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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1895
Page
4
An Atlanta Constitution page advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for biliousness headaches and liver issues. It contrasts with Parker's Ginger Tonic praised for nervous women while decrying failed cures and touting patent medicines for soothing discomfort.
In 1950 Mr. Pheuwoman with conscious pride serves dinner cooked entirely by Amos. Mrs. Preuwoman confirms the meal was entirely his effort while she was out. She asks to inform the servant to bring it in and to telephone for the doctor.
An advertisement from Hall's Catarrh Cure promises a one hundred dollar reward for unresolved catarrh cures. The copy cites testimonials from retailers Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes the product is taken internally with a 7i per bottle price. The Detroit Tribune phrase fragment appears at the end.
Cadley declares Stan back in the city after a three months vacation. Hadley disbeliefs his tale, declaring Stan too fat and healthy to be genuine.
A theater exchange from the Detroit Tribune sparks a debate over stage direction as a critic questions whether the heroine’s face remains buried in her handkerchief or is to be revealed later.
A German doctor tests reveal only two of twenty are left sighted and in most cases the right eye is stronger. The article notes a general bias toward right side use, from hand dominance to telescope use, suggesting exercise strengthens the favored eye and ear.
Mrs. Chase enjoys a four month return from a fashion summer resort while Mr. Chase hurries to confirm a note to be signed. He hints at showing it next spring, implying a hidden plan or message to be revealed later.
Publishers invite readers to join by sending name and address with $1.75 to receive a handsome four page calendar in nine colors valued at 50 cents free, plus weekly issues through Jan 1, 1807 and holiday double numbers, all from The Youth's Companion of Boston.
A lady asks an impecunious workman to arrive early and finish the job next day for charity. The workman refuses, saying he walks with the unemployed, implying he cannot work due to poverty and solidarity. The judge remarks on the impracticality of immediate compliance.
An exchange in the Detroit Tribune recalls a king asking if his troops failed in action. The reply confirms heavy losses with nearly every sleeve crushed in the first onset.
An exchange in New York Weekly features a blunt husband asking if plucking a gray beard hair hurts his wife. She replies that it hurts her feelings, revealing a humorous, domestic moment.
A Duluth man John Dice recounts his recovery from kidney and stomach trouble after using Kickapoo Indian Sagwa. The appeal urges early use for Bright's disease symptoms and claims the remedy is harmless and centuries old in Indian practice.
In a prohibition district a witty exchange unfolds between two wheelmen about a machine and secrets. One warns the other to stay quiet as they boast about pumped tires and straw rigging, reflecting rough, streetwise humor from Chicago.
Doctors warn germs are everywhere and consumption destroys lung tissue when weak. Scott's Emulsion with hypophosphites boosts lung strength to fight germs, refreshing and invigorating the system. Whether you succeed depends on initial germ damage and care. New York.
In a sunlit country house Nell and Colonel Dalrymple clash over love, music, and loyalty. Nell flirts with Dartford while Dalrymple wrestles with jealousy and a looming threat of losing Miss Sylvester, as family ties and social pressures tighten around them.
A poetic reflection on music as a divine given force. The passage likens music to golden gifts from heaven, claiming none wields as much influence on earthly life. It frames music as a powerful, luminous element shaping human experience.
A woman yields to a man’s display of affection in a social setting while another woman misinterprets the scene. The man accuses the beloved of cruelty as a martyred tone rises. The scene hints at youthful passion and hidden motives in late 19th or early 20th century manners.
A Boston Advertiser report recounts dining in Palestine with ten people around a central large copper tray of pilaff and meat. Guests squat on a carpet, eat with wooden spoons or bread, wash hands between courses, and share a single dish, a custom seen as polite hospitality toward visitors.
Chief Swenie of the Chicago fire department unveils a helmeted Smoke Protector to shield firemen from smoke and heat. The asbestos helmet covers head and face, seals at the shoulders, and uses two underarm straps to secure the unit.
A hunter in Arkansas recounts a three-point buck that charged a flock of turkeys, chased them away, then tracked the hunter’s own spoor for a time before stopping within range. The deer’s noises differed from typical deer whistles or snorts, and the encounter is described in Forest and Stream.
A New Brunswick woman alone in her home faced a tramp demanding food. She rang an alarm and staged a counterfeit police call to scare him into leaving. The ruse succeeded as the man fled toward the street, avoiding possible trouble.
The Troy Times notes the goose bone is predominantly white signaling snow from December to April. Extra signs include unusually thick corn husks and fat woodchucks and chipmunks, described as strong indicators of a long cold season and furious storms.
A Duluth correspondent notes Mesaba range progress with 1895 output around 3,000,000 tons. Early shipments were 4,245 tons, rising to 613,620 tons in 1893 and 1,778,447 in 1904, while miners and mills have earned high wages and investors risked much in Minnesota.
