Austin Daily Herald Establishes New Editor
Local newspaper announces John H. Skinner as editor amid organizational changes. Details text appears garbled but indicates leadership update for the Austin Daily Herald.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
2
Autumn chill and holiday shopping in town chatter
A light editorial note discusses autumn weather, seasonal wrappings, and casual tips for shopping at local stores. It muses on fashion at the Chicago Stock Show and urges early visits to shops to ease clerks’ workloads and improve shoppers’ mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Progressive League elects officers for coming year
A large turnout elected officers for the coming year. President D Catherwood. Vice President N Nicholson. Secretary N F Banfield Jr. Treasurer J E Crippen. Directors H O Waldecker C H Wilbour George Sutton. The report on city streets favored a new system placing supervision under a mayor appointed street commissioner with hiring power, to be presented to the city council next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive League
D. Catherwood
N Nicholson
N F Banfield Jr
J E Crippen
H O Waldecker
H Wilbour
George Sutton
O Page
van Camp RA Carmichael
Jesse Phillips
Revard
T. H. Pridham
League
Saturday December Sth Open House for Cookies Cider and Coffee
Local store invites customers to visit on a Saturday in December to sample cookies sweet cider and coffee. Old Mr Striing praises first cider since leaving the east while a Baltimore oyster supply and mince meat highlight a homemade theme. Gold Medal flour and a few bak apple bags priced at 77e per bush complete the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Striing
Baltimore
Bush
Horkob
Narrow Escape At New Hampton Hotel Fire
T F Cummings slipped from the burning Land Hotel in New Hampton Iowa as smoke and flames engulfed the building. The blaze began at midnight and the hotel burned to the ground with a traveling man reportedly seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Caditolngs
Land Hotel
New Hampton
Mer. Cummings
Charley Ball at Music Hall Pleases Local Lodge Crowd
The Chanty Ball at Music Hall organized by the local ik lodge drew a decent crowd with Gates Orchestra of Mason City providing high quality music. Mrs Sutherland led a 46 plate banquet in Eiks hall where 125 attendees shared the supper. M B McLaughlin provided fine phonograph entertainment for non dancers at Eiks Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Ik Lodge
Gates Orchestra
Mason City
Mra Sutherland
Eiks Hall
M. B. McLaughblie
G A K R Ladies Elect Officers for Ensuing Year
J K Mertz Circle No 44 met on December 5 electing Eva Carter as President Florence Chapin as Sr Vice Isabelle Watkins as Jr Vice Lucy Dickens as Treasurer Frances Hyde as Chaplain Mary Boyd as Con'd Guard Frances Watkins as Delegate Lucy Dickens and Mary Boyd as Delegates with Lillie Watkins and Addie Nice as Alternates Installing Officer Eunice Floyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J K.mertz
Eva Carter Sr
Florence Chapin Jr
Isabelle Watkins Treas
Lucy Dickens
Frances Hyde
Con’d Mary
Boyd
Frances Watkins
Mary Boyd
Lillie Watkins
Addie Nice
Eunice Floyd
Peddlers Parade Repeats at Auditorium Friday
By request the Peddlers Parade will be repeated at the Auditorium Friday evening. Admission remains 10 and 15 cents. Those who missed the home talent show Wednesday will have another opportunity Friday evening.
