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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
2
Senator Christopher Magee is linked with the Times in a lighthearted sketch about journalism. The piece recalls a railway wreck scoop and a gag about a wheel stuck in a rut, with Magee joking confidence in the paper remaining in temples.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat quotation recounts a women's club discussion on male vanity using bee lore. Members compare historic claims that the queen bee is male and cite Pliny, Moses Rusden, and Shakespeare to argue men deny female leadership in nature.
Train times show southbound departures to Fort Dodge Council Bluffs and Omaha at 3 35 PM and 11 40 PM. Lyle Manly and Mason City departures at 11 40 PM and 3 35 PM. Returns from Fort Dodge Mason City Lyle Council Bluffs and Omaha at 3 35 PM and 4 08 AM.
A British Medical Journal piece traces an era when surgeons served as jurors and as royal executioners by design. It cites Danish and Norwegian cases from 1579 to 1814 where hangmen and other grim roles performed surgical tasks, sometimes earning substantial fees and even writing medical treatises.
A stranger laments chefs using a to mato sauce as a label for dishes al Espagnole. He ridicules eggs al Espagnole and chicken fricassee al Espagnole, warns that Spanish sauce becomes mere tomato catchup and fears the tag will extend to other acts.
Ebenezer Sproat, a Middleboro born Revolutionary figure, once fed three hungry soldiers with eight shillings by misinterpreting his mother’s line on what it costs to pick bones. He collected the money from the till, paid the men, and left the house with a hearty joke. His mother joined the prank, laughing at the miscue.
A traveler on a liner photographed a yacht scene linked to a crime or accident. The print showed a man falling from the yacht, aiding release of a condemned man. Separate notes describe Chinese spider remedies for croup and malaria, plus older British folk cures involving a dying spider.
A fragmentary dialogue notes a man whose luck rests on marriage as a hobby. It references a willowy heroine who pines for her lover and a girl named Shanty Sue-Gee who works in a sawmill or exchange, with text cut mid-scene.
A long listing advertises December 2 and 3 events with Austin merchants and services. It names many firms across sectors including gas, groceries, hardware, lumber, furniture, clothing, and professional services, highlighting local trades and products.
The text argues advertising and publicity are essential for success, urging proactive effort to create awareness. It emphasizes moving from waiting for business to arrive to actively pursuing publicity to attract customers and community engagement.
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