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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
2
Prohibitionist backs Mayor Sutton despite initial doubt
A longtime local prohibitionist declares strong support for Mayor Sutton, saying he initially doubted the election but now regards him as the best mayor the city has had. The remark reflects shifting local opinions on the mayoral leadership.
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Sutton
Conversation in Hersid press room hints at family warning
A fragment from the Hersid office press room quotes a tense exchange about ink and a spanking, with a joking line about guests at a house that night. The dialogue suggests informal, private chatter captured in a public space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hersid
Remittance Sent For Past Perfume Theft At Gausewitz Store
William Gausewitz, once owner of a local drug store now in Owatonna, received an unsigned letter in a feminine hand with a $1.50 remittance. The note said the writer had stolen a bottle of perfume years ago and sent the money as an act of conscience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gausewitz
Owatonna
Free phones end as Owatonna city bears monthly charge
The North Western Telephone system stops free phones in Owatonna under a new state law. An attorney general opinion says cities may receive free phones only when a franchise clause names it as consideration. The issue, tied to the city franchise, unsettles officials and is sent to the finance committee for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwetern
Owatonna
Northwestern
Finance Committee
Modern Woodmen Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The Modern Woodmen annual meeting elected officers including O O J Simmons as Vv, David A Wright as W.A, Geo Rochford as BR, KE H Sterling as Clerk, J J Rugg as Eecort, H C Waldecker as Maneger, James Carson as Watchman, A Fero as Sentry, and H F Piersop O F Lewis C H Johnson as Physicists. Four new members were initiated and four applications balloted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern
Woodmen
O. J. Simmons
W.A
David A. Wright
BR. B
Geo. Rochford
Clerk
KE. H. Sterling
Eecort
J. J. Rugg
Maneger
H. C
Knights of Columbus elect officers for the lodge
The Knights of Columbus elected officers Wednesday night led by G. K.-J. A. Ratherford as Grand Knight and J. Z. Rogers as Recorder. Other posts named include D.G. K.-T. A., C. I. Riley as Chancellor, J. E. Malloy as Treasurer, J. J. Furlong as Advocate, Prank Callinao Sones as Lecturer, Fred Dugan as Warden, Leo Meany as Inside Guard, Frank Iorman as Outside Guard, and Thos. Riley as Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbu
G. K
J. A. Ratherford
D.G. K.—T. A Record Financial Sec
C. I. Riley
J. Z. Rogers
J. E. Malloy
Treas
J. E. Pitzen
J. J. Furlong
Callinao Sones
Fred Dugan
Leo Meany
Frank Iorman
Thos. Riley
Delightful lecture and films at the Presbyterian Church
A full house enjoyed the "On The Rhine" lecture and pictures with growing enthusiasm. Tonight the feature "The Grand Canon" will be shown with Mrs. A. Hegge singing "When the vesper bells ring." Early seating advised for the Grand Canon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Rhine
A. Hegge
Skating Rink Opens With Festive Night Crowd
The skating rink opened last night with a crowded early performance. From Maas Street the ice appeared crowded by fortyish skaters amid bright electric lights and a festive street view. The toboggan slide is nearing completion and will add to the attractions soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maas Street
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
We express sincere thanks for kindness from friends and neighbors. Special remembrance to the G A K W O and to those who sang and sent flowers. From Mrs James Conner and Children.
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Ellison Greene Announces Wedding of Erma Elizabeth Greene
Mr and Mrs Eliot H Greene invite for the marriage of their daughter Erma Elizabeth to Fey Benjamin Lawrence on Tuesday December 17 1907 at 8 oclock at 210 East Winona Street, the Greene home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot H. Greene
Erma Elizabeth
Fey Benjamin Lawrence
East
Winona Street
Painful Accident Injures Burr Maxwell Near Blooming Prairie
Burr Maxwell suffered a severe fall while returning from the field at EF Syms residence three miles east of Blooming Prairie. He struck the frozen ground after bending to avoid a tree limb, sustaining a scalp wound a badly skinned nose knocked out several front teeth with one driven through the tongue and a sprained right knee. He remained unconscious until the evening and is improving but confined at home for days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr Maxwell
EF. Syms
Blooming Prairie
Maxwell
Wedding Anniversary Celebration at Kearns Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Kearns hosted about seventy five guests on Oakland avenue to mark twelve years since their Rockford Illinois wedding. The evening featured a formal program, songs, recitations, and a three course dinner. The couple received numerous gifts including a leather rocker from the post office staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kearns
Oakland Avenue
Minnie Green
Charlies Kearns
Rockford
Ill
Austin
Little Freak
Wil Kearns
Kearns
James
Oyder
Ka King
Earnest Sharpstone
Abe Newell
Cupid
Must Have Fresh Air Minnesota Schools to Be Tested
J W Olson state superintendent of instruction will inspect Minnesota graded and high schools for air quality using testing instruments. Inspectors Alton and Shallon will assess purity of classroom air to ensure adequacy, with immediate improvements demanded where air is Extremely bad and improvements recommended otherwise. The effort ties ventilation to state aid, threatening denial if requirements are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Olson
Minnesota
Alton and
Shallon
W Nona
Progressive League to Elect Officers Tonight
The Progressive League will meet tonight to elect officers for the ensuing year. All members are earnestly desired to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive League
Phe Social P twelve Hosts Pleasant River Street Gathering
Phe Social P twelve enjoyed a rare afternoon gathering at Mrs. Nels Jensen's River Street home with all members present. A fine dinner was served at 5:30 followed by pleasant social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe
Mre. Nels
Jensen
River Street
Talking and Thinking The Man-A and The Woman clash on head thinking theory
A satirical dialogue contrasts a male scientist proposing a severed head can think but not speak with a woman who remarks that talking is easier than thinking. The exchange highlights absurdity and gendered wit.