Modern Woodmen Elect Officers for the Ensuing Year
The local Modern Woodmen Lodge held a Wednesday evening meeting and selected officers for the coming year including W C-O J Simmons W A David Wright E B-J Z Rogers Clerk-E H Sterling Escort-J J Rugg James Crosson Secretary-A 8 Fero and Managers H Waldecker Wim Cutter John Detwiler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O J Simmons
David Wright
J Z Rogers
E H Sterling
Eecort
J J Rugg
James Crosson
Fero
H . Waldecker
Wim
Cutter
John Detwiler
Funeral service for Mrs. Francis Fisher
The funeral of Mrs. Francis Fisher of Brownsdale will be held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon from the Methodist church of Brownsdale. Interment will follow in Brownsdale cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Fisher
Brownsdale
Methodist Church
Brownsdale Cemetery
Funeral for William Meany at St Augustine's Church
The funeral of the late William Meany will take place Friday morning at 10 o'clock from St Augustine's church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Meany
St. Augustine’s
Bazaar Opens At Aud itorium Show Draws Large Crowd
The Bazaar opened Wednesday evening under ME ladies auspices at the Auditorium. A full house toured bright booths with six ty five aprons sold and candy stock exhausted. Notable acts included Mrs Henaryx singing The Irish Apple Woman's Lament and Harold Fenton impersonations. Cast list includes Lemonade Wender Ray Beecher Pie Woman Lee Gibbons Swiss Toy Girl Imogene Lutz and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Hubbard
Mrs. Henaryx
Harold Fenton
Lemonade Wender
Ray Beecher Pie
Lee Gibbons
Imogene Lutz
Tambourine Girls Parade Delights Austin Audiences
Fourteen young women in scarlet and white performed a vivid tambourine drill called The Flower Drill in Austin. Their polished presentation featured a song duet Buy My Flowers and a graceful choreographed routine, with praise for each dancer’s precise motion and姿 attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Donfee
Harry Pettings
Mre E Sharpstone
Florence Kamilio
Bert Hanson
Ethel Urbatch
Floy Armstrong
Lee Edson
Ernest Chandler
Gene Dagan
Mrs
Hendryx
Hazel Loster
Jen
Harold Fenton
Rolland Lutz
Dana Waterman
Joe Opie
George Laty
Troe Cress
Amel Weidt
Austin
Sensation as local thief nabbed after laundry raid
Town shaken last week when Charley Jim’s laundry was robbed. Emil Hanson was arrested after a description fit and confessed to stealing about 85 dollars, claiming no others were involved. He faces a grand jury action after a pretrial hearing and is jailed in Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Jim
Charley
Emil Hanson
Marschal Palmer
Parker
Pattrige
Preston
Lobdill
Spring Valley
Suan
M. E. Ladies Invite Dinner and Supper At Auditorium
The M. E. Ladies invite you to dine at the Auditorium this Thursday and Friday. A prepared menu will be served for both meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Ladies
Dining Menu Fragment at 11:30 Service
Meal service lists Roest Pork Gravy with Apple since baked fish, mashed potatoes, rutabagas, sauer kraut, hominy salad, pickles, rolls, coffee, and pie. The line reflects a dining room note with course items and accompaniments.
Supper Menu Served From Five P.M. To Finish
A supper offering oyster stew cold meats gelatin pickles hols cake and coffee is listed from 5 p.m. until all are served.
Editor Adapts Cape Town Paper With Runners Cost
During the Kimberley siege the editor of the town's only daily borrowed a Cape Town issue, used it to publish a special edition, and sold quickly. That night Cecil Rhodes confronted him asking for the paper back. the editor admitted he cut it up for printers and Rhodes noted the paper had cost $1,000 to deliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Rhodes
Obituary of George Heals 82 at County Poor Farm
George Heals aged 82 died at the County poor farm Wednesday evening around 4 30 after a long illness. He suffered a fall last summer that left him disabled. he had no visitors during residence at the farm. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery at 3 o clock this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Heals
County Poor Farm
Mr.Beals
Dexter
Oakwood Cemetery
Death of Miss Lois Maxwell of Faribault
Miss Lois Maxwell aged about 23 of Faribault died Wednesday afternoon of tuberculosis. A relative of Mrs. L. D Baird she had visited Austin relatives and spent last winter in California for health. Her death follows the illness of her sister, now also in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Maxwell
Faribault
L. D Baird
Austin
Maxwell
California
Coffin Slips as Coffin Bearers Lose Control in Town Run
Me Anderson transporting the body of George Beats from the Poor Farm experiences a runaway team. The coffin shifts as the driver stops to adjust it, and the horses bolt through town with onlookers, including Thaddeus Thompson, pursuing. The deceased George Beats is identified after the lid is lifted, and the team is halted before William Christie’s property where the owner reclaimes his belongings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me Anderson
George Beats
Anderson
George Anderson
Thaddeus Thompson
George
Wiliam Christie
Regular Meeting Thursday Dee 6 Eecton of officers
Meeting notice lists officer election items with Frank M Zeoder as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Zeoder
Secy
Wanted Manager for Austin Branch Office Ad
Advertisement seeks a branch manager to be located in Austin with address and references to The Morris Wholesale House of Cincinnati Ohio. The notice requests formal application details and references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Morris Wholesale House
Cincinnati
Ohio
Male Dress Reform and the Burden of White Shirts
An examination of masculine attire argues white shirts harm health and comfort. The piece asserts dress evolves beyond the white shirt, noting its summer heat retention and winter illness and calls for abandoning the garment despite social pressure.
