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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
2
A fragment from POTPOURRI about a stormy Sunday scene with bonnie lassies and a kiss joke. The speaker recalls taking Caddie beneath his plaidie to shield her from rain as daisies blush at the kiss. The lassie refuses to stay if she must go home in the rain.
A proverb-like observation notes a politician who relishes the contest but faces no opposition and remains on the sidelines while rivals compete. It reflects on strategic patience and non-commitment in competitive politics.
The article reflects on the near term political climate and hints that certain campaign moments will be recalled in the run up to a potential two year senate race, underscoring lingering impressions and strategic considerations.
Massachusetts allocates one hundred thousand dollars to eradicate the common house fly amid public health efforts. Officials urge vigilance and note potential environmental considerations while praising the initiative.
In the C. M. and St. Paul depot a sign titled Notice to the Public was altered by a traveler who cut out the letter t in Notice, leaving No ice to the Public. The prank highlights demand for ice and the rowdy reaction at the depot.
A local business man states he will not sell his 80 acre county property now and expects to fetch an extra thousand dollars within the year, signaling confidence in continued land value.
A group of Austin ladies recounts being held up by a single bandit in Yellowstone Park. One woman surrendered her pocketbook, joking the thief would find only face powder inside. The robber retorted that she was “white enough just now.”
The Herald publishes the names of all nominations for coming primaries. North District candidates include Grimm, Nolan, Wilson, Christgau. South District includes Boostrom, Palmer, Gilbertson, Hubbard Carey, Halvorson. County officers and board members listed with party affiliations.
New styles in Mission Cathedral and Holland shades for chandeliers and both stand and drop lights are on display. Call to view our electrical supplies and get house wiring estimates.
The city council will adjourn to discuss a new hose house and council chamber. Fire department plans, costs from 3000 to 12000 dollars, and a potential wing for expansion are weighed by officials and business leaders.
The Red river cart and oxen return to Minnesota after more than thirty five years as part of Fort Ridgely in 62 production at the state fair grounds. The wagon train will recreate frontier travel with Sioux and white participants and will tour during daylight at a slow pace.
Classified notice advertises a paid ad option in the Herald with pricing 5c per line for the first insertion and 2c per line for each subsequent insertion. The short pitch emphasizes results from placing ads.
Classified notices seek a school boy and a school girl to work for board with M Teeter and Brownsdale Minnesota addresses. Other ads offer two apprentice girls, a saleslady for millinery, a competent girl for a small family with high wages, and a request for a second hand saddle.
Lost notice seeks the owner of a white waist rock found on Leasing Avenue and a Knight Templar watch charm. finder should contact R. L. Johnson at the Herald office to claim a reward.
An editorial notes milk's longstanding role as food from birth to old age and argues for higher milk prices to improve purity and handling. It cites a Canadian source and claims a quart of milk equals a pound of beef in nutritional value, contrasting price differences in Chicago.
Tomorrow anti-saloon day brings international speakers to churches in town. N A Palmer will address Congregational at 10 36 am Peter J Youngdahl speaks at Baptist at 10 30 am and union services at 8 pm C W Stark discusses at 10 30 am Presbyterian and at 8 pm Lutheran all are invited to learn about the movement.
The article describes the tolafall or talking man as the village chief adviser and chief ruling power in Samoa. He holds office, delivers persuasive eloquence, and commands attention from elders and youth alike. His immunity and unique honorific terms elevate his status beyond ordinary men.
Harper's Weekly recounts Walter A Wyckoff of Stoierton as a college professor who studied labor by becoming a laborer. Beginning in 1801 in Connecticut with little money he worked across many states digging ditches wrecking houses and factory tasks. His incognito failed when fellow laborers noticed his eating habits and a Chicago tea moment exposed him as masquerading.
Public notices list rooms for rent in a private house with modern amenities. Multiple items for sale include a good driving horse with buggy and harness, furniture carpets and stoves, and a large twelve room residence with bath hot air furnace on St Paul Street. Also offered are houses near Bridge Railway St Paul and Oakland and farms in northern areas, with an agent at 223 N Main St.
The Orients' cut rates on household goods to the Pacific coast and other points promise superior service at reduced rates. The Boyd Transfer Co of Minneapolis advertises insurance against fire and tornado and bond options. Mower County Lumber Co offers lumber cement and plaster for remodeling. Eclipse Lumber Co provides building materials including coal and wood.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to Miss Glasser are requested to call at the store at the earliest date and settle with Miss Bascomb who is authorized to collect.
In six years costs for running the Austin milk business rose at least thirty percent. Seeds labor and supplies are higher causing producers to seek more money. After a year of losses the retailer will charge 6 cents a quart for milk and 6 cents per half pint for cream starting Sept. 1. E. D. Kenevan.
A Nova Scotia village schoolteacher tasks a boy with fetching the prettiest flag for empire day. He returns with a British flag, thinking she meant Canada, and insists the flag of his country is the finest. The incident underscores national identity and misinterpretation.
