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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
4
The Austin Herald responds to a critical article about local schools and the circus tour, praising current teachers and past leaders. It asserts growth in schooling, better students entering the high school, and condemns publishing remarks that harm the city’s reputation.
Captain F. E. Kleinschmidt describes Eskimo homes with steamer like sleeping berths of skins a heat filled lamp wall lamps and shared meals at any hour. He notes nakedness a playful people with laughing habits and little theft or lying among the Eskimo, excluding Siberian Greenland or Labrador groups.
In Harper's Weekly dialogue Dottypate proclaims his wits while Miss OCynica adds a hopeful note that a nice girl may come along for him.
Dialogue excerpt shows a boss noting a liquor odor on an employee and the eeper's cheerful reply. The scene implies a lighter moment about symptoms and propriety in a workplace exchange.
Germany leads artificial eye manufacture with glass prostheses that fit sockets and can be worn at night. The description traces evolution from early ekblepharos and hypoblepharos to reform eyes using cryolite glass, with methods from Paris and Lauscha Germany detailing iris, sclera, and blood vessel rendering.
The Philadelphia Ledger records a joke about Cassidy and Flannagan debating starting a hauling business. Flannagan bought a new cart today but has no horse, Casey notes, and Flannagan plans to buy a horse next. The quip hinges on the saying that Flannagan gets the cart before the horse.
A Babcock attributed remark highlights local effort and pride as residents rally to do their best in current conditions. The line emphasizes doing maximum good where each person stands, inspiring civic action and steady optimism amid challenges.
The article quotes Dr. F C Walsh arguing there is no true cure for tuberculosis and prevention via disinfection and fresh air is essential. It recounts cases Brown Jones and Smith to illustrate transmission through infected housing and the need to disinfect living spaces weekly to curb spread.
Minneapolis June 3. Wheat prices for July and September shown with fractional and percentage figures. On track values list No 1 hard No 1 Northern No 2 Northern and No 3 Northern grades with bid and asked ranges.
Wheat on track to arrive with No 1 hard at 1.00 and 1/4 dollars, No 1 Northern 99 1/2 cents, No 2 Northern 96 1/2 to 97 1/4 cents. July 99 1/4 cents, Sept 94 1/4 cents. Flax on track to arrive at 2.25 dollars, July also 2.25.
St Paul reports cattle prices with good to choice steers $5.50 to $6.00, fair to good $5.00 to $5.50, cows and heifers $4.50 to $5.25, yeals $5.50 to $6.75. Hogs bring $5.50 to $5.90. Sheep show wethers $3.50 to $4.00, yearlings $3.75 to $5.00, spring lambs $4.59 to $5.75.
Chicago June 3 Wheat for July at 93 4 8 cents Sept 90 1 8 cents Dec 92 cents Corn July 54 4 8 cents Sept 55 1 8 cents Dec 53 1 8 cents Oats July 37 8 8 cents Sept 37 4 8 cents Dec 38 8 8 cents Pork July 14 65. Butter Creameries 17 21c, dairies 16 19c Eggs 11 14c Poultry Turkeys 12c, chickens 12 1 8c, springs 22 26c.
Chicago markets show cattle ranges by class with Texas steers at 4.50 to 5.50, western steers 4.75 to 5.50, stockers and feeders 3.85 to 5.65, cows and heifers 2.40 to 5.80, calves 5.25 to 7.75. Hogs vary from light 5.75 to 6.10, mixed 5.70 to 6.05, heavy 5.65 to 6.00, good to choice heavy 5.75 to 6.00, pigs 5.50 to 6.00. Sheep native 3.00 to 4.45, yearlings 4.25 to 5.15, lambs 4.25 to 6.90.
The notice invites interested parties to earn income by engaging with City Property and Farm lands. It highlights services to buy sell rent and exchange property within the city and surrounding farms.
The great Lord Grey, after passing the reform bill, longs for art rather than politics and says he would give to dance as well as the opera dancer Taglioni. The London Globe reports his candid remark.
A man already serving life was convicted on two assault to murder counts. The jury imposed five years on each charge and ordered prison officers to retain his corpse for ten years after death. The judge likened it to a man hammering a snake after killing it, invoking punishment after death.
A letter addressed to John Brown Esquire in a German town was not delivered, as mailroom clerks waited for a named recipient. The incident ends the habit of adding Esquire to names on mail. A guide warns against abbreviations like Eay that could be mistaken for a name.
A dialogue snippet from the Buffalo Express shows a woman asserting her husband gives her money to pay cash, while noting stores would not allow charging on credit. The exchange contrasts husbandly permission with practical cash payment.
Quote from Cleveland Plain Dealer contrasts a man who advocates public drinking cups with the claim he has not drunk water for seven years. The exchange highlights a skeptical view of public consumption norms.
A brief quoted exchange from the New York Press features Howell claiming to recite the Ten Commandments backwards and Jowell asserting obedience. The item captures a witty newspaper dialogue.
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