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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1895
Page
7
A Third Avenue conductor faces a young woman with a wrapped animal on a city car. He questions dogs and cats, learns it is a rabbit, and finally is told rabbits are insects so it may stay aboard. The crowd tittered at the odd ruling.
A Victorian style debate features Mr Jarphly and Ife praising wives as heaven sent and guiding souls. Mrs Marphy interjects with a solemn call to Jeremiah, implying mischief by the child, in a Philadelphia Item excerpt.
At the Winterthur rifle festival a Bavarian minister was seized by detectives and jailed after being identified as a wanted criminal. Only after a high government official confirmed his identity did authorities release him, realizing the portrait bore a striking resemblance to the diplomat.
A Nashua New Hampshire school board sought to remove a teacher for incompetence. To avoid harming her future prospects the board agreed to rehire if she signed immediately. She signed but withdrew before the board accepted and requested release from duties, which the board refused. The case suggests the board was estopped from pressing resignation.
The Corning Kansas Gazette remarks that the close-fisted, penny-pinching approach in business is mocked. It praises liberal thinkers and managers as successful, while the grasping miser rises briefly only to fall with a dull swat.
A snippet from the New York Weekly notes Jinks and Winks discussing a crisis with Jinks mentioning Minks' wife seeking legal counsel. The exchange hints at possible legal steps but remains brief and fragmentary.
The passage touts Syrup of Figs as a source of renewed health and internal cleanliness. It contrasts this with older medicines and cheap substitutes, suggesting only well informed people accept the syrup.
In a brief street exchange Kilby says life is dull but admits he is a scissor grinder, with Narlem noting the dullness as a sign of quiet days ahead.
The piece warns readers about false imitations of Hostetters Stomach Bitters, a popular American family remedy for chills fever dyspepsia biliousness nervousness neuralgia rheumatism and kidney disorder. It urges checking for the firm's signature and the St. George and the Dragon vignette on genuine labels.
A dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal features a boast about a bicycle fiend and a counter claim of fearlessness. The exchange plays on risk and a punctured tire in a sharp urban spoof.
A brief exchange notes subpar road work as city contractors lag behind in finishing streets. The dialogue hints at suburban expectations and contrasts city progress with suburban needs.
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable catarrh case. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse the firm with 15 years of reputation. Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Toledo wholesale druggists, affirm Cheney's reliability. Cure is taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available free. price seven cents per bottle. sold by druggists.
Fragmentary exchange references Mrs Hicks and a comparison to rival brands, hinting at a social dispute or reputation discussion. The lines imply an evolving perception of a local woman and some branded rivalry as a metaphor.
An advertisement promotes Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve with a money back guarantee if not cured. Warranted to care or money refunded, offered by druggists at 15 cents.
Dialogue between Dilson and Kicks reveals a sharp jab at the book. Kicks says the hero is drunk in many chapters and sometimes the author seems to share that trait, implying dry reading overall.
Fragmentary text mentions a Dr Kline and nerve related terms with vague claims of free trials and products. Lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable people for a solid summary.
The bride does not always take precedence but is shown courtesy at the first dinner parties she attends. She will enjoy gaiety as friends host entertainments in her honor. A bride should not accept invitations until visitors have called upon her first.
The quotation frames Garrick's view that the human face serves as his favorite book while the street provides his classroom. It highlights his belief in learning through daily encounter rather than formal study.
The article notes that no indigenous group north of Mexico had domesticated any animal besides the dog, suggesting limited animal husbandry outside of canine use.
In the confrontation room, Mr Grey accuses Rosamond of a crime while Godfrey defends her. Dr Grant and Dawson uncover a maid’s tale about a locked closet, a patent fastening, and a wooden box raising new doubts about Luke Abershaw. The maid testifies, urging caution toward a court-driven ruling.
Luke Abershaw sits in a candle lit room amid yellowed letters and a dusty box. Reading Med licott family correspondence he realizes he is not the killer, but the victim of a tangled web involving kidnapping, vengeance, and a secret kept for twenty five years. A scream and a demon like laugh signal a sudden, deadly turn as Godfrey halts his escape.
A fatal night unfolds with Luke Abershaw's apparent suicide and a mangled corpse as evidence. Inquest links a letter to Edward Lingham and Rosamond’s fear drives her to illness and exile. A year later Godfrey and Rosamond wed as the tale warns that revenge boomerangs.
