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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1890
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch note from London estimates about 200000 families survive on roughly £1 per week. The remark reflects harsh living costs in the city, highlighting widespread poverty and economic strain.
A new store display uses bees making honey inside a glass boy crafted from syrup to draw shoppers. The whimsical exhibit highlights novelty marketing as crowds gather to view the buzzing, sweet attraction.
Tuk United States is by far the largest consumer of postage envelopes worldwide, with over 500,000,000 used in the past year.
A witty note suggests young men a discreet solution to avoid being seen with a luncheon basket in public. The unit is described as compact enough to resemble a kodak camera while holding a similar amount of food.
B F Kixessury of Howard County Missouri reports a 100 acre potato farm yielding 10 000 bushels this year with expected revenue of 7500 dollars.
Grorce Bvarkrock, a London temperance lecturer touring the country, asserts his city contains 90,000 paupers and spends annually about 70 million dollars on drink.
Locomotives and helpers to the famed Dr. Schliemann are seen near the ancient ruins of Troy where the legendary Achilles once dragged Hector’s body, signaling a revival of interest in the archeological dig.
A dead body shipped by express company from Denver to Chicago COD was discovered to be short of payment, and the carrier notes the risk of a too certain outcome.
No fewer than eighty nine newspapers were started in Washington state between January 15 and June 15 this year. Of these, fifty seven were begun west of the Cascade Mountains.
Wemerey Park, about twenty minutes from central London, is chosen as the site for a new tower modeled on the Eiffel design, marking a bold architectural imitation of the famed French structure.
Texas holds the greatest accumulation of school funds in the nation at sixty million dollars. The state has the means to build better schools and should begin directing funds toward that aim.
In Burton-on-Trent a brewery cellar yielded beer brewed in 1798. The liquid resembled sherry yet remained in good condition, preserved long after its creation.
P. Thompson of Pine Canyon California cut a bee tree and discovered hawk eggs embedded in successive comb layers. The bees had built around the eggs, leaving them at the center of the comb in several layers.
A widows union is forming to press the French government to aid Lucien Wyse in renewing the Panama concession from Colombia. The effort mobilizes 16 000 free and independent ladies as part of the Panama affair.
Liquor dealers in Illinois push for changes to the local option license law. They want sales to minors and habitual drunkards to remain lawful unless done knowingly, arguing the current standards are too broad.
General Grant said he had no time for formal study and confined his reading to the best newspapers. He claimed this practice gave him more practical knowledge than books.
The Cincinnati board of education ruled that no married woman shall be allowed to teach in the city schools. The decision reflects a prevailing belief that civilizational progress requires women to remain single to pursue professional opportunities.
The horse once used by General Grant throughout his army career was given as a gift to Judge Long a longtime St Louis friend. After aging, Long sent the horse to the Old Sappington farm near the city where it remains.
An odd pest control suggestion claims a full grown rat kept in a wire cage and tied to a sleigh bell will drive away all rats in the premises within days. The method is said to be harmless though reports of haunted houses with bell sounds at night persist nearby.
The commissioner of pensions authorized 181 promotions in the clerk grade as preparation for the lower grades of 438 clerks under a recent act of Congress. Of the 438, 100 have already been appointed and begun duties. The general land office issued a rule for reconveyance to the United States of about 50,000 acres in Minnesota, and Treasury notes show a bond debt of 42,316,240 for the past month, the highest since refunding began under Secretary Sherman. The first nineteen months of the present administration show a total reduction of 205,714,410 in bonded debt, about 10,827,074 per month.
P. M. LaBach of North Dakota and A. E. Towne of South Dakota have successfully passed examinations for admission to the naval academy. Elizabeth Drexel Smith, wife of Walter G. Smith, and eldest daughter of the late Francis A. Drexel, died at her country home in Torresdale, Pa., after an illness of a few days. Mrs. Smith's share of her father's estate is estimated at about $4,000,000.
The Fowler Bros packing house in Chicago suffered fire damage estimated at 690000 dollars. California grape and raisin crops faced losses in the hundreds of thousands due to heavy rains. A collision on the Central New England railroad in Copake New York wrecked two passenger engines and several cars, injuring Conductor Vermulea and several passengers. A boy named Brown and eighteen year old George Mulligan tried to ride a train near Cres ton Iowa. Mulligan was killed when his head hit a rafter, and Brown survived in shock. An Eastern Minnesota railway limited train hit a deer herd at the track entrance, killing many deer and leaving a large back door on the engine pilot found at Duluth. the herd numbered over one hundred.
Attorney George R. Kessler of Chicago is acquitted of murdering his brother in law Alfred Rinker. Across states, bank robberies, thefts, and shootings unfold from Illinois to California, with masked robbers, stolen cash, and a fatal dispute over money. Reports touch London’s Whitechapel warning, Indian Nez Perce tensions, and a Lansing counterfeiting gang captured amid 1879 silver dollar chatter.
