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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1884
Page
4
The New York fashion note describes elaborately beaded or braided jerstys for autumn worn over skirts and bi son cloth with rich passementerie. Bustles grow larger and resemble crinolines with springs at the back.
Readable fragments describe butter sugar flour and egg cookies with cinnamon topping, canning methods with rubber seals and boiling times, plus bread, lemon marmalade, green corn pie, crystallized frost, pickled onions, stewed cauliflower, cabbage prep, and preservation notes with old kitchen terms.
The writer notes private ice houses are common in town but rare in rural areas. Farmers delay building them, citing costs and effort, yet ice houses save summer goods like iced tea and dairy. A well stocked ice house promises domestic bliss with cooled treats for the wife.
The Iowa Homestead letter notes historical brine packing of butter around the Horn in 1549 and urges experimentation with brine preservation to extend butter’s shelf life. It cites kegs and brine immersion, claims of world shipping potential, and cautions about flavor absorption and air exclusion.
A homemaker recounts using pork from a limited supply to create a crisp browned dish. She describes soaking slices in cold water to refresh them, rolling and frying to a light brown, then serving with gravy and potatoes. A visiting housewife asks about the method after tasting.
The piece critiques tree agents while noting practical forestry work by C F Ross who dug 7 000 bushels of potatoes on a 24 acre Ohio field at one cent per bushel. It also mentions Sam uel Dysart growing 115 acres of Timothy for seed to curb weeds and offers a weed suppression note for oats. A remedy for galls on horses suggests lime water mixed with sugar of lead and linseed oil.
A Chicago farmer reports testing shoeless horses on cobbled streets and finds initial soreness but eventual hardening of hoofs. Observers note that barefoot work may be feasible on rough roads, potentially saving costs when shoeing is busy. Field and Fireside discusses broader implications.
Advice on efficient manure use with five acres yielding 150 bushels of wheat, drilling seed, harrowing after plowing, and weed control. Recommends early sowing, copper sulfate for rust and smut, hiring a drill if unavailable, and creating furrows to shed surface water for strong root protection. Source cites Virgil and a New York Tribune note.
The diary of Sergi Rice from the Greely Expedition details December mean temperatures near -32.01 degrees, a severe January storm, and February 1882 as the Arctic’s coldest month. It notes wind up to 75 mph, 13 degree rapid rise, frozen instruments, and monotony of camp life as men endured extreme cold and shifting conditions.
The article notes Saratoga losing its role as a center of fashion and gambling with fewer crowds at Grand Union and United States hotels. Visitors show costly attire but seek quieter, less ostentatious pleasures as social flamboyance fades.
The author contrasts English and American society noting English girls speak little due to lack of talent or opportunity while French girls remain silent by rule. English women are pleasant and domestic with skilled embroidery but less devoted to literature and music and physically robust though mentally less brilliant. Marriage in England is autocratic and monarchic yet marked by mutual affection, differing from the American republic and French arrangements.
A Connecticut farmer travels to New York to marry a notorious female burglar Emma Larrabee after reading of her arrest. He learns she is in a penitentiary, and the piece notes a historical trend of convicts and crime figures attracting marriage prospects. The article cites Madeline Smith as another sensational case where notoriety drew marriage offers.
A San Francisco editorial mocks Alaska’s small white population and its numerous officials. It notes the governor, district judge, district attorney, marshal, and other officers with little work, hailing Sitka postmaster Kinhead as an example of rapid advancement. It questions ambitions for statehood or senatorships given the sparse demographics.
At Tadousac Quebec the 1517 church founded by Jacques Cartier draws visitors from Quebec Montreal Ottawa and Toronto. A Jesuit painting of the Virgin Mary reputed to possess miracles is shown along with ancient vestments and an embroidered altar cloth. A recent visit included Lieut Gov Rovataille Sir Hector Langevin and Miss Alice Langevin.
The article notes English families import Norwegian girls as domestic workers to solve servant shortages. Employers praise their size and good temper, though language barriers exist. It cites Minnesota as a region where Scandinavian maids are common and valued for industry and reliability.
The German bark Montezuma arrived at Falmouth with three men from the yacht Mignonette which was sunk en route from Southampton to Sydney. They reported nineteen days adrift in a small boat with no provisions. a boy died first, the others fed on his body to survive until rescue. The three men were arrested by order of the Board of Trade and the boy's death will be investigated.
One sultry Indiana night I write near an open window when a lime green tree frog appears on the sill and signals with a whistle. He meals on house flies at the lamp, climbs walls with sticky feet, and returns nightly for weeks, becoming a calm companion to the narrator. The tale appears credited to T Lancey in St Nicholas for September.
The Medical Times argues for respecting public health limits during funerals. It cautions against wakes, bareheaded exposure, and prolonged carriage rides in bad weather, urging respect for weather and health to prevent sunstroke headaches and illness among mourners.
