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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1895
Page
3
In a foggy autumn tale, secretary Luke Abershaw learns of a cruel plan as Mr. Medlicott confesses fear of slow poisoning and names Luke his heir. Luke wrestles with hidden motives, while Medlicott suspects a trusted household figure before a will reshapes power and mercy.
A narrator reflects on staying in a household as a man named Mr Medlicotty lies ill. She senses contempt from Tam and worries about her own reputation while everyone else feels unease and a sense of hidden evil permeates the house.
A Buffalo Express style note surveys how married women in various cultures display status. It mentions German, Russian, New Guinea, Chinese, African, and Mongolian practices such as caps, head coverings, haircuts, lip tattooing, ear ornaments, and decorative baskets with spindles as markers of matrimony.
A New York Recorder correspondent reports four men from a larger gang living near the Canadian line like wild beasts. Arrested in Brighton and confined in Norridgewock jail, they wear little clothing, have hair down their backs, and speak poorly though can swear. One is described as an idiot giant. their tribe roams with about forty members. Police pursue remaining members.
Supt Payne of the Natatorium cites science and exercise as boosting lifespans. A 70 year old pupil began lessons two weeks ago and learns as quickly as a 10 year old, with others aged 4 to 6 mastering swimming. The old gentleman hopes to live beyond a century, while younger swimmers tumble daily in the big tank.
W. J. Coggeswell recalls a theater mishap in Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Edwin Adams joins the cast after Richard Til in a production titled Richmond. The heroine ends up sharing boot wear with Adams to improvise, causing comic chaos as the character dies in borrowed footwear.
The New York church festival sparked Emma Abbott’s earnings as she charged 100 dollars for a singing appearance, with a tenor earning 10 dollars. A 1100 dollar check was made out in her name and used to pay the tenor. Mr. Lake discovered and supported her, funding her rise with his faith and backing. He called her Honest Little Jim and prepared a Fifth Avenue home for her, acting as her devoted patron and sponsor.
Antone Joseph, a former whaling mate turned cook of the cornfield lightship, hooked the season s boss shark on a Wednesday. The 14 foot 7 inch, 500 pound specimen was towed aboard after being baited with pork and gaffed. The crew removed its sirloin steaks for photos or sensational writing.
In a chatty note from Tit-Bits Mrs Fisher remarks that Miss Fisher lightens moods like medicine. A playful line predicts she will be a hit in the market if she does not settle with a suitor soon.
Virginia law prohibits all selling on Sundays except the sale of medicines. The rule applies statewide, restricting businesses from Sunday commerce unless the item is a medicine.
Practical farmer notes promote shredding corn fodder to replace hay and feed cattle horses and sheep. It cites a 40 acre test yielding hay-equivalent fodder, reducing waste and enabling silos. Windmill irrigation guidance covers depths, reservoirs, and acreages for small systems. Also advises shading late-hatched chicks and simple coop improvements.
A rough wooden crane with a big tin funnel eases can handling at a creamery. Cans are guided against a timber, rested, and emptied into a weight can, protecting from bruises. A leather strap and screen secure the funnel, and the device swings away from weather when the door closes.
Utah experiment station Bulletin No. 36 reports on feeding horses with corn versus oats. Across five periods, corn-based rations generally preserved weight better, with nutritive ratio findings and seasonal differences noted. During summer, corn timothy underperformed compared to oats wheat and clover, while winter results showed corn timothy performing as well as oats clover.
The article reviews fertilizer trials on turnips noting phosphate heavy strategies, but finds best yields from a complete mix. It cites barnyard manure ten tons per acre, bone meal 150 pounds, muriate of potash 100 pounds, with potash boosting yields by about five tons per acre. Nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizers alone underperform.
The illustration shows an Orange Juddle Parrier style device that hangs milk pails in a well and keeps milk warm while cooking. It supports four pails raised and lowered by a small windlass. A wall pump sits nearby, and a large well allows easy operation without interference.
An underground sixty four ton silo built at low cost near dry site. Construction cost per ton calculated at 48 cents plus 65 cents with partitions totaling 41.60. Silo has no roof, straw cover, and six inches dirt for preservation.
A swine breeder touts clover as valuable as corn for growing hogs, claiming acre for acre yield on par with corn and 600 pounds of pork per acre. A farmer from Koscousko County reports 44 acres yielded 1,060 bushels of wheat, estimating per acre costs and rent, while a New York World correspondent shares a fireproof paint recipe using lime, salt, alum, copper, potash and sand to seal roofs and resist moss.
Professor Bailey reports that 2000 candle power arc lighting accelerates plant growth and alters morphology in a greenhouse. Nearer light speeds growth, causes early seeding and unusual leaf behavior, with tulips, petunias and lettuce showing dramatic changes and earlier blooming under electric illumination.
The article lists multiple 1900s era patents including a telephone disinfection tube with a rubber ball for disinfectant, an amorphous electric heating medium with ring and conical electrodes, a tube braking system with electric motors, an elevator control scheme with duplicate switches, a magneted brake shoe on a car axle, and an electroplating alloy bath using platinum group metals with a tailored anode and cathode setup.
Royal Baking Powder is presented as the purest and strongest baking powder, claiming official support from U S Government and state chemists. It asserts alum powders are cheaper and urges consumers to insist on Royal at their grocers, promising superior quick-raising results and value to housekeepers.
The article details gamboge, a resin from Siamese islands, tapping methods from June to October, and the process of collecting and curing in bamboo. It notes tree height, growth period, and that resin is sold to Chinese traders and shipped to Bangkok.
