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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
2
April Weather and Local Happenings News
The item notes April norms with 9 clear days, 11 partly cloudy and 10 cloudy, cites a warm 54 in 1878 and a frigid 40 last year. It recalls a blizzard on a Wednesday dropping to fourteen below zero per Herald files of 1888. Hotel Robinson hosts many guests as J E Robinson buys a new bus with a labeled side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Robinson
J. E. Robinson
Adams Man James Weness Dies by Self Harm on Farm
James Weness 35 a single man living with his brother on a farm 34 miles southwest of Adams died by his own action this morning. Between 4 and 6 30 he went to the barn loft tied a binding twine to a rafter set a slip noose around his neck and swung free his feet nearly touching the floor. Despondency is suspected. Deputy Coroner Wall Ace Gregson conducted the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Weness
Adams
Wallace Gregson
Knopf Hosts Dinner With Friends Tuesday Evening
Rev and Mrs F E Knopf entertained a company of friends at dinner Tuesday evening in a social library room gathering reflecting a warm community spirit and cordial hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Knopf
County Treasurer S A Smith Celebrates Fiftieth Birthday
County Treasurer S A Smith reached fifty years Tuesday and honored the occasion with about twenty five friends from the second ward at Ellis hall. A fine supper was served at seven and cards followed until around ten thirty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Smith
Ellis’ Hall
Pleasant Surprise For Mrs Oots On Ellis Avenue
About a dozen ladies visited Mrs Charles Oots on Ellis Avenue Tuesday to share an afternoon and refreshments. Her guests presented her with table linens and towels as a thoughtful surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Oots
Ellis Avenue
Oots
Carleton College 1908 Catalog Issued as College Bulletin
The 1908 annual catalog for Carleton College appears as Vol IV, No 1 of the College Bulletin, a neat 89 page pamphlet. It lists 1 professor and instructor, total enrollment 328, with 46 seniors and 120 freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton College
College Bulletin
Annual Church Meeting Elects Oakland Officers
The Oakland Presbyterian church held its annual dinner and meeting on Tuesday with large attendance. Re-elected officers include Elder James Taylor, Trustee Howard Dearmin, Treasurer Robert Guy Jr, Clerk Eugene Lowrey, Sunday School Superintendent Sarah Roulston, Assistant Superintendent Emma Taylor, Secretary Thomas Laird, Treasurer Arthur Lightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Presbyterian Church
James Taylor
Howard Dearmin
Robert Guy, Jr
Eugene Lowrey
Sarah Roulston
Emma Taylor
Thomas Laird
Arthur Lightly
Notice to Former Customers by The Furniture King
Charles Cressey known as The Furniture King orders all former customers and open book account clients to settle immediately. He will begin settlements with Mr. Johnson and then pay all remaining Austin debts, as he plans to stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Johnson
City of
Austin
Charles Cressey
Sunshine Girls Aid Drive At Y W C A Rooms
Sunshine will meet for work at the Y W C A rooms Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock. Friends are asked to send clothing for girls ages four six eight ten thirteen and fourteen. Great need is stated.
