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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1894
Page
3
A government chemist with Indian Department credentials declares Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder superior to all others. He cites its leavening efficiency purity of ingredients keeping qualities and wholesomeness as reasons for renewed endorsement dated March 26 1894 in New York.
A Philadelphia Times piece argues against melancholy in autumn and winter. It highlights seasonal contrasts, home comforts, and the homemaker’s role in creating warmth and cheer. It urges choosing a positive mindset to combat loneliness and depression.
Astronomical photography reveals lunar features previously unseen by the human eye. Five inch negatives from California mountains sent to Prague for enlargement show objects no bigger than ships like the Lucania or the Majestic. Comparing past and future moon photographs may settle if changes occur on the lunar surface.
A comic exchange features Johnny Wayback remarking on a city woman’s attire including a coat vest shirt collar necktie and a man’s hat while Little Sister calls for quiet, noting it is wicked to mock the mentally ill.
A judge records a humorous exchange about a concert event. Mrs Cawker questions whether Miss Hysee rendered a solo while Mr Cawker suggests she read it. The remark highlights differing views on performance.
The British blue book summarizes international divorce laws and grounds in countries and colonies including France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and more. It notes grounds vary from adultery to desertion to religion and even vaccination, with 1885 divorce totals by country.
In a heated exchange, Tunkins cries insult after McPuzzle calls him gullible. He retorts that the accusation amounts to calling him a confounded idiot, highlighting a clash over truth and perception reported by the Washington Star.
A brief exchange from the Detroit Free Press notes a wife pressing for winter clothes and her husband proposing to wait until spring when prices may drop, highlighting frugality and timing in shopping.
A quip highlighting that both phrases convey the same idea. The remark plays on idioms to show language versatility and shared meaning across expressions.
A historic notice recommends a well tried teething remedy for babies. It emphasizes using trusted infant care methods and notes the remedy as traditional folk care for cutting teeth.
The Tid Bits feature notes UK postcard use over ten years totaling 2.27 billion pieces. If laid flat they would form an eight mile square. end to end they would stretch 168000 miles, wrapping the globe seven times. Cards weighed 919 tons with vast accompanying mail volumes.
The article notes changes in embroidery called the turnover portion of the top forming a valance when overlaid. It mentions C. G. Clark Co. and a promotion of products described as cures for cold sores and related items.
A stock company forms to control the boot and shoe trade proposing a corporation that will regulate the industry and its practices.
The hair should be loosened and the scalp gently rubbed to loosen dust and dandruff. Part the hair, brush with a stiff brush until the scalp and hair are clean, then rub with alcohol or hair tonic and comb out snarls.
The Strike Commission calls for a permanent United States strike panel modeled after the Interstate Commerce Commission. It urges court mandates to enforce decisions, temporary representation for railroads or unions, and protections against mass layoffs during proceedings. The report also favors legal recognition of labor organizations and limits on anti union activity during disputes.
The text asserts that when employers treat workers as essential to industrial success and bring labor into consultation at appropriate times, much of the severity of strikes can be tempered and their numbers reduced.
The American Line steamship St Louis was launched at Cramp's yard Philadelphia witnessed by about 50 000 people. Mrs Cleveland broke the champagne bottle and christened the ship with the line calling it one of the largest and most powerful in the world.
A Shanghai dispatch states Japanese troops captured Port Arthur after feeble Chinese resistance. The Chinese army surrendered. weapons were laid down. Some foreign representatives may travel to Pekin. The Washington Navy report notes no official confirmation yet.
Sioux Falls reports Joseph Lacroix and Ed Phillips Wells were killed while crossing the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. Wells had fought at Wounded Knee and was long viewed as an enemy by natives who reportedly carried out their threats. Lacroix had been bound over at Deadwood to appear in federal court and was traveling overland.
In Redwood Falls Minnesota on November 14 religious workers protest the new county jail construction by contractor Carroll's crew and threaten arrest of any man involved in the project.
The steamer Wetmore is reported ashore at Cleveland Wisconsin and in danger of breaking up. Life saving crews from Two Harbors and Manitowoc have gone to the rescue of the crew.
Advices from Field Marshal Oyama's armies report Japanese victories on the Lipung peninsula. Chin Chiu Gsin Chao fell on Tuesday morning, followed by the capture of Talien Wan after bombardment. A British warship was at Talien Wan during the action.
Dispatches from Field Marshal Oyama report Chinese forces at Chin Chiu with 1000 infantry and 100 cavalry and at Talien Wan with 3000 infantry and 180 cavalry. Chinese resistance was weak. they retreated toward Port Arthur. Japanese casualties numbered ten, with Chinese losses described as slight.
A Tien Tsin dispatch via Shanghai says the emperor and court plan to move from Pekin to Sing Janfu in Kiang Su province, about 125 miles northwest of Shanghai. It notes 70,000 Russian troops gathered at Viadivostock.
