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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
2
A mix of old tales and moralizing from Scrap Book and Leslie's Weekly recounts a tale of Frederick the Great and Voltaire and a hazardous nitroglycerin description. The Frederick Voltaire story showcases graft, penury, and a prison sentence over disputed poems.
Danville Kentucky November 20 Hugh Thompson a wealthy young farmer became suddenly insane and shot and killed his eighteen year old nephew Frederick Garrison. The boy fired one shot at his uncle after being shot the bullet lodged in a lower limb. The wound is believed to be fatal due to heavy blood loss Thompson had recently been released from an insane asylum.
Richard Croker's arrival aboard the Lusitania sparks a warm welcome in New York. An excursion steamer met the liner as politicians packed the Tammany ship and cheered Croker who said he felt well. He plans to stay several months to renew old friendships before returning to Ireland.
Decorah Iowa on November 20 a fire gutted the home of James Murray and he died in the blaze. Authorities say the blaze started from Murray’s carelessness with a smoking pipe and bedding fire spread to the house.
A terse quotation notes that an acre in Middlesex is valued as a principality in Utopia, attributed to Macaulay. The fragment reflects a wistful comparison of land worth and sovereign status.
A Chicago iron mill foreman, short of labor, offers a tramp a job after spotting him at dawn. The former college baseball champion eyes the shovel with grim humor, replying he could fry ham on it, revealing the tramp remains ready and cheerful.
A satirical portrait ridicules a pompous man who fancies himself superior and trustworthy. The speaker mocks his haughty posture and supposed worth, imagines a comic fall from grace, and ends with a vivid banana peel stumble scene. The piece adopts a humorous, critical tone reminiscent of Emporia Gazette prose.
A humorous brief exchanges piece features a housewife scolding a hobo for not holding a job while he likens himself to a bird moving from limb to limb. The dialogue, presented in dialect, highlights social tension and spars with slang and urban color.
The fragment attributes a quote to Richter about criticism taking from both tree caterpillars and blossoms, intertwining growth and decay in a natural metaphor.
A note on Spanish uses nicknames for infirmities and features. Terms include el ciego for blind, tuerto for one eyed, chato for a pug nosed man, bisojo for cross eyed, cojo for lame, lanco for one armed, jorobado for humpbacked, calve for bald, and pelon for very short hair. Feminine forms end in a with masculine o. These nicknames are commonly used as forms of address, especially among the lower classes.
A widower proposed to a widow whose husband had died recently and was accepted. To mark the union he asked the widow’s daughter for a present. She asked for nothing until pressed and replied that if he spent money on silver he should instead put up a headstone for her father.
A drunken or intruding man appears in the dining room below a Kansas City baseball player and his wife in a tense, dawn scene as they decide how to handle the intruder. The story hints at a domestic moment disrupted by a stranger in the house.
A sad eyed youth asks about the difference between bel canto and coloratura. Mr. Comrox answers sternly that he never bets on race horses. Washington Star.
A Baltimore note quotes a courtly exchange where a suitor vows to show love through deeds, asking if his beloved has the deeds in hand. The playful line captures a romantic gesture framed as a vow rather than words.
A reflective saying warns against bearing multiple kinds of trouble at once. It contrasts past, present, and future burdens to emphasize focus and resilience. The quote frames trouble as a single burden rather than cumulative stresses.
A Boston literary woman contrasts American library service with German and continental practices. She claims European librarians distrust time and keep priceless works in poorly cataloged, fire-prone rooms, arguing that access favors the learned and preserves elite knowledge while Americans in lower classes often obtain books more readily and free of charge.
The German town of Klingenberg near Aschaffenburg offers residents born in the parish an annual payment of £12,143 to cover upkeep. If invested at 3 percent, this would yield about £1,500 at age sixty, making the pension attractive but requiring parish birth proof. Westminster Gazette notes the policy would boost the town's appeal if birth proof were not required.
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes banter about a woman who defies expectations by wearing a boy’s football shoes to a bar and causing a scene, sparking debates over propriety and boldness in public conduct.
A Philadelphia Record feature contrasts two men, one down and out lamenting losing friends, the other prosperous and dismissive that loss is impossible, illustrating class awareness through dialogue. The excerpt highlights social disparity framed as personal struggle versus wealth confidence.
The Prompter notes inspiration prompts jokes while a press humorist adds a counter view. The exchange touches on what drives satire and wit and the role of desperation in prompting humor.
A fragmented quote discusses how egoism harms society and the drive for recognition affects the collective spirit. It notes that without admiration from others, personal profit would vanish and dampen great enterprises.
A long catalog of local Austin businesses and products including bazaar entries for Burlingame Bros Notions and various shops. It lists cement, clothing, candy, coal and wood, dairy, drugs, dry goods, furniture, hardware, insurance, jewelers, department stores, printers, livery, lawyers, lumber, marri ages services, musical instruments, meats, novelties, newspapers, plumbers, tailors and more. The page combines shop names with their offerings and roles in the community.
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