For Sale Houses on Water and Rail near Austin
G SorrLaten offers houses on water bridge railway St Paul streets Oakland avenue and town lots and farms in northern Minnesota for sale. Call and see me at Office 223 N Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Oakland Avenue
Austin
State
Handsome Dan Guy Morris Arrested in Spokane Jewel Robbery
Guy Morris of this city was arrested on a robbery charge after allegedly chloroforming a Spokane woman and stealing diamonds valued at 1500 dollars. Detective Edwards traced Morris, found a hat band ring, a stolen satchel, and letters linking Morris to prior robberies. Morris confessed to the act and waived extradition to Spokane for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Boys
Guy
Galt
Justice Fairbank
Carmichael
Edwards
Jennie Smith
Dan
St. Paul
Morris
Austin Morris
Austin
Normal College student named for West Point appointment
U S Senator Moses E Clapp has asked S M Normal College to nominate a student for West Point. Leon R Norton, 19, a graduate of the Normal College preparatory and teachers course, was chosen as principal with two alternates. Exam will be January 1909 at Jefferson Barracks Missouri, for admission March 1 1909. Candidates must meet age and height requirements. Norton is from near Lyle and has lived in Austin four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
U. S
Moses E. Clapp
West Point
Leon R. Norton
War Department
Jefferson Barrack
Academy
Lyle
Austin
The
Clapp
Fire at Hays Lucus Lumber Co promotes quick bucket brigade
A small blaze broke out Saturday evening at the Hays Lucus Lumber Co warehouse in Waltham when sparks from a northbound freight set the roof alight. A bucket brigade formed and the fire was knocked down with minor damage, a small roof hole the only evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays Lucus Lumber Co
Ole Banker
Hayfield
Chas Herrington
Stondale Land and Investment Co
Hans Hanson
Mr Baken
Olga Beneke
Coroner’s Verdict Accidental Death at Mason City Packing House
An inquest into Nicholas Meuller Miller’s death at the Decker Packing house in Mason City ruled the death accidental. Eyewitnesses testified he was moving a meat truck from the second floor to the basement dry salt room when the elevator rose with the truck. He clung to the handles and was crushed between the elevator and floor as beams struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Meuller
Miller
Decker
Mason City
Meuller
Rose Sale at Kinsman's Greenhouse This Week
Roses offered Thursday and Friday at Kinsman's greenhouse with long stemmed roses at five cents each and short roses two for five cents. Roses not delivered at this price. Call for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsman’s
Austin Steam Laundry Adds Cleaning and Pressing Dept
To the patrons of the Austin Steam Laundry the shop announces a new steam cleaning and dry cleaning pressing department with a guarantee of good work and continued service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Steam Laundry
Citation for Hearing on Petition for Administration
Estate of Peter Hagan in Mower County Minnesota seeks letters of administration granted to John Hagan. Probate Court sets April 16 1908 at 2 PM in Austin for cause to show why petition should not be granted. Judge seals the notice dated March 25 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hagan
State of Minnesota
John Khagan
Petiion
Court House
Austin
Mower
State of
Minnesota
Moscow School Closes Winter Term and Plans Spring Return
Moscow closes the winter term with Miss Donovan to spend three weeks at her Hartland home before returning for the spring term. The Moscow Musical Club held a stormy gathering at John Register’s with about thirty attendees. Oscar Gunderson has returned from SMNC while brother Henry will attend the spring term which began March 31. A few cases of whooping cough are reported among children but none seriously ill. A social at Mr and Mrs Gunderson’s last Saturday night featured music and games. John Buchanan notes Tolstory baskets sociables are best, netting about seventy five dollars with some baskets selling for four. Miss Adela Pace visited from Austin and will resume teaching this week. A man visited buying rags, rubber, iron, suggesting he may be the first in a long time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Donovan
Hartland
Moscow Musical Club
John Register
Oscar Gunderson
SMNC
Henry
Gunderson
John Buchanan
Tolstory
Adela Pace
Austin
TR Morgan
Will
H. Addington Bruce
Janet
Mme. P
Que
Seed Potatoes for Sale from John D. Smith
Limited stock Premium Seed Potatoes offered in early and late varieties 75¢ to 1.00 per bushel. John D. Smith Austin New Phone 152 R. Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Smith
Austin
Rosenthal Bros Painting and Paper Hanging Ad
Neighbors asked about our painting and paper hanging methods and will share their opinions. We value the kind words from our patrons. Rosenthal Bros. 280 L or 569 R 1.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Offer
