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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
4
The article notes Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts has long invited young women to write about their sicknesses. It claims mothers understand and asserts nine out of ten cases mirror the letters received.
Letters from Miss Abby F Barrows of Nelsonville Ohio and Miss Elsie L Hook of Chelsea Vermont praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing nervousness headaches backache irregularities and nerve trouble. The ad claims thirty years of use and success curing displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors and other female ailments. It ends by urging readers to try the remedy.
The Dutch meal is likened to a card game with the mother distributing around the table and redealing after each course. It notes orderly service and contrasts with promiscuous feeding, implying Dutch meals favor steady pacing over quick grabs.
At least eight people were killed and scores injured by tornadoes in Northwestern Oklahoma from 5 to 10 pm. Vici was destroyed with no houses standing. Arnett area saw heavy damage and about thirty injured. Dr Howser died in Vici. Mutual reports deaths and a social gathering survived as the house was lifted. Cars, horses and trees were scattered. telephone lines were down.
A tornado struck Sun Prairie twelve miles east of Madison on May 12 causing extensive property damage. Six year old George Bull, on his way home from school, sought shelter behind a barn and was buried when the building collapsed.
In Mazomonie a new house collapsed during a wind storm injuring three workmen and killing Roy son, a carpenter from Madison. The accident occurred twenty miles west of Madison as the storm caused extensive damage.
Congress agreed to adjourn by May 23 after a conference with Representatives Watson and Sherman and Senators Aldrich and Hale. If no unforeseen event occurs, the House will focus on two remaining appropriation bills the general deficiency and the military academy and a reconsideration of the financial question. This would enable the Senate to catch up with the House on supply measures in conference.
Twenty five persons were injured on the Third avenue elevated road in New York City when a southbound train discharging at One Hundred and Forty third street collided with another bound in the same direction. The crash shattered windows and passengers were hurled to the floor as glass sprayed.
A tornado in northern Adams county near Hastings tore fences and trees but caused no building damage. It moved north about five miles in a serpentine path, narrowly missing several houses.
Charles Dufrene, an employee of Northland Pine, died in Minneapolis after a sawdust avalanche trapped him in a large loading tube. He was clearing packed sawdust when it released violently, sweeping him into a wagon box where he was buried. He died en route to the hospital.
Emil C. C. Greening, once employed by Mrs. Gunness, asserts he knows her history and believes she is currently concealed in Chicago.
Yaqui Indians in Sonora reach terms for peace. The American Waterworks Association opens its 27th annual convention in Washington with a reception and ball. Thomas Benson a masonry worker dies by his own hand in Minneapolis. Grover Cleveland’s condition reportedly improves as Mrs. Cleveland visits Princeton. John A. Quackenbush, Republican congressman for New York districts, dies at eighty near Stillwater.
A major blaze in Atlanta burned a half block of businesses causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The fire endangered a crowded Orpheum theater with a panic that left several people injured though none seriously. The incident involved 175 horses and disrupted a district already full of activity.
In American Association play at Kansas City Louisville edged them 4 to 3. Milwaukee hosted Indianapolis with a 4 to 3 result after ten innings. American League games saw St Louis 1 Brooklyn 2 and Cincinnati 1 Boston 5. Pittsburg 5 New York 2. National League action had Boston 0 New York 3 and Washington 2 Philadelphia 7.
In Winthrop Minnesota Frank W Anderson was killed by a shotgun. Siegfried Figgare, nineteen, then attempted suicide by hanging and drowning but was prevented both times. The story ends with a comic misfire as a minister’s rebuke to whisky drinkers provokes a punchline about a fly on a Bible.
Minneapolis May 11 market quotes show May wheat at 1.08 and July at 1.06 with September at 91 1/2 cents. On track prices listed include No. 1 hard 1.11 No. 1 Northern 1.09 No. 2 Northern 1.06 1.074% and No. 3 Northern 99 cents to 1.04.
May 11 St Paul market notes show cattle from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75, fair to good 5.75, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.50, veals 8.75 to 5.25. Hogs 5.30 to 5.40. Sheep wethers 5.25, good to choice lambs 6.25 to 6.50.
Wheat prices on track with No 1 hard at 1.10 A.M. No 1 Northern 1.0844 1.08 No 2 Northern 1.044% 1.04 May 1.06 July 1.0644 Sept 92 Flax prices on track May 1.22 July 1.28 Sept 1.24 Oct 1.23
Chicago market notes show cattle with Reeves at 4.8007.50, Texans 4.70 5.60, western cattle 1506.00, stockers and feeders 3.70 5.70, cows and heifers 2.50 6.70, calves 4.75 6.25. Hogs priced by class from light 5.30 5.65 to good to choice heavy 5.45 5.65. pigs 4.50 5.25. Sheep and yearlings range 4.00 6.10 and lambs 5.50 7.65.
Chicago futures show Wheat May at 1.01 with several contract points and Corn May at 71 cents with July 63 56 63. Oats quotes mixed with old May and July at 47 to 55 cents. Pork May at 13.42 to 13.82 dollars. Creameries and dairies cited with per dozen poultry prices and turkey and chicken rates.
North bound train No. 2 on the Chicago Great Western derailed at Dean five miles north of St. Joseph Missouri. Passengers were badly shaken with no severe injuries reported. Mrs. H Colter of St. Paul was thrown from a chair and bruised but continued her trip.
A friend spotted a renowned dramatist with a manuscript nearly slipping from his pocket. The friend quipped that if the author were less famous his pocket would have been picked. The incident highlights the tension between fame and vulnerability.
A Philadelphia Record writer recounts women resisting being addressed by their married names. She notes a wife preferring to keep her own given name Anna, and later a widow demanding to be called Mrs Henry to honor her late husband. The piece critiques rigid naming norms and highlights personal identity.
Florence May 12 reports a son born to the Countess Montignoso formerly Crown Princess Louise of Saxony and now wife of Signor Toselli. The music master greets the birth as contrary to rumors of quarrels and plans for separation.
A Yonkers Statesman quotation features a dialogue where a young girl insists on learning to speak up, arguing that practicing conversation is essential to becoming a proper lady, with her mother guiding the exchange.
A quotation notes that a woman's age is unquestionably hers yet she does not always own it. The line contrasts personal identity with social perception and agency.
The article explains how the U S president’s $50,000 annual salary is paid as eight checks of 4166.67 and four checks of 4166.66 each. This arrangement accounts for the monthly payment not evenly dividing 50,000. A messenger delivers the checks to the White House on the last day of each month.
Real estate ads offer a 7 room house with barn on Winona Street, a two lot house on Lansing Avenue, a 6 room house with a cement walk for 1450 dollars, two houses on Bridge Street, an 80 acre farm near town, and a request to rent 3 or 4 rooms. Exchange terms and excursion rates promoted for Dakota lands.
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