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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1885
Page
5
A reflective poem recalls a summer of shared affection under chestnut trees. Two pairs of hearts walk and talk as time passes a year and a day. The speaker laments a past life, now aged and faded, while nature and June’s sun echo lost youth.
In a dim mansion a dying wife exposes her husband’s hypocrisy before her passing. John Harden contemplates marriage to his young lover Constance Emery as the ring seals a costly future, while the dying wife denounces the match and the girl’s rise from poverty. The scene ends with Harden refusing to marry Constance.
In a tense scene a distressed woman receives a five thousand pound check and a hasty exit order from a powerful man. He arranges transport and seals the moment with a final, chilling gesture, while the widow remains outwardly composed amid the emotional breach.
Caen a doctor claimed to move a tongue by nerve electricity on executed murderers. Paul Bret, attacked by anti vivisectionists, argues such experiments lack scientific value and should be banned. He says reviving a murderer briefly would violate the spirit of the 1791 ban on torturing criminals.
A dim poker room tale centers on Williams clearing the pot with four jacks and a six while the Rev. Mr. Smith and others react. The dialogue and dialect reveal tension, sly bravado, and a grim mood as Williams exits, leaving a charged silence.
London Times praises General Grant for his warm reception in Britain and his relaxed, unguarded demeanor during foreign travel. The piece notes royal-like welcomes, tramcar journeys, and Westminster Abbey service as recognitions of his military renown and kinship with Britain.
The essayist argues gold endures unscathed by acids, air, or water. It endures through centuries while empires rise and fall, monuments crumble, and even relics of royalty fade, remaining pristine as when crafted by artisans. Sir Henry Vivian extols gold as the noble metal.
A Philadelphia Times correspondent recounts how the Bavarian king, once handsome at nineteen, now aged and irked, refuses a royal marriage plan. Ministers arranged a thousand marriages for his subjects. He rejects any union and declares he will remain a bachelor despite pressure from archduchess and court officials.
Stage Whispers notes Billy Emerson has achieved phenomenal success in Australia and grown rich. Born in Belfast in 1846, he started with Joe Sweeney’s minstrels and rose to prominence with encomb’s minstrel company. He toured Germany and Australia, then San Francisco’s Haverley’s minstrels earning $500 weekly. He later leased the Standard Theatre, built large minstrel business, and upon a 1874 Australia visit reportedly beat the record. Emerson calls himself globe trotter, humorous, and a strong performer backed by Warner’s safe cure for vigor. George Primrose endorses the praise and the duo’s wealth from public favor.
A new minister is greeted by Mr and Mrs Brown in a lively house call. The couple tease about housekeeping and brag about their wish to boost Thursday evening prayer meeting attendance. The scene captures warm humor and local proprieties.
Ex Senator Boutweil urges Middlesex club to value stump speaking as a powerful public art. He cautions speakers to adapt to audience feedback, noting the press yields to canvassing voices and that only great orators leave lasting national marks through voice, gesture, and ideas.
Mr G E Bryan of 151 Putnam Street Cleveland Ohio with seven children says Red Star Cough Care is the best remedy he has used for coughs or colds. He notes it contains no morphia or opium and causes no depressing effects.
Market report across cities lists wheat and corn futures and cash bids, oats and rye values, flaxseed and hay prices, butter and eggs quotes, plus pork and lard figures. Regional notes include Minneapolis St Paul and DuVern, with Milwaukee prices as reference.
An assortment of medical ads cites Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh deafness and hay fever with testimonials. Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female troubles. Athlophoros for rheumatism. Men’s Man’s Beef Tonic for indigestion and debility. hotel notices and a Northern Pacific suit note.
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