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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1887
Page
4
Poem fragment expresses deep affection and steadiness in love. The speaker floats in an open boat as June wind blows, feeling blessed and at rest while currents move toward the deep. Refrains of singing unite desire, safety, and transcendence through nature and affection.
In a German village, twelve year old Max stays with his sick mother and sister Anna as invaders threaten. Soldiers seize his father, the boy protests, then pursues him toward a battlefield where gunfire and smoke fill the night while his mother fears and searches.
In moonlit fields Max bravely searches for his wounded father after a night of battle. He finds him near a gun and cartridge box, helps him onto Bay, and carries him toward home with water bread and hopeful prayers. The village later honors Max as a hero.
Samuel C Lister of England, aged about seventy five, is active on a new invention. He improved plush and velvet production, spending nearly 3 million dollars to perfect the process and earning about 250 thousand dollars annually. He boasts never endorsing a scheme lacking at least 250 thousand dollars yearly in it.
The article discusses Rye and oat straw as horse and cattle fodder, urges mixing ground feed with straw, and gives housing and pruning tips. It covers hens egg production with varied foods and a daily cornmeal mash, then compares English and American wheat costs, and ends with reflections on parental authority and child rearing.
A Southern farmer extols clover as a top feeding crop green or hay that protects soil and enriches land. The piece then switches to Northern farmers praising root crops for winter feed, soil rotation, and manure, asserting greater overall farm profitability and land fertility.
Advice from the New York Sun on preparing soil for asparagus roots. Spread stable manure at planting four feet apart in furrows, plant roots three feet apart, and cover crowns four to five inches. Use limited manure this season for strong first growth. Make a swamp muck and cotton seed compost with lime, apply next fall at twenty four wagon loads per acre, then top dress annually to keep stalk vigor.
Health guidance on silver care hot water baths biliousness diet and exercise. Simple recipes include Tapioca Pudding and Bean Soup with beans beef and soda to aid invalids and general nourishment. The piece cautions against excessive warm baths and promotes gradual transitions to solid food.
Compiled observations describe constant outside interference with new mothers starting before birth and continuing after. The piece notes relentless questions and cautions about feeding rocking sleeping and dressing while a mother adjusts to ceaseless duties.
A fashion guidance piece analyzes how blackhaired women with different eye and skin tones should dress. It advises color choices from blacks and blues to greens and purples, cautions against too bright contrasts, and suggests line rules to influence perceived height and silhouette.
Ex Vice President Hannibal Hamlin is portrayed as unostentatious and beloved by all social classes in Bangor and beyond. He shops among the poor, travels on foot, chats with workers, and shares simple pleasures like fishing. His approachable nature, memory for faces, and youthful vigor define his public image.
A ne gro legend says Satan molded a man from sand and tried to wash him white in the Jordan. Water stayed low, leaving only a little at the feet and hands. A blow flattened the nose, mercy came with a curling heat that frizzed the hair into woolly curls.
A Philadelphia reader explains a simple recall method. Start at letter A and dwell on each letter until the name or place begins with one. The writer shares a memory of recalling Wilson and suggests the technique works for towns streets and other names.
In Murphysboro Illinois a six foot Swamp Angel described as a wild man faced trial for stealing a boat. The jury found him not guilty after witnesses testified to the theft and the defendant claimed it as a leaky boat mishap. He left town with his belongings and vowed to send a gift of fish to the judge.
A London letter notes many US public figures will visit Europe next month including at least twenty Senators. It argues Washington should curb lavish welcomes for foreign visitors and urge reciprocity. It contrasts Washington receptions with limited access in London galleries for visiting US lawmakers.
Boston Druggists' association banquet honors Theodore Metcalf with Oliver Wendell Holmes praising apothecaries. In Panama Canal Zone a fire at Imperador station destroys a machine shop owned by a contracting firm, causing about 200000 dollars in losses and two deaths.
Market notes show varied prices for wheat corn oats barley and seeds across major regions. Wheat No 2 spring at Chicago 82 percent for futures style readings and New York No 2 spring 93 cents plus several grades. corn around 374 cents at Chicago and 50 cents ungraded at New York. butter eggs lard and pork prices listed. Minneapolis Saint Paul and Duluth figures include wheat No 1 hard 76 cents and 77 to 78 cents for Wheat at Duluth.
Michael Fry, a rabbit breeder at 487 Fifth Avenue, claims a single rabbit named Bonnie consumes beer daily. The animal reportedly sips lager from a leaking cellar barrel and drinks ten to fifteen saucers per day without signs of drunkenness. Bonnie readily seeks the beverage when offered, unlike Fry’s other rabbits.
A Jefferson letter from the Kikapoo Sentinel defends a couple against Jeff Tarleton's saloon gossip. They admit a scuffle after Tarleton allegedly drew a gun, claim they restrained him, and boast about the confrontation while denying the gun claim. John Hapgood corroborates the street scene.
A St Paul Stock Exchange broker named G. C. Olcott guarantees full 100 percent advance within sixty days on specified iron stocks. The assurance accompanies a report on market activity and dealer confidence.
In an interview with a New York Tribune reporter, Bishop Ireland states that Rome will not condemn the Knights of Labor and has withdrawn previous Canadian censures. He notes no positive approval is given, warns future violations could lead to condemnation, and says the church recognizes workers' right to organize for legitimate protection. Also cited is Gen Samuel I. Given praising St Jacobs Oil for lasting cure.
In Calais Maine Calvin Graves received a life prison term for the killings of game wardens Niles and Hull. The case centers on the fatal shootings while wardens performed their duties.
J H Duffus of Fort Madison Iowa claims two applications of St Jacobs Oil cured his rheumatic knee two years ago with no relapse. News from Nogales Ariz reports three Mexican army officers executed over the incident prompting petitions to Diaz and Cleveland urging and opposing pardons.
John Hart was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing John W. Pitts and sentenced to be hanged on the 24th instant. Hart, in love with Pitts' daughter, had Mrs. Pitts’s consent to marry. Pitts objected, left the house after insults, and Hart followed then shot him without warning.
The New York Graphic recalls a London dinner gag where Chauncey Depew allegedly spoke a speech for another, prompting quips about American borrowing. An Ulster Echo reprint mocks the joke and its American source, suggesting the editor needs a diagram for each comic item.
The advertisement touts Hos theters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for repeated malaria chills and fever. It claims the tonic can extinguish embers of the malady, prevent future attacks, and also treat stomach liver and bowel disorders, rheumatism, constipation, and renal complaints.
The passage touts Dr. Pierce’s small Pellet as a pleasing purgative. It claims big old pills cause discomfort and little benefit, urging readers to try the Pellet when needed as a faster, better remedy.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Extract of Moxie Nerve Food as a solution to nervous exhaustion and moral decay from stimulants and overwork. It claims to curb dissipation by boosting nerve strength and promises dramatic, nationwide sales as a luscious beverage.
A social commentary on breakfast attire and propriety contrasts showy dress with virtue, noting beauty remains despite appearances. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for diseases specific to women and mentions a sale price of one dollar via druggists.
Brief items note Health ads for Allen's Lang Balsam 25c 50c and 1.00 a bottle and Brows's Bronchian Troches 25c a box. A Pennsylvania high license bill passes. Emma Abbott reports President Cleveland enjoys music. A Chicago mason strike is set for Saturday.
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