Macbeth Sleepwalking Scene Endangers Lady Macbeth’s Image
Tommaso Salvini argues in Putnam's Monthly that Shakespeare would not have meant Lady Macbeth to sleepwalk yet her scene appears early in Act V. He questions the character’s consistency and suggests possible era stage practices influenced the choice. The essay lauds the tragedy as a supreme work of dramatic literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Duncan
Shakespeare
Tommaso Salvini
Putnam's Monthly
Ghostly Brother Guards Clergyman in Dales Tale
A Yorkshire story recalls a clergyman who, while visiting distant communities, walked with a spectral brother seen in the gloaming. Years later a prisoner confesses he intended to kill the clergyman but found him not alone, the vision credited as a protective omen. The anecdote appeared in Maccmillan's Magazine via Lady Verney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire Dales
Maccmillan’s
Indiana Bank Promoter Tricks Ohio Artist With Fake Sketch Request
An Ohio artist received a letter from an Indiana man claiming to collect sketches from newspaper artists nationwide. The note asked for art, then reveals a twist: the collector says he is assembling a ten dollar bill collection and asks for a genuine ten from Indiana. The ruse targets the artist’s workplace where ten dollar bills are kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Union
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Howells Praise and Bucyrus Blade Contrast
The Galveston News notes Howells praised a paragraph found in the London Atheneum as perhaps the best in recent English books. It contrasts that flourish with how a Bucyrus Blade editor might have written the same piece, reducing it to a simple four hundred year old cathedral needing paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howells
London Atheneum
Ilowells
the Atheneum
Mr. Howells
Bucyrus
Galveston News
How Kingfishers Perish in Hard Winters
London Globe notes the kingfisher faces certain doom in severe winters. Birds do not migrate, must dive for prey, and freezing water or snow causes their feet to accumulate ice and a lingering death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Globe
Johnny Confesses Wet Hair After Creek Incident
Dialogue shows Johnny explaining why his clothes were dry while his hair is wet. He claims he fell in the creek but removed clothes while standing on a bridge to avoid getting soaked, asked by a schoolmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Deep Sea Fishing A Gam e of Chance Like Politics or Poker
The reminiscence likens deep sea fishing to a game of chance akin to politics or poker. Anglers bait line at depths, wait for nibbles, and haul in a grab of cod, haddock, pollock, or dogfish with humorous comparisons. Prize catches, rivalries, and the unpredictability of the sea drive the amusement as barrels fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune
Scribner’s
Thought Him a Spy and The British Messenger in Le Mans
Captain Haworth a British envoy in the Franco German War is seized in Le Mans on suspicion of being a Prussian spy. He refuses to disclose dispatches, threats of execution arise but a guard captain intervenes. Haworth is ordered to depart with dispatches still in question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haworth
Tours
le Mans
Ife
Juge de Paix
Ile
Laws Against Tobacco in Early Colonial Law
Early colonial statutes banned planting and use of tobacco linking it to evil. Only small quantities for medicine and private use by elders were allowed. Public places must not permit tobacco. offenses incurred fines. Smoking together was forbidden and a physician’s cure was required before use.
First National Bank No 1600 Report of Austin Minnesota 1907
Report of the condition of the First National Bank of Austin at Avetin Minnesota at close of business December 3 1907. It lists resources including loans deposits and cash items with figures and notes the cashier N F Banfield sworn statements and directors signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Austin
Avetin
Minnesota
Austin National Bank
Austin
Austin National Bank Report of Condition 1907
Report of the condition of the Austin National Bank at Austin Minnesota as of December 3 1907. Resources include loans and discounts U S Bonds and securities cash and due from reserve agents and notes of other national banks. Liabilities show capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits including demand deposits and certificates of deposit. Signed by cashier J Mitchell and directors with notary public acknowledgment.
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Pointed Paragraphs And Small Puddles In Daily Life
A collage of aphorisms on perception and virtue from the Atchison Globe notes that no big fish dwell in small puddles and a pin appears almost anywhere except a pincushion. It contrasts pomposity with generosity and reflects on prudence in purchases and character.
The Tea Casket Joke That Froze Society’s Smiles
A wealthy American woman in China receives a casket of tea from a court official. She hosts many gatherings praising the tea’s aroma while serving used leaves passed off as rare tea. Eventually a small box reveals the aroma came from reused leaves. The tale ends with a humorous self mockery and a society laugh.
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China
Chicago Record-Herald
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