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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1908
Page
4
A New York Press excerpt reports a physician prescribing a rigid alarm clock schedule to cure insomnia. Start with wake times around 2 am, gradually move later by steps, plus long daily walks, and refuse naps until sleep normalizes.
A Chicago Tribune report recalls seven of twelve jurors who refused to sleep, waking the others during the night. A discharged juror describes the rousing majority causing unrest as they submitted to ongoing wakefulness.
In Damascus, a boy Ahmed subdues a camel by force, while Mustafa explains a khawaja's remark that a camel obeys due to “the eyes like magnifying glasses” enlarging the master sevenfold, a belief noted by Norman Duncan in Harper's Magazine.
In Helena on November 4 returns indicate a complete victory for the Democratic state ticket and election of Democratic presidential electors.
A terse old proverb notes that any man may err but persisting in error is foolish. It adds that second thoughts are best, aligning with Cicero’s perspective on reconsideration and prudent judgment.
Cincinnati reports the state casting a likely record vote with Judge Taft winning a Republican plurality while Democrat Harmon appears elected governor. The result hinges on statewide returns as voters turnout reaches historic levels.
Salt Lake City reports a strong Republican majority nationwide, with Governor candidate Spry losing ground to American party voters in Salt Lake County yet a statewide plurality near 12,000. Legislature likely Republican, ensuring Reed Smoot’s reelection.
Wheeling West Virginia reports indicate Taft holds a slight early edge with returns slow to arrive. The margin is narrow and the state may still be considered doubtful.
Nashville results show Bryan’s statewide majority around 26 000 confirming Democratic state ticket victory. Congressional delegation remains unchanged in party composition.
Taft gains a 3000 vote plurality in Delaware and the Republican state ticket led by Simeon S. Pennewell for governor and William H. Heald for congress is elected by about the same margin.
Bryan and the state Democratic ticket hold a slight lead in Nevada during early returns from Reno on November 4. The results show the party with narrow margins across counties and key districts as voters pace tallying.
Indiana results show Taft winning the state by about 15 000 votes with Thomas R Marshall elected governor by about 5 000 over James E Watson. Democrats favored to win seven of thirteen congressional seats and the next legislature to name a successor to Senator James A Hemenway.
Missouri plains indicate Bryan wins the state's electoral votes by a 30 000 to 35 000 plurality. Governor race remains unsettled as Cowherd leads Hadley but trails Bryan. Senatorial primary unclear with Stone at 6 915 and Folk at 5 894 from early returns.
Louisville reports Bryan wins Kentucky by 13 000 with nine or ten Democrats elected to Congress, a Republican loss of two seats, and the day’s record turnout. Electoral vote hints at a possible Taft ballot in the state.
Guthrie Oklahoma reports confirm Democratic loyalty but reduced majority. Bryan's lead estimated around 25,000 as five congressmen, four Democrats and one Republican, are reelected. Legislature remains two thirds Democratic, with United States Senator Thomas P Gore reelected despite strong opposition.
Topeka Kan November 4 Republican state ticket led by Walter R Stubbs for governor likely elected by about a 25000 plurality with Tafts lead by a few thousand as returns were incomplete due to a long ballot and late closing polls.
Cheyenne Wyoming November 4 Taft appears to have won Wyoming by a very small plurality in the state tally.
The narrative recounts Walt Whitman resisting a verger in Trinity Church New York by keeping his hat on and then striking the verger with his hat before exiting the church to the ire of the sexton who threatened legal action.
Mr. Seabury and his wife plan to move to a nearby flat with minimal expense. They agree to carry small items in a brown bag and books in a large satchel. She suggests wearing coats to shuttle seasons and save trips, a plan his enthusiasm mirrors.
In the 1840s Brooklyn couple Mr and Mrs Smith relocate to a Bowery home with Mrs Smith fearing the Bowery stigma. Through cunning and local influence the street is renamed from Bowery to Fourth Avenue at Union Square, ending their dispute and securing happiness.
A Denver Post anecdote quotes a new streetcar conductor recalling amusing daily events. He recounts a mother asking the conductor to cart her crying baby around the city while she runs errands, suggesting the driver could slap the child if it cried.
A London Strand Magazine tale describes a halfpenny bun theft where a small boy asks to have a bun pushed down his back. A bigger boy follows, questions the first, then robs the till, while the baker views the scene as comic.
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