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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1908

Page

2

Skin etrode kills sworn circle or carrier

An unclear clipping mentions a person or entity named Skin etrode and a dramatic phrase about killing or a circle, with references to a carrier and Ulmer. The readable text is fragmentary and unverified.

Austin Council Hears Street Commissioner Power Fight

Austin Minnesota council session sparks debate over appointing and firing the street commissioner. Aldermen clash on Maxwell versus Bushman, grant broad hiring and firing authority, and address sidewalk, sewer, and police salary issues.

Exhibition by Mrs Adolph Topperwein at Austin Gun Club

Mrs Adolph Topperwein world champion lady shooter will exhibition at the Gun Club grounds on Wednesday May 6 at 3 o clock. She demonstrates Dead Shot smokeless powders and shows skill with rifle shotgun and pistol. Her first public appearance was at the World's Fair in St Louis where she broke 967 of 1000 24 inch flying targets.

Kansas City Sulphur I. T Sopperwein Adolph Topperwein Austin Gun Club Gun Club St Louis

Leap Year Dance Delights Attendees at Woodman Hall

The married people's dancing club hosted a Leap Year Dance at Woodman hall Friday night. Attendees reported a delightful time as the ladies of the club proved themselves royal entertainers with Tichy's orchestra providing music.

Woodman Hall Tichy

Turning Point Quote on Education and Self Reliance

A compact reflection asserts there is a life moment when envy becomes ignorance and imitation death. It urges each man to cultivate his own lot through personal effort, acknowledging the universe holds goodness but nourishment comes from one’s own tilling of the plot given.

Emargon

A Limit to His Power in London History

A historical anecdote from the James I era recounts the king requesting a £20,000 loan from London’s corporation. The corporation refused and the king threatened to move courts to Winchester or Oxford, leaving Westminster a desert. The lord mayor quipped that while the king could relocate his courts, he could not take the Thames away, leaving merchants with a sly consolation.

James Winchester Oxford Westminster London Thames

A Face and an Offense

A courtroom exchange shows a captain threatening to slap a visitor for his face in the house with a judge noting the offense. The dialogue centers on punishment and legal boundaries in a tense confrontation.

Beaconsfield Quote on Women and Tact

A historical remark attributes firm male obstinacy to men and praises women for superior tact, citing Lord Beaconsfield. The line frames gendered virtues as timeless contrasts.

Lord Beaconsfield

Yale Spoon Men and the Wooden Spoon Tradition

The Hartford Courant recounts Yale’s wooden spoon honor from 1872 and earlier, detailing how the spoon man, chosen by the graduating class as a popular hero, led a public wooden spoon exhibition. The last spoon man was Robert B. Lea of Nashville, class of ’71, who later died in Paris.

Yale Hartford Courant Robert B. Lea Nashville, Tenn Paris

Messenger boy reads dime novel and sits unmoved

A brief scene from the Philadelphia Record depicts a messenger boy absorbed in a dime novel, remaining still for an hour while fellow Blobbbs notes the potential of the boy as an ideal chess player.

Philadelphia Record

Cigar Cutters and Disease Warned by Shopkeeper

A Sixth Avenue grocer warns that cigar cutters pose a public health risk. He explains customers bite or wet cigar ends to prevent splitting, potentially transferring germs from tuberculosis or other diseases to subsequent users.

Sixth Avenue Conist New York Pree

Prayer Boy Spots Grandfather at Door

A toddler at his grandfather's bedside prays aloud naming his parents then asks God to bless grandma and grandpa. The child spots the grandfather at the door, points, and exclaims There he is. in a Philadelphia Inquirer report of a heartwarming family moment.

Grandma Grandpa Philadelphia Inquirer

Maurek's Is the Place to Tras

Maurek's store presents a bold downtown showcase as customers flock for fresh goods and seasonal specials. Local shoppers report high spirits and steady lines at the counter.

Maurek’s Tras

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