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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1891
Page
7
In its November issue the Cosmopolitan will publish Gen. W. T. Sherman’s letters to his young daughter from 1859 to 1865. The correspondence portrays a giant soldier amid war’s pivotal moments, showing patriotism tempered by affection for the Southern people and a fraternal spirit amid sectional tension.
A critic notes that Eve remains the lone woman who never looks back at others wardrobes. The speaker who says she has waited an age avoids sharing her own. The piece compares abridged editions to abridged trousers, shorter yet lacking style and grace.
A distraught writer rushed a newspaper office claiming to “clean out” the place after they printed his verses wrong. The editor offered an apology, a vial of Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, and a year’s subscription as restitution. The ad touts pellets as a mild liver and stomach purifier with guaranteed satisfaction or money back.
A reflective poem describes a sunset as silver rays fading into night. A great dark purple cloud hangs low in the west like a demon watching its victim die and slowly conquers the day as it ends.
A tale of Clymer Ames a county clerk who issues marriage licenses and loves the idea of love. He learns to read clients by their family pride and looks on a chance romance with Lydia Eastwater as the curtain nears the third act. The piece blends satire with a romantic misadventure.
The Omaha World notes a humorous scene at a clerk’s office where Clymer Ames processes licenses while Clymer the clerk and a would‑be groom trade soliloquies. Alfred Sidney Johnson Clayton seeks a license for Lydia Ernestine Eastwater, highlighting Cupid’s paradox in a busy filing room.
A reader recalls chills and a headache eased by eating a raw onion, suggesting onions as a universal medicine. The piece imagines farmers growing onions with milder scent and claims onions can prevent diphtheria gout rheumatism and kidney or stomach trouble, noting social resistance to raw consumption.
A Toronto Globe excerpt outlines ten temper tacks to fasten and protect conduct. Prudence guides aftercare, Charity guards against needless harm, Self-respect preserves ideals, Perseverance counters bad luck, Patience shields against others faults, Judgment prevents a drifting life, Unselfishness eases loved ones’ pain, Candor enables fair explanation, Courage sustains strength through disappointment, and Sympathy fosters compassion for the unfortunate.
Russian agriculturist M Spechneff electrified seeds for two minutes ten times on peas beans rye and found seed electrification nearly doubled growth rate. He then electrified the earth with large zinc and copper plates sunk into ground producing a radish 44 cm long and carrot 27 cm diameter weighing 3 kg with good quality.
The Globe Democrat argues lobsters remain subjected to cruel treatment as meat practices improve for calves and hogs. It notes calves are killed humanely and veal is good, hogs are stunned by electricity, while lobsters endure boiling or broiling with unknown agony.
A wealthy Russian living near the Seine reportedly stored his embalmed wife’s body in a private room for ten years after she was murdered days after their marriage. He has obtained the czar’s permission to move the body yet France bans keeping a corpse outside a cemetery. He seeks special privilege to remain guardian of the relic or may flee the country.
An old farming note discusses deep versus shallow plowing with subsoiling, citing a half acre corn trial where shallow plowing outperformed deep after drought. It notes soil type and season matter, and suggests fall deep plowing with spring surface pulverizing. It also reports experiments on straw absorbing water, showing varying retention by wheat, rye, oat, and pea straw.
An essay argues the farmer's wife often drives farm success more than the husband, noting her labor is constant and crucial. It condemns underappreciation and calls for shared duties and mutual support to improve life on the farm.
The article weighs advantages of multiple small barns against one large structure including cost, fire risk, insurance, and ease of managing stock and tools. It argues for smaller barns for moderate means and notes experiments on the absorbent power of straw with soaking and draining trials.
The article argues dairying can provide income if well managed. Wealth depends on the owner’s ability and thrift, not herd size. Small operators can surpass large factories, as overexpansion tempts risk while steady progress from two cows to larger ventures yields success.
The author argues against spreading land thinly and praises intensive farming. He notes that compact, well cared for plots yield more with less waste, savings in labor wages and fertilizers, and that narrow margins demand careful, thorough cultivation to stay profitable.
The piece explains that many dairymen store milk in deep pails without ice, risking 10 to 25 percent loss of cream if temperatures rise above fifty degrees. It urges factory owners to instruct staff and to build ice houses this fall to protect the ice crop and improve cream yield.
The Maine Farmer argues poultry breeding is a legitimate, money making industry. It urges breeders to pursue it as a regular business rather than a mere hobby and praises the dedication of those who profit from poultry culture.
Dialog opens with a farmer seeking his daughter’s hand and Skinflint’s blessing. A series of farm notes warn on mare care, dry quarters for ducks, thrifty stock, and winter dairying. Hog maladies addressed include rheumatism and tapeworms with instructions on dry feeding and a turpentine remedy.
Rumor and reports describe singing shad in Delaware Bay waters this spring. Fishermen say they appear in small schools when winds calm, emit musical notes like an aeolian harp, and are rare north of South Jersey.
A duke with three wives recalls how his first two wives never dared such liberties as a spouse kissing him in a drawing room. The tale, from Memoirs of Adam Black, also recounts Reverend John Colquhoun of Leith who, offended by a kiss on Sacrament Sunday, barred his wife from the sacrament that day.
Lillie Stegeman, a Bridgeport shop worker, rode home one night when two roughs chased her. She drew a revolver and fired twice to deter them, sending both men fleeing after the shots frightened them away.
A Kennebec Journal item tells of a Maine man who asked the price of a soup bone in a meat shop. Hearing impaired, he missed the seller's offer and pressed for a discount. The dealer finally named ten cents, leaving the man convinced he had secured a bargain.
A Washington Post clipping quotes a former heavy drinker who explains his switch from whiskey to coffee. He notes that after quitting spirits he remained addicted to caffeine, drinking fifteen to twenty cups daily, and asserts coffee caused harm comparable to alcohol.
Joan D. Cox reports five months of chronic dyspepsia with fullness after meals and wind colic. After taking August Flower for two weeks she was entirely relieved and can eat foods she previously avoided. She lived at 39 James Street Allegheny City and worked for Thomas McHenry druggist.
The Weekly Pioneer Press offers one year of its paper plus a complete 20 volume Revised Britannica set for 7.50 dollars. The deal includes free delivery and remains valid for current subscribers who renew and for new buyers. It highlights 96 color maps and 4,000 biographies across seven thousand pages.
The passage describes feverish illness with chills and profuse sweating. It mentions using Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to combat malaria biliousness constipation and kidney complaints and recalls Johnson's Anodyne Liniment as a familiar remedy from childhood.
Learn how to make money with a small hen flock and improve profits. The FARM POULTRY magazine offers guidance on breeding, laying, selling eggs and poultry, building houses, disease prevention, and seasonal care for hens. Subscription details and sample copy offered by I S Johnson & Co Boston.
Scribner recalls a sunny meadow at high elevation where a herd of about 250 bull elk gathered on green turf. He notes it as the largest single group he has seen, far outstripping a cousins’ 1500 count of bulls cows and calves seen in another fall.
The passage notes Carlyle’s habit of overstatement as a playful exaggeration. It argues readers with humor will grasp the intended meaning while literal readers may misconstrue the text.
The item notes a fashion change away from pointed shoes described as a square-toed trend. It reflects social commentary on style and consumer habits without detailing specific events or dates.
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