A small town clergyman recalls a comic yet mortifying Sunday when he prayed for a young widower who, unseen by him, had just remarried within six months. The surprise wedding, the groaning congregation, and the awkward misperception left everyone momentarily stunned and amused.
The Peking Gazette and its unofficial edition reflect imperial control and delayed publication. Shanghai News shows independent Chinese press with 5,000 daily readers, Canton Gazette 3,000. foreign and Jesuit efforts broaden English and other language papers in Asia.
The Washington Star explains the shift from solid shot to hollow steel conical shells loaded with powder or timed fuses. Modern shells travel faster and strike with immense heat and fragmentation, tearing clothing and killing at a distance, while armor is limited to vital ship areas. The piece notes gunners will target unarmored ends in future battles.
An old discussion details football players diet rules. It contrasts past harsh meals with modern training tables offering roast beef, lamb, chicken, cereals, vegetables, fruit, and breads while forbidding pie, cake, fried foods, soda, alcohol, tea, coffee, chocolate, and tobacco.
The article argues that European roads were not always superior and notes nations with aging populations recall when roads were poor. It encourages American workers to pursue highway improvements by showing that old countries modernized earlier, countering the belief that the Old World was always ahead.
The British Medical Journal reports telegraphers face high consumption risk. Among 100 deaths for adult male England, 13.8 from consumption. grinders in cutlery show 33.1. telegraph operators 46.6. Respiratory diseases kill over half of telegraphers, vs 24 percent in other jobs.
A mag neto electric fire alarm system uses a thermostat annunciator and transmitter to alert both the building and fire station. The device signals temperature rise, locates the fire in each room, rings a bell, and can notify residents by telephone if they are away.
The grocer shifts to a new baking powder brand to cut costs and boost profit, claiming the Royal uses finer materials and costs more despite selling at the same price to customers.
Dr Berthold Beer recommends rubbing the lips and mouth with ice to mimic normal breathing, gradual restoration of respiration, and a sedative effect from the cold. Dr Fogel of Vienna reports similar success in treating asphyxia, noting the method can be used for hours, is harmless, and easy for physicians.
A Boston mechanical engineer unveiled a tire said to resist punctures by ordinary means. The woven tube jacket plus a rubber coating protected against a bed of broken glass, stones, nails and tacks in a loft test. Despite outer rubber cuts, the tires endured a dozen passes and will soon hit the market.
A light society note from New York Weekly remarks on topics among young ladies. It humorously ponders what to discuss since they do not read novels and lack knowledge of popular works, while mentioning an importing house.
Frank W. Hawley argues the farmer of the future will embrace science and electric power. He envisions improved cattle, dairying leadership, faster transit and storehouse refrigeration, plus a shift toward the gentleman farmer enjoying leisure and political influence. He cites corn fodder, hay alternatives, and shredding methods as key on the farm.
A farmer explains three-year trials curing corn fodder without silos. He shares methods: field wilted stocks hauled to a tobacco barn with open side doors, ventilated floors, and upright stocks. He reports bright, sweet fodder stock consumption and lower storage costs, preferring barn curing or a cheap shed over silage.
A Royal Cornwall Gazette writer notes milk letdown depends on calm, patient handling. Women or men with kind words and gentle touches yield milk reliably, even after ill treatment, with inexperienced heifers needing careful teaching to understand milking.
George W. Stephens of Nebraska Queen recommends uniting colonies to form strong early swarms. He suggests doubling colonies in spring, hive the prime swarm on the old stand, move the parent hive atop, and remove any super. After two days, the parent colony will deprive itself of bees and swarm again, allowing relocation without a second swarm and yielding robust bees that store honey. Crowding brood chambers builds stronger wintered colonies.
A farmer asserts detailed accounts of cutting and handling 150 shocks of corn fodder show fodder costs of 1.44 dollars per ton in barn or stock. He claims four tons of fodder equal three tons in feeding value.
A cattle market favored by high prices contrasts with reluctance to invest in sheep. Farmers dislike large commitments despite small flocks, and recent years’ losses have cooled interest. Still, inquiries rise as fall approaches, with dealers hopeful the sheep trade will revive after a stagnant summer.
