Coming Events and Performances for August and September
Coming events list includes Degree of Honor dance with a pillow giveaway on August 27. Damon’s Colored Musical Comedy Co performs Monday September 27. Minnesota Methodist conference led by Bishop Robert McIntyre at McCabe Memorial Church September 26. Lady Maccabees event and Kelly’s Orchestra appear September 27 to 30, with Mower County Pair involvement.
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Minnesota Methodist Conference
Robert McIntyre
McCabe M._ &, church
Lady Maccabees
Kelly's Orchestra
Mower County
H. A. Avery
Margaret
Pooler Camp
Bertha Dart
M. Sheedy
Arthur Elmer
Spirit Lake
Friends
A. O. Myhre
Estherville
Jacobson
Decorah
Chas. L. West
Weather outlook shows fair night and warmer Saturday
Fair conditions prevail tonight with clear skies. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and a rise in temperatures across the region.
Local Hub ads and notices fill Austin scene
Watermelons 20c each at the Hub. Chas West and others advertise summer goods and sales. People return from trips, visits to Albert Lea and Minneapolis noted. A plumbing firm may open, dances and events listed, and real estate and furniture offers amid bustling city notices.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement claim and remedy notes
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous membrane remedy. It claims reliability of F J Cheney and Co and the endorsing wholesalers Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo Ohio. It mentions testimonials, price 75 cents per bottle, and urges purchase from druggists. It also pitches Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F.j.cheney & Co
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Insurance policy dispute over Love death claims
E J Love held a $5000 policy with the Illinois Travelers Association at his death two years ago last February. Mrs Love seeks payout, suit filed to be tried in Chicago in November. Witnesses were heard in court today by stenographer Eckholdt to save Chicago travel. Attorneys Vrooman of Minneapolis and Chicago counsel Maher represented Mrs Love and the traveling association. Catherwood appeared for the company. Hearing may continue with many witnesses remaining.
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E. J. Love
Illinois Travelers’ Association
Vrooman
Minneapolis
James Maher
Chicago
Traveling Men’s Association
8. D. Catherwood
East Side Social Visits Move Through Cresco To Toledo
Mrs. Parmenter and daughter of Cresco visit the Walter Whiteside home while Mrs. Plummer and Hazel Steele of LeRoy stay with Mrs. Plummer. Harlan Church of Cresco returns from Charles Rosenthal's. Mrs. Clyde Hubbard returns from Milford. The Finch daughter and Otterstroms return to Toledo. Mrs. Rosenthal hosts relatives A H Squier and A C Chapman travel to Minneapolis. They plan to meet sisters from Aber deen North Dakota and Kimbrea Minnesota before California trip.
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Mrs. Plummer
Hazel Steele
LeRoy
Clyde Hubbard
Milford
Iowa
Edward Finch
C. Otterstrom
Toledo
Ohio
Charles Rosenthal
A. H. Squier
Santa Anna
Cal
Minneapolis
A. C. Chapman
Aberdeen
Kimbrea
Minn
Dakotas
How to Improve the Complexion from Physical Culture
Frequent bathing purifies blood and clears skin pores to prevent eruptions. Recommend weekly soap and hot water full-body baths, daily or regular cold baths, and a dry friction bath with two soft brushes to stimulate pores. Regular friction leaves skin pink and soft like satin.
Igorrote Village at Kline Carnival Aug 23 28
The Igorrote village will exhibit here August 23 to 28 under Firemen auspices. A lecturer describes the show from opening to closing as the Igorrotes perform national dances and tasks from their islands, with spear throwing and bull's eye betting attracting crowds.
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Kline Carnival
Little Brown
Man with a future to a man with a past
A reflective quote collection notes a shift in perception from promise to history, highlighting a man who once seemed destined for success and now carries the weight of a remembered missteps. It contrasts expectation with retrospective judgment.
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Cleveland
Auto Parade Promises Grand County Fair Spectacle
A parade of at least 100 automobiles is planned for the county fair. W A Nolan of Grand Meadow says 25 machines will travel from that area and the Adams group is joining. Vehicles will be handsomely decorated and the display should be beautiful. Secretary E H Smith is arranging a motorcycle race on the fair grounds track, a novelty with many cars already in city and county.
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W. A. Nolan
Grand Meadow
E.H. Smith
Hoboes Held for Trial in Rochester Burglary
The Rochester Bulletin notes a robbery by hoboes at a dry goods store with entry through a back door. Goods stolen amount unclear though five cents in change was reported. We know little about number involved. suspects were jailed and to be examined later.
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Rochester Bulletin
George J. Steven
Austin
Editor Apologizes for Dexter Criticism in Wykoff Paper
The Wykoff Messenger Enterprise runs an apology for a harsh item in last week's issue criticizing Dexter citizens for not supporting the News. Dexter business men pledged loyalty at a village meeting, but the editor, sick with fever, declined their offer. The piece ends with a skeptical note on foreign missions.
Police Nab Auto Man By Mistake At Austin
R J Straw of this city, known as the auto man, faced an embarrassing mix up in Austin yesterday. A young man who skipped a board bill was reported to the police by Mr Hamilton, leading officers to arrest Straw when he stepped off a train for lunch. Straw proved he was not the man sought and had no outstanding board bills.
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R. J. Straw
Austin
Mankato
Soulpaugh
Hamilton
Straw
Gem presents strong film program with dramatic features
A good sized audience enjoyed a program at the Gem last night. The Hunter and His Child is a beautiful pathetic picture and The Kidnapped Girl is highly dramatic, both delivering high tension. Lighter films complete an entertaining bill.
