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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1895
Page
2
A miscellany piece surveys topics from taxation of unoccupied railroad lands and free trade criticism to immigration conventions and regional boosterism. It recounts a Cass county annexation petition, a slave narrative, and various cultural excerpts. The item reflects a late 19th century newspaper flavor with political opinions and human interest vignettes.
A brief notice highlights forthcoming content from eminent writers and statesmen including cabinet ministers on Arbor Day President duties and Indians. It mentions Frank R. Stockton and Gen Nelson Miles with apprenticeship stories and reminiscences. Publishers offer a calendar for new subscribers and free issues through 1896. Also advertised are old style children shoes and sale lists for mares wagon and harness.
The writer argues the Journal misleads readers by linking farm produce costs to silver prices. He cites oats fluctuating with supply and demand, not silver, noting oats drop after harvest while silver rises, and calls such theories demagogic and dishonest.
Officials show current north and west county lines and a proposed boundary. The west projection stems from settlers in that township and the northern projection touches Leech Lake, reflecting local planning considerations.
Reader puzzle cites Milton lines implying lost spirits traveled 1 832 308 363 miles 1 120 rods and asks readers to infer the computation. It notes space limits for method and invites figures on rail distances and Burlington Route ticket costs from W J C Kenyon, Gen Pass Agent, St Paul Minn.
Public notices advertise reduced rates for evening sessions at one dollar weekly and day sessions at usual figures with gratis night instruction for day scholarship buyers. Prospectus invites inquiries at Gerrity & Disney, Box 1736. Also advertised are new fall shoes at the Big 9, D. M. Clark & Co ranges, and building supplies. Sherwood's Cough Syrup carries a 20 year Brainerd claim with positive guarantee.
Cass County Minnesota invites sealed bids for fifteen thousand dollars of twenty year six percent funding bonds to be issued under state law. Bids due at 10:00 a.m. at the County Auditor in Brainerd with a five percent certified check. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
A London student answers what heroism means with a hopeful smile. The exchange frames courage as daily positivity shown at school.
A reflection on adult boredom and juvenile stunts notes middle aged men craving marbles and leapfrog as harmless larks. It recalls Matthew Arnold’s death from a fence jump in youth’s impulsiveness and Swedenborg’s heaven where angels stay forever young.
The Palais Royal housed the younger royal branch and opposed Napoleon III. Relatives from the predecessor press him, drawing a sharp reply when Prince Jerome reproached him for lacking his brother. The emperor responds, I have his family.
A young Englishman traveling in Philadelphia overhears a club member say he felt “out of sight” and later uses the phrase as a joke to greet a friend with the line Oh you cawn’t see me You cawn’t see me in a humorous street encounter noted by the Philadelphia Record.
A compilation of vignette excerpts recounts a spinster's wistful wish for a husband, a jeweler's search for an Adrian opal, Dr Cadogan's old jealous wife in Charles II era tales, and a Tennesee storm incident where lightning left Spencer Mills and Bill Golding unconscious and Mills darkened.
The list shows per pound prices for various tobaccos including F. F. Adams Peerless, Canada Chop, Spear Head Chewing, Something Good, and Battle Axe, with cents per pound. Also listed are per package or per unit prices for Rising Sun Stove Polish, Climax Stove Polish, Corn Starch, Hemp Seed, ground spice, Lake Shore Pumpkin, chewing gum, and cough drops with prices ranging from 3 to 38 cents.
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