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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1894
Page
3
The United States Department of Agriculture chief chemist declares Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder superior to all others, rejecting alum powders as unwholesome. Also recounted are Tarahumari endurance stories and Cape May Kodak con artistry, ending with a male ally exposing the film scheme.
A brief note describes fashionable young wolves in Japan who seek to look attractive by gilding their lips. The behavior reflects trend influences among canid groups and parallels human cosmetic practices.
Advice highlights that bedroom windows should not be fully closed when a strong person occupies the room, implying safety and ventilation concerns. It emphasizes maintaining some openness for airflow and awareness of physical capability in confined spaces.
A historical ad notes Hanson's Magic Corn Salve warranted to cure or money refunded. Consumers are urged to ask their druggist for the product, priced at 15 cents.
The Boston Globe profiles a lady equestrienne, describing a female horse rider who practices equestrian exercise on horseback. The piece notes her skill and prominence in the sport.
A correspondent asks when gloves were required in sparring. The shift arrived as law forbade bare fist exhibitions, prompting adoption of gloved bouts.
An old remedy for teething children called SooTuie Starr for Children Teething Thibet is promoted by Mrs Willston. The ad claims the product is proven and widely used despite noting the region’s population as four million.
Hall's Catarrh Cure presented as a constitutional remedy. The note mentions a 75e price and hints at broader reform or system changes. A garbled line about introducing the telephone to China appears, with a suggestion to prepare for additional measures.
Fragmentary note proclaims Cee's Corgh Satanm as oldest and best, claiming unusual quickness and value despite text damage.
A comic aside notes the fear of a man who wears patent-leather shoes as boot tacks attempt to persuade him he errs a stone.
A brief notice describes Kari a Clove Toot Tea marketed as a bioot purifier promising freshness and clearness to the complexion and claims to cure constipation. The text reads as an early health product blurb with asserted benefits.
The notice reflects era language saying departed this life by the sea water route. It preserves formal tone and hints at maritime death phrasing common in period obituaries.
Sensible people take alarm at the chill that ushers in chills and fever. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is advertised as the preventer and remedy. It claims to relieve dyspepsia liver complaints nervousness and debility and serves as a general tonic without equal.
The author laments that many men are born to rule but others are too ignorant to recognize it, suggesting a natural hierarchy of ability and insight among people. The line contrasts innate superiority with societal obstinacy.
An applicant for a public school teaching job is told there is no vacancy. He replies that he has taught where vacancies do not exist and would take the post if the salary is paid regularly. A companion piece notes a musician offering organist and teaching services despite being both white and colored.
The Centaur Bicycle Club, with many members away until Sept 1, discusses admitting women and privileges. Women signaling intent will wear bloomers and chic costumes, likely popularizing bloomers in the city, as leaders weigh basis for membership.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system and aiding kidneys, liver, and bowels. It claims wide medical approval, pleasant taste, and no objectionable ingredients, offered in 50c and $1 bottles by druggists, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
A fragmentary excerpt from a serialized tale reveals a letter attributed to Count De Lacroix written to his cousin Mile. De Lacroix expresses gallant devotion on fine foreign paper with crest and motto. The author hints at a planned summer visit that never occurred.
In a late night procession to the Timperley chemical works a mob confronts suspects in a murder case. An explosion in the laboratory wounds and kills Steinhardt and Lacroix, ending a bitter partnership dispute tied to Louise and a doomed patent. The narrative closes with inquest findings and letters from Paris outlining the quarrel and proposed marriage arrangements.
The article outlines how in nineteenth century China education is highly valued, with some families dedicating generations to study as a hereditary profession. It contrasts elite tutoring and peasant poverty, explains the orthodox focus on classical Chinese literature, and describes the strict mastery of ancient prose and verse forms with deliberate language and rhythm rules.
The Wine and Spirit Gazette cites that Germany brews over three billion gallons annually, the United Kingdom about one billion, and the United States over eight hundred million. Austria follows, with output under half U.S. levels, while Scandinavian production appears large given low exports.
In Winona Minnesota on August 30 first district Republicans gathered for the congressional convention placing James A Tawney of Winona in nomination again. Speakers Nelison Davis and Washburn endorsed Tawney praising his service to veterans and barley interests as delegates affirmed the platform denouncing free trade and praising protection reciprocity and party unity.
Governor Nelson appeals to keep Tawney in Congress praising labor unity and warning of shifts to third parties. He frames capital and labor as interdependent, cites Debs and populism, and shares anecdotes about Syrians and laborers to argue for balanced cooperation. Short remarks follow from A Towne, Childs, and Reese.