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The
Gem
Conrad Goebel Estate Final Probate Hearing Held
Heirs and administrators of the Conrad Goebel estate sit in session in the probate court for the final hearing. The public has followed the case due to the substantial fees requested by the attorney and the administrators.
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Conrad Goebel
North Pacific Coast Country book offers travel guidance
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway promotes a new book for Pacific Northwest travel planning. Free by call or mail, four cents postage. $62 round trip from Chicago to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver Butte and other points daily until September 30 return by October 31. W B Dixon Assistant General Passenger Agent 365 Robert St St Paul Minn.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
North Pacific Coast Country
Chicago
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Victoria
Vancouver
Butte
W. B. Dixon
Robert St
St. Paul, Minn
Copper cable rod sale at 1L cents per foot
Henry Trenary reports selling thirty strands of copper cable rod at his home on Maple and River streets. The price listed is 1L cents per foot at his residence and 15 cents per foot for use on buildings.
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Henry Trenary
Maple and
River Streets
Outrages of the Telephone and social risk
The piece argues that the telephone, while beneficial in saving lives and aiding wealth, has harmed discipline and manners. It cites frivolous consumption by idle women, gossip, and erosion of social courtesy, warning that habitual calling becomes a vice threatening domestic thrift and fair conduct.
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Minna Thomas Antrim
Lippincott’s
Old Names For Guns In Early Artillery History
From Gentleman's Magazine, the passage outlines the evolution of artillery as firearms grew portable and quicker. It catalogs numerous historical gun names, including cannon, culverins, bombards, serpentines, falcons, falconets, drakes, and many others, noting the diversity of early pieces and classifications.
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Gentleman’s Magazine
A Cutting Retort at a Florentine Dining Table
Before dinner at a rich Florentine banker’s house Colonel Dundas, later Earl of Dundas, sparred over American crudities. Mme Bonaparte Betsy Watterson defended Americans, quipping that as descendants of Englishmen they naturally appear vulgarians to Italians and Spaniards.
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Florence
Earl of
Dundas
Mme. Bonaparte
Betsy Watterson
Basil Hall
America
Cursory Remarks Defined In A Childs Humorous Quip
A Chicago Record-Herald cartoonish quote captures Eddie defining cursory and then delivering a humorous anecdote. The tale has his father and mother, a toppled ladder, a bumped head, and a final line of cursory remarks.
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Eddie
Chicago Record-Herald
On Their Minds In a Humorous Exchange
A brisk stage moment shows a writer bursting in to seize a pad and pencil and declare he must rid himself of a thought. His wife interjects showing a plan to obtain a check and then visit a milliner's window for another item on her mind, as exchanged in a witty scene.
Desirable Kensington Neighborhood Sparks Humorous Exchange
A woman from Australia asks an agent in London about a new Kensington district. The agent calls the area thoroughly desirable and adds a quip that residents are “soup and fish families,” highlighting local social tones.
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Australia
London
Kensington
The Amatuer Laundress Dinner Conversation
A man jokes about hiring a new washerwoman as a girl hesitates, then reveals she ironed her own waistplace belt, noticing a tear in the girl's eye and she admits she ironed it herself.
Modest Request Between Husband and Gifted Writer
A humorous exchange features a husband asking if the novel is nearly finished and the gifted writer replying that the hero must die. The husband then asks for a small favor after his death, requesting that a button be sewn on. The excerpt shows playful dialogue and character dynamics.
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Nover
The Lesson Sunday School Teacher Question
Ubicago News presents a quip about the Bible story of the man told to rise and walk. The child Small Sammile suggests folding beds in ancient times, reflecting a lighthearted church classroom moment.
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Ubicago News
Made Him Sick Seasick Letter Read Aloud Below Deck
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt describes a scene with two girls below deck. One reads a lone letter aloud to the other, prompting a pale, uneasy reaction from a listener.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Great Circus in Rome Compared with Coliseum
The old Rome Coliseum could seat 80 000 spectators, but the great circus filled the valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills with capacities listed at 150 000 250 000 and finally, 80 000 spectators. The great circus is described as the most stupendous public spectacle building.
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Rome
Palatine
Aventine Hills
New York American
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E. A. Dalager
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E. H. Smith
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Thirg Ward
N Thange
Austin City
North Dakota
E. H. Smith Land and Loan Co
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Hunters
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Warren Dean
Rose Creek
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Herman Hormel
Lake Charlotte
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Lyle
George Robertson
Edgar Carter
Warren
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Summerworth
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Rev. J. A
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Gertie Dahle
Lake Mills
Central League
United Lutheran Church of America
Migs Hall
McShane
L. F. Torsleff
Waltham
RK. I. Rothschild
Anna Duholm
Nelson
Ethel Joseph
J. B. Weiss
Hub Dry Goods Dept
P.O
Isabelle Simmons
Brooklyn
N. Y
Helen Banfield
Vassar
Nica
Main Street
Leary Independent
George Cross
Moscow
D. Kenevan
Madeira Street
Aquinatta
Lucy
Aribault
Thomas Revord
Chippewa Palls
Wis
Herald
Mathew Carr
Arthur Smith
C. H. Decker
Ben Hormel
H. Fairbanks
Clear Lake
P. O. Box
Cordia Love
Roy Larson
New York
the Herald
J. Love Ve
Illinois Travelers Association
East Side
Igorrote Village
Hoboes
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