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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
3
Closing quotations for Minneapolis cash grains list No 1 Hard and other grades with mixed values. The fragmentary data includes wheat and oats pricing along with several unreadable entries, reflecting a volatile session in the grain market.
The piece notes that many sensible people oppose wearing glasses and may refuse them when crucial, acting foolishly in this one area. It argues that yielding to age and accepting required aids is wise, portraying resistance as irrational.
An early organist is described as a Sunday school teacher who impressed children with stories of the lame man at the temple gate and the miracle of Peter and John. A child quotes a humorous take on the biblical text about temperance, noting a mockery of wine and strong drink and the promise of life.
A narrator recalls selling patent medicines in Russia during a review of a crack regiment. Soldiers sneeze en masse as he opens his sample case to push anti grip pellets, only to be told they cheer the arrival of General Akachoochebedoosk.
Leaves orders for Snyder's hack or express at Malloy Bros. or telephone 164. Meets all trains. Calls promptly attended.
The 657 battle near Nobavend in Bebatana pitted the early Islamic power against Persia. Arabian chronicles claim Persian losses reached 100,000, though unconfirmed, and the clash ended the Persian dynasty. Islam supplanted Zoroastrianism, expanding Arab dominion from the Caspian to the Indian Ocean and altering global history.
A group of old settlers recall buckskin farming days in northern Texas. The narrator describes a near disaster when a stump and plow split, tearing his buckskin pants as the stump snapped back and then was pulled out by the roots.
Subeditor Mr X faced praise and criticism after a piece on superstition and intellect. The published opening claimed imbecility persists, with the Courrier du Centre noting the line would prove the point through subsequent text.
A stream of visitors and residents are noted in Austin with names like Ed Harris Ira Lyck and Miss Whitehead visiting Lansing from Madison and Minneapolis.WEST'S advertises hot weather skirts silk ribbon and spring goods while Maple Walnut ice cream draws crowds at Guillemin's. Lost pocketbook and stray stock reported. several townspeople travel to Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth for business and family visits.
The new school board, formed under a month, starts repairs across Austin schools. Whit tier building painting contracted to Fred Cress, Sumner rooms tinted, Lincoln building cement walks on the south lot, and High School bell tower, tin roof, seats, and iron work being repaired and repainted. The board aims for economy while ensuring clean, comfortable quarters for students and teachers when September opens.
Dr. G Stanley Hall argues for keeping one day in seven sacred from work as a cornerstone of leisure and mental refreshment. He describes the Sabbath as a fundamental human institution rooted in psychological nature and suggests rest can even be found in sleep to reset weekly rhythm.
Miss Pearl Gregg hosted a Sixth Sense Party and Luncheon on Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. in honor of Miss Eleanor Norton of Oakland. Guests played cards, then moved to a dining room set for eight with a decorative table. The luncheon featured potato salad frizzled corn Jello bean loaf lobsters pickled tongue orange on celery cream bread cucumber cake and cocoatines chocolate.
Miss Katie Engle hosted a gathering for Frances Loucks and Jennie Flower with light refreshments. An unplanned intrusion by masked performers, posing as ghosts, caused a brief struggle before they revealed their identities. Names of the young ladies remain unrevealed unless space demands.
A Friday family gathering at the Padden residence included a noon picnic on the lawn. Relatives unpacked baskets, a long table was laid, and after dinner games began with croquet as the favorite. Walter Chirpe of Chicago and Mrs. Streeter led the croquet championship before the late-evening departure.
A family reunion is set for early next week at the home of Mr and Mrs Julius Johnson in Minneapolis. Attending will be families of Mr and Mrs Samuel Kidder of Fargo North Dakota Mr and Mrs Ed Harris of Ottumwa Iowa and the Johnsons. The families are well known in Austin where they once lived.
A Friday picnic at L. J. McCormick's Moscow home attracted about fifty attendees. Fine weather boosted games and fishing, with guests from Austin Blooming Prairie Oakland Newry and Moscow enjoying the event.
The First Christian Church hosted a lawn social last night at L. C. Clark home. A program followed by ice cream and cake drew a large attendance and the event is described as a great success in every way.
Harry Rosenthal hosted a noon dinner for friends to celebrate his thirteenth birthday. The event featured many presents and a general good time for the young host and guests.
Chicago Aug 16 Little progress in solving the Bartholins Mitchell case as Inspector Hunt questions John Claffy who denies involvement despite identification by Mrs Tallerday. Oscar Thompson collapses under police pressure while friends seek habeas corpus to secure his release amid tense prison conditions.
East Side News notes Mrs. Keating left for Adams at noon. The Rathbone Sisters will meet Monday night in K. P. Hall instead of tonight. J. T. McCormick has returned from an extended visit in the cities. Charley Hanson’s grocery store gains recognition for its large stock and growing trade. The river side now hosts three thriving grocers.
An Eldred Pennsylvania notice from McKean Co. Co Op Oil and Gas Co seeks both sexes for at home work two hours daily for five dollars weekly plus expenses. No canvassing required.
Luther R. Marsh age eighty nine prominent spiritualist dies at his Middletown home after several weeks illness. Marsh gave many lectures and public addresses. In 1885 he met Mrs. Annadelia Diss Debar whose claimed spirit pictures influenced him to transfer property in New York to her for a nominal sum despite exposure of her methods.
Roy Streeter a local colored lightweight fighter was shot and killed in the street by John Gorman known as Kid Hogan after a renewed quarrel. Gorman was arrested as the suspected shooter.
After September 1 the price for cement sidewalks rises to 65 cents per foot for a five foot four inch walk due to increased cement costs. Names listed: Dickens Ek Enockson.
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