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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1889
Page
2
In England an electric launch recently ran sixty miles without recharging its accumulator. The Pan Americans say taffy manufacture is a major industry in this country.
In Belmont County Ohio a wild gobbler killed a playful puppy after the dog persisted in chasing young turkeys. The incident underscores hazards when domestic animals encounter aggressive wild birds in rural areas.
Taeshah of Persia developed a peculiar passion in England for cape coats. He became infatuated with these garments and had a large number made from all colors and various materials.
The government party holds a monopoly on gunpowder, tobacco, cigars, and liquor in Honduras and retains complete and absolute control of the liquor traffic.
Figures show 54 874 earth class postmasters earn 153 dollars on average. Under 6000 earn 500 dollars or more yearly while about 48000 have an average of 90 dollars.
The French mobilize seven armies totaling about 1.3 million men for a prolonged campaign with ample reserves, a force five times larger than Napoleon III could muster in 1870.
A young farmer and his sweetheart in Tyler county West Virginia use a home signal code to communicate when both are at their separate hilltop houses about two miles apart.
Ber and Gilbert discuss their location after a fire. Ber claims they were in the church porch and sat to rest. They wonder where they are and speculate about a cottage on the way to the park.
Recruits with chests under half their body length will be discharged as predisposed to consumption. Those deemed narrow chested will be measured monthly to determine eligibility for service.
An Excise gentleman married in Antwerp recently. After leaving the Hotel de Ville the couple were showered with rice and old shoes by friends. The greeting was misread as hostility by the policeman, who called soldiers and escorted the English Club secretary to the guardroom.
U S railroads end 1888 with 156 082 miles of track and 29 395 locomotives in service. The year added 7 028 miles and 1 548 locomotives 1 588 passenger cars and 48 485 freight cars. Canada reports 12 701 miles with 1 657 locomotives 1 912 passenger cars and 44 009 freight cars.
A Russian archbishop remarks that Russians show strength in war but deteriorate in peace, contrasting them with Jews and Germans. He claims Russians fall to moral instability and drunkenness while other Europeans remain steadier. The statement meets strong disfavor from Russian authorities.
Ira Tripp of Scranton Pennsylvania, a wealthy coal operator, has smoked by proxy for over twenty years. He hired a paid smoker to inhale cigars and blow the smoke into his hearing, a peculiar method born from an illness cured only by denying tobacco. After the servant died a white man took the role, leaving the employer in good health while the former smoker grew thin and sallow.
Capt Captat Joan Quincy Adams of North Vanceboro saved his leg after Cedar Mountain by erasing chalk marks indicating amputation. Repeated refusals by surgeons led to a late evaluation by Dr Gracelon, sent by Governor Washburn to care for Maine wounded, and the leg was spared.
A collage of quips and witticisms from multiple papers lampoons manners, politics, and society. Jests reference kerosene, marriage storms, currency, travel, lawyers, and several cities, with satirical takes on crime, class, and governance.
A Cleveland owner preserves Chubby an aged Kentucky steed once in the 24th Kentucky and 103d Ohio infantry. He served throughout the Civil War, pulled for wagon trains, and later retired to farm life amid reunions and oats.
Carl and Cecil Rouse separate quietly after incompatibility. Cecil joins the New York office as a copyist, where sparks of lingering affection surface. A theater outing and a dramatic confrontation test their stubborn resolve as a dinner at Delmonico’s leads toward a potential reconciliation.
Cecil and Carl reunite after a quarrel and plan a second wedding. Aunt May is surprised by Cecil’s attitude toward marriage while Carl reveals a license already arranged. Cecil questions the need for remarriage but concedes if it suits Carl.
In 1813 Napoleon furious over a delayed leader in Journal de l Empire orders Etienne publicly punished. He threatens to sabre the editor if the article does not appear. Etienne arrives as Napoleon paces and then thanks him quietly before leaving, leaving onlookers shocked.
M Tisserand reports to the Academy on observations of Neptune's satellite discovered in 1887. The orbital inclination has risen from about 30 degrees to at least 36 degrees, with retrograde motion relative to other satellites. Over 500 years Neptune's polar flattening will restore the previous inclination.
Luellen Haley of Ocala, an avid hunter, was in the northeast fields when a stray dog dashed from behind, tripping him as he drew a second trigger. His gun discharged after striking a stump, tearing clothing and burning flesh on his left side.
