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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1896
Page
3
Mrs Shrill vows to attend every temperance meeting after a dispute over a bonnet. Mr S refuses a new hat, prompting talk that his drinking has affected her attire and reputation.
The Dominion Express Co offers 101 for information leading to the capture of Condie who fled Oak Lake Manitoba on Oct 13. He is about 35, 5 ft 8 in, dark eyes and mustache, pale, with a billeted eye and neck marks. He wears a jockey cap dark coat and trousers. Arrest for grand larceny. Contacts Winnipeg supervisor G Ford or Ronald Stewart in St Paul Minnesota.
The Home Life Insurance Company of New York offers attractive old line policies with guaranteed cash value and loan privileges. A live, well acquainted man is sought as local agent with special territory and liberal contract. References required. Apply to Fred P. Loomis, general manager, 8060 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul.
The piece argues reforms require steady regularity to become lasting. It notes healthful changes in the human system come from gradual, not abrupt, methods and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a leading example for resolving obstinate dyspepsia.
A humorous exchange from Harper’s Bazar features a customer seeking a folding bed that can be used as a bicycle in the daytime, with the furniture man asking what kind of folding bed is desired and the customer replying with the inventive requirement.
In a comic aside the speaker quips about wishing to be Noah while noting no seal would have been towed to board the ark. The remark appears in a Cleveland Leader context as a humorous exchange.
A witty exchange unfolds as Miss Antique responds to a blunt question about marriage. The Detroit Free Press dialogue captures playful flirtation between the two characters and hints at social expectations of the era.
A satirical pair of quotes from the Chicago Record questions a woman's conduct and responsibility. The lines hint at social judgment and gender expectations reflected in the paper’s voice. The exchange illustrates era commentary on behavior and reputation.
The emperor shows strong interest in Krupp’s new artillery device promising a range of at least ten miles. Also note a claim praising Cascarets to stimulate liver kidneys and bowels without sickness weakness or griping.
Author Mr. Wilson Barrett will release The Sign of the Cross early in December. He receives $5,000 in advance with a promise of additional payments upon completion or success.
The note reports a loss of appetite and flesh, states the subject is out of sorts and suffering from worms, and urges immediate treatment to address the condition.
Helen meets the polite but persistent Mr Jones at a visit and declines his ball invitation. They discuss a riverside countryside picnic, with Helen’s charm growing while others notice a budding interest and speculate on future courtship.
Helen leaves Newton Hall for a long walk to the rocks on the coast. She braves rough terrain with resolve, crossing shingle and seaweed pools to reach a western breakwater where a small boat appears offshore, carrying Mr. Jones and another young man seen earlier.
Two of the oldest Baltimore residents endure painful dental work. Thomas R. Rich, 70, lost eye teeth after a trolley accident six years ago and now regains them, though swelling hinders eating. William H. Hill, 83, Pauls a new wisdom tooth amid Civil War era memories and a near hanging incident involving Union sympathizers in Northumberland County.
A portrait of how famous women once deemed ugly found beauty by self reform. Patti, Anderson, and Eliot show determination can redefine looks into influence, while inner grace and health illuminate a woman’s true appeal. The piece urges kind deeds and loving life as the ultimate aesthetic.
An American bulletin notes Japan’s land as compact farming where a few acres suffice. Farmers cultivate diverse crops on tiny plots, renew soil after each harvest, and practice ancient irrigation. Nearly half the population works in agriculture with silk and tea as key exports.
The article describes the Northeast coast of Hondo facing the Tuscarora Deeps, the deepest ocean trench. It explains submarine volcanoes and seismic activity sending waves toward shore, with shocks arriving first and water waves cresting at 20 to 50 feet, overwhelming dikes and villages along inlets and bays.
A plain dealer quips about a stout man described as the free scholarship professor of New Cambridge. His duties are said to be hunting talent for the football team.
The Nebraska Farmer emphasizes integrated farm management where all crops and livestock support a single goal. It argues against narrow specialization, urges adaptable methods, and stresses timely plowing and clover sod for corn to improve soil and prepare a ready seedbed for wheat, highlighting judgment and opportunity in farming.
A DIY smoking and fumigation scheme uses two barrels, one with a kettle holding burning chips or corncobs and the other inverted to hang meat. Small draft holes control airflow, offering a cheap effective alternative to costly setups for meat smoking or sulphur fumigation per Country Gentleman.
