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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
Edward Everett argues that violence-backed privilege survives through acquiescence and ritual, deforming reason to sanctify an aristocratic system. He warns that reverence for antiquity sustains this abuse, slowly eroding equality and just governance.
In a New York City window on Eighth Avenue a bookstore stacks Bibles at cut prices with a bold display claiming Satan trembles when he sees Bibles sold as low as these. The ad highlights advertising flair and the Bible bargain as a notable marketing gimmick.
A Chicago Record-Herald line frames a millionaire worried about his son's grounding in the classics. The tutor counters that the boy is not near grounding but actually stranded on them, implying heavy reliance or obsession with classical study.
A humorous exchange frames a city man proposing a skyscraper to overlook a rural plot while a villager jokes about twenty head of cattle grazing there. The scene shifts to a young worker praised for punctuality by his employer, who thanks him for the attention.
In a historic tale drawn from old Essex Institute logs, Captain Haraden bluffed the British packet into surrender after a four hour fight. He threatened to sink the ship if it did not haul down its colors within five minutes, using nerve over metal to force the victory.
A London Mail snippet shows a terse exchange about a highly acquisitive suitor. The wife suggests introducing their daughter to him, implying a potentially humorous or cautionary social situation.
A New York Press aphorism notes that saving means stopping spending on one item and redirecting funds to another. The remark frames frugality as reallocating expenses rather than denying needs.
A May 14 tornado devastated Gilliam and Bolinger leaving Gilliam with about 299 residents destroyed. Mrs J T Gardiner and two unnamed Black individuals are among Gilliam fatalities while Bolinger deaths include Mrs Mitchell Davis and two Black victims. Oil City in the parish reportedly wiped out. Communication in the stricken area is disrupted as casualty counts may rise.
A May cyclone from Missouri hit Fremont and Page counties causing extensive farmhouse destruction. Mrs. Will Finley of Northboro, Fremont county, was killed. The storm damaged a school near the Finley home and razed several residences along the path including those of Henry Wieland Claus Meyers Tom Anderson George Dalbey and B L Benedict. The town of Watson Missouri was nearly destroyed with no fatalities. The cyclone ended west of Clarinda after destroying Fred Herzberg farm buildings.
Washington May 14 The house select committee probing wood pulp and print paper aims to finish this session with a report Chairman Mann said night sessions may be held John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association testified for most of the day answering questions about prior statements.
In Spencer, Mrs Henry Moon aged twenty five shot herself in the head after her husband left for his sawmill job. He returned to find her dying. The couple had been married two years with no children. The coroner will hold an investigation.
James H. Conklin, a leading Orange County businessman and relative of former Senator Roscoe Conklin, died at his Middleton home from blood poisoning five months after pouring hot lead into his ear in a personal crisis. He was 67.
The Knights of Columbus state convention in Duluth elected officers and delegates for the national meeting in St. Louis. J. H. Nighingale of Minneapolis was chosen State deputy and incumbents KE. F. Kelly James E. Hickey L. E. Gossman L. B. Kennedy were re elected to state secretary treasurer advocate and warden roles.
Admiral Evans voiced reluctance to leave the Navy in August after arriving from San Francisco. He said he did not worry about things he cannot help or things he can, expressing sentiment about his retirement and farewell to the “old gang.”
General d Amade leads three columns in a raid on Madakra tribesmen near Casa Blanca. The action razed crops and destroyed camps while French forces report six wounded.
Logansport Indiana May 14 George Hall colored shot and killed his wife instantly. He then shot himself and it is believed the wound may prove fatal. Domestic trouble is believed to have caused the tragedy.
In May 14 report from West Union a large barn owned by Jam Shell four miles west of town was set alight by night riders, with soldiers under Captain Darnell nearby.
A method for repairing cracks and dents in wood uses softened white tissue paper mixed with glue to form a paste. Ochers color the paste to match the wood, calcined magnesia is added, then the paste is pressed firmly into cracks and allowed to dry, resulting in a smooth finish.
The excerpt notes long standing religious tolerance in China and Japan and cites seventeenth century Christian persecution in Japan as politically driven, per the Japan Chronicle. It contrasts historical tolerance with state action rooted in political concerns.
A rock and coal fall at Prospect colliery in Midvale near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, killed four mine workers, all foreigners, and injured three others. Authorities reported the incident at Lehigh Valley Coal Company.
A vivid reminiscence of Cardinal Mazarin, grieving as his two month prognosis looms, hobbling in nightcap and gown along the gallery while pointing to cherished masterpieces. He exclaims that he must quit them, naming Correggio, Titian’s Venus, and Caracci’s Deluge as he bids farewell to the art he loved deeply.
Outing Magazine notes varied sleeping postures of birds in captivity and in the wild, describing quail coveys forming new roosting spots each night and the cautious, alarmed behavior that follows. Woodpeckers and flickers favor tail-supported rest, thrushes and warblers often perch on twigs with tucked heads, while parrots sleep inverted on vertical wires.
An Uncle Remus Magazine piece argues the blue jay is not Satan’s sand bearer despite a superstition. It explains the bird’s nest building prowess and sturdy home, showing the jay’s energy and care for its young rather than any infernal contract.
A Columbus Ohio reader credits Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing nerves headaches and other Change of Life symptoms. The ad cites a thirty year history of use and invites women to write Mrs Pinkham for guidance from Lynn Mass.
A devout minister marries a couple and prays for their prosperity including the man's business. When asked his occupation the groom reveals I keep a safe. The minister confesses privately that he hopes the prayer remains unanswered. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the comic moment.
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