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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
2
Classified notice lists mailing rates for the Austin Daily H Herald, including price for one year advance three months advance and per week rates. Specifies post office entry and second class mail matter designation for the publication.
A condensed program lists vocal solos by Hawley Van area with When Love is Gone and A Memory followed by Lullaby by Kate Vannah. Miss Van Buren performs piano pieces including Rondo Brilliant Op. 63 and The Lass with the Delicate Air. Violin and chorus items feature Bemberg and Rehmann with pieces by Liszt and Chaminade.
The Modern Samaritans plan a series of at least four attractive entertainments this fall. They will be of the same class as Ladies Musical Club offerings, provided by the Chicago Lyceum Bureau. The full course costs only one dollar, with the first show likely in October.
Bernhardt V. Brodfuehrer and Miss Anna Wilmetta De Venter were married today at the brides home in Waterloo Indiana. Brodfuehrer is a jeweler and watchmaker formerly with Hayes Bros in Austin and the couple will reside at 707 North Second Street in Austin after September tenth.
The Herald recalls a day among campers at Litchfield Woods on the upper Cedar. Tents with running water and telephones form a miniature village, a crabbed note on mosquitos vanishes, and camps like Crane’s Nest and Riverside host dinners, music, clams, corn roasts, and campfire songs.
Northwest Telephone Exchange Company asks subscribers to notify changes to names to be listed in the directory. Changes must be in by 6 p.m. Thursday August 28, 1902. A six months contract dated Oct 1 allows new subscribers a position in the new directory. W L Van Camp Manager.
Final accounts and settlements have been filed in several estates. Anton Kramer administrator for Joseph Klockner of Adams schedules final settlement for September 15. Ricke Schroeder executrix of Henry Schroeder of Pleasant Valley also sets final settlement for September 15. James Marek committed to Rochester hospital on insanity charges. Mary A Schroeder and Anton King estates noted in final settlements.
Harald Gahringer on sick list. Miss Horn of LeRoy visited friends here last week. Bertha and Marie Henslin went to LeRoy last Wednesday. Mrs Harbaugh visited friends in St Peter last week. Joy Stewart of Minneapolis visited his sister Mrs 8 Sanborn last week. Rose Smith returned Saturday from an extended visit in Minneapolis. Perna Sanborn expects to go to Minneapolis soon to the conservatory of music. Mrs Waite entertaining sister from Riceville.
A lithographic firm received a circular announcing the death of a leading business figure. The firm replied with a mock condolence and offered cheaper services, remarking they could have quoted cheaper and better and would like future bereavement business.
Insects breathe through body pores and can suffocate if these openings are blocked by oil. Testing with sweet oil on a wasp’s thorax or back shows it dies quickly. Oil-based destruction is noted as an effective method to kill insects.
The library board met with all members present except A S Campbell. They adjourned to the site and discussed the entrance. Unanimously they selected the corner entrance and appointed a building committee led by A S Campbell with John Anderson Dr. Daigneau and Mrs. John X Wilson.
Americans embrace country homes as a healthy outdoor trend alongside golf. The piece notes diverse designs for summer living and praises Golden Grain Belt Beer for delivering bread and meat like strength in liquid form. Order from your dealer or J Weisel in Austin.
Albert Lea Minnesota offers a four year bachelor of arts degree with preparatory high school courses. The women’s college emphasizes university standards, skilled teachers, refined social life, and programs in music art elocution physical culture normal training. Fall term opens September 10 1902 with Miss K J Hutchison as principal and Rev C C Adams as secretary.
Martin Carew is under arrest in Owatonna for stealing fountain pens from a druggist. He had just completed a ten day city jail term and prior to that was released from a sixty day county jail sentence.
In this Austin Lumber & Fuel Co. ad Prudence Wisdom is praised as practical prudence guiding buyers away from allure of inferior goods. The message underscores high quality and low prices as core values customers depend on.