A New England visitor Patience Gregg tours her brother's Alabama home with cautious curiosity. She remains unflustered until dinner when she views boiled crabs and exclaims about the large spiders-like crabs, comparing them to larger creatures she has seen elsewhere.
In a reflective vignette a dissipated First Empire figure, Monsieur de Montroud, lies near death as the Abbe Prestor recalls temptations to mock religion. The wit replies he has always moved in the best society, underscoring social restraint and propriety in matters of faith.
An English journal credits a simple ancient melody as the oldest tune, linked to the words We won't go home till morning. Napoleon era troops allegedly played it near the pyramids in 1799 and Bedouins wept upon hearing it. Experts call it the elemental protoplasmic tune.
Cholly asks if any man ever proposed to Penelope and she replies no. The exchange continues with a playful back and forth about past proposals.
The speaker condemns the Democratic party after eighteen months of control. He cites promises unfulfilled and attacks party loyalty, claiming repeal of election supervision laws and denunciations of reconstruction measures. The tariff bill is noted as a limited, temporary achievement.
Senator Davis criticizes the tariff bill and sugar trust influence, citing imports worth 120 million dollars and a projected 40 million dollar revenue gain for the sugar schedule. He contrasts Republican prosperity under Harrison with Cleveland era distress, warns of Northern-Southern tariff rifts, praises Gov. Nelson’s administration, and calls for steadfast laborbold resolve amid economic and political turmoil.
An aging farmer, Giles Overborck of Coles County, stands on Clark street outside a gambling house, resisting a brash operator who tries to lure him inside. The proprietor ejects him, warning against loitering in the doorway as a crowd gathers and the exchange grows tense.
United States Consul Mason reports gas motors used in Europe for street cars as successful. In England gas proves cheaper than electricity or horses, signaling a new propulsion era. Motors adapt to various traction methods, run quietly with no smoke and are under control.
A boy from Newcastle on Tyne vanished about a dozen years ago. He was sent to the workhouse then apprenticed to a farmer. He ran away to sea, later joined the army, and finally returned to Newcastle to find his mother who had believed him dead.
A citizen claims a dance hall exists around the corner with Sunday music, but the officer notes the bills posted at the front declare the venue a sacred concert, not a dance hall. The exchange captures urban rumor versus official labeling in the New York Weekly.
A humorous exchange from New York Weekly depicts a wife asking if suffrage harms domestic happiness and a husband replying that it would not since the little duckie darlings stay home. She then writes a letter resigning from the Vote or Ole League.
The excerpt lists year counts across multiple eras: Is to 1894, Byzantine 7403, Jewish 5654 55, Roman 2647, Japanese 254, Mohanmedan 1311 12, and Hegira 1412 beginning on the fifth instant. It notes sunset of Sept 30 for the Jewish era start.
Price Baking Powder Co of Chicago offers the new Table and Kitchen cookbook free by mail. The 400 plus pastry and home cookery receipts include table setting and dining room hints, plus economical and lavish recipes. Send name, town and state, or German or Scandinavian version by postal card. postage prepaid.
A. R. Lewis notes Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is becoming a huge bee habitat. He recalls past trips along the long and short routes, describes numerous bees in several passages, and suggests honey could be found if the cave were explored further. The bees have been growing steadily during his years of visits.
Two men at the Norfolk Navy yard were killed while working on an iron ship used as a condenser and conductor. They were standing in water when the current passed through them, with no visible lightning flash.
One of Europe’s finest bridges rises over the Deube at Cernagoda Roumania. French engineers design a 2400 foot structure in five bays. The roadway stands 103 feet above water with a peak of 128 feet. Steel spans rest on thirty piers.
In a printed dialogue a woman notes rising personal crisis reports while marriages fall. the man explains men choose a less painful method to exit life. The exchange reflects social concerns about distress, suicide, and marital strain.
The Weekly Pioneer Press offers big prizes to top subscribers who recruit new readers before the election. The largest three lists win Britannica sets, a sewing machine for a top woman, and free book selections for 20 names. Credits and weekly publishes of standings encourage mass mailing and participation.
A colorful ad touts meadow fields and crops as a bank of soil value. It highlights sowing Salter’s extra grass mixtures this fall to yield 3 to 5 tons of hay per acre and offers a Salter Seed Co promotional package from La Crosse for 4 cents postage.
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