A detailed method to construct a sunlit hotbed inside a stable area. Excavate to frost line, build a stone and brick wall, cement base, and install a sloped sash. Use multiple sashes for length, ensuring steady heat and attractive appearance. It enables winter kitchen output beyond spring plant starting.
Instruction from Stock man and Farmer on ricking fodder so it can be drawn from one end without exposing much. Begin at the far end, finish each course at the feeding end, keep the middle full, and lay bundles lengthwise center. Build up with upright bundles along the center to shed water and cover the rick if needed.
A description from Orange Judd Farmer explains an ice house built with a flat base roof and a broad overhanging secondary roof. The double-decked cover directs sun heat away from stored ice, improving cooling in exposed locations and enabling cheaper ice house construction.
A Vermont Experiment Station bulletin explains potato blights and the Bordeaux mixture as the best remedy for early and late blight. It notes flea beetle injuries worsen early blight and describes a detailed method to prepare stock solutions and the final Bordeaux formula using copper sulfate lime and water.
A reader asks why his home grown wheat turns smutty. The Western Plowman notes spores can spread via threshing machines and recommends seed treatment with blue stone before sowing. Even small amounts of smut in seed can ruin crops over time.
Practical guidance on farming practices including crop management and soil care. Notes on Kaffir corn growth in Kansas, rotation and fallowing, fertilizer opinions, and the Tennessee Experiment Station stance on salt. A curious how to for a trick egg uses sand and wax to create a disobedient egg.
A children’s dialogue about bedtimes and morning fishing reveals a playful clash. Bobby argues he won’t go to bed while a parent insists on rest, hoping to catch worms at dawn.
A fragmented line from an exchange hints at a debate over perception and reality. The speaker questions Mr. Arden about certainty, noting longstanding beliefs and prompting a retort about vision and understanding.
The article describes how beechnut ripening drives wildlife cycles across forests. Abundant crops feed squirrels, deer, foxes, birds, and fish, while scarce years reduce deer numbers and shift predators. Nut-bearing trees influence insect life, waterway food chains, and winter fattening, with interspecies competition over hanging nuts.
In a Jamaica like jungle, nature flaunts odd growths as vines sprawl across trees and orchids cling without labor. The pineapple, or pine, nests rainwater on upper branches forming reservoirs where tree frogs and crabs live, saving an expedition from thirst. The feature, by Eustace B. Rogers, appeared in October St. Nicholas.
A dignified elderly man, carried to the police station in a collapsed state, tells the judge his condition stemmed from meeting an old Kentucky friend. The judge, claiming Kentuckian pride, relents and asks who the friend was, joking that he himself may know him. The man finally whispers the name John Barleycorn.
An 19th or early 20th century note describes bicycle covers in cretonne or plain materials with braided seams for attractive rooms or hallways. Rubber machine covers are less stylish but more practical near the seashore and offer better protection.
Mrs Mary Noren of Valparaiso recounts rapid relief from a long illness after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She suffered stomach pain backache constipation and rheumatic pains worsened after childbirth, with improvements after three boxes and continued strength gains. The pills cost 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2 50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
English anthropologist Robert M. W. Swain notes vast numbers of ruined temples near Salisbury Mashonaland, claiming hundreds within ten miles and many more between the Zambesi and Limpopo. The circular and arched ruins feature regular granite blocks and double walls with two doorways aligned to sun positions. He suggests they may be religious symbols rather than temples in the ordinary sense.
A teacher tests pupils on Solomon and wisdom asking for a queen who traveled to see the king. Unable to recall she hints the name begins with 8S and is very great. A student answers with queen of epades, a pun that hints at diamonds and cards.
A Detroit Tribune quip recalls a dramatic line where a man declares to a loving partner that she is the first mother he ever truly hated. The exchange hints at ardor and duplicity in a tense moment between lovers.
The Cincinnati Enquirer explains that ball bearings reduce friction by using small steel balls between wheel and axle. The balls roll on their own axles as the wheel turns, acting as friction wheels and lowering friction to about a third of that from direct wheel axle contact.
Warning against mercury based catarrh treatments and praising Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It claims no mercury and internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists.
The Kansas City Times describes Goust as a tiny independent republic of about a square mile, home to 140 people. Located on a mountaintop near the Spanish border and France, it has lasted 250 years and governs itself by a small council. Citizens live quietly, avoid outside affairs, and read little news.
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