Local Notes From Springfield and Rochester Posts
Gov Johnson marching on as Springfield Republican dedicates a page to him. Register of Deeds Wood tends a tropical garden on Chatham street with orange, banana, and fig trees. Rochester Post-Austin praised the Chautauqua experiment, planning another next year, noting attendance covered expenses though no profit. Local management encouraged to begin plans for 1900s.
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Johnson
Springfield
Republcan
Register of Deeds Wood
Chatham Street
Rochester Post
Austin
City Veterinarian Office Opened in Mankato
Mankato creates a City Veterinarian position with a 6 cent salary under the health commission. The appointee will test dairy cattle for disease and aid milk inspection enforcement. Mayors of New Ulm and Manda to apologize for actions blamed on the Attorney General. E F Peck of Riverview brought Austin the season’s first sweet corn, four weeks late yet in demand.
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Mankato
New Ulm
Manda
Young
Sutton
E. F. Peck
Riverview
Austin
Mrs Ben Hilker Hosts Dinner For Pitcher Guests
Mrs Ben Hilker entertained about a dozen friends on Wednesday evening with a dinner honoring Mr and Mrs Pitcher of Winona who are visiting their brother Charlie Pitcher. The event followed an afternoon in the porch and park and a fine six o'clock meal. A Lafayette Park family picnic featured Dr W L Hollister and wife, Samuel Hollister and daughter from Atchison Kansas, A O Hollister and guests, Eugene Wood family, Mrs W E Waldron, Mr and Mrs G Schleuder and John Ort of Belvedere Lil, with N F O U picnic and boating party at Lafayette last evening attracting about twenty attendees.
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Ben Hilker
Lafayette Park
W. L Hollister
Samuel Hollister
Atchinson
Kan
N. F.O. U. Haad
Lafayette
Ravens and Falcons Clash on Rathline Island Crag
The raven’s distrust of humans keeps its nest in a remote Rathline Island crag while falcons nest on the opposite side. When eggs were stolen by a collector, the falcons blamed the ravens and launched a vengeful attack, injuring a favored roost.
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Rathline Island
District Convention At Christian Church Hear Missionary Work
The district convention at the Christian Church drew large crowds. M A E Meyer of Minneapolis spoke on the Christian Women Board of Missions, noting it is run entirely by women. W. Jordan of Winona read an insightful paper on missions abroad, orphanages, hospitals, and Bible chairs in major state universities. An effort to establish a Bible chair at the University of Minnesota was mentioned. Mr. Frost attended, and Adelaide Gail Frost’s missionary song Iodla Sad Ingia was highlighted by a choir led by Harry French.
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M . A E. Meyer
Minneapolis
Christain Women Board of Missors
Woma
the Christian Church of America
Society
Ann Arbor
Mich
Missouri
Virginia
University of Minnesota
W. Jordan
Winona
Frost
Adelaide Gail Frost
India
Ten Days and Ten Dollars Arrest of Circus Agent
Robert Alcott Sparks known as Bobby Alcott, a cocaine user and claimant of being an advance agent for the Gulliver circus, was jailed for ten days with a ten dollar fine after visiting Fox hotel and Grand hotel seeking circus tickets for cocaine. Authorities consider him possibly the missing local cocaine fiend.
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Robert Alcott Sparks
Bobby Alcott
Golliver
Fox Hotel
Gulliver Circus
Fox
Grand
The
Mason City
Poolers Return From Six Week Pacific Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs O A Pooler and daughter Dorothy arrived home Wednesday evening after about six weeks away and more than five thousand miles traveled. They toured the Grand Canyon and many California sites, visiting friends, then returned via the Northern Pacific, stopping with the RE Shepherd family at Billings Mont. They bring greetings from numerous Austin friends met along the journey.
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O. A. Pooler
Dorothy
Pacific Coast
Grand Canon
California
Northern Pacific
RE. Shepherd
Billings
Mont
Austin
Lightning Fire Destroys Bradley & Son Lumber Office
A lightning strike caused a fire that gutted Bradley and Son's lumber office in Le Roy. The fire department fought the blaze and managed to save most of the office furniture.
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Bradley & Son
le Roy
Light Plant Struck by Lightning in Spring Valley
The electric light plant in Spring Valley was struck by lightning with only slight damage. A cow belonging to M Graling was killed by lightning.
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Spring Valley
M. Graling
Notice to Refrain From Trusting My Wife on Account
Legal notice warning all parties not to trust my wife Mrs. James Casey on my account as I will no longer be responsible for any of her actions or debts James Casey.