Prof Bell of the geological survey reports a large unnamed river in Quebec after crossing the Height of Land. The river, with three major branches, extends toward James Bay, averaging over a mile in width and about 500 miles long, with deep clay banks and dense forest.
In a discussion among medical men Dr Longbow recalls a carpenter who swallowed a gimlet during hiccups and survived, illustrating that even unusual ingestibles may pass. A doctor notes the danger of swallowing stories, implying the tale’s moral.
The financial panic of 1893 drove workmen to leave cities for farming and livestock, especially in Northwestern Minnesota. Between St. Paul and Duluth, mechanics and laborers are taking up land, with vast unsettled acres and easy terms. A pamphlet on the region is mailed free by Hopewell Clarke, Land Commissioner, St. Paul & Duluth Railroad.
A traveler reports in the Philadelphia Record that in Kirchberg village clocks are unnecessary. The parsonage staff uses chimney smoke and train whistles to signal meals and bed, while church time depends on the bell and a relaxed parson who may start meals or services a bit early or late.
In a Pittsburg Bulletin extract a Sunday school teacher asks Willie why he did not rise when told to go to heaven. Willie replies the superintendent isn’t Angel Gabriel and thus has no right to direct his rise, showing a child’s humorous defiance.
A dramatic dialogue unfolds as a woman declares loyalty and a wealthy man remarks on her status. The scene centers on a tense bond between wealth and class as a deal is sealed, leaving a bitter undertone of social divisions.
A Detroit Tribune cartoon caption features a horse speaking of not regretting the bicycle and cites the red haired girl joke as reproach to its gray hairs, with a line about death before dishonor.
The Empress theater at Earl's Court surpasses Chicago's Auditorium as the largest theater building. The 220 foot roof span and 117 foot height, with room for 6,000 on stage and 2,000 performers plus 500 crew, are enabled by a movable stage system and steam powered mechanisms. Over 12,000 costumes and millions of sequins and wigs heighten the Indian production India.
The Knoxville Journal recounts Gen. Sam Houston delaying a duel after receiving a challenge in Texas. Houston radiosed a witty reply, noting many others ahead in line and promising to accept the challenge only after solving other matters. The bearer left, and the friend’s turn never came.
In an Italian court story Queen Margherita frets over Humbert’s whitening hair. A prince suggests a colorless dye as an ordinary wash, but the king discovers the scheme. A dog is used as the ruse and ends up jet black in the queen’s rooms, a Tid-Bits tale.
A San Francisco dentist known for music and high fees entertained a patient during treatment by singing a tune at the piano in the operation room. The patient, with rubber dam instruments in place, paid $3.75, a cost she felt would have been cheaper at a concert.
Mrs Cawker writes about a concert while Mr Cawker discusses the performance. The judge weighs in on the correctness of the description noting a debate over whether a solo was rendered or read.
Burlington Iowa November 17 W H Mare the oldest Odd Fellow in Iowa and Burlington s oldest patriarch died last night at the age of eighty eight He was the oldest past grand master in the state and widely known in fraternal circles.
Henry Maier testifies at a Newark drugstore counter that Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his severe headaches and nervous tremors after doctors' advice and careful use. He explains his condition and the changes after taking the pills, noting improved strength and steadiness. Sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady at 60 cents a box, six for 2.50.
A Farmers Advocate writer recommends feeding steers with damaged wheat for next spring’s market. Choose two year olds with smooth backs and good breeding, avoid old oxen or large, uneven three year olds, to maximize profit and efficient feed use.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet notes a witty exchange about a cook's extravagance and the impression of having victuals to burn, reflecting culinary brag humor in local chatter.
Mistranscribed ad claims a free trial of a “Grest erve Restorer” by Dr. Kline. It promises marvelous cures and includes a trial bottle offer to interested readers. Address given appears garbled but directs to Dr. Kline at a listed street in an unspecified location.
Dialogue highlights a buyer accusing the seller of hiding a mosquito problem in Detroit. Seller defends by claiming to exceed customer expectations, illustrating a brash exchange over a home sale and hidden defects.
In Detroit Tribune prose a shrill katydid interruption marks the urban chase as a decadent poet searches for a woman who did not respond. The line pierces the quiet, the pursuer presses forward in a moment of tense pursuit.
The pleasant flavor and gentle action of Syrup of Figs are praised as soothing and effective for constipation. It is presented as a top family remedy and recommended for households to keep a bottle on hand.
A quirky dialogue features a locomotive called the Tron horse snorting at being termed an iron horse. The Poet shivers, unable to rhyme bicycle with icicle, capturing a whimsical mood about machinery and verse.
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