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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1888
Page
3
A wide range of short items from Nicollet to Winona covers thefts, drownings, fires, disappearances, political remarks, and religious sermons. Notable notes include a horse theft near Courtland, drownings at Montevideo and in Winona, a fire at Albany depot, a murder verdict for manslaughter, and a reformist sermon urging moral renewal and rejection of gloom and gossip.
A reader recounts cows in orchards kept with head restraints that allow grazing but prevent lifting. One cow targets young apple trees, wields her head between horn and neck to shake the stem, causing apples to fall for easy eating. A French observer notes similar behavior, likening it to a schoolboy’s method.
A light anecdote from the Chicago Tribune about a husband offering a boot jack as a birthday present for his wife. He notes her back has suffered from pulling off his boots, and promises to use the new tool from then on.
A St Louis Globe Democrat piece warns that many capable doctors become hypochondriacs about their health. It recalls a college roommate who grew certain he had a malignant fever, was treated with ipecac, and recovered after the overblown scare.
The Gentleman's Magazine notes that meals influence mood and conduct. It cites Mos sop who tailor made dinners to fit roles. For Zanga sausages, Barbarossa veal cutlets, and Richard pork are mentioned as examples.
Observations urge winter care for cattle and stock health, noting cold rains cause poor udders and lean ribs. Advice covers feed like clover hay, beets for milk, and be mindful breeding toward a perfect herd. Also mentions creameries, efficient grain use, and practical fences.
The text warns against feeding hogs within twelve hours of slaughter and forbids morning drinking. It favors rapid killing with a rifle, aiming from the base of the ear to the opposite eye for instant death, to minimize meat waste and avoid mis-strokes or distended intestines.
The New York Tribune argues farmers should focus on economy in buildings and manure handling. Proposes wider 16 foot barns with rear walks and end doors to admit teams, enabling winter manure hauling to fields, reducing labor and preserving fertility for years.
Wealthy Los Angeles bachelor, long settled on South Olive Street, wanders the city to escape memories of a failed love and lost home. He finds a foundling boy on Spring Street, helps care for him, and learns his brother John’s hardships and his dead wife. A Thanksgiving scene unfolds as the man reconciles with family and loss.
Mrs Bird describes Dickie Hedge as thin and nervous during a trying moment in his life. His voice changes and he is attempting to grow a moustache, reflecting adolescent turmoil.
A 1900s Kansas City report notes women increasingly serve as collectors alongside clerks and bookkeepers. Young female collectors, often persistent and effective, confront debt with tact, as illustrated by a jewelry firm example where a lady collector urges payment and gains cooperation.
A New York Tribune essay describes prairie towns building layered fire breaks to shield cities. It notes furrow lines around towns and buried grass, with citizens mobilizing plow brigades led by officials to contain blazes.
A bride recounts her wedding to a close friend with vivid nervousness and delight. She describes the ceremony going smoothly, the church and reception beautiful, and the first moments as wife as charming, while teasingly noting the fear of dropping the ring and the blushes at hearing “my wife.” The paper cuts the story short but hints at more chapters for interested readers.
The Boston Globe outlines succession rules if Harrison or Morton die before or after the electoral college meets. It discusses potential interim presidents, House action, and cabinet succession through March 4, 1893, with the Secretary of State and then the Treasury acting if both die after March 4.
An elderly woman and a young man clash in a crowded car after she topples him as he complains of a crushed foot. He exits as she regains her seat, while unrelated notes promote Canadian Pacific trains to Chicago and patent remedies for rheumatism and cough.
Carl Schmanske of Chaska Minnesota aged twenty six a native of Pomerania Germany died by his own hand shooting himself through the head. The bullet entered the right temple and passed out the left temple. He came to the United States about three years ago and worked at the Carver plow works until recently when he spent his time in dissipation.
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