The White Shirt Not Fit For Health Or Style
F Manning argues in Landon Gossip that the white shirt has lost its utility and become unhealthy and uncomfortable. He suggests forming an antiwhite shirt society to adopt clothing centered on comfort health and aesthetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Ideas
F. Manning
Landon
Ocean Above the Clouds Tales From An Old England Tale
An old English tale describes a village on a cloudy Sunday where an anchor appears suspended from the air and a sailor climbs the rope before dying as though drowned. The villagers later use the anchor hinges for church doors and claim further evidence of an aerial ocean with another Bristol merchant knife incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salor
Munchausen
Bristol
Ireland
Unknown fragment hints at sea, geography and proof
Fragmentary text discusses an unseen sea link to physical geography and asks how it connects, noting curiosity about the implied evidence and distant sky imagery.
Local Sayings Echo Puzzling Advice From Atchison Globe
An Atchison Globe fragment reflects on human folly and social customs. The quipty prose mentions trust, practicality, and the stubbornness of agreeing, with a rural flavor about marriage and propriety.
Organization Structure of a Ment Store Described
The text sketches a hierarchical setup with a chief proprietor guiding assistants under supervision. It mentions heads of departments reporting to the chief, a gate walker as evidence, and a foreman overseeing a department or counter. It notes a salesman under direct supervision within the chain of command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lirectio Walker
Fowler, Jr
Tad Ji
Henry I Questions at Dinner With Ga llied Peasant
A garbled OCR fragment depicts Henry I questioning a peasant at table. The king asks the man’s name and origin, with misread dialogue about identity and a crude exchange.
Servia Laborers and Farmers Edge of Unproductive Fields
Servia's laborers appear plain and practical wearing simple woolen caps and coarse clothing. The narrative notes farmers turning to fields to fatten on crops while workers toil from noon to sunset, with grain failing to ripen in contrast to Bulgaria's grain lands. The piece highlights European laborers' hardship and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servia
Pfi
Bulgaria
Europe
Oxygen Infusion Through Plant Roots Featured in Air Study
A historical note describes a plant in a water jar receiving sunlight to drive oxygen release. The plant absorbs carbonic acid from the air as the solution rises, with the plant suspended to resume growth when air supply returns.
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T F. Cummings
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G. A. KR
the Bazaar
Hal
Iris
Fenton
Andrei
OC. H Moore
Jane Wegner
Harry Furtney
John Urdatch
Frank Dawes
Burt Hall
Frank Michell
Will Arbatch
Fred Anderson
Fay Smith
James Snyder
Alice Ryer
Boot
Madion Adams
Royal Morris
Dhe
Austin Furniture Coo
George Brass
Eagles
England
Jean
Greyhounds
Atchison Globe
Henry
France
Serviea
Oxsseen and Mashroom
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