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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
4
Advertising copy promotes Kodol for indigestion and dyspepsia prevention. It claims Kodol digests all foods, rests the stomach, and compares favorably to pepsin tablets and acids. A money back guarantee is offered if the product fails to help after use. Prepared by E C DeWitt & Co in Chicago.
Inaugural Indianapolis Motor Speedway event ends in tragedy as the Knox car crashes on the home stretch, pinning driver William Bourque and mechanic Harry Holcomb beneath. Bourque dies en route to hospital, Holcomb dies shortly after arrival. Robert Burman wins the 250 mile race amid several records set by Barney Oldfield and Louis Chevrolet.
Ohio and Vermont women report relief during the change of life after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim restored health, renewed energy, and a return to daily work, with the product advertised as a standard female remedy for decades.
New York Aug 20 authorities widen the case of Donald Persch a note broker charged with grand larceny. Charles Katz president of the Eastern Brewing Co Brooklyn is indicted for complicity in the theft of 20000 shares of copper stock deposited as collateral for a $50000 loan to broker M M Joyce. W L Clark also indicted and Sterling Birmingham a former Wind sor Trust loan clerk faces a minder fee accusation. Persch remains jailed in the Tombs unable to post Bail.
New York Aug. 20 The Cunard liner Mauretania anchored off quarantine after a run that yields all records for eastward and westward trips. It completed 2,783 knots in 4 days 14 hours 88 minutes, beating sister Lusitania on the same course by 1 hour 5 minutes. The long course record is 4 days 15 hours 65 minutes.
In Cannon Falls Minnesota on August 20 Harlow Sirren seventeen an employee of Good hue mills drowned in the Cannon river. He swam above the mill dam where a breach had been torn by floods and was swept into the breach by the current.
A wry quip from Chicago News contrasts a boy and his father over the meaning of premonition. The son asks for definition while the father frames it as an ailment tied to an overly confident “I told you so” habit.
A playful birthday moment unfolds as a barber allows a young boy to shave the barber, jokingly shaving the “Fat Man” in a lighthearted scene. The incident centers on the boy's birthday and the barber’s good humor.
Denver aug 20 the southwest spoke at the Transmississippi Commercial congress urging regulation of coastwise traffic and expansion of gulf coast shipping while backing beet sugar development and opposing further concessions to sugar from possessions. resolutions sought ICC oversight of coastwise freight ships and restraint on interstate rail rates without ICC sanction. leaders H H Haines Arthur R Briggs John D Milliken Ike T Pryor noted for next year’s meeting in San Antonio president choice announced.
Mrs Anton Strause of Tabor near East Grand Forks killed her one year old daughter and three year old son with an axe. She sought a gun to shoot her remaining four children as husband and others worked in a bean field. Authorities cite probable insanity after recent release from a state asylum.
National League results show Pittsburg 8 St. Louis 3 and Boston 5 Brooklyn 1 with Boston taking 1 0 in the second game. Philadelphia 6 New York 4. Detroit 1 Chicago 0. New York 7 Boston 6 with a second game 2 1 in ten innings. American Association scores list St Paul 0 Louisville 4 Kansas City 5 Toledo 7 Milwaukee 5 Columbus 2 Minneapolis 0 Indianapolis 1. Western League games include Wichita 4 Lincoln 2 Sioux City 6 5 Denver 3 Omaha 7 second Denver 2 Omaha 1. Three League Peoria 5 Davenport 0 Springfield 8 Dubuque 2 Bloomington 8 Cedar Rapids 6 Decatur 1 Rock Island 4 second Decatur 1 Rock Island seven innings.
Minneapolis wheat prices on August 19 show Sept at 99 9 16 cents Dec at 95 c May at 99 4 cents. On track No 1 hard 91 38 No 1 Northern 1 35 new 1 25 No 2 Northern 1 33 new 1 21 47 1 22 No 3 Northern 1 26.
St Paul market report shows cattle ranges from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 4.25 to 5.25 with yields around 5.50, hogs at 7.60 to 7.75, sheep wethers 4.25 to 4.50, yearlings 4.75 to 5.00, lambs 5.00 to 6.50 and spring lambs 6.00 to 7.00.
In Duluth on August 19 the market shows No 1 hard at 1.22 1/4 dollars, No 1 Northern 1.22 1/4, No 2 Northern 1.19 1/4. To arrive quotes list No 1 Northern 1.03 1/4, No 2 Northern 1.01 1/4, Sept 1.00, Oct 0.99, Dec 0.96, May 1.00. Plax to arrive 1.43 on track 1.45. Sept 1.38, Oct 1.84, Nov 1.84, Dec 1.32.
Chicago prices list wheat Sept 91.00 percent 1.01, Dec 96 c, May 99 c. Corn Sept 65 66c, Dec 56 40, May 57 57 c. Oats Sept 38 c, Dec 38 c, May 40 c. Pork Sept 22.25, Oct 20.75, Jan 17.46. Butter Creameries 23 26 c, dairies 20 23 c. Eggs 18 21 c. Poultry Turkeys 15 c, chickens 14 14 c, springs 17 c.
Chicago on August 19 shows cattle and hog prices across classes such as Texas steers Western steers and cows and heifers. Hogs list light and heavy trades with ranges from 7.20 to 8.20 and mixed lot prices around 7.50. Sheep native yearlings and lambs appear with values from 2.75 to 7.60 reflecting the day’s market.
A London Telegraph exchange likens a young man to a delicate object and contrasts hesitation to touch him with Sam’s blunt remark that he would touch you if he were broke. The dialogue underscores playful insult and social snub between speakers.
A quip compares Wisconsin river tugs to coeds, with a punchline about some toes out and some toes in, attributed to the Wisconsin Sphinx.
An army like discipline guides circus provisioning with a kitchen tent fully equipped for quick service. Sixteen cooks handle dozens of wagons, serving up to 5 000 pancakes at breakfast and about 1 000 pounds of meat daily, while fresh produce is bought in each town to stock the commissary for both people and beasts.
Dr Woods Hutchinson in Success argues craving for sweets is nature signaling carbohydrate need. Sugar fuels muscle action and the body can manufacture sugar from meat milk vegetables and grains, a view countering early diabetes diet bans.
The best remedy for kidney and bladder trouble is DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic and help the kidneys perform their important work. Beware imitations and insist on DeWitts. if unavailable, refuse substitutes from your dealer. Sold by all druggists.
The piece weaves theatrical quips from Hamlet Julius Caesar and others with a note from Washington Post on old cures and a Moody's Magazine reflection on the first bond. It blends literary snippets with a memory of a first bank bond purchase and iconic lines.
A fishmonger compliments the salmon's splendid color while trimming a pound or two for a customer. The customer retorts that the fish blushes at the price, highlighting a light exchange in a London scraps column.
Local quip notes Mrs Dyer asking about next apartment visits and Mrs Gossip replying the walls hear all about their affairs in a Brooklyn Life style quip.
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