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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
2
The notice highlights Eclipse Lumber Co offering coal wood lime cement plaster and lumber along with West’s stocking beautiful Xmas handkerchiefs and HisHop’s offering affordable photos for holiday gifts.
Friction flares in Friday night council meeting over Ash Street sewer work and misused funds. Finance committee proposes transferring eight thousand dollars from municipal electric light plant surplus to pay sewer bills, with mayoral order to restore order and continue city business.
A brief examination notes incomplete color blindness affecting red green or violet. Examples show red blind see green and white stars on a violet flag field, green blind see red violet star field, violet blind perceive stars on a brownish gray field, and total color blind view blue as yellowish brown and red as dark brown.
A letter laments the broadened use of vermin to include rats, mice, roaches, and even cats, dogs, sparrows, and canaries as disease carriers. It notes Latin roots for vermis and cites literary uses by Tennyson Purchas Walton and London Chronicles to show shifting meaning.
A worried man recalls his former ambition to own a motor car. His friend asks for the current ambition, and the man responds that his goal now is simply to sell it.
A light dramatic exchange reveals a young woman forced into engagement with Herbert by love rivals. The other woman, the Jones girl, is the object of affection and motive behind the match. The scene hints at social pressures and romantic competition.
Dialogue notes a caller asking for Dr. Smith, the reply confirms the request and the reason is a cuckoo clock with throat trouble, prompting a home visit. The exchange appears in Harper’s Weekly style humor.
A reflective line from the Atchison Globe frames a boy's life as guided by a guiding woman. From childhood nights under streetlight to adulthood, he must answer for his absence and choices. The piece broadens into a meditation on accountability and care across generations.
The brief quip mocks a man named Skinnum and his baby, joking that the child might resemble its father. A bystander recalls a moment when the infant was persuaded to cough up a swallowed nickel in a tongue in cheek exchange.
In a London Opinion piece a man asks if his father’s watch still serves, and the reply confirms it has been pawned a twentieth time signaling ongoing financial strain.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recounts clergy receiving bribes and temptations from advertisers, mourners, and others seeking favors. A clergyman describes offers from a health food advertiser, a funeral bribe from a widow, and a suggestion to falsify marriage dates, all resisted with tract handouts and firm sermons.
A Chicago Tribune humor item depicts a commanding officer telling a subordinate his voice sounds rough from a morning with a file of soldiers. The exchange ends with the subordinate replying Yea, sir and tipping his hat.
The story recalls Gioacchino Rossini, famed jester of music, seen embracing a Spaniard with warmth. When asked why, he answered that without Spain they would be the last nation.
A New Orleans Times Democrat oyster opener ridicules fattening oysters with cornmeal or oats. He explains shells stained by grains come from osmotic water absorption causing distension, not real fattening, and quips he does not seek fattened oysters.
The writer denounces Indian hotels charging 10 to 25 rupees daily during peak season and 7 to 12 rupees in hot season for poor comfort and meals. They condemn dirty tableware, neglected rooms, and indifferent service, arguing better fee value is available in England and India’s own so called first class hotels in Calcutta.
A fragment from London News recounts a farmer and a talking dog story. The dog rescued a rider from a robber, but the robber escaped with a watch and purse, while the narrator spared the dog from another shot.
A fragment recalls a humorous exchange between a narrator and Cleveland Le about a bull terrier and a proposed payment. The dialogue features light banter on a wager and a remark about value and fun in a seaside setting.
Fragmentary humor note suggests a couple in Kansas City discussing a theater outing with a pun on feeling in the bone and a wishbone. Readable text is limited and contains playful banter between Fred and a partner.
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