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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
6
The article extols the camel’s endurance and adaptations noting its somnolent organization suited for desert life. It describes its hardy diet of dried shrubs and palm tissues, its water retention, and freight capacity of 500 to 1000 pounds. It adds camels can travel 25 miles daily for three days without water, some 50 miles daily for five days, and swifter types 100 miles a day.
A description from St. Nicholas extols the humming bird as more remarkable than the eagle. It notes the bird's plump body, long rapid wings, and near invisible flapping that lets it hover while sipping nectar. The piece highlights its agility, boldness toward bees and rival hummingbirds, and fearless nature.
The St James's Gazette recalls Garrick in the witness box during a heated debate when a move to clear the gallery was ordered. Garrick remained, while Burke Fox and Townshend urged his inclusion, arguing his mastery of eloquence. The house voted that the stranger should remain as Garrick stood firm.
The Mexican peon catches water bugs from fresh water ponds, dries them, and eats them with gusto. He compares their flavor to chestnut, noting no white man can accurately describe it. Peons also favor the two inch pulque worm, fried in grease and sold in packs of twelve for two cents. An industrious worm collector can earn a decent living.
A brief look at Turkish currency explains the piastre subdivided into 40 paras and paras into 3 aspes. With a piastre near 4.4 cents, a para just over a tenth of a cent and an aspe slightly above one twenty seventh of a cent. The text jokes about expending 2700 aspes to feel rich in bazaars. It also cites Samuel Johnson on poverty urging frugality and avoiding debt for vanity.
The Boston Herald quotes a speech fragment featuring Patrick Henry and other patriots as voices of liberty. The piece notes Henry's influence and mentions large follower support among early American orators and statesmen.
The cartoon shows Farmer Barnes praising golf as optional and Farmer Fallow skeptically asking the benefit. Barnes responds that you do not have to play it if you don’t want to. London Scraps.
The Philadelphia Record notes a witty exchange about a new tenor described as see through the crack in his voice and asks what sort of voice he has. The playful quip frames a light stage career observation from the era.
Agnes Dean Cameron recounts a Canadian case where Charles King was convicted of murdering Edward Claynard. Sergeant Anderson pursued the evidence from a campfire to a lace needle, leading to a lengthy Edmonton trial and a death sentence after ten months of investigation and two trials.
A curious cartoon caption from the Boston Transcript features a father questioning his son about a dentist. The joke defines a dentist as a man who uses others teeth to feed himself.
A London social note explains how address denotes class and district status. The piece highlights London wards such as London W, N W, and West Central with Chelsea and South Kensington linked to affluence, while Russell Square signals recognition. It also notes how a fashionable frock affects social calls and dining invitations.
A reader notes an in person meeting at Hofmel's Proyidy at 6 30 PM and advertises DeWitt's Kidney Bladder pills for urinary and rheumatic pains with druggist availability.
North bound trains listed for Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis Kuque Des Moines and Dodge City with departure times around 4:28 p.m. and 12:25 p.m. also noting arrivals and miscellaneous city connections at 250 p.m. and 4 a.m. unclear entries.
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