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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
3
Cloudy skies and rising temperatures forecast for tonight and Tuesday. Mentions include Geo Bliss visiting Minneapolis, Joseph Keenan’s early-morning trip, weekend visits to Corning and Fairmont, and many Austin residents traveling to cities like London, St. Paul, Chicago, and Madison. Community events, church activities, and upcoming entertainments are noted along with local business notices and theatre plans.
Special trains depart Austin at 5 15 daily from August 31 to September 5 for St Paul and Minneapolis. Return from Minneapolis or St Paul at 7 40 p m. Round trip fare is one and a half. Tickets on sale August 30 to September 4, valid to return until September 7. Full details from any Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway ticket agent.
Mr and Mrs L D Carter hosted a family dinner at their Riverside home to honor J J Engledrum of South Bend Ind. A farewell party for Mrs Wm Stearns was held at Mr and Mrs George Kessler's Grove street home ahead of their move to Mason City. Miss Margaret Brooks of Winona, visiting uncles Riley and Asa Brooks, received a gold ring from Fay Pratt as friends toasted her sendoff before she departs Tuesday.
Bazaar announces new September records for sale. J Soler is bound for New York tomorrow. Many locals visit relatives and friends, with notes on births, travels, teaching duties and seasonal shopping.
Mrs. Andrew Sprague travels to Milwaukee while Andrew Sprague and his mother depart for Rochester to consult Mayo doctors about her health. Mrs. J M McDonald and Mrs Frank Harnacey visit cities and Mason City. Miss Clara Jorgenson visits her Houston brother. Others visit Hokah Rowen and Montevideo prior to vacations and work.
A lone traveler recounts a near death at sea after plunging from an ocean liner. He imagines drowning and a propeller, then realizes the “knife in his back” was the boat hook used to rescue him as the steamer circles back to find him near sunset.
A man sends a telegram to a friend's wife claiming her husband was killed in a railway accident with his head and limbs described as cut off. A later correction clarifies the first report exaggerated and reduces the injuries to head and legs, with only one arm affected.
A child tells his mother he bet another boy his cap against two shoe buttons that she would give him a penny to buy apples. The boy wins the penny and saves his cap.
A stern old lady is told by a bystander that her husband keeps smoking, provoking a young woman to tears as she learns the husband is dead in a Baltimore scene. The exchange centers on rumor, grief, and public gossip in a vivid newspaper vignette.
A humorous exchange about choosing a flattering pose for a portrait. Smithers asks what position suits him best for a camera shot. Browning jokes about showing his back to the camera to hide thinning hair.
A terse exchange centers on a claim of love followed by a blunt question about the life insurance the speaker carried. The conversation hints at motives behind affection and financial planning, suggesting deeper stakes in a personal relationship.
A terse fragment reflects on fortune and fairness, musing that wealth seems abundant for some yet elusive for others. The brief line hints at enduring balance questions and personal sentiment about luck.
A humorous exchange between Billy and Tommy about wishing to be a giraffe. Billy imagines easily clearing a baseball fence with a long neck. Tommy cautions about mornings when a giraffe would not be handy, as their mother scrubs necks with soap and water.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press contrasts Goodley's quiet manner with a colleague who repeats observations about Jones. The quoted exchange suggests how phrasing can cast Jones as heavily intoxicated, fueling unkind impressions within social circles.
A detective testifies in a case against a woman shoplifter who, after being charged, turned away and swallowed items including six silk suits, a silver candle stick, and a chafing dish. The magistrate interrupts as the detective clarifies he meant pawn tickets.
The London Standard notes that all Australian children are drilled and elder boys join cadet corps attached to the military. Large schools maintain cadet bands in khaki uniforms, armed with Lehi rifles, with annual shooting matches showing many young marksmen.
A Washington Star exchange notes the claim that the Chinese discovered printing from type millennia ago. The dialogue adds a playful aside that they may have invented the interrogation point.
A Chicago Tribune report quotes a witness claiming a lawyer obstructed him while under oath, as the judge reminds participants to tell the truth and nothing but the truth during the proceedings.
A brief anecdote quotes a witty exchange from the Atlanta Constitution about practical wisdom. The elder bachelor tells the benedict to rule or know why and the reply notes that knowing why already counts as half the battle.
A compact, quotable line from Carlyle emphasizes effort over lightness, suggesting true progress comes from hard, intrinsic exertion rather than buoyant chance. It frames swimming as a metaphor for perseverance and struggle to advance.
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