Conclusions on storm formations challenge existing theories as unsubstantial and call for clear data on upper atmospheric processes. The Telegram notes doubts about temperature distribution driving storm generation and suggests an electrical action may power storm energy, though not fully understood.
A riddle describes a clock or timekeeping device constantly in motion. It notes hands on the face and the ticking, keeping good hours daily, never sleeping, losing weight if wound down, and stopping if wound with a single drop. It hints at striking laggards and a professorlike figure Grorce W Bungay.
George Grey impatiently waits for his boat and mutely curses Jack until a mysterious girl in a passing wherry arrives and offers to row him home. He learns she is a guest of Mrs Grey and mentions a son she knows intimately, prompting his realization that she may be the Lake family guest he recognizes. The scene ends with him realizing the girl is connected to Miss Lake.
A woman visitor Nina Lake falls for George Grey as his quick temper blends with charm. His mother’s harsh portrayal contrasts with Nina’s view of him as kind and brave. Their budding romance unfolds amid social scrutiny and lingering doubt about his character.
A lawyer tries to impeach a witness by age but the witness recalls a past debt and the judge urges response. The exchange exposes the wit and stubborn memory of the witness as the barrister grows abashed. The anecdote underscores courtroom irony and the limits of memory as evidence.
A curious hermit named Jim Billy discovered in Russell county Kentucky lives in a primitive hut. About 60 years old and very tall, he wore rags with bare frost bitten feet. He eluded hunters, was captured and taken to the county seat for care.
A long standing whisky scheme nicknamed a blind tiger has operated in a Sand Mountain thicket. A large box bears the notice Drop a coin in the slot and draw out whisky at the rate of 2 dollars a gallon. The operator has escaped conviction as ownership cannot be proven.
A crowd scene at Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore's jubilee included a woman who claimed a purse stolen with $30 and a railroad ticket. Police found the lost items on a bulletin board after a waiter had picked them up from a table earlier.
A medical critique argues that brain surface area depends on folds rather than head size. It asserts bumps on the skull do not indicate mental capacity and warns against judging intellect from head dimensions.
A reflective piece extols the cheerful face as a source of warmth and hope. The plain or wrinkled countenance is praised for its inner light, with a plea to cherish the happy presence and the memory it leaves in a household.
Rumors in Clarke county tell of a rock six miles from Athens where a buried coffee pot of gold lies. Locals claim a ghostly force and cyclone-like noises deter passers by, with two skeptical Athens men briefly visiting and fleeing after a pair of large pines crashed down.
The dog Nero, owned by A. J. McDonald, earns ten dollars a month in the logging camp. He delivers dinners to workers, reports to camp at eleven, and is praised for reliability and courage. Nero is described as a massive, protective presence able to handle rivals and even a bear.
A Parisian firm builds a vast compressed air network started by a pneumatic clock system ca. 1870. About 8,000 pneumatic clocks serve public and private needs, powered by a central station four miles east of Madeleine. The system, using Victor Popp’s design, powers 250 motors up to 50 HP, expanding rapidly.
The Missouri Republican reports a vast 1.5 million acre farm in extreme southwest Louisiana owned by Northern capitalists. J B Watkins describes steam powered cultivation over 30 acre daily, 16 000 cattle, 66 miles of Southern Pacific access, three steamboats, a shipyard, ice factory, bank, rice mill and 300 miles of navigable waters.
The text argues many adults and cultured persons eat hastily and thus teach children to take large, fast mouthfuls. It urges delaying self feeding and letting a patient mother guide feeding to form correct habits. It warns against rushing by nurses or busy mothers and stresses time spent now pays off later.
Essays and tips discuss household economics and moral sentiment. Topics include conserving funds by reallocating masculine and feminine duties, garment care with basins of hot water, coffee aroma from distilled water, female influence on home atmosphere, and small barrel storage for soiled linen with decorative linings.
A man entering a cabin yard is bitten by a dog. The scene includes an old black man who claims the dog was valuable and that the man who was bitten overreacted, arguing about payments and race relations as the man departs.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Senator Gorman of Maryland and his son are rarely apart. The boy, about twelve, frets little when not at the ballgame, having grown up with the senator’s pace and bearing. The elder Gorman once played second base for the National nine and even served as its president, with Treasury official William Williams once pitcher.
The London school board decides that when corporal punishment is necessary it shall be administered by the head teacher and noted in the log book. The policy decision follows extensive discussion on the issue.
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