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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1908
Page
4
A young doctor in training wakes late and examines a patient named Pat with a playful pulmonary check. The scene ends with Pat counting aloud in a thick Irish brogue, finishing at a grandly miscounted “tin hundred an' siventy-wan,” illustrating humor from a hospital morning.
Quote from Success Magazine describes Mrs Nuvoreesh moved by French pheasants singing the Mayonnaise. The remark emphasizes the oddity and emotional impact of a surreal moment.
News from Dallas dated May 26 reports fourteen dead across Northern and Central Texas with Fort Worth at ten fatalities and Dallas four. Damage runs into millions with grain and crop losses estimated at about 3 million in Texas and 2 million in Oklahoma. In Waco the Brazos river hits unprecedented levels, while thousands evacuate and trains and wire services suffer disruption. An unrelated crime note follows.
Seven persons are dead in a Oklahoma flood that has left 400 to 600 homeless and submerged hundreds of houses. Severe damage stretches across southern Oklahoma with many railroad and wagon bridges washed away and tracks disarranged. In West Guthrie more than 700 houses floodwater covers streets and transportation relies on oats. The North and South Canadian rivers Cimarron Arkansas Washita and Red River valleys suffer widespread crop and home losses.
Poughkeepsie N Y May 26 Justice Morschauser rules Harry K Thaw remains insane and must stay in confinement. He rejects Thaws bid for habeas corpus release and upholds Matteawan asylum commitment as legal. Thaws lawyers seek transfer to another facility and he will remain jailed until further decision.
May 26 Madison Wisconsin snooze the French poodle of Mrs James Davidson wife of the governor likely saved her from being chloroformed and robbed by a bold thief while napping on a couch in the executive mansion. The dog barked as a stranger drifted in with a handkerchief apparently containing a soporific drug. Mrs Davidson woke and shouted prompting the thief to flee empty handed.
Des Moines and Racoon rivers swell after heavy rains in the valley to the north. Weather bureau predicts continued rise for hours. Many families already packed and ready to move to high land. Corn planting halted and fields soaked, swamping northern Iowa lands.
In broad daylight on May 26 three armed men attempted to rob three bank messengers carrying $43,000 for Jefferson Bank. On First Street they pepper sprayed Edelman and grabbed his money bag while Velsor was restrained by another assailant.
In Kansas City on May 26 the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States discusses closer cooperation with other Presbyterian bodies, the path toward union, duties to the negro, and religious education as key church subjects.
Boyd Stone, a white man, was shot and killed by Henry Fowler, a Black man, in Fowler's home one mile west of Creer. The shooting followed Stone's alleged attempt to win Fowler's wife, according to reports.
Wheat prices in Minneapolis on May 26 include May at 1.07 percent, July at 1.06 percent, and September at 92 cents. On track values show No. 1 hard at about 1.11 percent, No. 1 Northern around 1.09 dollars, and No. 8 Northern near 1.05 dollars, with slight variations among grades.
St Paul market summary for May 25 lists cattle from good to choice steers at 6.00 to 6.75, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.60, veals 3.75 to 6.00, hogs from 5.25 to 6.15, and sheep and lambs from 4.50 to 6.00 with good to choice lambs at 5.75 to 6.00.
Wheat prices to arrive and on track with No. 1 bard at 1.11 1 2, No. 1 Northern 1.00 1/4, No. 2 Northern 1.06 1/4 to 1.07, May 1.07, July 1.07, Sept 0.92. Flax prices to arrive and on track with May 1.22, July 1.23, Sept 1.28, October 1.2214.
Chicago May 25 cattle and hog prices listed by grade and type include prime stockers and feeders at 3.40 to 5.39, cows and heifers 2.30 to 6.16, calves 56.00, hog averages 4.10 to 5.50, mixed hogs 5.16, sheep 3.60 to 5.20, yearlings 5.60 to 6.25, lambs 4.50 to 6.16.
Wheat prices hold May at 1.02 percent July 91 91 c Sept 87% 87 c Dec 94 c Corn May 74% July 66 c Sept 64 5 c Dec 66% 56 c Oats May old 4 c May 51M c July old 47% 47 c July 45 c Sept 37 38 c Pork May 18.42 July 13.57 Sept 13.82 13.85 Butter Creameries 18 22 c dairies 16 20 c Eggs 16 Me Poultry Turkeys 140 chickens 11 c brokers per dozen 2 50 5 60
A historical note extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a key remedy for women's illnesses. It cites Mrs. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri who, after twelve years of suffering and eleven doctors, reports restoration of health following Pinkham's guidance.
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls pre dawn routines for fishing as a child. The narrator describes waking early for worm gathering, forays to the barn and garden, picking berries, and a quiet riverbank start at daybreak with birds and mist fading as the sun rises.
Ackerman explains that suction is absence of pressure allowing higher external pressure to move air. A hot chimney air column rises because it is less dense than surrounding air, creating an upward draft that continues while the chimney stays warm.
A London visitor recalls a country recluse who renamed his abode from Nutshell to Chez Nous after moving from town life and enduring playful jests from locals. She praises the new name, noting his warmth in explaining the switch and the constant doorbell interruptions from nearby boys.
A horse tied on Chestnut Street chews its strap as a newsboy predicts an upcoming surprise for a local umpire. The boy hints the weight will trigger a noteworthy reaction, while bystanders ask about the animal's condition.
A small house offered for sale in Good Hope, located two blocks from Main Street. Property details are limited in the notice but it highlights a bargain price and quick sale potential.
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