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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1892
Page
1
A Minnesota writer comments on the 1896 election climate. He praises the new ballot law, critiques both parties, and notes mixed results in Brainerd with partisan reflections on progress and public sentiment. He urges Democrats to fulfill the Chicago platform and predicts political shifts ahead.
In The Little Falls Democrat editorial note, supporters praise Bob Dunn as honest, hard working, and conscientious to serve on the house floor this winter. They thank opponents and celebrate Dunn's victory over those who opposed him.
The piece ridicules farmers as ignorant and says the Brainerd Journal's bias misreads local politics. It argues county farmers are informed and capable, and mocks the idea of appointing a guardian to sway their votes toward free trade.
The 26th district shows a changed political complexion with four 1890 Democratic legislators replaced by Republicans. William E. Lee along with Robert C. Dunn William M. Fuller and W A Fleming led a clean campaign. Lee is favored to be named speaker of the house when the legislature convenes, due to his prior service and untarnished record.
The People's Party wins Polk County. North Dakota selects fusionist Shortridge for governor. Minneapolis names Wm Henry Eustis mayor next year. Henry Feiz loses by 29 votes to Boen. Moorhead's Judge Mills loses district judge race to Judge Ives. Democrats elect Canty Buck and Judge Mitchell to the supreme court, shaping the court and drawing sharp critique from legal circles.
The Disrarens publish official canvass results from county tally sheets. Republican candidates Piening Fuller Dunn and Lee lead over Democrat Stivers by margins Fleming 77 Fuller 153 Dunn 62 Lee 54. People's party full results deferred. Crow Wing county figures to appear elsewhere. Railway grade on Sixth street found four inches low prompting costly corrective work by Mr Parker and crew.
The canvassing board reports results for city offices and wards. Assessor Reilly appears with strong votes, and multiple wards elect two aldermen each including Lowe and Sanborn in the First Ward and Ferris and McMurtry in the Second Ward.
Canvassed Cass county totals list President Harrison 311 Cleveland 233 Weaver 221 Bidwell 18. Congress Searles 273 Baldwin 181. County Commissioners lead T. J. Nary 206 W. W. Bryant 79 J. J. Ellis 61 F. L. McClellan 52. The first three were elected.
The Duluth Tribune notes strong demand for lumber labor with wages of 26 to 35 dollars monthly, including board. Jobs are plentiful as camps spread, a company sending over 100 men to operate near Tower. Results depend on camp proximity to Duluth.
A New York World remark questions the value of grand decor in Parisian marble and mother of pearl if a man loses his state county town and election district. The editorial contrasts luxury with political neglect and local accountability.
A Topeka dispatch notes 7 surprising Kansas election results. The key shift is the move toward a constitutional convention to revise the state charter, plus a shift away from state enforcement of prohibition toward local option. Lorenzo Lowelling, a farmer and former Democrat now governor, says local officers will enforce laws as they choose, signaling a liquor boom in localities.
City officials canvassed election returns and moved to execute the Sixth street paving contract with Thomas Reilly of St. Paul. Other actions include approving Koop & Walker addition plot, delaying payments to May 1, and requiring bonds for completion.
Maj. Baldwin of Duluth defeated Judge Searle to win a congressional seat by two hundred votes. The Elk River Star notes Duluth Republicans were less loyal than Stearns County Democrats and warns of consequences for party betrayal.
Brainerd School District in Minnesota invites sealed bids for bonds totaling 50000 dollars. Bids due January 5, 1893 at noon, to be received by the Board of Education in Brainerd. The board may reject any or all bids. Attest Clerk J C Coxapoy, President A E Persent.
The passage argues dreams offer tests of character since dream experiences differ from real life and reveal how one might respond to danger. It notes surprising calm or cowardice under stress, suggesting dreams expose true feelings and conduct as if danger were real.
An essay argues that young animals and children display similar emotions such as love hate fear and joy and engage in games like tag running races wrestling ball play and hide and seek. The piece also notes a rain tree in Peru that condenses moisture to create a mist from its sponge like leaves.
A New York Herald excerpt describes Brooklyn telephone exchanges and a sample Montague Street to Prospect Heights call. The dialogue shows lovers coordinating calls, dinners, and plans amid the monotony of “Central.” The piece highlights the playful mischief and practical consequences of long conversations.
The poem fragment recalls a man named Peter posing for a photograph like a Roman victor. His old whiskers stick straight despite a weight of forty seven pounds pulling them downward as he sits with one eye open and the other closed.
The Westminster Review notes Alexandria physicians Cleombrotus Herophilus and Erasistratus, with Philostephanus overseeing natural history. Royal sanction by Ptolemy allowed dissections and vivisections of executed criminals to study anatomy and bodily functions, leading to advances in surgery including lithotomy and fracture reduction instruments.
The piece notes maize was first cultivated by white settlers on the James River, Virginia in 1608 and grew into a major American staple. It argues maize rivals wheat in nutritive value, cites numerous recipes, and details vast U S maize uses from cattle feed to glucose and oil production. It also mentions fodder value and husk uses, plus a British exhibition photo note and medieval metal drinking cups.
Miss Strickland notes that in old England married couples kept wedding day anniversaries with as many mince pies as years of wedlock. Olive branches sweetened the tradition for youths. now silver or golden weddings dominate. Oddly, porridge faded from cuisine though still listed in American cookbooks with Hannah Glasse’s nearly identical recipe.
The woodcraft of Adirondack guides astonishes outsiders as they cook outdoors. Guides fetch saplings, improvise a kettle frame, suspend the fire, toast bread, broil chicken, brew coffee, all in minutes with swift ease. The Pittsburgh Press notes their astonishing efficiency.
A comic exchange about boarding houses objecting to children and a mother telling others to stop a street quarrel and a noisy gang. The brief dialogue satirizes urban sound and child noise complaints with character names Johnny George Kate Dick and a baby.
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