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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
2
John H Skinner editor and proprietor associated with a printing firm listed in the post office directory in Austin Michigan as second class mail matter. Advertisement displays rates for display ads ten cents per inch and readers rates two and a half cents per line for club and society notices in Weekly Herald.
In La Crosse the Burlington shops heat now comes from exhaust steam rather than live steam. A pipe from the main line runs to engine domes, warming buildings when engines are idle. Exhaust steam heats all large station engines, delivering steadier temperatures and major fuel savings, signaling citywide heating economy.
The article notes Booker T. Washington’s winter arrival in Minnesota and his enthusiastic Smith College address in Northampton, praising the strong education of women. It mentions Southern women attending and links bread making to value beyond gold, citing a Cincinnati woman returning from Klondike with Christmas plans and fortune built on bread making.
The Schley court of inquiry will publicly announce its verdict next Wednesday amid rampant rumors. The court has guarded details, and while the outcome will attract keen interest, the nation has already shown gratitude toward Schley.
We ask readers to bear with us for a day or two while our press is repaired. The ink distributing device has broken and we cannot print until repair is completed. The team will fix the machine as soon as possible.
The firemen will host a ball Monday night in Music Hall with Dode Fisk providing music. A parade at 3 PM precedes an 8 PM concert, followed by a dance. Concert tickets cost 25 cents with children 10 cents. dance tickets include the concert for 100 dollars. Supper at Home Comfort. Acknowledges duties of the fire laddies.
Walter Becker, a resident of Austin, was badly hurt by a boiler explosion at Hayes Hill near Marion Iowa. He sustained leg injuries above the ankle and severe injuries to his arm and back. His mother plans to visit him as soon as possible.
The Florida School Exponent outlines methods for teaching oral reading. Emphasizes mastering pronunciation, drill for voice culture, and understanding ideas behind words. Advocates word by word study to form mental pictures and develop constructive imagination in students.
The piece argues that wealth does not change character and that generosity mirrors personal priorities. It suggests even vast riches would not alter the spirit if giving remains small. True charity begins at home and extends to church, city, and the needy regardless of fortune.
At the Minnesota State Horticultural Society meeting in Minneapolis O M Loring of Minneapolis urged simple landscape improvements. He showed a Bluff City Kansas home’s transformation from bare to blossoming, compared New England elm lined streets with bleak rural scenes, warned against overplanting and urged 40 to 50 feet spacing to let in light and air.
A Good Interest The Power of Jesus was Evangelist Ely's subject at the Christian Church Friday night with a large audience and six conversions. Members from various city churches attend the meetings. Each sermon opens with a half hour of praise including songs Bible drill quotations and prayers. Special songs feature the meetings. Tonight's subject is The Miracles of C av Reasonable Mr y will preach Ben's Day morning well will continue through next week All are cordially invited.
Great Western road reports very brisk business with freight volume higher than engine capacity. Freight teams struggle as more loads arrive than available locomotives can handle.
A lively Christmas opening at G Schindt’s shop drew large crowds despite mild weather. Santa Claus oversaw festive decorations and hundreds of packages filled the store as shoppers bought holiday goods.
Francie Clausen was shot about six inches above the knee while hunting. The bullet remains in the limb but is encapsulated and unlikely to cause further trouble after aseptic healing. Adventists hold baptism by the Cedar River near Campbell's mill. Seven converts were baptized as part of ongoing meetings.
Central Presbyterian and several churches announce morning sermons and Sunday School times. Notable speakers include Mejor G. H. Schoot of Mafeking South Africa at Baptist Church and Rev. Brown at Methodist, with YP conferences, Epworth League sessions, and missionary concerts listed.
As the season moves in, shoppers seek thoughtful presents for friends and family. Market shelves fill with wrapped gifts, from affordable trinkets to meaningful keepsakes, urging wise budgeting and personal touches this year.
St Augustine’s Church will hold Masses at 8:00 and 10:30 tomorrow with parishioners invited to attend. Local clergy will lead services and participate in liturgy.
The Girls of ’99 surprised Edna Huser with a handkerchief shower Friday at her aunt Mrs W D Rosbach’s home. Out of town members added flair with yellow decor and eye catching card displays. A white daisies centerpiece and ribboned plates framed the event while Molly Acdereon’s ring ceremony marked the moment.
A Friday night event at the Oolgerg church featured a unique plan with a five member quartet and several performers. Dorothy Pooler spoke, a duo performed, and Joseph Woeeler presented Cream of Wienis Over Befold in costume as an old fashioned doctor who won a prize. Mebet Wheeler served as a loom and received a medicine gift and spoon as a reward. Rooms were decorated with medicine posters and candy wafers were served.
A bus race segment between Mason City and Fort Dodge is described with a per mile rate and notes J P Eimer of Chicago Illinois as a point of reference. The readable text is fragmented but identifies a transportation competition context and involved parties.
A lecture describes personal experiences among savage races on American and African frontiers, detailing the Transvaal Boers and the Dr Jameson Raid. It covers Paul Kruger’s 1900 campaign alongside an International Parade of ten youths in steel armor and mail, performing zulu, hottentot, bushman, and native war drills with lightning sword, bannet, and manual exercises.
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