In Tokio a cipher cable from Secretary Gresham proposes that Japan join China in requesting the US president to mediate the war. The proposition has been shown to the ministry, with no reply yet. Officials face pressure from war supporters and European powers threatening intervention.
Dan Phillips, engineer on the north bound Santa Fe train, stayed at his post as the Black Bear river bridge and trestle burned. The train halted within a few feet of the 50 foot gulch, saving many lives as crew members leaped to safety.
Secretary Carlisle issued a call for bids for 50 million dollars of five percent ten year bonds payable in coin. The move aims for a strong price, with expectations of higher uptake as idle money seeks investment and the February issue trades above par. Subtreasuries will track deposits of legal tender exchanged for gold to refine estimates before settlement.
The Railway Age will publish a reply to the United States strike commission report. It argues the report contains misstatements and bold misrepresentations of the strike facts and notes the errors bias public trust in the commission and the nation.
Voters face surprise as official results shift Jamieson and Slogan from Republican victors to Bremmerman and Keshlow. Swings prompt fraud accusations with newspapers crying stolen election and Justice Hawthorne urging the secretary of state to halt commissions. County officials issue certificates for Bremmerman and Keshlow.
Washington November 15 The cabinet discussed U S mediation of the China Japan troubles but no reply has been received from Tokyo to the offer to act as mediator.
Nov 15 Sioux Falls reports Joseph C. La Croix and Philip Wells, said to be murdered on the Sioux reservation in revenge for Pine Ridge actions two years prior, have arrived in the city.
Fergus Falls Minnesota November 15 Frank Nichols pleaded guilty to robbing the Northern Pacific Express company of 700 dollars. He was sentenced to three and a half years at Stillwater.
In Sioux Falls Judge Edgerton sentenced Jacob and Herman Duicks to three months and $100 fines each for selling liquor to Sioux Indians. John Stevenson received sixty days and $100 fine, and Samuel Cochrane thirty days and $100 fine for selling whisky without a government license. The Allerton vs Highland Mining case seeks over $2,000,000 and may be continued as the defense pushes for trial.
Louisville specialist report says Peter Pepper, a hospital inmate and barber, attacked his tongue during a prolonged spree. Attendants found him in distress. surgeons failed to save him and he died in agony.
Tacoma ex-city treasurer George W. Boggs arrested on information by the county attorney for embezzling 24386 dollars deposited by him in the suspended Savings Bank. Boggs posted bail immediately.
Middleboro Ky special report notes Colson of the regular Republic party wins the Eleventy district by a 2,800 plurality after returns from all counties.
Je ae 1 Mace Sebees named first secretary at the French embassy in Washington. The appointment marks a key diplomatic posting as discussions continue on Franco American interests and cultural exchanges.
Rev. Frank C. Seckerson assistant pastor at Clinton Avenue Congregational Church woke to a burglar in the dark. He wrestled the intruder who slashed his arm with a Bowie knife and chased him to a window where the preacher fired a second shot as the thief fled through the open pane. Police traced a blood trail but have not arrested the suspect. The pastor’s arm wound is not serious.
Fort Smith Ark Nov 15 Train No 2 southbound on the Missouri Kansas and Texas road was held up at Blackstone siding five miles north of Muskogee at 10 10 pm. Fifteen masked men robbed passengers after an unsuccessful entry on the express car. Two hundred sixty dollars and eight gold watches taken. One crewman claims to recognize Bill Cook among the bandits. Marshal Crump's men active nearby. news reached Fort Smith around 1 am.
Denver reports another murder on Strangler's Row at 1 15 am on 1975 Markee Street. Kaiku Oyama, a Japanese girl who ran the place, was found dead with throat marks and a tightened towel noose. The same row had earlier stranglings of Leva Tapper and Marie Cottassoi. Public fear grows among sex workers as authorities investigate a serial strangler.
New Orleans November 15 The Knights of Labor convention opens without ex Grand Master Powderly or Eugene V Debs present. About ninety delegates attend as reports from officers head the agenda with a session planned for eight to ten days. Sovereign will accept re election if offered. Debs says he was summoned to Chicago and cannot attend.
Harvey and Arnold, the 17 and 19 year old alleged killers of Mayor Marsh of Kinsley Kansas, pleaded guilty to first degree murder before Judge Vandivert in Kansas City. The judge sentenced them to imprisonment in the state penitentiary until the governor orders their hanging. A mob threat at Leavenworth prompted an early court convening.
Washington report says the contractor team says the boat will be ready for another trial on Saturday. No additional details on location or time.
Pittsburg on November 15, the United States Iron and Tin Plate company started operations at its Demmler plant with fifty non union workers guarded by deputies. The locked out men offered no resistance.
Washington Nov 15 G M Hederick named postmaster at Fort Buford Williams county North Dakota James F OGrady appointed at Triebenhof Robert county South Dakota and J B Egan named postmaster at Avoca Iowa county Wisconsin new postings reflect appointments by the post office department.
