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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1897
Page
3
An exchange shows a peddler offering polish wallpaper feathers and paintings, with a householder replying she has none of these items. The punch line implies a pill or remedy taken internally. The spoof ends with a polite good day.
The excerpt presents a courtroom exchange where a lawyer probes a prisoner about killing his cousin. The prisoner admits the act while the lawyer recites a grim quip about failing to claim emotional insanity if the entire family had been murdered.
Curious cargoes arrive in Liverpool including live and dead animals, casks of leeches, bones from battlefields, human mummies from Egyptian tombs, and dead cats from local cat cemeteries. The shipments reflect eccentric imports noted in the port records.
A man appearing hungry says he escaped Mississippi floods and was in the water for three days. A woman at the door dismisses him, slams the door, and bolts it.
New York Journal reports LT employees seek eight years of back salary while South Lubec girls host a woodsawing bee, reflecting community efforts amid corporate disputes.
In a backstage voice, a vaudeville manager recalls Zarena the French aerialist and her partner, and the perilous premiere atop a theater ceiling without a safety net. Her stand, a clash with a cautious manager, and the crowd’s roar frame a risky flight for life act amid ad hoc preparations.
In a theater an audience watched a dangerous trapeze act that turned into a rescue when a pursuer chased a Frenchwoman. A man in the gallery swung to the rescue, saving her from a life threatening fall. The lunatic was captured and the show continued with the same aerial duo returning to Paris.
Judge Hooker recalled the long fight for Black men’s suffrage and cites a 1844–1871 Connecticut tax exemption for colored people. He read Amos A. Lawrence’s 1874 letter praising taxation without representation and urging fairness, as he petitions for suffrage for tax paying women.
An Australian station owner notices a kangaroo lingering near his balcony. The mother repeatedly brings a young joey to drink, quivering with excitement while a fierce foe sits nearby. After the joey drinks, the mother carries it back to the pouch and departs bravely.
A detailed account of Pokagon and his Potawatomi village by the St. Joseph River shows the site’s quiet decay. It recounts the Catholic mission, Father Badin’s role, and the burial place, with notes on Pokagon’s peacemaking and later life in Cass County’s Silver Creek area near Dowagiac.
A Cleveland Leader passage notes a visitor to rich relatives who find their kindness spoiled by the wife’s constant complaints. The joke hinges on finances and social difference, illustrating tensions in family visits between wealth and perceived privilege.
The Popular Science Monthly explains criminal slang as a simplified dialect where abstract terms become concrete. Examples include leather for purse and kicks for shoes, with phrases like hot foot for fleeing police and rubberneck for eavesdroppers.
A Ladies' Home Journal piece by Phebe Westcott Humphreys advocates healthful yet dainty cold lunches for busy mothers. It stresses prep with potted meats, waxed paper, and neatly arranged items in a lunch basket to keep flavors fresh and meals appealing.
The Berlin Localanzeiger reports Prof Robert Koch has improved tuberculin to boost healing power and remove injurious after effects from injections. The scientist has labored since initial enthusiasm waned and is nearing a highly important scientific announcement.
Mrs de Lynn recalls her late husband with affection noting he was the only man she trusted with darling Fido. The Detroit Free Press fragment preserves a sentimental reminiscence of loss and remembrance.
A compact digest covers Italy’s 10 450 white troops at Adava with 3 097 deaths, Mithra sanctuary find in Konjica, Nobel will contested, Edinburgh drink mixes dubbed dynamite, Zeller guilty of fraud, Birmingham Jubilee medals surplus, Cairo museum start, New South Wales port spends, Sooloo free trade pact, brick famine in London, milestone upkeep urged, Gerome sculpted Bonaparte in Egypt, Charette meets Pope Leo, and Maine’s Sylvester house at Small Point aged 150 years.
The article argues horse farming remains viable amid rising transport trends. It describes a modest suburban stable design with single and box stalls, carriage room, harness room, washing stand, hay loft, and coachman quarters. Construction features stone foundation and rough clapboards with shingles, suggesting red and green stain for an admirable effect.
At a Woman Suffrage Association gathering a long separated couple spoke softly in a moment hidden from deaf mute observers. A deaf girl read their lips as the man whispered I would kiss you if the crowd were gone. She grinned then warned she would scream if the crowd did not disperse.
A queer animal was hauled from the Columbia River in Washington after a difficult struggle. It features a turtle head, fish body, lobster tail, seal flippers, and a heavy black fur coat resembling a black cat. Its jaws are toothless yet strong like a turtle's.
The Duke of Leeds as a youthful member of Parliament, rumored to succeed Lord Aberdeen as governor general of Canada, recalls a quip about his mother knowing he is out. The Osborne family is described as one of the oldest and most aristocratic in the peerage.
A civic message cites a profound conviction that a new era of vigorous effort is dawning. It speaks of a new day of opportunity breaking in hearts and minds, urging active engagement and forward momentum.
A judge remarks on a couple who appear to share tastes and friends and even ride the same wheel make. The dialogue pivots on compatibility and social cues in a courtroom setting.
A quotation notes that wealth was built by thrift and industry in the past, while current wealth often comes through speculation. Rev. Charlies H. Eaton comments on shifting methods of getting rich.
Prof Alvin P Barnaby, president of Hartsville College Indiana, says his health improvement came in a peculiar way after years of study and service. He noted a path from common coursework to theological study and ministry before taking a leadership role at the college.
The Irish Cyclist urges riders to maintain an even steady pace and minimize stops on long journeys. Prepare saddles and gear before starting, avoid delays like dismounting for directions, and carry essentials in a light basket on a carrier for quick access.
A Chicago instrument maker testifies Washington bar maple surpasses Swiss mountain maple for violins. The wood reportedly resists splitting, soaks finish well, resounds, and offers light strength. Demand is rising and may command high prices. A Philadelphia Record note references the maker and Europe sales.
A brief dining exchange shows a guest demanding more cheese and the waiter confirming a single piece was served. The lighthearted quarrel captures a moment of service humor in a restaurant setting.
A fragment from the New York Weekly describes a waiter in a quaint scene, handing over three or four pieces of cheese and anxious for credit, noting some may have escaped.
A San Francisco Argonaut note describes crowds visiting Congressman Watken’s Columbus office after he sent sacks of flower seeds and garden seeds to distribute. One man asked for beans, took two packages, and claimed a quart of beans is needed for a family mess, resisting the attendant’s admonition.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote shows a bluegrass Kentuckian raised on a farm admitting efforts to make cider vinegar failed at the habd cidah stage as the material ran out. The exchange highlights rural tinkering and practical limits in early american kitchen chemistry.
Short exchange quoted from the New York Press presents a playful biblical character banter about sailors. The brief humor contrasts a Pharaoh’s Daughter with Lot’s Wife remarking on being called an old salt.
Switzerland has seven universities or one for 428570 inhabitants while Germany has twenty two or one to 2886200. Russia has a university for every 10000000. In Bombay Hindoo sentries salute passing cats hoping souls of English officers. Stockholm records the highest death rate from drink. The 100th anniversary of Dr Edward Bass's consecration as the first Protestant Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts will be observed in May.
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