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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
3
An advertisement extols D Priges as a 46 year standard purist tartar powder free of ammonia and alum. The piece then shifts to a social commentary by Charles Barnard praising modern trade education and the American tradition of multipurpose skilled work across generations.
A tale opens with a doorbell tramp mocked by a householder yet claims he is a rover not a tramp and wins a coin. A second feature describes Kobo Taishi’s 126000-word micro script on ancient Buddhist text stored in lacquered and paulownia cases, exhibited in San Jose with Takahasshai lineage.
Stephen Brewer recalls Edward Hutchinson Robbins speaker of the Massachusetts House in 1783. In Boston a gray stocking held Spanish dollars was found after Robbins misplaced it. He cared more for his daughter Cassy knit stocking than the money, urging Stephen to protect the gift.
In Cherbourg France an electrical canoe operates while captions note flexible technology. The Washington Star quotes a joke about horns and cornet ownership as a remarks mix with mentions of ancient mummies in Egypt and Swiss caves. Paris reports gowns of paper.
A vintage advertisement touts Pleasant Pellets as a natural remedy for liver and bowel disorders. The copy promises relief from biliousness indigestion constipation dizziness sour stomach and related ailments with a gay coated formula sold in sealed vials and a satisfaction guarantee or money back.
A study of prehistoric man in North America suggests two distinct races or types, one on the Pacific slope from the Rocky Mountains to Central America, and one on the Atlantic slope likely from Europe via a former North Atlantic land bridge. Cyrus Thomas cites Science in support.
A Chicago Record item notes a sparsely populated boomtown, urging growth potential. It contrasts regional biases with a remark on Russians and reports a English laundry run by women earning $25,000 yearly. It also mentions a Missouri church bell and Indian temple ruins requiring vast labor.
Hyacinth enters a world of elegance and intrigue at Lady Rosedene’s Hall. Miss Sant warns of a looming tragedy while Hyacinth admiringly weighs love versus fortune, dreaming of a marriage for love rather than for wealth or status.
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent reports a curiosities booth outside Dantzig featuring a Pariser Fioh Theater run by a stout manageress who claims 300 fleas fed daily. Flea chariot races, ballet fleas named Elizabet and Anna, and a rope dancer Eliza showcase microperformances with delicate harnessing and colorful costumes.
The trial of Hank Taylor for killing Steve Brown ends with a mock judgment where Taylor insists on a boiled shirt a shaved head and new rope. The judge and jury concede the rights but decide to suspend hangings for now and return to work.
Dr James Stewart argues drunkenness is a vice while inebriety is a disease and may be hereditary. He cites transmission of neuropsychiatric traits from an inebriate to offspring and urges lifelong abstinence for descendants. He warns against emotional provocation and supports restricting marriages of kin to prevent inheritance.
The article explains armor and gun carriage evolution for coastal defenses. It highlights disappearing carriages reducing exposure, the Gordon carriage offering loading safety, and the advantages of such systems for San Francisco harbor defenses against fleet and shore attacks. It notes test progress at the U.S. proving ground and the shift toward safer, integrated fortifications.
A drummer arriving in Boston fears the burying ground by Boylston street opposite a hotel. He orders a hackman to take him there but is startled by the graveyard at dawn and spends the day wandering the town, as recounted by the Boston Budget.
A Century writer notes Jenny Lind praised Carlyle and Norton Emerson letters, reflecting her independence and insistence on truth. During a Peterborough visit she complimented a cathedral choir, telling the dean the church was “indeed most beautiful.”
The article notes the push for efficient electric lighting in both projectors and homes. It recalls 1879 when Breguet provided thirty large lamps for Havre harbor and explains how corrugated two‑sheet lantern glass at right angles improved illumination by brightening the surface and softening deep shadows.
A reader quotes a doctor who recommends a bicycle for an invalid, clarifying that a pneumatic tire makes a big difference. The physician notes that carrying a wheel to the repair shop would be excellent exercise, while the patroness recalls prior advice against cycling for invalids.
A husband and wife exchange playful barbs about courtship and the man’s early habit of holding her hand. The dialogue shifts to a sensationally worded health ad praising Syrup of Figs as a universal laxative, claiming medical approval and wide satisfaction.
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