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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
2
Potpourri and Publicity in Local Life
A collage of small notes from Atlanta Constitution and Minneapolis items. Mentions publicity for Austin, August heat in Texarkana, government-building parcels, an inspector’s rumored visit, and a call for a central business location free of political influence.
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Atlanta Constitution
Weather contrasts with last year’s drought in farm yields
The excerpt notes heavy rains this year hinder harvest while last year’s heat and drought stressed crops. A farmer recalls a corn yield of four bushels per acre during the hot period, contrasted with the current wet conditions affecting vegetation growth.
San Francisco Survives Afterquake With Steady Economic Show
After the earthquake, about 40 million in currency flowed to San Francisco as a bank run fear failed to materialize. Tax collectors report no big rise in delinquent taxes while business, theaters, and building proceed. The steel structures prove durable, challenging expectations that the city would falter.
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San Francisco
Wall Street
State highway plan may include Austin as a hub
The state commissions plan a 1500 mile highway system with nine main roads. Albert Lea and Rochester are on the map, but Austin is not listed yet. If land within five miles benefits at 30 cents per acre, Austin could gain from construction costs given its size and position.
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Austin
Albert Lea
Rochester
Devonshear village exorcism charm raises thirty pence
A Devonshire village tale reports a woman with epilepsy supposedly cured by a ritual at the church porch. Twenty nine married men give pennies, the churchwarden adds a penny, they convert the thirty coins into a silver half crown, and a ring is forged to ward off the disorder. If she speaks, the charm fails.
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Servia
Natal
Devonshire
Absence Question Sparks Wary Courtship
In the Pittsburg Post a young man asks if absence makes heart grow fonder. The young lady replies she has not considered it and suggests five or six years apart to test the notion.
Wisdom and honor guide happy immortality
Wisdom and honor are quoted as paths to lasting happiness and enduring fame. The remark frames virtue as the key to a virtuous afterlife.
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Plato
Inspector Packard to Pick Site for New Post Office
Chicago inspector A. A. Packard arrived to consider location options for a proposed post office. He met Postmaster Sveningsen and will visit over two to three days. Three sites are under bid: Bridge and St Paul, Oakland and Main, and Water Street at Chatham near the Stimson barn.
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Packard
Sveningsen
Fox Hotel
Washington
Bridge and
St. Paul Streets
James Keenan
Oakland
Main Streets
Water Street
Chatham
Stimson
Roof lease investment advice from The World Today
The World Today urges investors to lease roofs of large buildings in cities for ventures needing air and sun. Proposals include greenhouses chicken farms sun bath parlors and hospitals with central locations and low rents. The note ends by recommending Golden Grain Belt beer with meals and cites J Weisel Austin as supplier.
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The
World Today Magazine
J. Weisel
Austin
A. and L. Society Honors Mrs. W. D. Bower
The A. and L. Society held a special meeting with Mrs. Ira Padden in honor of Mrs. W. D. Bower. Nearly all members attended and a 60 o'clock supper was served. Mrs. Hennefin presented Mrs. Bower with a silver meat fork.
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A. and L. Society
Ira Padden
W. D. Bower
Bower
Hennefin
Bids Sought for Central Presbyterian Church Construction
Bids will be received for a new church building by Central Presbyterian Church at St. Paul and Water streets Austin. Bids open Monday noon August 20 1906. Plans may be viewed via Harry M Jones architect Lumber Exchange Minneapolis or W J Rice Austin Minn. A two percent certified check accompanies each bid. The building committee may reject any or all bids.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Corner St. Paul
Water Streets
Austin
Harry M.jones
Lumber Exchange
Minneapolis
W. J. Rice
Minn
Building Committee
Secy
Building Com
Elks Hold Big Lafayette Park Picnic This Thursday
Elks invite friends to Lafayette Park for a large picnic on Thursday Aug 9. A brass band will perform and a sports program is planned. Free coffee cream and sugar and real lemonade will be provided. Officials expect a strong turnout for the final big picnic of the season.
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Lafayette Park
Elks
Opportunities on the Chicago Great Western Townsites
Promises openings in nearly all lines of business along the Chicago Great Western Railway. Write to E B Magill manager Townsite Department Omaha for full information and copy of Town Talk.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
E.B. Magill
Mgr
Omaha
The Life Line on the Foot
The life line begins at the base of the big toe and curves to the instep toward the little toe. It is claimed to indicate longevity with variations signaling illness or a short life if its end lies in the hollow of the foot.
Simon and Grevy Billiards Tale on Tariff Concession
Jules Simon recalled the moment he sought a tariff concession from a foreign diplomat while President Grevy played billiards. Grevy refused to throw the game, continuing to win until the minister showed visible distress. Selden notes honesty and civility as the price of wit.
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Simon and
Grevy
Jules Simon
Life and Fate Calculations in Blasquian Philosophy
Quote notes that men should estimate life as if destined for both long and short spans. It reflects a meditative view on mortality and purposeful living attributed to Blas.
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Blas
Isle Royale trip described by Dr A M Lewis
Dr A M Lewis writes from Harbor Isle Royale describing the six day Isle Royale trip via Booth line America. He details travel from Duluth to Port Arthur, the scenery, the Amygdaloid channel, Tobias Harbor as headquarters, island geography and lodging, and tips on what to bring for comfort on the lake expedition.
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Topins Harbor
Isle Royale
Mich
The
Herald
Booth
America
Austin
St. Paul
Duluth
United States
Dominion
Superior
Hudson
Port Arthur
R. R
Buffalo
Curio
Thunder Bay
Thundercape
Northcape
Isle Royal
St. Lawrence
Lake Superior
Tobias Harbor
Michigan
Margiret Island
Gust Matson
Great Lake
St. Louis
Anay
Strange Cottage Bath Tale on Fiester & Thomas Cheese
A cottage visit yields a weird odor from a hidden brick cheese marked Fiester & Thomas. The narrator jokes about a bath ban and a future chemical test while a poem condemns the midweek bath. The tale ends with a teaser line To Be Continued.
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Fiester &Thomas
Democratic County Convention and Primaries in Mower County
Sealed bids for Court House block material and grading will be opened August 15 1906 in Austin. Special session bids also planned for paving around Court House square. Democratic delegate convention to select 13 delegates to the State Convention on August 25 1906 in Austin.
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Board of County Commissioners
Mower County
Minn
Court House
George Robertson
City of
Austin
Court House Square
Mower
Minnesota
Said
Minneapolis
State Central Committee
John A. Johnson
Austin City
Wanted. Manure ashes and old rabbis ripped back of the greenhouse
A classified notice seeks assistance for removing manure and ashes and mentions rabbis associated with the site. The item appears to be a local yard or garden cleanup request tied to a greenhouse location.
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