoop Box W Racine Wis for details. The note also mentions a giant mammoth tusk discovery and a Washington state nickname debate.
An old ad line traces Castoria as a constant in family life from childhood illness to parenthood. The jingle emphasizes trust in Castoria through stages of growth and care across generations.
The ad promotes Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a reliable travel remedy for seas and climate related ailments. It references Brown's Bronchial Traches from 1850 and claims broad efficacy for colds coughs asthma and bronchitis among travelers steamboat passengers and emigrants alike.
Stephen reveals his past debts and engagement pact with Liane to marry Alice once the 100000 franc debt is paid. He recounts gambling losses and triumphs at Trouville, while Barbejean brags of wealth and plans to win Alice. The concert draws a massive crowd as Barbejean offers charity funds for Bennerville.
In Trouville Stephen agrees to play for the poor after Barbejean’s two thousand franc gesture. The show turns satirical as the Bottes de Bastian aria mocks Barbejean, provoking a tense exit. Anthime seeks a private talk and arranges a vow to settle matters by duelless means.
Read as a fragment from a New York Times item. The dialogue pairs St Peter with a miss and touches on a mansion and a broken engagement, in a antiquated or satirical style.
A week in Minnesota Wisconsin and neighboring states reports police changes brief accidents and crimes. Winona appoints E V Bogart as police chief replacing L K Eastey. Breckenridge yard brakeman John Gerczeck killed by train. Several thefts burglaries and accidents across towns including Red Wing Lake City and Fergus Falls. Several notable deaths and legal actions noted with local officials and institutions.
Edward Hogan found guilty of larceny at West Superior and sentenced to sixty days in county jail. Burglars seized $11 cash and two new suits from Samuel Bardwell’s Plainfield store. Appleton Baptists plan a $6000 church building this summer, Holy Cross in Kaukauna opts for a $5000 edifice. Beloit grocers arrested for cider vinegar mislabeling. William Corey in La Crosse discharged for lack of evidence. Quiggamie county asylum laundry destroyed by fire. loss about $2000 with no insurance. Mary Ward granted divorce from Edward P. Ward at Fond du Lac. formerly of Manitowoc. William Hubbard, a La boating man.
Seeding is sparse along the Jim River as George Lutz plans a Jamestown lumber business. Floods Ford Grand Forks area with high Tongue River levels and evacuations. Plans include a 100-barrel flour mill by Lacota businessmen and a Minot river park initiative.
Ex Gov Merrill to deliver Memorial Day address in Des Moines. Reports describe several deaths including C Wooster’s suicide at Lenox and Clarence Lydey’s fatal crush under a box car near Newton. Other items note a $300 damages award for Amy Stoddard in Shenandoah, trichinosis in Ottumwa, and various local incidents.
Harper’s Weekly notes a surge in American sport culture with vast capital, widespread gun clubs, and booming ammunition trade. It contrasts city and country access, cites gun makers expanding, and warns that battlefield musket loading errors could recur in war if unprepared.
A Western woman recounts a tale of Carolina geese trapped on a pond by sudden ice. An astonished southerner notes the birds lift as a flock and vanish, while the mountaineer and his wife reportedly capture some on the ice. The crowd ponders the improbable event as the couple’s reputation grows.
A long advertisement promises free trips to the World’s Fair if readers can form set word lists from the letters in World’s Fair. It also touts seeds from Scott Seed Company and offers cash prizes for word counts. The piece also contains a provocative editorial excerpt praising Chinese irrigation labor and noting immigration limits, citing Irrigation Age.
Miss Bean visits Red Gulch Idaho and witnesses a man tied for execution. William Reynolds of the public safety committee states the man is a boss thief and is to be strung up by cervical suspension. The excerpt appears in a Minneapolis Journal letter home to Mamma.
A pedestrian who slipped on an icy sidewalk replies to a Good Samaritan about the fall. The exchange reads with regional newspaper cadence and a touch of humor.
A fragment notes a clash over title usage between two spouses in a social exchange. One side treats “She” as a preferred reference while the other insists on traditional address, reflecting era’s etiquette norms. No external events or dates provided.
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