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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
8
A native costume act offers songs dances and instruments plus the national hula dance. Promoted as unlike any act on the American stage, it promises a one of a kind performance not to be missed.
A Chiesco stage manager recalls stage fright gaffes in a romantic revival with a dairymaid forced to improvise lines. Then a glimpse of Asian rice worship rituals with a sacred seven-stem bundle bearing the rice soul and a ritual for a new god after harvests in Ceylon, China, and Japan.
The article recounts President Lincoln’s inspection and abolition of the sweatbox on U S ships after a Hampton Roads voyage in 1865. The move influenced naval practice globally, with Britain and others following America’s humane stand. It also notes golf luck concepts from Bailey's Magazine, including Jamie Anderson’s Prestwick win aided by a referee’s error.
The New York Sun reports a quip where Mary Ellen explains her smashed gold eyeglasses and steel ones sticking on her nose. She jokes wealth is fleeting and cites a scientific reason: magnetic attraction.
A brief exchange unfolds with a sharp retort and a shrill laugh as a man accuses the woman of being beside herself and seeing double, in a snippet from the New York Press.
A London Tit-Bits item jokes about a boy nicknamed Flannel who shrinks from washing, attributed to Wantanno with the question Why do you call that boy of yours Flannel and the reply Because he just naturally shrinks from washing.
A succinct reflection cites Ruskin on how life’s nobility rests on steady purpose, clear aims, and quiet persistent effort guiding daily conduct. It frames consistency as the core of noble living and character.
Yonkers Statesman notes a traveler enjoying ease aboard a Russian rail trip. The dialogue shows easing language barriers as brakemen’s station calls are understood with humor and familiarity.
A brief note records contrasting income and expenditures with odd figures. It lists several lines: income 31,000 against expenditure 1,000.90 misery, and income 1,000 against 1,500 gay time, ending with a casual closure.
A reminiscence recounts Dr Vaughan accusing two Harrow monitors of drinking gin and water in a Pinner public house. One observer used a telescope to claim proof, noting the sugar sediment in the glasses. The tale blends humor with a critique of authority and propriety.
A backer notes a man seen weekly in a dress drawing room and questions his purpose. A fair girl replies he is currently unemployed, thinking over a potential position offered by a lady of many seas. The dialogue hints at social intrigue and uncertain prospects.
A brief item notes a man named Gus wearing a consistent suit of clothes, humorously described as the same outfit seen repeatedly. The exchange, labeled from Leader and The Sweetest of All Sounds, suggests familiarity with Gus’s attire and routine.
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