Auction ad from Skinner & Ulmer firm in Austin
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
2
Potpourri and warnings from Turtle Creek nursery
J M Lindsay presents a bouquet of eight Varieties of phiox for fall planting advice to buyers of phiox peonies and bulbs. Richard Graff loses a wagon box to fire while a farm hand, hitching a ride on hay, causes a blaze in the wagon box prompting a replacement and explaining the near miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Lindsay
Turtle Creek
Richard Graff
Graff
Mr. Graff
Reward Hopes For Vandals In Water Street Trees
Park board officers offer a reward for the detection of vandals who destroyed five young trees along Water Street Boulevard from the green houses west. The piece denounces the act as senseless and calls for the guilty to be caught and punished under full law, with local publicity as part of the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Water Street
Herald
Steam Plow Demonstration Shown At Grand Meadow
Mower county reports soil is turned with steam at Grand Meadow this week. The Emersor plow company introduces a six plow setup drawn by traction engine capable of plowing half a rod per pass. A Grand Meadow farmer purchased the machine and a test is underway with A. M. Smith of the city among onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Grand Meadow
Emersor
A. M. Smith
Big Carnival Opens With Clean Shows At City Grounds
The Kiithe Company opened its week in the city drawing a fair crowd as the grounds filled early. All acts performed well with Kemp's Model City and Superba drawing steady attention while Oberta, Minnie’s flag dance, and the Human Roulette thrilled viewers. Manager Kline promotes a clean, amusement focused carnival free of roughhouse acts, aided by Firemen’s relief efforts for the injured fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline Carnival Company
Beautiful Orient
Superba
Oberta
Minnie
Kline
Annual Mission Festival at Trinity Church Waltham
The German Lutheran Trinity church of Waltham Minnesota invites all to its annual mission festival on Sunday August 29. The morning service starts at ten oclock with a three oclock afternoon service. Rev C A Alfeldt will preside and local pastors Rev Aug Zitzmann and Rev R Gaiser will deliver talks on home and foreign missions. Distants attendees will be welcomed and accommodated by church members.
Sunday and Wife Injured In LaPorte Area Crash
In a collision near Yellow Creek Lake two autos collided yesterday injuring evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife. Their car overturned and they were thrown into a ditch. Mrs Sunday is in serious condition while Billy Sunday is only painfully bruised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
Ind
Yellow Creek Lake
Billy” Sunday
Sunday
Jet a Black Amber in Ancient Beliefs and Geology
The New York Post notes Camillus Leonardus’s claim that jet, called black amber, attracts light substances when rubbed and produced a thin frictional stroke used by ancient Britons to drive away devils and break spells. It describes jet as sometimes wood in a high state of bituminization and as found with ligneous traces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camillus Leonardus
New York Post
Sugar Beet Factory Planned If Local Farmers Agree
The Chaska sugar beet industry seeks to build a 600 ton daily capacity factory at no county cost if enough farmers commit to grow beets. Mr Furst will visit to persuade farmers, noting 4000 acres already devoted to beets in Chaska and the crop as a potential money maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. BE
Chaska
Furst
Mason City couple wed at Congregational church
Arthur R. Knap and Ella M. Pedalty, both of Mason City, were married by Rev. F. E. Knopf at the Congregational church this morning. The ceremony, witnessed by a small group of young ladies, was moved to the city after muddy roads delayed auto plans. the couple will reside in Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Arthur R. Knap
Ella M. Pedalty
Mason City
F. E. Knopf
Fred $. Barlow
Matha E. Balty
Austin
Rev Naess Secures E M F Automobile For Dunning
Rev Naess read in Thursday's paper of the Albert Lea Hardware Agency for E M F automobiles and phoned manager C A Dunning to secure the first option. Dunning, accompanied by Rev Naess, bought a five passenger car and drove it to Lake Mills for deliveries. They are vacationing at Mrs Naess' parents, Mr and Mrs Jacob Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea Tribune
Rev Naess
Albert Lea Hardware Company
C. A. Dunning
Albert Lea
M Dunning
Dunning
Lake Mills
Naess
Jacob Larson
Hamm Brewing firm to replace corner building with brick front
