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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1887
Page
3
Miss Pamela Powell narrates her six month voyage with undercurrents of motive from home to Europe. She resents English quirks at sea and abroad, endures a stern stewardess, encounters odd lodgings, and battles with hotels while maintaining a steadfast view that American tastes are superior.
A Boston writer found a village record listing high school graduates and their paths after school. Of 80 graduates, 61 are unmarried, with most in teaching, printing, tailoring, or fashion work. few stay at home. The piece also notes the Cheshire cat saying’s English origin and a local cheese anecdote.
A reflection on ancestral pride versus vanity, contrasting Spanish pride with humility and Boston lineage with Chicago scrutiny. Anecdotes recount noble names, clerks, and Cardinal Manni praising a Dominican speaker, highlighting how birthright and status meet public perception and restraint.
At a New York dinner, Professor Clarke tested Madame Blavatsky’s claimed psychic powers by asking her to read a personal letter left on the floor. She seemingly revealed a near copy of the letter, prompting astonishment and a hurried exit by the observer.
A three-man plot to create false alibis for a prisoner failed when witnesses gave divergent accounts. In a later case, similar testimony led to acquittal, while authorities exposed a copied tale as fake. The report cites Sir William Earle in the Court of Common Pleas.
An eccentric tale centers on a wearily honest nephew who hides a glove as a sign of secret misdeeds. A brutal sequence unfolds with a knife, a murder, and a shock reveal as a narrator and relatives pursue the glove’s owner. A second, separate story portrays a Florida planter befriending Indians, a Cherokee-like prodigal, and a pastor guiding a repentant youth toward reform, ending in hopeful redemption.
A planned stone prison at Massachusetts state penitentiary will be completed within a year. It features 32 cells in two granite tiers, heavy iron doors, boiler iron tops, and a 18 foot thick foundation. Guards can pass through the tiers. escape would require breaching granite or doors. The roof and walls are designed for strength and security. It will offer rewards for good behavior or possible confinement in the new building as punishment for disobedience.
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