17 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1904
Page
1
A local ad touts ladies plain lines and embroidered handkerchiefs with prices from 5 cents to 95 cents and examples like 6 for 25 cents. It claims the best line of gents handkerchiefs in town and lists assorted quantities and stakes.
Bleached maslin and towling sold by the yard at under a dollar. Bed spreads and damask table linen offered in colors at reduced prices. Fleece flannel, woolen wrapper material, and kiderdown for children priced. velour and corduroy fabrics also advertised. Various sizes and discounts given for kids clothing and fabrics.
A vintage advertisement page lists low priced items including hooks and eyes at 5c, wool star braid, 25c fine toilet soap, 5c safety pins, shirt waist sets half price, ladies frill hose supporters, and 10 4 15c ladies hose supporters. Also offered are pearl buttons, pins, embroidery silk, and hosiery deals with several size and value references in a staged sale format.
A fragment lists black coats with prices ranging from 9.98 to 18.00 and multiple sizes including 32 39 and 89.75. Other entries mention coats priced at 15.00 20.00 and 25.00 with various size notations and scattered digits.
Readable fragments show fabrics including double fold plaid and bon folie at 25c and 50c Moair Jacquard 42 in wide in all colors. All wool Scotch suiting 46 in width advertised cheap at 89c regular 1.50 quality. Other entries mention 38 and 40 in all wool splinters with prices around 69c to 1.25.
The readable bits show numbers and fragments likely from a pricing or stock list. Details and context are unclear.
A fragmented sale listing shows multiple skirts in black and colored options. Items include 13 skirts at 3.98, 5 skirts at 10.00, 8 skirts at 9.00, and several at 5.48 to 12. Bil S18 GO. Also notes a voile skirt priced at 10.98.
A damaged text fragment mentions batting and numbers in a sports context but provides no clear event names dates teams or scores. Readable pieces hint at a baseball score or batting notes with symbols and stray figures, but essential facts are missing.
An incomplete text fragment references opposing forces and a general engagement avoidance directive. It mentions telecommunication or code-like tokens and unit identifiers but lacks coherent details on location, participants, or outcomes.
Murkden reports desultory firing on Friday as Japanese forces conduct a demonstration and night sorties continue. Two Javanese columns move toward Russian positions while a Russian column advances toward the village of Nauganga. Russians, hearing Japanese firing, pause and mines are laid before the Russians retreat.
An explosion interrupts a patrol in the night of December 14 as Russian scouts penetrate to Fanshen. A hand to hand fight ensues with minimal damage. Russians lose one man while Japanese and Russian forces meet unexpectedly. The Russians also destroy a signal tower and seize an old bell used to signal troop advances.
Captain P C March of the U S Army general staff arrived in San Francisco aboard the Mongolia and denies rumors that General Kuroki was killed by a fan shell. He says none of the circulated reports are confirmed and all claims are mistaken.
The excerpt captures officers describing their energy on duty and calm under fire. General Krøkt’s zeal impresses allied troops while Captain March admires Japanese infantry and warns that any nation attempting to defeat Japan would face heavy challenges. The speaker notes wealth and resilience despite exposure.
A descriptive dispatch from Usanchen reports artillery activity east of the rail as Russians hold two Japanese prisoners in dire cold. Front lines are uncertain with troop movements slowed by freezing ground and scarce fuel. Suffering among natives grows as disease declines and supply problems persist near Vladivostok.
The Daily Mail reports thousands of tons of dynamite shells and ammunition smuggled from the Thames on barges in recent months. Explosives are said to be transferred to clandestine steamers near the river mouth for shipment to the Far East, while authorities reportedly struggle to curb the trade. A spark or collision could trigger a catastrophe near Parliament.
A Chefoo dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports General Stoessel, commander at Port Arthur, has been wounded by a rifle bullet. The correspondent says the injury is not serious and notes the event occurred in Port Arthur.
In St Paul on December 17, Richard M. Johnson, a 68 year old carpenter, left a letter saying he could no longer endure living with his wife and then killed himself at his home 25 East Tenth Street. The couple had been married forty years.
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