H H Matteson of the New York Dairyman's Association cites a farmer who invested in cattle breeding yet neglected feeding and care. He stresses that successful dairying requires equal skill in feeding as in breeding and argues the business remains highly valuable.
A new cocoanut butter product is gaining traction as a cheaper butter substitute. Made from coconut oil, it resembles butter in manufacture and is sold pure white for bakers and restaurants, while table varieties are colored with cow cream. A city firm reportedly produces 10,000 pounds daily and growing, posing competition to butter and cheaper butterine.
A Michigan chemist Kedzie analyzed corn samples and found no nutritive advantage for yellow corn meal over white corn meal. He states aluminoids and mineral content meet fattening needs, carbohydrates are similar, and any difference favors white corn for swine fattening.
The excerpt covers feeding swine with rye and buckwheat, water and pasture needs, cost considerations, rye as a weed killer, and the economics of pig and dairy farming. It also discusses creamery quality, cleanliness of milk cans, and the moral benefits linked to dairying, plus seed selection and future prospects for butter makers.
London letters recall Dr Samuel Johnson and his long residence in Gough Square where his wife died during the Dictionary project. The attic where he worked now houses a cheap publisher and the space holds the memory of the printer's devil. The Great Cases of Literature shelves hold penny thrillers once read by cockneys.
Anna Burns of Newark recounts severe pain and fatigue for months. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, bought at 50 cents a box, with restoring health and lifting weight, claiming renewed energy and relief from car track anxiety.
The essay argues sewing machines, typewriters, steamships, and newspapers boosted efficiency and wages. It notes needlewomen benefited from machines, typewriters earn double with sixfold output, ships move millions cheaply, and small newspapers once costly now affordable while printers wages rise. It cites Slater’s 1790 voyage as contrast to modern progress.
A humorous exchange about housekeeping mischief follows a country trip. Mrs Doreas jokes on a man left in charge while Mrs Cobwigger recalls the otter chaos and wine cellar mishaps as the only cleaned area.
A brief note extols Parker Ginger Tone as a remedy delivering pleasure and profit through relief of troublesome ills. The claim emphasizes satisfaction from using the product as a tonic.
The passage notes Rosamond as fair with blonde hair and light gray or blue eyes, described as English.
Advertises hindercorns as simple tools to remove corns, urging readers to obtain them and experience painless relief. It promises easy removal and invites customers to try the product for quick results.
A speaker urges Charlotte to prove herself at a supper and dance to uphold the establishment’s credit. The assistant replies that she can only dance the waltz and polka, asking to be excused from the quadrilles.
A jokey exchange from the Indianapolis Journal notes Watts asking if his wife objects to poker games. Potts replies she only asks he head home once a good winner is found, not violently.
A brief newspaper fragment depicts Watts asking Potts if he will send his wife to the country for her health. Potts replies that she has not had a well day since patent medicines were sold at bargain rates by dry goods stores. Indianapolis.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Murray Hill recalling earlier compliments and Mr Hill admitting nightly sawing has changed their relationship. The punchline crowns the wife wishing him to be a four o clock to shut up.
In the Indianapolis Journal exchange, Barnes lauds DeHamme as a strong catcher who “catches every egg” thrown at the team, signaling dependable fielding and steady play during the period’s exhibition games.
A tramp asks a kind lady for assistance to reach Massachusetts. The exchange cites a Philanthropical Magazine list of prison fare and hints at a plan to commit a robbery to enter the state, with the man speaking of half killing someone to let entry occur.
The San Francisco Call reports a powder factory at Point San Pedro in Marion County Cab produces a yellow smokeless powder. Men, women, and children near the plant show jaundiced complexions within days, with animals also color-shifting. Natural coloration returns slowly over weeks.
An irate father accuses Professor Van Note of failing to improve his daughter’s piano playing. He demands accountability and questions the instrument’s quality, claiming it in his shop with a crank and insisting the fault lies with the instructor.
Widespread testimonials celebrate remarkable cures while a single reported case of harm is noted, leaving readers cautious about unverified treatment claims and urging further scrutiny from medical authorities.
Purely vegetable nature’s own medicines advertised for rheumatism fevers dyspepsia consumption worms and disorders of kidneys liver stomach or blood. Hardware and drugstores list these remedies widely in ads.
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