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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
5
Austin and nearby towns bustle with visits and arrivals as Mrs Lee Thurston of Stanford and Mrs Ran tom Thomson host relatives while J M Malmberg sails for Sweden. Local shops hype Barons overcoats and Ormulla gold goods for Christmas. Community notices include theatre events at Idle Hour and Florentine orchestra, bowling, portraits, and job ads.
Direct order offer from The Prepared Roofing Co. Minneapolis Minnesota for roofing lead looms at one dollar per roll with samples available on request.
A brief juxtaposition of two literary quotes. The first, attributed to Bacon, extols politeness to strangers as evidence of global citizenship and connected humanity. The second, from William Dean Howells, redefines hope as a pragmatic incentive rather than an ethereal ideal.
The Honorable Bertie asks Charles if anything unusual happened while out. Charles reports the tailor did not call, sparking a note about human ingenuity finding something to say in London Opinion.
A man with a swollen finger and a deep ring abrasion visits a jewelry shop to have the ring cut off. He asks if the ring can be mended for pawn value, but the jeweler doubts pawnbrokers would accept it afterward. The shopkeeper notes many Philadelphians fear pawnshop loss and risk blood poisoning rather than ruin ring value.
Mrs Hugo Auer is reported quite sick. L A Y club met with Mrs Ida Myatt Friday afternoon. Two comforters were tied. At five o'clock a fine lunch was served. Mrs H B Hinckley spent Friday in the cities. Mr and Mrs Ralph Bloomfield entertained a few friends at six o'clock dinner Friday evening. Mrs M Gilmartin of Calmar is visiting her mother. Louis Halptschue is taking a two days lay off. Mrs L H Gray has gone to Fairbault to visit her sister. Word has come from Mr and Mrs Cass Fairbanks that they arrived in California safely after a pleasant trip. They are pleasantly located and find the change from Minnesota to the Pacific coast agreeable. Conductor Monty on work train at Albert Lea. Conductor Martin Johnson is laying off and Conductor O Marro is taking his run. Miss Frances Bonne is home from Mason City. Mrs George Burdick has been visiting her parents from Johnson Creek Wisconsin. They returned home Friday. Mrs Dan Paine and daughter Anna have gone to Minneapolis. The funeral of the late Barney Bushman was held this morning and was largely attended. Take the baby's picture for Xmas at Bucklin studio.
A West Indian jungle housewife uses natural resources for all chores. Soap berries wash clothes, calabashes serve as pots and containers, banana leaf mats adorn the floor, and lime leaves plus coconut provide tea, milk, and sweetness without merchant goods.
The article traces the term lobster from Elizabethan abuse to military and police slang. It notes Shakespearean usage for a failing callboy, Cromwell era cuirassiers nicknamed lobsters for red shells, and progression to red coat soldiers and raw lobsters. It also mentions beling a lobster as enlisting in the army.
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