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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
7
Property offered near the Swedish Baptist church in Brainerd Minnesota with two lots and a second house. Listing by Henry Mahle box 933 Brainerd MN. 27-3.
A well known jockey explains breathing techniques and sensations in race riding. He compares wind impact to a train at speed and describes the mental focus required in neck and neck finishes with no time for crowd praise.
Samuel M. Crothers laments the decline of the gentle reader as authors once paused mid story to address him with apologies and explanations. He recalls a bygone era when readers were courted with gossip about the universe and human nature before the author returned to the plot.
Chambers' Journal recounts Miss Mary Kingsley with two guides spotting a gorilla family on the Gabon river. A solitary male gorilla confronts them, grows fierce, and advances before the guide fires, killing the animal.
An exchange misleads a Mrs Newrich about card etiquette. The Old Gentleman explains a simple rule: hand one card to the servant and leave on the plate as many as there are adult family members, plus two of the husband’s cards, with extra as needed. The Joker reveals he is Mr Bristol, an ecard manufacturer.
A bald customer asks for a bottle of a claimed hair renewer. The bald clerk praises the product as their own preparation and jokes that the clerk who uses it would be the former before and after using, noting the after using clerk is away at lunch. The exchange ends with a humorous punchline.
A rhetoric teacher critiques Miss De Muir for faulty phrasing in a class essay. The student argues she read of an ill wind, prompting a discussion on figurative language and atmospheric illness in a Chicago Tribune note.
The article notes 2000 years of cast steel manufacture in India and ancient wrought iron craft. It mentions a ten ton pillar near the Kutub in Delhi, believed to be over 1300 years old.
The article explains cinnabar as the red ore yielding vermilion pigment and mercury when roasted. It notes how California mines were discovered, the dangers of mercury vapors, the need for extreme cleanliness, and mentions a lemon juice based antidote with strong acid as a substitute in a drink.
An English woman in India faced a large cobra coiled on her veranda rails while she played the violin. She edged away as the snake watched, then played varied airs to enchant it. The cobra swayed to dances and winced at false notes, finally she shut the door and the serpent wandered off.
A humorous look at how parents choose surnames for their children and the odd, real examples list includes Edna Broker Mothershead Marian English Earle Sawyer Turner Somerset Will Upp Nealon Pray Daily Benton Killin Savage Owen Taylor Money Ima Little Lamb Etta Lotta Sam mond-Degges and others showing potential future misreads and jokes about nomenclature.
The great temple of Zeus, 700 years in building, lies 150 yards from the Acropolis. Ruins show 16 Corinthian columns, 64 feet diameter and 60 feet high. Legend credits Dukalion with its foundation as the flood waters receded. An underground opening is said to mark the flood’s exit.
A Baptist conference tale from Leicester tells of a minister who arrived at chapel unready with no sermon. He reassured his congregation that God would supply what was needed and vowed to return that evening better prepared.
Miss Rankis recalls a remark calling her swanlike while Miss Steppery notes the scene occurred during a singing attempt. The exchange hints at social perceptions in a light, humorous moment.
Fragmentary quote from a Detroit Free Press item shows a dialogue exchange about taking a character role and fearing embarrassment. The readable text suggests a stage or performance theme with two speakers discussing ease and self perception.
The poet Robert Burns divided the scale of good wifeship into ten parts: four for good nature, two for good sense, one for wit and one for personal charms. The remaining two degrees covered fortune education family and blood.
A historical report notes malformations among goldfish may be produced by the Chinese through agitation of fertilized eggs at a specific stage of development. The observation suggests a method affecting early embryonic growth in carp family breeding.
A small seaport town stage production of Romeo and Juliet ends in chaos when a misused blue signal rocket, mistaken for stage lighting, erupts on cue. Juliet is knocked from the balcony as smoke fills the theater and the audience flees.
Wiley C. Cox shares practical goat-raising tips emphasizing Angora behavior and hoof care. He notes goats mix with sheep at markets, and goat meat often passes as lamb to consumers and butchers. The piece blends humor with farming lore from the Kansas City Journal.
In a North Dakota town two farmers sought aid for a seriously ill wife. One physician, popular yet strict on payment, demanded $10 in advance. After a pause the farmer replied that paying now would be wiser since the funeral would cost more.
A London Answers note explains a cryptogram link by counting 46 words from Psalm 46 to find shake and 46 words from the end to reach spear. The piece highlights Shakespeare as a nom de plume and the variant Shakespere, noting ten letters in each spelling and the pivotal number 46.
The piece notes three great Siberian luxuries churches theaters and museums visible from villages by white walls and dome shaped cupolas. Bells ring across hills enriching peasant life as ornate interiors and married priests show genuine care for the faithful.
An examination paper, vouched for by the New York Commercial Advertiser, contains a schoolboy critique of Walter Scott. The text claims Scott wrote lines while dying with lines such as The way was long the wind was cold the minstrel was in feral old and a line about new death catching hold of us.
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