During a St Pauls service in London a man Easton in the congregation killed himself with a revolver. The Gretna, London bound for San Francisco, has arrived in San Francisco after over 200 days at sea. A shot incident near a royal carriage in Servia left no injuries. An attempted assassination of the czar involved derailing a train with sleepers on the track. Reports claim 400 soldiers drowned on Krasnotaw bridge near Kovno, including Gen. Bardowsky, though unconfirmed. The St James Gazette prioritizes Sir James Kitsons comment on Americas iron production becoming the world’s largest.
Reports from Washington say Germany contemplates reprisals if the United States rejects the McKinley bill. Lagrippe reappears near Carthage Illinois with a death and a case of insanity linked to disease. A shipyard owner in Levis Quebec closes works and dismisses 102 workers after Knights of Labor interference. Timber culture repeal remains possible once a quorum forms. A Barrundia daughter with documents seeks audience with President Harrison. Mexican Consul General Coney denies an assassination attempt on President Dias. The El Sol steamship, built by Cramp & Sons, is launched as one of U.S. largest vessels. Western paper millers in Chicago area meet secretly to cut production costs under Castle contradicting trust fears. Lisbon flour mill owners unite to press for wheat import freedom. A Johnson County Iowa verdict awards 10 000 to Whelan heirs over a 1888 death. Col Marmon reports Pueblo Indians’ rise and fears of white massacres. A New York Tribune pension inquiry prompts subpoenas to Seckendorff and Clark.
A belated traveler confronts a pistol wielding robber on a dim street. The footpad demands a transfer of gold disks and valuables, threatens violence, but the victim reveals a can of baked beans as the only object in the basket. The episode ends with the thief fainting after discovering the label.
A Boston Globe column ponders a London doll bought for a Salem child in the 1700s, contrasting rigid virtue with playful mischief. It speculates on whether Salem children touched and dressed the doll, and wonders about generations of restraint versus natural childlike behavior.
A corny letter argues against soft hats, claiming they trap heat and rot hair roots, while silk hats provide airflow and reduce baldness. It cites England’s higher silk hat use and contrasts hatmaking employment: about 2,000 in England versus 500 in the United States, with a call for more men to wear silk hats.
In Dubuque, a two story frame home owned by ex policeman John Mc Bee burned at 4 am. Mrs Mc Bee and Rosa eighteen died. Bertha sixteen and Charley five survived briefly. Charley died later the day. Mc Bee witnessed family tragedy, wife returned to save children. Building lightly burned.
In Shelby Indiana a barn bout pitted Tommy Ryan of Grand Rapids against Don Doyle of Chicago for a $500 purse under Marquis of Queensberry rules. Ryan weighed 137 pounds to Doyles 136. The fight lasted one hour fifty five minutes and ended when Doyle surrendered after twenty seven rounds with Ryan declared winner.
Repwoop Cal Oct 6 A sensational suicide occurs as Louise Esslinger 22 marries George Wehrlin at her uncle C Groner's home. After a tense night she refuses his entry, he leaves, and later finds her dead in bed with unclear crystals. A former Portland lover is suspected of causing her distress.
Col Clarkson departed for Pittsburg tonight to confer with prominent Republicans and plan national committee strategy from headquarters. He may visit Ohio and Iowa, with northern states being surveyed for ground truth and actionable guidance to sharpen campaign focus.
Rome reports indicate Bishop Wigger of Newark N J will be elevated to Milwaukee archbishopric. Cardinal Gibbons recommended him last spring. Wigger urged health concerns to delay. Protests reportedly did not prevail.
Chinese Christians in Axsaxy New York witnessed three Chinamen baptized by D D Henry M. King at Emanuel Baptist Church. It marks the first admission of Chinamen to the Christian church in this section.
In Newark on October 6 Most addressed a German language audience at Court Hall but was met with a rowdy crowd, mostly Russian and German Polish foreigners. Police escorted him from the hall and gave him half an hour to leave the city under threat of arrest.
The Railway Age reports 3782 miles of new railroad in 39 states on 212 lines during the first nine months of 1890. Georgia leads with 323 miles followed by Montana 312 North Carolina 226 and Washington 207. No track was laid in New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut Delaware New Mexico North Dakota Nevada and Utah. Estimated total 1890 construction ranges 6000 to 6500 miles versus 5200 miles in 1889.
A report from Cutcaco outlines a bold scheme to reinvent travel and mail with air ships. Mount Carmel Aeronautic Manufacturing Co., backed by English and Eastern capital, plans a $20,000,000 capital buildout in Springfield and Chicago readiness within sixty days. Inventors E J Pennington Richard Butler W C Dewey E L Chamberlain James A Pugh lead the venture to produce fifty passenger cars and mail service craft with aluminum construction.