The Hamm Brewing company presented to the city council committee and agreed to tear down the veneer brick structure at Chat ham and Bridge streets. It plans a solid brick one story building with a plate glass front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamm Brewing Company
Chatham and
Bridge Streets
Pitzen's Shoe Store Closes For Week In August
Pitzens Last Week in Shoe Business announces shutdown Monday August 30 with doors closed all week. Urges buyers to purchase now to clear stock and save 25c to 1.00 per pair, with high lace boots discounted 1.00 to 2.00. Also advertises home for sale, roller top desk, and Smith Premier typewriter from J. E. Pitzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Bids Sought for Tile Laying on R Shepherd Farm
Bids are invited for laying about 25 000 feet of tile from 5 to 15 inches on the R Shepherd farm three miles south of Austin. Plans and specifications are on file at the office. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved by E H Smith Land and Loan Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd Farm
Mies
Austin
E. H. Smith Land & Loan Co
Classified notice samples with small ads and listings
Lost small purse between Dibbles dairy and the Pantorum containing a few dollars and a Canadian penny. Finder please leave at the head office. For sale or trade or call A V 610. L Smith & Bro typewriter bargain. For sale cheap five year old horse 1400 pounds. H Weber. Edson Standard phonograph 26 records new for price of machine. Inquire 805 College Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibbles
I ‘Rad
Souniaia
I H. Weber
Edson
College Stree
Faultless Mi o na prescription promises quick stomach relief
A small table form Mi o na claims to cure dyspepsia and many stomach ailments. K O Wold backs the product promising a refund if it fails. It boasts relief from sour stomach belching gas and heartburn and claims to restore stomach strength after a week. Large 50 cent boxes sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
K. O. Wold
the Herald
Dialogue Sparks Familial Debate in Yonkers Stated
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a father questioning a girl's kiss with a witty reply about a future proposal. The exchange centers on expectations within a family and social norms reflected in a brief, charming domestic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Statesman
Real estate and goods for sale listing many items
Thos Rochford offers cement, rough face 16 inch. Apples for sale at 1.00 per bushel or 0.30 per peck delivered from Whitney and Russels. Two new houses for sale or trade. Lake Park lots, South First Street lot, North Kenwood cement walk, East iron. Dry lot on West Grove Street. 100 acre farm near Austin. 480 Wisconsin land for sale or division into 16, 9, or 8 acre parcels. 20 acre tract North Dakota. Dry er for sale sound and well brakes. travel gear and black dirt also available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Park
Add
South First Street
North Kenwood
East Iron
West Grove Street
Austin
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Gen’ Sound
Afra
Snuff Spoons Through History in Britain and Scotland
The piece traces snuff spoons from early 1700s use after Sir George Rooke’s Vigo Bay raid to the mid 19th century. It recalls a 1704 Oxford comedy line and notes bone spoons small enough for a snuff box, with late usage seen in 1877 on the Scottish border and a Norham on Tweed farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rooke
Vigo Bay
England
Oxford
Thomas Baker
Indies
Arabella
Norhamon-Tweed
London Saturday Review
Degree of Honor Members Assessment Due August 28
The Degree of Honor members assessment No. 6 has been called for August and must be paid on or before the 28th. Mrs. Spencer Barr is listed as the finance contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Barr
Business Investment Opportunity in Minneapolis Firm
A man with business experience and $15,000 or more to invest can gain a share in management of a large established rapidly growing Minneapolis manufacturing business. Tremendous profits and liberal salary arrangements offered. Send details to P. O. Box 407 Minneapolis, Minn. 20-4t w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
P. O Box
Minn
The Only Thing Left
An Exchange quip reports Jeremiah Jinks, rich and stingy, told by an acquaintance who met his son. The tale notes the father claimed to economize, joking that he would start by taking away the tablecloth, highlighting a supposed shift in fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Jinks
Jinks
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