Mrs Chapman aged 70 dies Saturday evening after a spring long illness cancer of the stomach. Funeral held at Waltham church Monday at 10 a.m. She leaves three sons and two daughters. Local notes mention political visits, bank prospects, and community events including a Shiller Hall dance and creamery news.
The Woman's Relief Corps hosts a farewell party tonight at Mrs. McIntyre's home honoring Mrs. McIntyre Miss Allie Mrs. Peaslee and Mrs. Majors who are leaving the city soon.
Piano tuning service in Austin offers single tune at 3.00 dollars two tunings for 5.00 with discounts for clubs of three or more at 2.00 each. First class work guaranteed. Address 303 Water St. by F M Reruss.
Wanted: Men to take charge of an office in Austin. Address with reference to A. T. Morris care L. T. Deaver Creston Ia.
Three good rooms suitable for housekeeping available at 403 East Maple Street. Contact Mrs J Guinney for details or to arrange viewing.
A correspondent asks if any plays were written by boys at fourteen. The article cites Lope de Vega, Pedro Calderon, Metastasio, Jerrold, and William Henry Ireland as precocious writers or forgeries, noting early works before age fifteen and their reception. It ends with a social prompt to reflect on personal behavior and self-perception.
Hattie McIntyre visits Minneapolis while Mrs. Whitelaw returns home after a few days with her sister Mrs. O C LaBar. The Weber sisters host Mrs Byron Morton of Blooming Prairie and guests. Byron Morton and family visit their relatives. A baby boy arrives to Mr and Mrs S H Vaughn born Aug 15. Various calls and visits occur among the Weber, LaBar, Thompson, Bierman, Herr and Vaughn families with neighbors and cousins in Lansing area.
The article lists old wedding beliefs about brides shedding tears for luck, using opposite doors for church exits, the bride cutting cake and pouring wine, a dropped handkerchief foretelling the groom’s future role, tossing shoes at the carriage, and the bride keeping or discarding pins. It notes meanings tied to happiness, health, and marriage prospects.
Salt is presented as a natural remedy and antiseptic. A weak salt solution aids digestion whether ingested hot or cold. A similar strength snuffed through the nose may ease nasal congestion. Hot salt applied as a bag can relieve severe bowels pains.
A survey of almanacs highlights early publishers and patrons from Regiomontanus to Moore and Partridge. It traces the rise of annual editions in Europe and America, the role of the Stationers Company, and notable temptations of astrology and prophecy in historic almanacs.
The report explains that volcanic ash is not ash from combustion but fine pulverized lava formed by volcanic eruptions. It notes the composition includes glassy particles and minerals and discusses potential industrial uses and health considerations for handling airborne ash.
The Washington correspondence in the New York Tribune retells a seeds exchange with a note from a farmer. He explains his daughter Matilda will marry the village doctor next month and they plan to leave the farm, asking to exchange seeds for stockings handkerchiefs or a spring bonnet for Matilda.
A young girl overhears society ladies at a fashionable watering place debate the primacy of stylish dress over beauty. The child repeats a simple prayer asking for guidance about style and social success, reflecting on the era’s social pressures.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions correspondence, maps, leaflets, and business opportunities. It references government, general merchandise, locations, and a June date with names like Reed and Mavis. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or outcomes.
An advertised round trip excursion to Duluth Minnesota costs five dollars with return on the Great Western line. The schedule shows arrival in St Paul at 10 45 p m and departure at 11 00 a m from St Paul for Duluth arriving 6 30 p m, with return leaving Duluth 11 10 p m Sunday August 25th. Tickets available from any Great Western agent or JP Elmer G P A Chicago.
An extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway will link Eureka in McPherson County South Dakota to Linton seat of Emmons County North Dakota passing through wheat country known as the Wheat Belt. The line aims to be in service by harvest with five new towns Greenway Zeilii Hague Stafford and Linton entering the market this August and September.
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