Mrs Robert Crawshay hosts a chic afternoon event featuring an exclusive baby show. Prizes reward charm and dental display with entries from top mothers. Mrs Be Bohm Tree’s infant wins first for beauty and teeth while Lady Ashburton’s Mildred at eighteen months weighs twenty eight pounds and has fourteen teeth. Prince Edward of York not present.
A Brooklyn man cheerfully invites his acquaintance Gimson to dinner, noting the guest will travel across three trolley lines to arrive. His wife recalls a prior dislike, highlighting the conflicting feelings within the household.
A wealthy southern slave owner who fought for the Confederacy died in the war. Her finances collapsed with mortgages and emancipated slaves freed from her control. One former enslaved man, aided by her generosity, rose to wealth as a truck farmer and now sends her $1000 monthly, preserving her in old age. Philadelphia Lederer.
A. G. Highton, blamed for forgery in Duluth last year, says reports were false and exaggerated. He describes a drunken rail trip ending Sept 20 in St. Paul with missed memory and no criminal motive, blaming sensational interviews and articles for public anger.
An Italian traveler mocked American government asking about pardons and courts. The narrator defends the United States noting presidential pardon power rests with governors and state boards, and declares Italy cannot match American bigness despite critics.
The article notes rough surfaced bineek cloth with large gutta-percha buttons and double buttonholes for durability. Blue cloth and plain smooth silks are in vogue for linings, with Rusaar effects in black braid across fronts adding width. Velvet lapels and jet trims appear, while long hunter coats follow Louis Quatorze styling and white braided waistcoats close with small bullets.
An 18th century jewelers' note recounts skull and coffin shaped watches once owned by Mary Queen of Scots and her circle. It mentions a skull piece bequeathed to Mary Setoun in 1557, with symbolic carvings, plus other watches linked to Francis II and Arnold of the Strand. The czar reportedly offered 1000 guineas for such a piece.
The passage explains a safe diving stance from height six feet with heels raised legs straight and together hands forward above the head acting as the prow of a ship to cut water. It notes this prevents going deep and adds propulsion and warns that diving from a pier into shallow water can cause severe neck injuries, with expert divers able to stay shallow from 40 to 50 feet.
The West ero Rural note argues twelve common hens yield about 9 to 300 percent net profit on a $3 investment. Eggs value 1500 at one cent equals $15 yearly, feed costs about 50 cents annually, leaving $9 profit. Rooster and two hens program adds 60 chicks yearly, net $7.50 from 75 cents invested, illustrating high returns on poultry.
A dealer offers a cigar for trial and Watts reacts saying it doesn’t deserve a trial and ought to be lynched. The exchange, reported in the Indianapolis Journal, captures a dramatic confrontation over value and justice.
A terse fragment notes a parent’s remark about their daughter’s singing, contrasting words like giving with taking and referencing Messenger. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete events or dates.
The West Side Gazette explains that two facial points moved from eye area to the upper lip edge feel separate due to higher nerve sensitivity in the upper lip. Back areas are less sensitive, making two points three inches apart feel like one.
Marie says she always wears diamonds in the bath as a habit, not fear of theft. Hills responds that it is simply routine for her to soak them, a long-standing practice.
A Chicago Tribune item describes a man and a stranger with a valise causing a scene on Diversey Street with shouting as a street confrontation unfolds. The incident appears to involve a stop and a demand to exit a vehicle amid a tense exchange.
A Brooklyn Eagle note describes cutting a common radish in two and hollowing its interior then rubbing it on a dinner plate. The radish grips the plate so tightly that the two appear pasted, a stunt called the Hercules radish.
A patented automatic compression dry kiln dries cypress shingles in a moist atmosphere. Outer surfaces stay damp while interiors heat, releasing moisture as steam to prevent unequal expansion. Shingles come out uniformly dried without checks warps or hardening and ready for roofing.
Dr R V Pierce of Buffalo announces free distribution of 500000 copies of his People s Common Sense Medical Adviser after selling 680000 copies at 150 each. To receive the free edition readers mail a coupon plus 21 cents for postage, with the book mailed in a manilla cover and full of medical content and illustrations.
The prince of Wales uses two card styles Albert Edward and Le Prince de Galles reflecting etiquette and language in royal circles. Some monarchs stamp home titles in native scripts or prefixes like Phe Duke of Argyll while others keep simple forms. Napoleon’s card measured two and a third inches by half as broad with arsenic treated stock linked to illness risks.
Advice on curing bad breath from indigestion, urging purgatives like sour lemonade and ripe fruit, plus plenty of water. Recommends mint, cloves, spruced gum, myrrh, camphor, and other antiseptics in water, and warns that mouth odor signals digestive imbalance.
Paroness Burdett-Coutts entertained members of the International Geographical Congress at Polly Lede residence. She rode a pony chaise with a tall Scotsman guiding the pony and toured the grounds. The elderly baroness, near eighty, uses the conveyance to ease fatigue from standing.
A worn oof fashion closet reveals hooks for dresses and space for wire frames to keep waists and skirts in shape. The article notes shelves drawers compartments for shoes and umbrellas and calls the closet as important as other rooms for weather and occasion emergencies.
In Roxbury, the local exchange shows Uncle Ned fishing and Johnny replying with a teasing yes and no answer. The vignette ends with Johnny promising to reveal more when Te returns home.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Pigs as a pure liquid laxative cleansing the system and easing colds fevers and constipation. It claims wide patient satisfaction and medical approval, notes the formula acts on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them, and identifies the California Fig Syrup Co as the sole manufacturer with price points of 50c and 1.00.
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