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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
2
A wartime era ad advocates a remedy to directly treat female organs restoring a healthy feminine system. It claims women are often cross irritable and hysteric and that men's understanding fails. The copy promises a quick dispelling of hysterical and nervous conditions through a claimed medical remedy.
A letter from Mrs. Mattie Copenhaver of Parsons Kansas states Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her severe feminine ills after two years of morphine relief and urges others to write for advice. The ad touts a thirty year history of treating displacements inflammation ulcers and related symptoms claiming thousands cured.
A delegation of young men ask their boss’s wife for a half holiday every Saturday. She questions their implication of her influence, then agrees after a witty exchange. Four days of leniency lead to an earlier closing time and a notably smooth week.
The piece notes elephants flee or fight when approached, with Kongo specimens having large ears that extend past the neck. Color described as grayish blue, with no sacred white elephants reported. Recorded sizes include over fourteen feet at the withers and weights exceeding eight tons. tusks sometimes surpass 200 pounds and six and a half feet long.
The body sleeps in sections with muscles in the legs and arms losing power first while head and back muscles endure longer. Sight fades first followed by taste, then smell, then hearing, and finally touch. This summary reflects a French scientist M. Cabanis's careful investigation.
Henry E. Warner notes theater absurdities from a trolley car crew aboard a yacht and a desert setting with typhoons. He cites scenes of sailors singing We Are Jolly, Jolly Street Car Men, wind machines, and a Martian Irish comedy mix at Madison Square roof, playful but chaotic.
A New Yorker tells his friend he dislikes his mother in law grabbing the baby in public transit and showing him off to strangers. He complains that his wife and he are left speechless and embarrassed as the child becomes a star performer in crowded cars and boats. The friend replies that his humor has shrunk.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet observes people dash for streetcars, noting differences between athletes, older college runners with knee drive, weary businessmen, and overweight riders who still manage to latch onto a moving car without help.
A British note warns against walking barefoot to avoid jiggers and foot infestations. It advises checking boots for scorpions snakes or centipedes and to store clothes in tin boxes to prevent biting insects, attributed to Winston Churchill.
A Philadelphia Ledger anecdote recalls two sisters from a Boston family after a concert. Eleanor says the concert was fine while Mary’s behavior drew blame for sneezing during the symphony, seen as a social disgrace.
The article explains how Fion needles are produced entirely by machinery. It describes machines that cut rough steel wire to length, file the point, flatten the head, pierce the eye, sharpen the needle, and polish it. A separate device counts and packs the needles into sale papers and folds them for packing.
A practical joker carries an onion to the depot and bites it during farewells to a young lady. He eats the whole onion before the train leaves while she jokes that he has swallowed his grief. The scene reflects light humor from Harper's Weekly.
A compact excerpt notes changing lifetime expectations from a past era. It contrasts when men were deemed elderly by forty, old at fifty, and a frail sixty with today’s different aging norms, hinting at social views across generations.
The quote from Bancroft notes greed as a flaw ripe in age, framing avarice as a moral pitfall that intensifies with diminishing years.
A New York Times reader tale laments chefs appending Espagnole to many dishes with tomato. The stranger condemns lazy culinary habit and fears the gossip of a walking Spanish tomato pun.
The late Dr. James Freeman Clarke recounted a story of his dog who avoided the station when he feared being harmed by trains. The dog would ignore whistle calls and pretend not to recognize Clarke, presenting an impertinent facedown to avoid being found out.
The housekeeper notes that goldfish require fresh water every two days at 75 to 80 degrees. Move each fish gently, renew the globe, use clear rainwater, and avoid sparkling well water. Feed only a few bread crumbs daily to prevent overfeeding.
The piece in the National Observer titled Mr Barrie In the Chair mocked a Burns celebration seating J M Barrie in the chair. Readers protested saying the humor crossed lines, but Barrie authored the piece himself.
A Frenchman mourns every date related to famed deaths and disasters after seeking an almanac. He plates April 30 as Bayard’s death anniversary 1524, May 2 for Musset, May 6 for Caviagnacc, July 13 for Marat, July 16 for Beranger, and July 23 Dieppe, dying April 22 after a fever.
An American notes a Welsh encounter praising Welsh as a precise tongue while labeling English a mere dialect. A Welshman explains Welsh can convey exactly what is meant without gesturing, and even an English spouse learns to speak conversations. The Chicago News source frames the anecdote as a humorous linguistic comparison.
Agnes C. Laut recounts how David Fife of Otonabee Ontario sent seed wheat to Scotland, received seed from a vessel from Danzig, and despite being fall wheat, sowed it in spring. Three surviving heads in the fall showed rust resistance and became the origin of Fife wheat in America.
A London Spectator correspondent notes a cherished pea cock that arrives daily for tea and gazes at its reflection in window panes and mirrors. The bird seeks bright objects near the speaker and will nudge closer to rings or needles, prompting the person to stop work and address it as one would a cautious child.
Blackwood's Magazine criticizes the decline of English inns once celebrated by Harrison and linked to the Manchester to Liverpool line proposed by Stephenson. The piece laments ruined cookery and the art of hospitality in these now neglected inns.
A nervous passenger on an ocean liner asked the captain what would happen in a collision with ice. The captain told her the iceberg would move on as if nothing had occurred, leaving the woman reassured by the wry remark.
A brief exchange highlights the unsettled weather and a board bill, captured in a Philadelphia Inquirer snippet between Skinner and Mrs Hashley. The light dialogue underscores the era’s casual newsroom chatter about daily life amid climate variability.
The London Graphic asserts that men's opinions bend under the sway of feminine attire. It argues men falsely believe themselves rational, yet are swayed by silk and soft traces, a charming delusion guiding judgment.
Miss Watson prompts a witty exchange with Mr Sark as Clara notes the beauty of Miss Watson. The dialog centers on misheard compliment and the room’s social banter during a late evening gathering.
A concise reflection notes that what is unseen can be trusted to the Creator, echoing a philosophy of faith. The line emphasizes reliance on divine guidance beyond human sight.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote questions health guidance that urges restraint on eating under worry. It considers the paradox of fearing hunger while anxious about lack of food.
The Houston Post notes a whispered moment of affection between two individuals, hinting at a tense family setting with a parent nearby. The exchange centers on fear of signaling disapproval and potential public embarrassment.
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