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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1891
Page
3
A small Austrian town mistook a local resident for the Viennese comedian Girardi. The crowd cheered a bearded performer who delivered a hoarse serenade and an Italian aria, only to learn next day that no actor named Girardi was present except a merchant named Samuel Girardi.
Saloon-keeper Joseph Frey and angler William Bercaw trout fish in Monroe County. Bercaw catches a 10 inch trout that contains a diamond shirt stud, which the angler later realizes was swallowed after the stud dropped from its owner during the chase. The men report the tale as fact to the Easton Express.
A Norfolk resident reports a London firm that made Confederate Navy buttons during the war says it still has the dies and can supply them in any quantity. The relics, once scarce, are now seen as a potential flood of buttons entering commerce.
A reader reports symptoms and mood changes linked to using August Flower remedies. The description notes crankiness and constant experimentation with diet, cooking, and eating habits, alongside a gnawing insatiable appetite at times, attributed to August.
A fragmentary reflection on a youth’s longing for distant lands and the sound of evening. It evokes childhood whispers and the pull of a mystic, unnamed music that lingers from dawn beyond the doors of life.
In Grundy county near Wayoph, Billy Hawthorne a wealthy farm heir leads social life, while a land dispute with John Stiles lingers. After a Thanksgiving dance, his liquor episode shocks peers, and fire destroys Hawthorne’s 54 head cattle barn, estimated at 10000 dollars with no insurance. Billy learns the verdict awaits but the loss darkens a fragile tension with his father.
The Hawthorne family faces a cascade of misfortunes including a protracted land dispute, a ruined barn and stock, and reduced tillage. Billy’s drunken incident at Thanksgiving eroded his standing and pushed him into decline, leading to isolation from Wayoph society and a move to Montana. The farm income shrank as parts were rented, leaving only about a third cultivated.
In Annapolis a wealthy Japanese cadet studying for Mikado Navy defeats a rival in a dramatic room confrontation. The feud began with defamatory letters from the Washington rival after a romance with a Tokyo maiden. The victor, aided by witnesses, earns apology. American cadets later honor him and urge the maiden to keep him in the U S Navy.
A New York Sun feature recounts a freight conductor who once flogged tramps but now spares them after a near deadly accident. He credits a tramp’s heroic act that saved him when a wreck endangered his life and his new wife. The tale highlights changed views toward rail line hobos and the fragile line between duty and danger.
The Washington Critic notes Siam’s king granted valuable mining, railroad, and banking concessions to Americans after denying them to Englishmen. The piece suggests Asia distrusts European powers but views the United States more favorably and urges American enterprise in the East.
An East Detroit train conductor tries to collect fare from a man with no money or ticket. The farmer refuses, is forced off, and finally hands over a pasted ticket after a long standoff. The man explains he lives nearby and will walk five miles back. Detroit Free Press.
Government findings reveal many baking powders contain ammonia or alum, common adulterants. Ammonia poses health risks. detection methods are described using steam aroma and bubbling tests. If no effervescence occurs in water, condemn the product. Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is claimed free of adulterants.
A rich Chinese trader entertained New York dignitaries with a banquet featuring astonishing dishes. Oranges arrived with pulp missing, jelly forms substituted for fruit, eggs hollow yet filled with nuts and candies, and eggs revealing tiny live birds. The host joked that even Americans cannot uncover all mysteries of the world.
In a Commons session MPs wore hats and removed them to speak. William Ewart delivered a strong closing line and struck radical Joseph Hume’s oversized hat with his fist. The hat toppled, hiding Hume’s features, provoking laughter as Ewart sat down abashed by the interruption.
An account describes how devout Sicilian peasants perform extreme vows during trouble. They vow to undertake a four mile pilgrimage called the Madonna of the Chain, stripping and piercing their legs with small points, marching with bloodied bodies until reaching the chapel, with occasional deaths en route.
A group of young traveling men in Casey Wisconsin plotted a day of mischief at a hotel. They planned to object to every service and charge from coffee to rooms and meals, inviting a newcomer to join the scheme before revealing they were from a London house with New York HQ and a known habit of kicking.
An elderly Yorkshire court clerk, thirty five years in office, seeks advice on whether typewritten depositions count as writing. A judge deemed his handwriting legible or not, leading to a delay in using the typewriter. A law journal suggests English law may allow typewriting as writing, potentially preserving his position and ending the dispute.
The old doctor muses that hot Scotch whiskey stirs sentiment and tears, noting how even in a bleak land liquor can evoke emotion. He recalls viewing sadness and humor in illness, including a dying patient who asks the doctor to whisper a request and to have Mary fix her bangs before burial.
A World report recounts a Brooklyn bridge scene where a bareheaded woman asks officers if her husband William has passed. She describes his spree behavior and predicts his dramatic arrival, promising he will reveal himself loudly and cause chaos at the ticket office.
In Argentina there is a gender imbalance with about sixteen men per woman. When a new woman arrives, around fifty men vie for her, creating a lively contest. Papers cover it closely as locals attend weddings, and the bride is quickly paired with a suitable suitor. The courtship lasts about three days on average.
A large orangutan risked life to save a baby during a house fire. As flames engulfed the stairs the monkey appeared at a window with the child in its arms and carried him down to safety to the porch.
France persists in bullfighting despite bans. A Paris Daily News correspondent notes Boréas fights passed without incident after a prior deliberate bull death. In Landes, government circulars are ignored, and at Mont de Marsan three bulls were killed during the annual fete.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal lung and throat tonic and blood purifier. It claims efficacy against skin and scrofulous conditions, eczema, scrofula, fever sores, and joint afflictions, promising money back if no benefit. The copy urges year round use and contrasts with March to May blood tonics.
Gen John McNeil who dropped dead in St Louis was known as the Butcher of Palmyra for ordering the shot of ten prisoners after their capture in 1862 at Palmyra Missouri. He claimed orders from Halleck and Schofield, yet the atrocity haunted him and precluded higher office despite a wartime reputation.
The Boston Journal of Health argues summer fruit, when ripe and eaten properly, aids digestion and keeps the intestinal tract open. Unripe or spoiled fruit can trigger summer illness, but most cases are caused by spoiled milk and meat. Decomposition poisons worsen in heat, stressing the liver. a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and grains is advised during hot weather.
A deacon of fifteen years is confronted by a passenger who quizzes him on donations. The deacon reveals a time-stained card reading Never found in the contribution box a button of any sort of kind in my life, highlighting the weariness of long church service and stray cashier jokes from a Star Sayings column.
An American mining engineer in China describes a bone-setter who, after examining a patient with a broken leg, left on a mule for three days then returned and gave the patient a lethal drink without attempting to reset the bones. The piece also notes local grain farming and shipping incentives in Towner County, highlighting potential savings and past prompt returns from shipments to Woodward & Company in Minneapolis.
J A Kelly has been appointed superintendent of the Southern division of the Kansas City. The note hints at broader sentiment among others toward us, suggesting potential for similar actions in one respect.
Public notice extols Syrup of Figs for eye appeal taste and gentle cleansing action on kidneys liver and bowels promoting health. Mentions Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and Allen's Iron Tonic Bitters with signatures and promotional “Crescent” ad gimmick offering a free book lithographs and samples.
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