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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1894
Page
3
A Washington woman, long unnamed in social reports, discovers reporters did not know her. After testing anonymity by taking a carriage ride, a runaway overturned the coach injuring both women. The next day the accident was reported but her name remained omitted despite the article noting a friend in the carriage was injured.
An old Southern city woman is described as vain and honored for her ball attire and elaborate preball routine. She walks to stay fit, follows a strict day of meals and rest, then dresses in a ceremonial manner that impresses townspeople and rivals alike. The narrative echoes New York Ledger praise of her lavish display.
A rector proposes a Council of Etiquette at Elmira College to study standards from authorities worldwide. Members read original essays biweekly on topics like Public Manners and Letter Writing to educate graduates in dignified conduct, alongside commentary on Lord Rosebery and Gladstone by W. T. Stead.
St Paul May 4 arbitration has settled differences between Great Northern Railway and its employees. The company announces a half fare excursion for homeseekers and investors May 5 and 2 from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and West Superior to points in Minnesota. Tickets good for 20 days with stopover privileges.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes fashion trends making women appear younger through coiffure bonnets gowns and accessories. It observes mothers in youthful styles and daughters in similar attire with age distinctions shown by jewelry roses and lace, questioning how age reads in modern dress.
Distress and high unemployment in a country drive a demand surge for mine labor in the eml mines of south Russia. Production suffers as coal supply fails to meet needs for households railways factories and industry. A government aided conference considered offering public grants to miners to attract workers.
Mrs Jacobs and Iva discuss an expected new boarder arriving that night. A family Bible is checked while a misfiled portrait bears a date October 15th 1808 and the age nineteen, suggesting a hidden backstory.
A daughter pleads for approval of George, praising his conscientious character, while the father, a businessman, insists the match would lead to poverty, framing a sharp clash of values in a New York Weekly item.
An advertisement extols the Oxford sewing machine by the Ford Manufacturing Co Chicago highlighting self threading features and ease of use. The section also lists various products and cures including Mordella beetle eye, Hegeman caps, Manson’s salve and tire experiments with real estate notes and a Minneapolis agent.
Gertrude is escorted by Pelham Warrington to a dingy house in a grim square. A rude creole and Coraline scheme as Gertrude fears for Sir Basil Dovetree while resisting Warrington’s threats. The plan hinges on her silence and obedience in her new private chamber.
Gertrude endures the creole's watch while plotting to kill Basil or flee. Coraline urges a midnight exit and guides Gertrude toward Eagle Tower where dawn finds the plan complicated by Basil’s absence and Warrington’s looming threat.
Describes soil, plowing, planting, and cultivation methods for corn on sandy loam. Details tools, depth, and timing from May plowing to September harvest, plus seed saving, drying, and packing. Includes dairy care notes on butter making cleanliness, equipment, and cow feeding from Dairy World London.
Scientific observations on cross breeding in poultry and general farming guidance cover mating strategies and the need to avoid inbreeding. Practical rules detail dairy shed hygiene, milking prep, cream handling, churns, temperature, and room cleanliness. Farmers are advised on manure value, crop variety for working teams, dehorning, soil choice for barley, sour milk pig feeding, and pest controls for peas and cereals.
A farmer recalls trial with smooth wire and boards proving ineffective as stock barriers. After colt and cow access issues and wire sag, he replaced top smooth wire with barbed wire to deter intrusions. He argues against smooth wire as impractical for economical fencing and urges practical usage for smaller budgets.
A quotation describes the working girls of large cities as driven into semi public spaces by necessity. It notes they retain dignity and rights while facing social opposition and must defend their own interests. The passage appears in Scribner and highlights independence through self reliance.
Newark New Jersey is cited as the birthplace of most corkscrews with one firm producing 160 million corkscrews in 1893. The article notes 100 workers, dozens of varieties, and innovations such as ice pick and brush integrations, champagne bottle blades, and the power corkscrew designed to ease cork removal.
The Washington Star notes Pence of Colorado lacks the depth of George C. Symes who died recently. Symes, born in Ohio, served in Wisconsin during the war and built a Rocky Mountain career as a lawyer and famed orator with a thunderous bass voice.
Henry Parker, a colored Pictettes factory employee in Louisville, was trapped inside a large boiler for two hours after sliding between the flues. Workmen aided by axle grease and a rope finally freed him, leaving him naked and bruised, to be carried home.
Maj. John Duntler in Prayers in Assam recounts how an enormous Murina elephant tried to charge his wife and child as they moved through the jungle. The elephant diverted and fled when the lead elephant neared shelter, delivering the family from a deadly encounter.
A Scarborough encounter shows Lord Thurlow angrily refusing a young clergyman seeking the Spaxton living. The cleric, noting his duty as a celery man, rebukes the swearing and asserts the living remains in Thurlow’s gift despite his outburst.
Dr I M Mills recounts a dangerous walrus hunt where one or two walruses were killed. The party fought off charging herds with a Winchester, turning back after exhausting ammunition. They captured two gigantic sea horses and escaped as the beasts regrouped.
London Truth quotes a customer letter to a Liverpool firm full of humor as he complains why soap was not sent. The note mocks polite closing lines with lines like your respectful servant and asks for immediate soap delivery. A postscript reveals the wife found the soap under the counter.
A brief exchange compares campaigning in England to running for office here. It notes a shared type of candidate who lies to win, highlighting a critique of political rhetoric and honesty across systems.
The portrait subject Mrs. John G. Foster from Canandaigua New York writes Dr. R V Pierce praising Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery for curing her eczema after years of failure with local doctors and other cities. A Jackson merchant Mr J A Buxton shares a life long skin disease tale and initial poor health improving after using the same remedy.
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