Robbers broke into the First National Bank in Oberlin Ohio last night and escaped with about 400 dollars in silver. Crowbars opened the front doors and dynamite breached vault locks. Two rigs were used for the escape. one was recovered in Elyria. The vault safe containing 25,000 dollars was untouched. about 400 dollars in silver lay on a woolen tray and was taken. No clues.
Richmond reports that Special Ex Con gressman Waddill, a Republican leader, says Borland would contest Lyle's seat in the Second district and Thorpe would contest McKenny's seat in the Fourth district. He notes prior consultation as counsel on such contests.
Agricultural department officials deny a special appropriation is needed for seven German embassy attaches. They say the expense was provided in a German budget item, contradicting reports of a Reichstag funding requirement.
London special Lloyd Garrison of Boston writes to the Times defending Ida Wells and her anti lynching crusade. The defense frames Wells as a defender of Black rights and criticizes lynching as a tool of terror.
A Boston child treated for hip disease returns home with seven running sores on the leg. After a year of Hood's Sarsaparilla the boy can run and play lively again, with no sores remaining. The ad urges trying Hood's Sarsaparilla for health.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt cites L T Salignac of Philadelphia on deafness being useful under certain conditions. A friend, a Maryland politician, boasts popularity while failing to hear, leading to a gag about loan requests and a wry ending when fifty cents is tossed and ignored.
In effect he asks if she loves him and she replies yes for the first time. He shifts uneasily, she suggests engaging and smiles, then fades when she finds no ring. Detroit Tribune.
In a brief wartime exchange from the Indianapolis Journal a man asserts women lack ballot rights because they cannot fight in war, and a woman counters by asking why men who are crippled may vote. The dialogue captures gender politics and suffrage tone.
Claiming catarrh is a constitutional disease, the advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional remedy. It states the medicine is taken internally 10 drops to a teaspoonful and targets blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 reward for any failing case. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
In a Haddo house speech Prof Drummond argues that women have been disciplined through history to gain unselfish virtues and will lead future societal evolution. He says science and tradition support the ascent of woman as a major factor in future world progress.
In cinema lore actors and lovers often mend quarrels with makeup. The familiar trope shows reconciliation after conflict, using stagecraft and emotion to recreate harmony on screen and in life.
The article details methods to save bee colonies from trees. Techniques include using ladders scaffold or climbers and felling the tree if needed. Combs are moved to a movable hive, bees brushed at the entrance, and the hive positioned for bees to cluster on brood.
The piece argues that women now require men to prove worth through brains and enterprise rather than blind trust. It notes women seek equal liberty within marriage, view wives as companions, and criticize trivial demands. It contrasts past expectations with contemporary discussions about women's rights.
An old Washington coquette taunts a veteran officer about not capturing anything. He replies that both have learned what it is to grow old without making any conquests.
A rumor in the Texas Siftings notes Mrs Pry and Mrs Manygirls discussing Jennie’s engagement to a young Moneybags. Both women acknowledge a sort of engagement amid social chatter.
A judge quips about a dress as a woman asks about her coming out outfit. The man replies that it is "very appropriate" and notes she seems to be coming out of it. The exchange plays on a pun near a courtroom setting.
The Home Life Insurance Co of New York announces a new policy promising protection and investment with guaranteed cash surrender loans and profitable agency contracts. Inquiries directed to Frank F. Loomis, Manager Northwestern Department, 8060 Pioneer Press Building, St Paul.
A Texas Siftings item notes a marital quarrel where the wife insists on handling the finances keys and the final say, while the husband resists ceding full control. The anecdote reflects domestic tensions and gender roles in a light regional column.
The text warns of a hazardous marsh fog carrying fever and disease. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as protection and hints at remedies for dyspepsia rheumatism and constipation while urging quiet contemplation of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Warranted to cure or money refunded, Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve is advertised. Consumers are urged to ask their druggist about the product, priced at 16 cents.
In a witty exchange Mrs Comely greets Mr Stonefence and invites frequent calls. He compliments her kindness and vows to visit, noting her husband’s unusual lack of jealousy. The quip reflects social humor from Texas Siftings.
A narrator recalls a curious anecdote about a man who claimed a sudden rise to the rank of colonel. When pressed about militia service or war loyalty, the man explains his unlikely path by saying he married the widow of the late Colonel Ruthford, thus attaining the title through marriage.
A simple apparatus named the mon otherm uses steady heat applied to a body area. A flat rubber pad connects to a small copper heater through two tubes, all water filled and sealed. The heater sits in water over a lamp to circulate warm water and regulate temperature.
Mrs. McBride sighs over having a baby while her husband jokes that true happiness comes from being next in a crowded barber shop on a Saturday night. The excerpt echoes satirical tone about domestic bliss and social crowds.
In a Cincinnati Tribune item, Mrs. Watts wears a striking new dress described as having pneumatic sleeves. The brief notes the fashion moment without detailing the entire ensemble.
A humorous exchange from Texas Siftings questions why ancient people knew little about the earth. It suggests the absence of school globes in those days as the implied reason.
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