The will of Captain Robert Keayne founder of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston spans about 56000 words. It is preserved in Suffolk county probate vaults and notes the document was drawn in Keayne's handwriting.
A dialogue where Lattoo questions her English mistress Memsahil about mourning dress. The mistress explains mourning as a custom, while Lattoo contrasts black with life’s colors in nature and questions eternity and divine color creation. The exchange highlights cultural perception and religious views.
A humorous quarrel in a Chicago Record-Herald snippet questions the identity of a scrawny bowlegged speaker addressing Miss Rockingham. The answer names Count Brisevpicksnitzel and notes his apparent aristocratic bearing after a shift in position to catch the light.
A doctor asks if the patient has aches and pains and the patient replies breath hurts. The physician intends to treat the breath but promises a remedy that will soon stop it.
Forbearance relates a dialogue where Bacon asks if Egbert ever desired stage work. Egbert replies yes last week and recounts an incident where he intended to act but instead threw an egg at an actor. The exchange appears in Yonkers States man.
The quote reflects Montesquieu's view that unfounded rumors mislead and true calumnies harms even those not worth thoughts. It cautions against evaluating others based on gossip, urging discernment between truth and slander.
Special trains leave Austin at 5 15 daily from August 31 to September 5 for St Paul and Minneapolis. Returning depart Minneapolis and St Paul at 7 40 p m. One fare and a half for the round trip. Tickets on sale August 30 to September 4 good to return until September 7. Full information from any ticket agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry. 22 to 816-22-29
In the first session of the Forty-ninth Congress 1885-7 the presidential succession was fixed. If both president and vice president are dead or removed the secretary of state acts as president until disability ends or a president is elected. If no secretary of state exists the secretary of the treasury acts, then succession passes to the secretary of war attorney general secretary of the navy and secretary of the interior in that order.
A historic meditation on inner strength urges readers to seek tasks matching their powers and grow into walking miracles through daily effort and grace.
The Common Council of Austin Minnesota will receive sealed bids at the City Recorder’s office until 5 pm August 29 1908 for the construction of an eight inch sanitary sewer on First Street from Oakland Avenue North to Maple Street with plans on file. Bids must include a gross total and a five percent certified check or cash deposit as liquidated damages. The city may reject any or all bids. Dated August 15 1908 Austin. Minn T. M. Foster City Recorder.
Mrs. Newed sobs as a friend learns John, away a week, writes affectionately about kissing her photo daily. She reveals she swapped his bag photo with one of her mother, causing renewed tears and embarrassment.
Senator Jose de Minaldez of Nueva Leon notes desertion is rare due to swift capture and severe lashings. He claims public punishment deters others, as deserters endure brutal ordeal witnessed by fellow troops, reinforcing loyalty to military service.
Mr Stormington Barnes laments changing taste in comic operas and jokes. The manager notes audiences once could be made to laugh, but now require different entertainment. Memphis Commercial Appeal reports the exchange.
A Washington Star panel reflects humorously on employment talk as Plodding Pete chides that complex language cannot improve the invitation to work. The quip contrasts plain speech with lofty phrasing.
The devil is named as advocate who attacks the candidate’s memory during pre canonization steps. The church appoints an able man to bring charges the other side must refute, and canonization proceeds only after his charges are satisfied.
Scientific note on plumb line deviations due to crust density. Porto Rico shows nonvertical gravity, forcing cartographers to move northern and southern coastlines inward by about half a mile to keep maps accurate. The New York Tribune reports this significant geodetic anomaly.
St Augustine’s Church lists Masses at 8 00 a m and 10 30 a m with no evening service planned. Parish schedules reflect morning worship and quiet weekday observances.
The First Church of Christ Scientist holds regular services at 10 30 a m with a Sabbath school for children at 11 45 a m and a Wednesday evening testimony meeting at 8 o clock All are invited to attend any or all services.
A union service will be held at the M E Church at 8 P M under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon League with an address by Peter J Youngdahl special music by the choir and a solo by Mr Harry Pettingill.
Rev J A Eb Naess will conduct morning services in English at 11 o'clock while Prof C M Weswig from St Paul Seminary preaches. Naess travels to Loscoe Wisconsin this Sunday to dedicate the new Trinity Lutheran church. Sunday school begins at noon and evening services will feature Rev C W Strack from the Anti Saloon League of Mine speaking in the church.
The former pastor M. Frank A. Heilman will occupy the pulpit at the Christian Church West Pawlet Vermont. The public is invited to a 1:30 service with communion and Sunday school at 8 PM Thursday meeting for friends to attend.
The Rev. J. S. Budlong rector announces no early service but a Morril prayer and sermon at 10 in the morning. Sunday school follows at 12 o clock with no evening service. Both phones listed.
Readable text shows a Methodists service schedule with morning worship on themes about youth and history, a choir solo by Benjani of Chicago, infant baptisms, church membership reception, Sunday school led by W C Craig, and a young people's league topic. Attendance encouraged for all city men. The fragment mentions speakers Miss Gall Tompkins Hazel Platts and a reading Birth of Christ.
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