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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
18
A note on marked newspaper copies prompting readers to act. A Southern man mailed fifty copies to potential investors, yielding twelve inquiries, three site propositions, and a factory employing 175 locals. Also a sailors tale of painting mishap and a quick repair with benzine earning a tip.
In Hartselle, Alabama, on November 27, a Woodland Mills home owned by Tom Richardson burned. Richardson’s wife and three children perished, and the children's bodies were found in the adjoining barn. Richardson himself was missing, with no body located in the ruins.
A long catalog of Austin shops and makers with names like Bazaa r Burlingame Bros Nations Fancy Articles and J. J. Moreland Cement Works. The list includes groceries, drugs, clothing, furniture, lumber, hardware, furnishings, and services such as funeral directing and real estate.
A Boston lawyer traveling to Denver notices a tired woman with four children aboard a Pullman car. He befriends the children, but the mother sharply rebuffs his playful recitation of a nursery rhyme when a toe peeks from under the curtain. The incident ends with the man withdrawing to the smoker.
A cartoonish exchange explains anthracite as hard coal and bituminous as soft coal. Willie parries with a sentence showing his mother using bituminous words and an anthracite look as her husband heads downtown.
A young pupil boasts of school, sparking a quip about a master with star teeth that only come out at night. The father, amused, and a nearby maid create a light breakfast scene as the afternoon paper notes the moment.
In tropical Mexico heavy rains make raincoats essential. Heat prevents rubber coats, so men of the middle and upper classes wear rainproof coats woven from native grasses. The tightly woven grasses block rain, and some coats include a hood to shield head and body.
A humorous exchanges frames a mistaken skate story. A child asks why a father did not wear a pair last night and the reply leads to a missed skate reference repeated by others. The tale hinges on misheard brag from a coachman to the cook.
A Chicago News theatrical snippet notes Biffkins left college with aims to rise fast through forgery. The fictional reporter says he did forge ahead and now sits in a front row cell in the penitentiary.
Quote dialogue from Smart Set noting a mismatch between a new house and the architect’s design, with Victorie remarking the house resembles the plan more than the cost reflects the original estimate.
A historical remark by Savonarola links battle and triumph, asserting that without struggle there is no victory or crown. The line underscores the ethic of perseverance and conflict in moral or political leadership.
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