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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1895
Page
7
Col. PF A Blake recalls that Indians fear heavy rifles with telescopes and large projectiles. He notes the buffalo hunters of the 1870s faced little Indian attack due to the long, deadly rifles. A hunter named Murdock fired on a warning to a band of Comanches, letting the herd decide the outcome while the Indians approved and rode away.
A foreign nobleman’s critique of American women’s nerves and gesticulation prompts a push for repose. Etiquette authorities urge calm seated posture, modulated laughter, and slow movement, reshaping tea pouring, dancing, and opera appearances to appear restful and composed.
Advertised as a pure liquid laxative that restores health by cleansing the system without weakening organs. Claims抯 the product is favored by patients and physicians, aids kidneys and liver, and comes in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Pete Oberlin defends a fiery cottage meal with Wawaga the Indian squaw aiding a fleeing boy during a raid on Rush Station by Black Wing’s raiders. The siege ends with a retreat and a wary escape toward the mountains as Wawaga safeguards the child and Pete.
A narrator reports a man killed on the railroad with his body mutilated. The second speaker laments the loss, noting his clothes would have fit but are spoiled. This appears in the New York Weekly with dramatic, terse dialogue.
In a terse exchange a man threatens death by his own hand when faced with rejection. The widower comments that the suitor prefers the refrigerator to the frying pan as a grim metaphor for the danger.
Theodore Roosevelt recounts Daniel Boone and early frontier peril. Boone faced kidnappings and ambushes while guiding settlers in Kentucky. He rescued captives, fought with Simon Kenton and other hunters, and commanded the left wing at the Blue Licks massacre.
The Royal Baking Powder Company receives public thanks for the higher purity of foods. Government investigations confirm Royal as stronger and purer than competitors, with no improvements needed.
A Chicago report notes Japanese firms setting up wholesale ventures on State Street and Adams Street to supply porcelain carved teakwood bronzes and other goods. It describes a small Japanese community, their integration, language, and habits, and quotes a firm saying they will win a share of the trade.
In this description from Scribner's, Dr. N. S. Shaler argues the horse hoof is the most perfect support for a large, fast moving animal. It details the evolution from toe-nail to a resilient, solid yet elastic structure enabling heavy weight bearing at speed.
Royal Baking Powder is declared the purest and strongest among baking powders. Government and state chemists report its superiority, urging consumers to choose Royal over cheaper alum powders and to persist in buying it from grocers.
F Allard of Quebec has tempered aluminum to mimic iron hardness. He tested a 28 inch long 5 inch diameter cannon with a quarter inch wall, firing a one pound powder charge with no damage. Canadian authorities and the U S consul ordered new trials and a 12 foot cannon for Washington shipment.
The Lancet Paris correspondent reports Dr. Trousseau of Quinze-Vingts Eye hospital favors incandescent electric light for safety and comfort, ranks oil lamps second and candles last, and condemns the gas jet as most harmful to the eye despite its convenience.
The United Confederate Veterans plan to form a national association in Houston in May. Stephen D. Lee is favored as president, a Mississippi resident and commander of one of UCV departments. Location and plans of the institution will be set, with funds raised by subscription.
A survey of popular myths about electricity notes questions such as where juice enters a wire and describes absurd claims from a Nova Scotia lamp inquiry and a Columbus inventor about acoustic batteries. It lampoons bee powered electricity and a perpetual motion idea with imagined uses from auctioneers to cows and barking dogs lighting streets.
The Spanish government appoints Dupuy de Lome to replace Murmura in Washington, a move fueling interest amid the Alliance affair. De Lome, a conservative, previously served as Spain’s minister in Washington and as a World’s Fair commissioner during Princess Eulalie’s visit.
The article explains how sunbeams damage homes and health by fading fabrics and causing a sickly family. It notes pale skin waxen expressions and anaemia symptoms, with doctors prescribing iron milk fresh air and exercise and sometimes a change of environment.
A novel glass pipe manufacturing method uses a mold with a movable piston to push molten glass upward as it fills, allowing for longer continuous tubes. Sections six feet long are produced and used for sewers and water works, improving tube homogeneity and efficiency.
In a brief exchange the man asks why he was unseen yesterday as he rang, and the girl explains it is Lent and she is practicing self-denial, a light domestic moment reported by the Detroit Free Press.
That Tired Feeling signals impure blood and nervousness. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as a blood purifier that boosts vitality, improves digestion, and restores strength. Testimonial from H.R.K. Squines of East Leverett Massachusetts notes restored appetite and relief from fatigue.
The London Christian World cites a Schoolmaster issue exposing child labor in England with an inspector recounting a 11 year old girl who rises at 5 am to work at a mill then walks to school, totaling six hours. It laments 170,000 children in similar conditions. The Brooklyn Eagle contrasts this with Sahara heat, noting a 150 degree Fahrenheit day, long caravan treks, scarce water, and nightly freezing temperatures.
An advertisement promotes No To-Bac as a harmless guaranteed cure for tobacco addiction. It claims to strengthen nerves and restore vigor, with a money back guarantee if not cured, sold by Sterling Remedy Co. in New York or Chicago through druggists nationwide.
A newspaper note discusses electricity transforming housework especially in kitchens. It highlights electric elevators for private houses in five years and an electric exhaust fan in a California restaurant removing cooking odors. The fan, run by a small motor, draws heated air and smells up a shaft to the outdoors.
A nineteenth century remedy tale praises a tonic named for milesma and Vaporous poison describing cures for bilious fever dyspepsia nervous and kidney trouble and various pains. The writer claims the tonic prevents and cures biliousness constipation dyspepsia and related disorders in tropical climates.
Lemberg reports a brutal clash among a menagerie on a railway train at Rawaruska. Three bears three lions and three hyenas fought after partitions failed, one bear killed, a paw torn, a hyena dead, and the owner bitten before separating the beasts. He seeks damages from the railway.
A Tit Bits quotation notes a liberal member of parliament declaring all who differed with him dead wrong and refusing aid to shipwrecked sailors. The anecdote highlights political rigidity and lack of charity in a conservative era.
J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio Propra of Hall's Catarrh Cure offer one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials. Sold by druggists everywhere.
In a city’s lower district a beautiful old house displays three long drawing rooms with carved inlaid tables. A prized sight is a small white volume wrapped in faded silk roses, containing a collection of old letters printed when 8s were f and type was poorer. The book’s cover is both decorative and practical.
A heated Atlanta Constitution column mocks American taste for English style and laments English copying habits. The piece argues Anglo tastes appear pretentious and urges self reflection among readers.
A Tit Bits joke notes the Suburb house had only a cistern fifty feet from the door and a cellar half full, reflecting a shabby setup. It highlights a clerk and agent exchanging lines about water access and living conditions.
Detroit Free Press notes a local option town where speaking out may lead to arrest and fines. The fragment hints at suppression or intimidation surrounding the issue.
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