The Hebrew girl tends toward semi oriental seclusion except among wealthy Americanized families. Education may include public school but home teachings dominate. She avoids unengaged theater invitations, is escorted by a brother at social events, and engages in lively, modest merriment before returning home under family supervision.
The article describes a scheme where photographers and affidavit makers move Chinese entrants from Victoria into Washington territory under the U S Chinese exclusion act. Photographs taken in Victoria are used with sworn statements that the individuals resided before the act, enabling rapid crossing into U S soil. California residents condemn judicial efforts to override federal exclusion laws.
A sensational winter saga recounts travelers stranded by snow near St. Paul who consider eating a young schoolteacher. A Milwaukee tobacco agent wooes her, they marry aboard in a wedding breakfast scene witnessed by fellow passengers, and the train later escapes the snowdrift.
A Sitka tale recalls two US Army officers vying for a Russian beauty. One dies in an alleged bear attack and the surviving rival dies in his bed, with conflicting claims and a concealed truth. The body is found near Indian river as a rifle bullet confirms unknown causes. The family flees Sitka, and the episode fades until revived by a forest path reopening. Cor. of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A blaze in Houston Minnesota damaged three warehouses and a general store owned by M. J. McCann. It destroyed grain totaling 2500 to 3000 bushels and farm machinery. Five saloons tied to named owners incurred losses. one grocery and restaurant run by Mrs. McClaflin burned. Gallagher building uninsured. Loss about 6000 with most insured.
Washington claim agents issue circulars to postmasters saying claims tied to the March 3 1884 act must be acted on by December 1 or be barred. Tal officials dispute the authority for such statements.
A fire at the residence of Joseph Biglow in Toledo killed his eight year old daughter and badly burned his wife and infant, with other family members surviving the blaze.
The report recalls General Sheridan massing 100000 US soldiers in the Southwest to pressure Louis Napoleon, with General Grant favoring force and Secretary Seward delivering a diplomatic request that angered Grant. Ayres recounts a silent dinner with Grant, ending in a remark about Louis Napoleon. The piece then surveys world libraries, cremation practices, women in European universities, and Bartholdi statue fundraising by Union veterans.
About 120 muzzle loading 58 caliber Springfield rifles are dismantled daily at the armory. Re usable parts are sold for the new breech loading model. Remaining pieces go to scrap iron or shotgun makers to net the government about four dollars per gun.
A Spartanburg youth, aspiring to the State Legislature, writes a two column article urging limits on powerful interests. He argues factories should receive legitimate incentives while restraining the perceived coercive influence of moneyed powers.
Philadelphia Call prints a humorous exchange about a Londoner and Americans debating English pronunciation. Two Londoners joke about Aimee mispronouncing words and foreigners struggling with English words while insisting natives speak perfectly.
A Newport youth who opposed his father's lifestyle fatally shot him after previously poisoning the housemaid in a poisoning incident years earlier. The boy, now 24, was jailed after confessing the plan and is back in custody facing a life term or worse. His mother, described as a lunatic, resides in a mad house.
A New York correspondent notes that female detectives number around a score in the city and command good pay. They play varied roles from bookseller to shopgirl, infiltrating all classes to gather information and watch men at night. Their independence and cleverness are praised as giving them a strong edge in detection.
London and Paris claim a durable solution after decades of trial. A hybrid pavement using concrete and stone foundation with wooden blocks atop asphalt has earned public favor in London. In ten years fifty three miles remain in good condition as the city plans to pave all streets.
In Chicago the actor was told only that his engagements were canceled and he would not perform there. Believing Detroit was still on his schedule, he was escorted back, restrained in a room under Pinkerton surveillance. A manager and detectives used force to stop his attempt to leave.
In Troy New York William B Bartholomew thirty marries Miss Emma Babcock niece of wealthy resident William J Simmons. Simmons unaware as he is out of town. Bartholomew says he loved her since Morosini elopement and the pair wed last Friday by a German minister. They fear a possible row when Simmons returns and plan to leave the city.
A blast at the Excel Mine five miles south of Des Moines killed William Harrison and wounded ten others, mostly Swedish miners, in a saloon when a coal drop ignited powder mistaken for jelly. The blast shattered the saloon and sent a loud report across the city amid mining community uproar.
A. B. Allen says wheat bran is unprofitable for swine since they cannot digest it well and pass much through. He notes slight improvement when mixed with corn meal and suggests it can aid cattle when combined with cut hay and thoroughly wetted to trigger a second mastication.
Emanuel M. Hewlett, a Negro lawyer and Fred Douglass's son-in-law, files suit in Washington claiming the steamboat refused him passage. He asserts civil rights violation and seeks remedy under law.
The Vourarc Brit Co of Marshall Michigan offers to send their Electro-Vor-Tal Belt and other appliances on thirty days trial to men affected by nervous debility vitality loss and related troubles. Also claimed to help rheumatics neuralgia paralysis and many diseases. Complete restoration guaranteed with no risk as trial period is provided.
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