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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1895
Page
4
A digest of Brainerd and nearby happenings includes business notices from Smith & Winslow and Campsett Smith, social rounds in Duluth and Ft. Ripley, new construction plans on Front street, a Red Men lodge formation at Red Cloud, river and rail updates, a hospital of small domestic events, and community notices about health travel, auctions, and local church services.
The Brainerd Sunday School Convention held last Saturday through Monday drew strong attendance. Rev J C Huntington led the event with praise for pastors and workers. Sessions at M E church and Congregational church featured music, Bible study, and a notable illustrated kindergarten lecture by Mrs O S Chapman.
Attorney F. F. Price recounts a remarkable feat by Brainerd & Northern Mills. Logs were cut on Leech Lake, hauled, milled, dried, loaded, and shipped as kiln dried lumber to Winnipeg in sixty hours, a record speed in the industry.
Brainerd City Council meets with most aldermen present. The street department to prevent wire removal without consent. Bills paid include payrolls and supplies. First National Bank’s bond offer accepted for 7 000 issue. A road on Oak street is vacated. A 15 000 tax levy approved for next year. Education board approves payroll loan and raises Mr Skinner’s salary to 75 a month. Mary E Buros elected teacher as West Brainerd school matters proceed. Three Ward surname deer trippers pass through en route to deer country.
A survey traces shoes across cultures from Portuguese wooden soles to Egyptian sandals and Mussulman leather. a note then follows on American shoe variety and Burlington Route travel. The piece shifts to a vivid depiction of delicatessen salesmanship with smacks and savory chatter, then to alabaster industry in Volterra, detailing methods, guilds, and shifts from master artisans to small three-person partnerships.
A two year old ball with a red balance and Jersey marking was last seen near Daggett Brook. Reports should be sent to Wa Tupor in Brainerd.
Dry Goods Department announces a continuation of their closing sale for 30 more days. The stock remains well stocked with seasonable goods, extending the opportunity for shoppers to save on a broad selection. Camp Bell & Smiru.
The Youth's Companion publishers gift free to subscribers a four page lithographed calendar 7 by 10 inches in nine colors. It features four pictures with monthly calendars for 1896 and retails at 50 cents. New subscribers receive the calendar free plus The Companion weekly until Jan 1 1896 and the Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year doubles and a full year to Jan 1 1897. Address The Youth's Companion Boston Mass. 195 Columbus Ave.
Mack's Headache Powders promise fast relief in minutes. Sold by all druggists.
The author argues that old books are preferable to new and that periodicals and stage plays may not be essential for life. Time will sift literature, and we should watch the evolving theatrical scene to identify lasting works rather than fleeting mummeries.
Stephen Foster regarded Massa's In the Cold, Cold Ground as his finest work. He drew the idea from a Covington, Kentucky slave lamenting that his old master died and that aged slaves would fall into harsher hands.
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