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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1893
Page
2
A long comic scene unfolds with a girl about eighteen who steals a carpet and various items from a veranda while a young man, Claude Melnotte, proclaims marriage and inheritance. The Detroit Free Press narration blends farce with a testy exchange among editors about a river riddle and a newsroom fracas.
The narrator's group travels from desolate inland gorges to the south where savages react with shock to money for food. An incident on a road reveals their disbelief at commerce as one Kafir jokes about starving without money, sparking laughter among all.
The Rochester Post-Express notes a circuit court horse case where a witness jokes about opening the horse’s mouth to gauge age. The opposing lawyer objects to witness dialogue with the horse when the plaintiff is absent, and the judge sustains the objection.
The excerpt recalls family talk about meals and gardens with simple humor. Little Ethel notes the lack of vegetables except those she grows, praising home produce versus market fare in a informal suburban setting.
County commissioner Horace McPhee recounts a bank run tale from an iron mill town where depositors were paid with red hot silver dollars. The overheated coins cooled and caused a standoff, stopping the rush, though McPhee says he was not the Irish cashier.
An excerpt from the New York Weekly presents a controversial exchange where a missionary questions why a wife was not brought abroad. The reply includes demeaning statements about Chinese and Mexican people, reflecting late 19th century prejudices and stereotypes.
A customer requests clothing without pockets and the tailor confirms before asking about impressions of the world’s fair. The exchange shows a service interaction focused on garment features and customer satisfaction.
The piece notes a wife accusing a husband of fault finding with a meek reply about finding her. It also mentions a French rule where a senator must be forty and a deputy twentyfive, with seven chosen by direct vote of the people.
The United States purchasing agents ordered nearly one hundred thousand pounds of Dr Price's Baking Powder in the first five months of the year. The government selects only the best supplies and cites Price's as proof of quality. The powder is praised for climate stability, keeping fresh for years, and is guaranteed pure with no ammonia or alum.
A visitor asks if the hostess has three sisters and confirms. The hostess agrees she has three. The visitor recalls the host brother saying he had four sisters, noting the inconsistency in family counts.
The article warns against using whisky for medical purposes from unknown bottlers and urges asking a druggist or retailer for Uncle Sam's Monogram Whiskey. It claims the Northwest's oldest and largest liquor firm bottles it and notes strong reception as proof of quality.
A testimonial urges readers tormented with pans to adopt a course of Hostetter's Stomach Hitters, touted as the finest tonic and regulator. It cites physician and public endorsement for relief from malaria, constipation, rheumatism, kidney disease, gout, and neuralgia, urging persistent use.
Francis Vane, a scholar from a quiet life at Sweetbriers, raises his daughter Hyacinth amid books and art. A chance meeting with Elsie Redfern, a gifted organist, leads to love and tragedy. Hyacinth’s welcome into county society follows a vicarage picnic plan to place her among peers.
A Chicago Herald analysis argues the Bombay unrest stems from anti English sentiment, not religion alone. It notes British use of foreigners as peacemakers, predicts prolonged violence, and details Bombay’s Fort and Malabar Hill as well as Parsees as key economic players.
A group from Utica visited the St. Lawrence for ten days when a young woman in the party during breakfast felt a small fish bone stuck in her throat. It caused discomfort and resisted removal, raising fears of inflammation if not extracted.
The piece describes intense communal violence in Bombay with Hindu and Muslim quarters suffering bloodshed and pillage. It notes the large populations, distrust of native troops, and the government ban on firearms, while contrasting the city’s modern architecture with its overcrowded native quarters. A Chicago visitor’s impressions and a curious tale of a bone extraction with a curling iron are mentioned.
The Italian charm of mystery and masks traces from ancient Rome to the Middle Ages and carnival. Factions in Rome abused mask freedom, leading to bans in 1499, while masks shaped Fabulae Ataliena, Ma mae, and Commedia dell Arte with Harlequin Brighella and Pantaleon figures guiding their evolution.
An old river fisherman on a wharf details how different fish bite signals, claiming a striped bass hunter’s tell is in the sudden bite. A curious bystander learns from the veteran as the line reels in and surfaces only an old boot. Albany Express.
The London Daily Graphic reports that elephants are increasingly used in Ceylon for farming between coconut trees. The Swedish plow, drawn by an elephant, outperforms native methods and costs about half as much as Dutch hoe tillage, while elephants prove cheaper and more dependable than buffaloes for heavier plows.
A traveler finds painter M. Ziem alive in Martigues, housing canvases of Venice, Constantinople, and Cairo. The garden holds oriental jars and a toy mosque while workers raise a larger mosque framework. Century reports on the painter’s continued quest to blend distant places with southern landscapes.
A child insists the upstairs doll Elizabeth be brought to her, while a boy asks to use a whip for play after threats of punishment. The passage also notes Bank of England paper origin, women voting in states, Thames embankment era, and large English oaks including Cowthorpe in Yorkshire. An expedition under Sir Thomas Elder is planned to explore central Australia.
A French surgeon in China extols Chinese detectives as unparalleled in catching criminals. He recounts a Tonquin family murder case where all three provincial detectives investigated and within three weeks arrested and beheaded the chief secret police official who led the chase.
A Detrait Free Press clipping recounts a troubled marriage where a husband accuses being sold for money and the wife coolly retorts that no cash has yet appeared. He leaves to breathe, seeking relief from the strained life.
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