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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1890
Page
7
A Youth's Companion discussion explains whether plant or insect poisons can be fatal, noting no common New England plant or insect poison. cases of malignant pustule and erysipelas. blood poisoning as a symptom or result of pus absorption. even surgeons can suffer from morbid matter during operations.
Pierre E Beaujon, long believed dead, reappears alive to surprising effect. Surrogate Ransom revoked letters of administration granted to his sister Marie It Jodrey in 1887 and restored the estate to the man, whose travels spanned Switzerland, the United States, Havana, the Pacific coast, Rio Janeiro, India, Australia, Prague, and Spain before returning to Shohola.
Statistics show English and Scottish immigrants to the United States far exceed Irish immigrants. In the ten months to October during 1887 and 1888, English and Scottish arrivals reached 119 403 and 118 511, while Irish arrivals were 66 248 and 63 531. The British American remarks on renewed naturalization and organization.
Insurance firms dispute the death of teamster Doc Haggerty after a wagon nitro explosion near Pleasantville Pennsylvania. They argue remains may not prove death citing nitro explosive erasing human identity. Testimony builds around whether utter annihilation is possible and if the survivor could exist.
A William and Mary era soldier faced a court martial for sleeping on duty at Windsor terrace. He claimed proof of wakefulness by hearing St Paul’s clock strike thirteen, not twelve, and affidavits supported the claim. His sentence was commuted and he received the king’s pardon, inscribed on his coffin plate.
A Drake's Magazine excerpt contrasts wealth measures across regions. It notes that in parts of Africa a man with many wives is seen as wealthy, while in the United States wealth is tied to possessions like dogs and household labor.
A speaker finds happiness in recall of a beloved woman's whispers and presence. The poem laments distant morns and wonders of time, while praising the beloved’s face and eyes. Nature is invoked as witness to the speaker's joy and timeless memory.
A Virginia born Maj John Throckmorton once led Southern society and grappled with a haunting rumor that echoed across decades. Ellen Godwin, linked to his early life, faced insanity charges and a sensational courtroom battle in Louisville as the ghostly pursuit stretched from storms to London and Paris.
A heavy crow influx across Douglass County ranges from 1 to 3 million, roosting in McCawn Grove fourteen miles northwest of Newman. The birds damage corn fields and crowds darken skies as they feed by day and roost at night, with a hunter group reporting 155 birds killed in under two hours.
On a Pennsylvania Long Branch train a mother of three boarded with an infant. Conductor Provost carried the infant to a woman he believed was the mother and placed the child on her lap. The woman protested claiming she never had a baby, and the real mother soon called for the infant, prompting an apology from Provost.
In a New York Sun anecdote a wife on her deathbed suggests her husband marry again to strengthen the children’s welfare. She names Widow Jenkins as a fit, plainspoken yet plump and pretty choice, and the husband reflects on the plan as the wife recovers over three days.
Turrier C Shayne cites Star report of a white beaver capture in Maine and a $100 bounty for skins. He warns heavy underfur on seals otter raccoon and marten signals a late severe winter. Muskrat hides are unusually heavy and oily this year.
In 1883 New Orleans on Shrove Tuesday a Spaniard is slain in self defense by Charles Newell and Jack Townsend. Marie Guine swears a fatal vendetta to avenge Rossi, vows binding her future and love to a man who may be the killer. The plot spans years as she hunts the slayer to fulfill the vow.
In a melodramatic sequence a passionate lover departs after declaring his intent to force marriage. Marie Guino vanishes overnight leaving a cryptic note. The vendetta is fulfilled as lovers meet again behind convent doors, unable to bridge the barrier of duty and vow.
A wealthy young businessman boasts that the Stewart grave robbery spurred a new market for electric watch clocks used to guard graves. He describes Pinkerton guards at Vanderbilt's tomb and the costs of protecting the dead as a sign of modern funerary security. The tale contrasts with Russian noble fall from grace as Prince Veritzin loses title, estate, and family, ending in exile.
A Punch caricaturist recalls a portrait commission where a man asks to paint his dead father. The painter questions the father’s absence, but the patron insists, citing a Moses portrait as precedent. On viewing the finished work the patron weeps, remarking at how much his father has changed.
A monk named Brother Orsenigo serves as the Pope's dentist. His clinic is near the Fabricius bridge in a small convent room adorned with madonnas. He leverages ambidextrous finger techniques to extract teeth without instruments, aided by Eva Orsenigo's strong, unyielding grip.
The Arizona Mexico border town Arroyo Grande sees drinkers exploit a cross border two dollar exchange scam. Patrons use an American dollar for a drink on the Arizona side, receive a Mexican dollar in change, then repeat on the Mexican side to net a higher value. The Arizona Howler editor notes the scheme has wrecked saloon trust in town.
Cairo correspondent for the London Times notes the arable area in Egypt has nearly quadrupled since Mohammed Ali. Growth accelerated under Ismail and during English rule, with 75 000 acres reclaimed in 1888. Irrigation through simple dam and canal systems transformed sandy tracts into fertile fields. arable land now 4 885 968 acres versus 1 856 000 in 1833.
A San Francisco Examiner excerpt quotes a Gen Miles staff officer praising Oklahoma as superb for agriculture. He notes rich soil, ample water, rolling prairie, mild climate, two railroads, and strong corn, fruit, and peach production at Fort Reno, while lamenting land blockage to settlement by "worthless" Indians.
Parton notes Greeley’s face blends baby charm with a thinker’s brow and benevolent expression. He contrasts childlike mood with fierce speech, praising his Tribune writing when aligned with his talents and current moment.
The Boston Gazette recalls Henry W. Longfellow receiving a distant young woman's letter asking for a piano. The family feared rejection but the famed poet chose generosity, hoping a young woman of delicacy and self respect would appreciate music.
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