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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1895
Page
2
The Journal argues that supporting Towne aims to sow division in the Republican party. It notes low immigration figures 258,536 in the past year and highlights varied local items from a hold-up near St. Cloud to a Duluth cashier’s capture.
The report notes three million dollars from Rockefeller to Chicago University, tied to a oil price hike of five cents a gallon the next day. The Red Wing Republican proposes amending the curfew to punish parents for children's late street presence, criticizing parental shifting of responsibility to police.
Ex congressman Bryan of Nebraska urged a 16 to 1 free silver stance in Duluth last Saturday to aid Congressman Towne. He said he aimed to back restoration of silver but local Republicans refused to abandon their party platform and would stand by Towne when needed.
Elk River Star News notes wells and cisterns run dry in the vicinity. Many people may be forced to drink beer and not wash before spring unless moisture arrives.
The Northern Pacific suffers a costly wreck near Spalding on a Saturday night when an extra westbound train diverted by an open switch derailed three cars. The engine stayed upright, the pilot and tender damaged, crew cleared the line, engine moved to Brainerd for repairs, and an employee may lose his job over the switch failure.
We offer solid Misses and Children shoes in old styles at one half price. R. F. Watters, Front Street.
The commissioners report declares the Nicaragua canal practicable and fixes the cost at 110000000. It notes this sum is far too small by many millions and estimates a workforce of 20000 men for six years to complete the project.
A musician noted that parodies on popular songs please audiences more than the originals, suggesting tune carries appeal. The article also cites tobacco use statistics and a Swedish Salvation Army deaf and dumb corps with four weekly meetings.
The walking sticks or walking leaves are among the most curious insects in tropical America, part of the phasmide family. They appear as elongated cylindrical brown bodies that resemble small twigs with bark. Some species in Africa reach enormous sizes, described by Vane as resembling animated clubs moving along branches and trunks of giant trees.
A shopman offers tea while a girl replies color blind in a medico bedside tone. The Fort Worth Gazette frames the exchange as a curious social vignette.
A soldier defies an order and a noncommissioned officer, after a sharp rebuke, mutters that he cannot spell insubordination or he'd shove the comrade in the clink. The incident is cited from a London Telegraph report on guardroom discipline.
The text tells of Abou al Tarifa, Moorish chieftain who ruled a fortress near the Strait of Gibraltar and collected tolls on ships and goods. It notes a proverb about foretelling calamity and enduring fate twice, reflecting on destiny and prophecy.
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