A vintage advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh cure. F J Cheney and Co of Toledo are named as makers. Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo wholesalers, attest to Cheney’s honor and firm reliability. The cure is described as an internal remedy acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding,Kinnan & Marvin
The Lucky Bag of Midshipmen and Onboard Odds and Ends
The annual Annapolis publication The Lucky Bag mirrors the West Point Howitzer in name. On ships a lucky bag holds items left around decks and months end crowds gather to see if their missing possessions have turned up. The bag fills with jackknives shoes plugs of tobacco sewing kits caps photographs and writing materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Brigade of Midshipmen
Annapolis
Corps of Cadets
West Point
One Ring Alarm Misses Train on Tea Party Line
A sleeper wakes to a single ring while others claim four rings and misses the train, according to a brief Chicago Tribune item about a commuter delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
The Pygmy Earth and the Sun’s Vast Scale
A distant comparison explains the sun’s enormity using a pea as Earth and a two foot globe for the sun. It notes the sun’s diameter about 866000 miles, volume about 1.3 million Earth's, density around one quarter, and the sun’s surface vastly exceeding Earth yet among medium self luminous stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebon
The Making of Diamonds and Artificial Crystals
The article explains that diamonds can be manufactured using high heat and pressure, citing Moissan's electric furnace method that dissolves sugar in molten iron to form diamonds. It notes carbon's three forms graphite, carbon plumbago, and diamond, and states artificial diamonds have existed but were costly and small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moissan
Borneo
Brazil
India
South Africa
Indian Smoking Etiquette Described In Conversation
A hotel lobby discussion recounts how Indigenous people handle pipe smoking with care and hygiene. The speaker notes ceremonial silence, passes of the pipe, and that the mouthpiece is never shared directly in the common manner.
Glass lecture pun mocks American taste and foreign titles
The lecturer quips that his talk titled Glass will be transparent and crack with breaks yet valuable when cut. He jokes it uses sand and hot air and has inflamed committees, noting foreign titles fascinate Americans. He ends as the audience leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Every One of Them a Bird Parody Marriage Tale
A West Virginia Methodist minister's wife is said to have married three times with a string of avian surnames. Partridge, Robin, Sparrow and Quayle appear as spouses, Robins and Quayles as children, and Swann and Jay as grandfathers, all set on Hawk Avenue in Eagleville Canary Islands. The article credits a lyre bird as the writer, noting the family ties to a bird of Paradise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Partridge
Robin
Quayle
Quayles
Hawk Avenue
Eagleville
Canary Islands
St. Louis Republic
Amenities of the Fair Sex
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs A accusing Mrs C of hypocrisy after a social prompt. Mrs B confirms and recounts that Mrs C asked for candid opinions about Mrs A. Chicago News.
His Qualifications for Acting? A Fur Lined Coat and High Hat
A brief exchange quotes a Philadelphia Press joke about a speaker pursing acting. The punchline notes the man has no formal qualifications, until a friend dies and leaves him a fur lined overcoat and high hat as ironic credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
The Other Side Dialogue Between Mildred and Neighbor
A brief dialogue depicts Mildred arguing with a neighbor about a worried mother. The exchange shows tension as Mildred asserts her mother’s influence and the neighbor responds with concern about propriety.
The Riddle of Personality and Hypnotic Fears
The article discusses hallucinatory fears and obsessive thoughts leading to distress or death, citing cases from Mme. P. and Que. It describes coffee and rolls as a compulsive craving and a journey to a bakery as a fixation. It urges treatment by a skilled psychiatrist to restore harmony.
Umbrella Misunderstood After Crash Kill Noted
A hospital surgeon recalls lifting an object from the pavement and noting its smashed ribs and torn hole, then corrects a medical student who sought notes on the accident case. The student asks to record details, but the object in question proves to be an umbrella.
Tommy's Blunder in The Catholic Mirror
A humorous sketch in The Catholic Mirror shows Tommy promising to reach through a window to open the pantry after his mother reveals she misplaced the pantry key. He reassures her he can access the door from inside until his father returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
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