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James Casey
Didn’t Irritate Him. Glimpse of seamy life in Cornwall
An excerpt from the Cornish Magazine presents a ribald scene in Cornwall. Characters Jenny Miss Vivian and Dyke Windsor figure in a domestic dispute marked by jealousy and threats as the clock ticks past late hours. The tale unfolds with crude dialect and a violent confrontation.
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Cornwall
Jenny
Vivian
Veilan
A Sure Cure for Foxomnia Warns of Quack Remedy
A fragment reports a woman claims to have cured her husband of a condition called foxomnia by using a mysterious medicine given by a doctor and administered every half hour through the night, detailing a dubious home remedy.
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Henry
Market Prices For Livestock And Poultry Listed
Fragmented OCR shows fat steers and cows with weight ranges and prices, plus bulls and poultry figures. Numbers are garbled but indicate bids for cattle and fowl with various weight categories and totals.
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Westere
Obituary of Mrs Harry West in Winona
Mrs Harry West dies after a year long illness in Winona at 4 40 PM. She was Mabel Toye, 31, born in Winona, a graduate of the Normal School and longtime teacher in Austin and Albert Lea. She married Harry West on September 25 1901, lived in McCormick cottage on Lyndale Ave. A beloved public teacher and social figure, she endured a long decline after a California trip for health. Funeral Friday at 2 30 PM in Winona, interment there. She leaves husband, father, mother, brothers Clarence and Earl, and many friends.
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Mabel Toye
N. ‘Toye
Winona
Austin
Albert Lea
Harry West
McCormick Cottage
Uyndale Avenue
California
San Diego
Redlands
Minnesota
Mrs. West
Clarence
Earl
Invitation to Chau tauqua guarantee fund drive
Citizens are invited to join the Chau tauqua fund by signing the guarantee list at First National Bank with Nathan Lanfield Jr. An initial 1800 dollars was solicited by the year committee. A 20 dollar stock share grants voting rights at meetings and in preparations for next season. Stock calls depend on deficits after the 1908 assembly. When the fund reaches 3000 dollars, all stockholders will be invited to organize and incorporate.
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Nathan Lanfield Jr
First National Bank
Chinese Secretary Defends Dignity On Ship
A San Francisco Call report recalls Wu Ting Fang’s departure from the United States with a retinue of Chinese merchants. A customs inspector tried to bar a secretary from boarding, but the diplomat’s aide insisted his name was none of the inspector’s business and vowed not to return. The inspector remained on duty, but the incident left a warning against public humor with Chinese officials.
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Wu Ting Fang
Wushamalla
John
San Francisco
Minnesota Health Board Seeks Full Birth and Death Registration
State Board of Health urges complete reporting of births and deaths under law. Notices go to physicians midwives and families to file within ten days or face prosecution. Registration blanks available from local registrar or state office.
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Minnesota
M. Lracken
Registrar of Births and Deaths
Where Hat Straw Comes From In Italy
The article explains hat straw production in Italy. Wheat is sown densely to impoverish growth for thin stalks. June blooms, harvest by uprooting when grain is half developed. Straw is tied into sheaves, bleached by dew and sun, then bundled and distributed to women in poor households.
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Italy
The Ocean Liner Stewardess Privileges and Tips
An account of stewards on transatlantic liners earning 20 to 30 pounds monthly with tips ranging from 10 shillings to five pounds. A Vanderbilt tip of 25 pounds is noted, as are generosity patterns by military and civil officers. romances between passengers and stewardesses are mentioned, and the earnings are described as providing a comfortable livelihood but not great fortunes.
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Liverpool
New York
London
Mmeward
India
Hostess Defends Husband At Harlem Dinner Party
At a Harlem dinner party the subject of profanity sparked laughter after a guest suggested the host could tear off a remark when no women were present. The hostess, with crushing dignity, declared that her husband never says anything before ladies that he wouldn't say anywhere, leaving guests puzzled as to the laughter.
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Harlem
New_York Tribune
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Austin Daily Herald
Austin, Minn
MATL
John H. Skinner
Gertrude Ellie Skinner
Potvourri
Orris Hayes
Hayes Bros
Austin Minn
Christain Church
Home Again
Pat Home
Parrot Tong
Perami
Mrs Hiarry Werestt
F. Nelson
St Joseph
Chris Hansen
Brownadale
State Board OF Health
W. L. Hollister
Gibson
Pitzen
Surrey
W. H. Adams
River St
Chicago Great Western Railway
Deedes
Great Western
Boke Tention
Edison
Burlingame Bros
Reliable Home Insurance Company
E.H. Smith
Land and Loan Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx
W.D. Bassler
People’s Store
East Side
TRAD
GEM Family Theatre
Bridge Street
Towne
Han Saing Dept
Ausain Sling
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