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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
3
A jumble of old classifieds listing rooms for rent and lodging near River Street and College Street, a stray bay mare, ring loss, and diverse service notes. Notices mention a hotel property for sale, piano work, sewing and dressmaking, and various small jobs with contact details.
Wanted salesmen to sell a choice line of nursery stock with steady work and extras. The Hawks Nursery Company invites terms and prompts, plus a good fall and winter position. Also included are miscellaneous lines about remedies, perfumes, and local governance.
Local notes report a horse stolen from Oscar Olson in Pleasant Valley has been recovered abandoned by the thieves some distance away. Other items include court news with John McCormick tried for abusive language, city updates, and Mower County Fair dates set for Sept 11 to 13 with multiple society notices and visits across towns.
The Calen dar Club met with Mrs. Those Keating on Bridge street to mark the thirteenth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Keating's wedding. Guests included Mrs. Collins of Cilmar. A large yellow thirteen adorned the supper table and quill blocks were made for an album quilt. Souvenirs featured plaster reliefs of Thorwaldson's Morning. News of local visits and illness followed, including Mrs. Coollies return to Calmar and a fall for Thompson of Ivor Thompson, who broke his jaw.
A birthday party for Louise Nelson was held at the Nelson home on Lindale Avenue with yellow decorations and about fifty children in attendance. The article also covers a profile of actor Asa Lee Willard, a Riverview Park picnic for Mrs. Leslie of Northfield, and an official correction about the Christian Convention reporting.
A newspaper notice advertises a sale offering 50e shirts, various ties, and a gold plated bracelet for girls. The event promises free giveaways to school children with a photograph and outfits for boys. Sale begins Saturday August 31, 1901.
Mrs Augusta Sargent returns from two months with Mr and Mrs Louis O Roop in Seattle. She enjoyed the trip and Puget Sound excursions but would not trade climates. The Roops work at the Navy Yard as a ship carpenter and all were vaccinated during the quarantine. A landslide delayed the return train five hours but the journey proved beneficial.
The long fair baptismal name of Alfonso XIII of Spain is listed in the September issue of Ladies' Home Journal, spelling Alfonso Leon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isadore Pascal Antoine Bourbon.
The total daily circulation in the United Kingdom rose from 60,000 in 1801 to 700,000 in 1851 and then to 8,750,000 in the present period, indicating rapid expansion of print media.
Miss Grace E. Baird will open her Kindergarten with Primary Class at 302 St Paul Street on Monday September 20. Parents with children to enter should inform Miss Baird.
A fragment quotes a dated view declaring that worldly wisdom in a girl is repellant, reflecting era biased attitudes. The line stands as a brief cultural artifact without broader context or attribution.
The initial meeting of the Association Football league was held at the Great Northern hotel. Four cities were elected to membership with franchises awarded to St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit. The season will begin about Oct 15. St Paul and Minneapolis sought entry but were not admitted at this time due to the jump.
United States Judge Francis J. Wing granted an injunction to stop striking workers at the American Sheet Steel company plant in Canal Dover from interfering with the company or its employees. The petition alleges union men coerced and intimidated workers.
In Chattanooga on August 30 the national convention of Missionary Priests to non Catholics in Winchester Tennessee organized a permanent body to meet on executive committee call. The gathering marks the start of systematic Catholic missionary efforts across the United States.
Pierre South Dakota report says Governor Herried pardoned Robert Hoge of Codington county for assault with a dangerous weapon. The sentence expired today and the pardon restores Hoge’s civil rights.
Copenhagen reports a wave of Russian detectives awaiting the czar's visit. Two Russians have been arrested and authorities seek to keep details secret. Bad weather makes the czar's arrival before Monday unlikely.
In a Southern railroad wreck four miles from East St. Louis, chief car inspector Frank Haefle died, fireman Elmore Drumm was fatally injured, and engineer Scott Maleconery was seriously hurt when a spreading rail caused the crash.
The navy hospital ship Solace arrived in San Francisco from Manila via Guam and Honolulu carrying many passengers including the wives and children of naval officers. The vessel will be laid up for repairs at Mare Island.
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