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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1889
Page
3
Northfield mans boyre breaks his leg leaping from a wagon as team runs away. Red Wing man shoots himself after threats. others sue cities, face indictments, and endure accidents. Fires devastate New Ulm and Eyota. St. Joseph's church at Red Lake Falls burns. incitement suspected.
Fall farming notes cover pairing sheep with thoroughbred rams for early lambs, canning milk at boiling point, and feeding practices to balance hog fat. It also discusses winter nutrients for wheat bran, cheese curing, and costs of milk versus butter in Holstein cows.
A long list of household tips and gossipy vignettes on cleaning stains, preserving fabrics, stain removers, cautious ironing, food ideas, home remedies, and quirky anecdotes. Includes recipes, cosmetic blends, and humorous dialogues from a small town newspaper.
Shoe buckles entered England with the restoration and grew to be large costly and popular. At one point buckle manufacture employed 4000 people in Birmingham. When shoestrings rose again buckles faced ruin and the Prince of Wales wore buckles to support the industry guiding his household to follow.
In the Harleiian Manuscripts a Scot land weaving family is noted. A single wife bore sixty two children, only four daughters survived to adulthood while forty six sons reached majority by about 1630 in Newcastle upon Tyne. A wealthy Edinburgh area provar rode thirty miles to verify the claim. Sir J Bowes and three gentlemen reportedly each took ten sons. others were raised by the parents.
A Boston Herald note explains that a black eye results from eyelid bruising and lists believably ineffective home remedies such as raw oysters and raw potato. It cites a physician’s plan using tincture of arnica and a new capsi cum infusion mix that may prevent blood pooling if applied immediately after injury.
The writer laments liberal education in the United States for its lack of a truly progressive character, noting disjointed study plans, no fixed procedures, and teachers unclear on duties. He compares schooling to legislative sessions and cites Milton on legislating as hatching lies.
A Brooklyn Eagle quip notes that loving a difficult fiancé may lead to reform, but suggests a drastic alternative: kill him first to avoid reform difficulties, betting against the engagement ring’s value. The witticism targets reforming husbands and underscores comic view of marriage.
A private office display in New York features a claimed original commission from John Hancock dated October 10, 1776, appointing John Paul Jones as naval hero of the Revolution. The Hancock signature and Jones name are in bold penmanship, sparking interest in the historic artifact.
A historical portrait traces Thomas A. Edison's early life from Milan Ohio to fame. It details his diverse pursuits including newspaper ventures on the Grand Trunk Railway, telegraphy experiments, and his celebrated Paris 1881 exhibit with electric lighting and apparatus. It then vividly describes ore smelting processes from sampling and roasting to furnaces and lead bars containing trace metals. The piece ends with an atmospheric contrast between the assay office and grimy smelter as night lighting appears.
The Allegheny palm house hosts a blooming love tree philodendron diliciosa at its entrance. Mr. Hamilton explains the fruit ripens after a year and will taste of peach pineapple and pepper, offering a unique aromatic combination.
The San Francisco Bulletin notes frequent quakes in Japan with up to eighty seven tremors in a day. It cites historic events from 679 A D in Kiu Siu, 1702 Edo, 1854 Shimoda and Osaka, and 1855 Yedo devastation, highlighting the recurring yet varied severity of seismic events.
The Milwaukee News notes a shift in claims about high altitude inhabited stations. It reports that Andes in Peru reach 14 300 feet, about 200 feet higher than Pike's Peak, where regular meteorological observations occur. Europe has two high stations near ten to eleven thousand feet.
The Western Watchman editor reports on an audience with the pope in Europe. He describes the pontiff as extremely aged and frail with a pale face and heavy purple lips. The pope blesses the editor and his Protestant companion before they depart, leaving the writer with a sense of a great man nearing the end of his life.
In a conversation with Hon. Fernando Jones, a discussion of the Mississippi headwaters is recalled. Henry Schoolcraft linked Itasca to true head, while a traveler explains Itasca as veritas caput with a playful etymology. The anecdote echoes Lorenzo Dow’s warning about vanity in dress.
The article notes that one hundred years ago next August the first petroleum well was sunk in Pennsylvania and outlines plans for a large demonstration in the oil regions of Pennsylvania New York and Ohio to mark the occasion. It links the event to America’s quest for liberty and global illumination.
A reader attacks critics of advertising and recounts a two year battle with headaches and pain. She credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for restoring her health and urges others to trust advertised medicines with printed bottle guarantees.
The Troy Telegram notes Mark Twain on the native language of the Sandwich Islands. It describes its softness and efficiency until anger, then unusable for swearing or business. It claims missionaries promise reform but fail to act.
The Christian Endeavor societies in St. Louis organize a hotel committee to ensure every Saturday afternoon arrival at hotels receives a cordial invitation to attend divine service at one or more churches, with a full list of churches accompanying the invitation.
A grocer can provide Dobbins Electric Soap with instructions for washing without steam and less effort. Avoid imitations as many counterfeit bars exist.
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