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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1907
Page
31
Current Literature notes that the Kongo forest hosts extraordinary wildlife including a giant ape larger than the gorilla and the okapi. Explorations by Sir Harry Johnston in Uganda are cited, with claims of remarkable elephants, a five horned giraffe, and other exotic species in this impenetrable region.
A Boston Traveler report describes a dental hospital case where a young woman undergoing five teeth extraction became insensible not by anesthetic but by self hypnosis. The ethyl chloride capsule failed to break, yet the patient remained unconscious due to belief in the procedure. The surgeon and staff only realized the lapse after the patient woke.
An old farmer with tobacco stained whiskers boards a limited and asks if the two cent per mile rate applies. The conductor confirms, but the man has no ticket, offering two cents and a single mile ride to experience the sensation before alighting.
The Paris feather controversy faces two sides as workers warn that banning feathers would thrust 380,000 girls out of work in a single day. A working girls' advocate argues that if a bird or a girl must suffer, the girl should not be the one harmed.
Colonel Pepper claims a hen lived twenty years to defend a stereotype about southern negroes. Mr. Keene questions Alabama residence as evidence, and Pepper asserts the claim proves the stereotype is slandered.
An elderly visitor interrupts a Sabbath service in a country church urging worshippers to stay seated as she enters. The crowd remains orderly while the orderly procession proceeds with the hymn.
Illustrated Bits quotes a joke about a clothesline theft by tramps and a remark on trials teaching us who we are. Spurgeon then notes trials uncover our character by turning up weeds to the surface.
A London Telegraph piece recalls a church bazaar sign advertising luncheons from 1 to 8 pm at 18 6d. A country farmer and his wife misread it, joking about two hours of steady eating and “one six.” The lighthearted caption captures rustic humor at the event.
Four reasons to use this wash service: snow white finish, soft water, gentle hand washing for woolen silks and fine linens, and ironing of flat pieces in rough dry washes. Path Phones 86 for family wash slips Aussie Purity Launcay 3b.
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