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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
23
A comedian locks a draper’s carriage door and rides off in a brougham while the coachman and unseen mistress know the mischief. The incident ends with the coachman shouting “Home” and the carriage departing, leaving questions about the mistress and the destination.
A vignette describes baskets used for gamecocks in Mexico. Cockfighting is widespread among peasants who keep birds in patio cages. A strange image shows a man carrying a huge basket containing his elderly great grandmother asking for alms in the street.
In a Century excerpt Helen Keller describes visions in dreams that blend senses she lacks in waking life. She details independent thought without physical guidance, noting vivid light, smells, tastes, and ideas while sleep grants spiritual freedom beyond bodily limits.
Clara Butt recounts a humorous arrival in a New Zealand town. The local carriage meets the party with the undertaker as footman. He wears a black suit with a white tie and whistles cheerful tunes to ease any morbid impressions.
A short quip from the Washington Star recalls a poker game with a son in law. Mr Comrox says it was unsatisfactory, noting the man won nothing but forced him to write a check for indorsement back to him.
Secretary Wilson and A. F. Melvin depart Washington after reporting satisfaction with the campaign to suppress foot and mouth disease in Michigan cattle. No new Michigan cases. Livonia outbreak traced to Detroit stock yards and Buffalo yards. Detroit’s Michigan Central stock yards to begin disinfection.
In Paterson New Jersey a leaky gas main suffocated Peter Cunningham and his wife. Three Kelley children were overcome by fumes and may not recover. An ensuing explosion injured Albert Ever George Parker and John Werker while attempting to locate the leak.
Fort Wayne Indiana November 27 two boys Arthur Grossman twelve and Herbert Hoeltje eleven were killed when a cave they dug in an embankment collapsed on them.
Judge questions a W C T U notice about a lecture titled The Demon Rum. A responding member defends the lecturer as clearly addressing her subject.
A motorist failed to stop yesterday near the rustic area as a car refused to move, prompting chatter that luck saved another driver from a serious crash in the same location.
A witty quarrel between Miss Caustique and a penniless suitor is recounted, lampooning the nerve and recklessness of the proposal in a Milwaukee News style.
A humorous exchange notes that a writer often composes poems about notable figures only after their death. The Boston Globe quips that praise should wait for a man’s life to pass, commending the author’s restraint in delaying the tribute.
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