A cab driver hit a livery rig on Third street near Robert, tossing J. W. Williams and Mrs. Hannah Riley from their carriage and injuring the young woman. The livery horse bolted, wrecking the buggy. Frank Rogers, the cab driver, fled and was arrested later. Earlier, a frightened horse at a flowing hydrant near Smith avenue threw Mrs. Clara Seigman and her sister, leaving Mrs. Seigman unconscious and rushed to her home four hours later.
A Salem leather shop owner Edward Rushford, once missing for over twenty years, is identified by a sister in law of a Minneapolis lawyer's wife. He and three brothers enlisted in the war. Ed vanished and was presumed dead until a chance sighting led to reunion with his family.
In Hudson Michigan Edna Wood daughter of ex May or J J Wood vanished after school. Hair found under a tree indicated kidnapping. At 1130 pm she was found asleep on a haystack three miles from town. She said two men forced her into the house and made her dress in men s clothing. Authorities pursue the suspects.
The president and a small party head west next week from Wasargoton at 11 24 over the Chesapeake & Ohio line. Secretary Tracy Omens Halford Marshal Rans dall Captain W H Meredith E F Tibbett and the C R en of the railroad will guide the tour. Gen Grosvenor joins at Cincinnati and proceeds to Ottumwa Iowa. The train departs Cincinnati Tuesday at 8 am over the Ohio & Mississippi with several stops en route to Galesburg Illinois arriving 9 50 Wednesday morning.
Ernest Riall, arrested on a telegram from Omaha claiming he embezzled 18000 dollars from Richard J. Straight via bogus lard deals, was discharged as Straight refused to prosecute and cited unwillingness to bear the cost of returning him for trial.
President Young of the National Base Ball league says at a league magnates meeting on the 18th inst plans will be discussed. If the Cincinnati club is sold meanwhile, a new league team for Cincinnati will be arranged. Sale contingent on Stern selling the franchise. The league holds Cincinnati's franchise. Anannouncement may surprise opponents.
Winnipeg report notes American buyer Morris has been importing Manitoba potatoes for weeks and shipping large lots southward. He accelerates shipments as the McKinley tariff rises next Monday from 10 to 25 cents a bushel. Manitoba prices are around 66 cents in St. Paul and Minneapolis, supporting continued trade if prices stay high. Morris trims margins by paying 50 cents per bushel to move stock. Twenty five carloads departed yesterday with as many more planned.
The article argues Republicans improved farming and labor through national tariff and homestead policy. It cites the 1861 Homestead Act, defense of protection, and wartime prosperity, then notes Minnesota’s early state actions. It claims increased wealth, industrial growth, and a robust public school system as outcomes of Republican rule.
A collage of editorials and comments argues over Gov. Merriam’s ties to the national bank, calling for fair judgment and warnings against cross-party appeals. It notes Judge Wilson’s stockholding, criticizes alliance politics, and lauds Rep. Dunnell’s faithful district service amid partisan rhetoric.
The piece weighs Gautier against Heine, noting shared traits like lyric poetry and wit while acknowledging distinct qualities. It likens their influence to Hugo and Damas and cites Gautier’s preface on Heine to illustrate their kinship in spirit and style.
Liberal Milan notes that Italian clergy largely accept cremation, with Milan averaging about one cremation daily as two thousand bodies have been cremated in thirteen years. The piece contrasts Italian funerals with the French stage's scandals and recalls tomb monuments in Milan cemetery, including a tenor Signor Tiberini and a wife’s bold inscription listing his stage roles.
A Spectator report of a Leamington address to the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows recounts the three maces of the houses of commons and Cromwell's removal of the second mace. The speaker lauds the 1660 restoration mace as a future table of glory, provoking a charge of idolatry against church figures and Archbishop Peel.
Hale argues that newspaper writers, under pressure to produce timely copy, develop rapid thinking and terse wording. The habit yields clear, workable prose and preserves quality despite speed. Preachers, who work slowly, could benefit from adopting faster practices to keep pace with modern demands.
A Calamus Iowa woman suffered neuralgia for six months with head pain. While combing her hair a needle caused a sharp pain and was found embedded in the scalp. Doctors retrieved a common steel sewing needle, origin unknown but thought to have moved from the body.
A fragmentary ad style passage touts Dobbin's Electric Soap and other remedies. It references Jumbo the elephant, Dr Bull's Cough Grub, Salvation Oil, and a persuasive promise that one bar will prove quality next Monday. The tone mimics a late 19th century sales pitch with familiar household cures and endorsements.
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