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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
2
Partial OCR shows an 1891 establishment line and pricing notes for subscription options. Mentions JOHN H. SKINNER as editor and proprietor SERTRUDE FELLIS SKINNER as associate. Rates shown include one year in advance and three months in advance with amounts around 5.20 and 4.0 dollars.
Local rates set at six cents per line for single insertions. For more than three insertions the rate is two and two thirds cents per line in faced type, ten cents per line. Half rates apply to lodges churches and societies. Cards of Thanks Resolutions cost twenty five cents and sixty cents respectively.
A column recalls the Owatonna murderers from a year ago, noting their post trial remorse and youth’s mercy plea. It then laments how a single utterance shapes crimes, citing Cain and Abel, Solomon, and modern preaching on temperance while urging restraint in speech to curb harm.
A terse line from an old report hints at a serendipitous mercy fate might grant the kin of outlaws. The text underscores themes of fortune, consequence, and communal response to violence.
The Herald notes an influx of anonymous letters on public matters and warns they should be signed to show good faith. It says signed submissions are preferred and that anonymous pieces risk triggering a public backlash. The paper offers to cover typesetting costs but rejects unsigned writings.
Preachers urge personal restraint as a New Year reminder to watch and pray and hold our tongue. The message frames Tongue Sunday as a yearly discipline amid personal reflection and religious practice.
A reflective line notes how people envy a renowned figure while alive and praise them after death, capturing the contrast between admiration and critique across different life stages. The statement underscores public perception dynamics surrounding celebrity.
At Tuesday evening's Clerks' Union gathering nearly all members attended and expressed strong interest. The group initiated a new member to the union.
Fare and one third for the round trip within 200 miles via Chicago Great Western Railway. Tickets on sale Dec 31 and Jan 1, good returning until Jan 4. For information contact any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago.
Naturalists describe animal phosphorescence as linked to nervous motion in glowworms and beetles, with luminescent insects found in Surinam and Ireland. Decayed matter and certain plants show similar light, arising from light absorption and release, while luminous sea life emits light when stimulated by motion.
A Philadelphia Press quotation presents a physician’s view that rattlesnakes are less dangerous than feared. It notes they warn before striking, rarely bite with fatal venom in humans, and that many bites involve venom missing the skin due to fang placement. It warns against whisky as a danger factor after bites.
Ladies praise Newbro s Herpicide for quick scalp cleansing of dandruff and relief from itching. The remedy claims to cure dandruff by destroying the germ causing it and to halt hair loss and baldness by killing that germ. Intended as a refined hair dressing, it is marketed by The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich. J B Malloy Special Agent.
An 1813 Madrid duel between Jean Louis master at arms of the French Thirty second and Giacomo Ferrari of the First Italian regiment unfolds before 10000 spectators. Louis defeats ten adversaries after Ferrari falls, ending ongoing French Italian clashes and cited in war archives.
Field and Stream notes beagle training differs from setters and pointers. Beagles are encouraged to pursue scent and chase whey found, with few lessons often enough. Young beagles may join an older dog, and minimal interference yields better results while they follow trails.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Journal notes Mrs Newwed shows a rattle to a feverish husband to amuse their baby. The joke rests on using illness as a utility for entertainment in family life.
A quip from Maxwell's Talisman notes that idleness accompanies poverty and that misery breeds crime. The saying emphasizes social causes behind crime and the link between economic hardship and moral decline.
The article recounts the July 3 1728 duel between Benjamin Woodbridge and Henry Phillips on Boston Common. Woodbridge died from a sword wound and Phillips fled toward Sheerness, later dying in France within a year. Both men were young, connected to notable families, and the duel followed a card dispute at the Royal Exchange tavern.
The article extolls extraordinary noses in birds and mammals. It describes bird dogs and coveys winded at hundreds of yards, quail drawn to a lead, and sea otters smelling distant fires five miles away. It claims otters can trail fish underwater and wind a man two miles away with strong certainty.
The article notes tobacco use is universal in the Philippines with children and women smoking as much as men. In Luzon northern provinces, cigars are common and even children five or six years old puff on large cigars. Immense cigars, often a couple of feet long and as thick as a wrist, are hung from house rafters and smoked by all family members during the day.
A brief social exchange from the Philadelphia Press recounts Tess and Jess discussing a broken engagement. Tess notes the suitor was hard to please, while Jess confirms the split and hints at change since the proposal.
A collection of Brahman proverbs advising restraint and self awareness. Notes warn against envy anger and pride while urging humility, silence, and self knowledge as paths to safety and wisdom. Proverb style contrasts virtues with vices and warns of hidden griefs behind appearances.
A Baltimore News item recounts a court scene where a witness pleads insanity against a plumber. The judge, amid humor, commits the defendant after the witness mocks the charge and notes the plumber fixed pipes quickly.
In a playful exchange between Knew Three and Dearborn the topic turns to the seven wonders of the world. Wabash notes he has only been married three times, prompting a witty reply about familiarity and numbers.
The dialogue reveals a character named Charlie admitting he would have shot himself had a refusal occurred. He mentions sending price lists of revolvers to four houses, indicating prior purchase intent and potential motive involving weapons.
The quote notes that human labor, or the habbler, outpaces violence as a force of ruin, contrasting effort with destruction in a concise aphorism attributed to Steele.
A short reflective piece urges action over hesitation. It emphasizes self improvement, daily stock taking, and using the present hour to gain progress. It cautions against dwelling on the past or chasing distant futures and highlights personal responsibility for success.
The spectroscope, once used only in chemistry, proves an invaluable analysis tool. By touching a platinum wire in a Bunsen flame, the device detects tiny salt presence and can reveal amounts as small as one three-millionth of a grain of metal.
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