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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
2
The snippet lists John H. Skinner as Editor and Proprietor and Gertrude Ellis Skinner as Associate Editor for the Austin Daily Herald, indicating the newspaper’s leadership and staff roles.
The Daily Herald notes a flood of advertising as printers work late to finish notices and eight more pages appear for a busy Christmas season. It calls out a Minnesota superintendent travel expense joke, reports smallpox in Minneapolis, urges home shopping with 7000 city residents and 2000 county residents buying gifts, and recalls a deputy sheriff story about an execution writ and grain.
Dave Stimson attempts to steal grain from a granary but is blocked by a locked door. He spends hours inside, freezing in the cold and shouting for help until the door is opened by a woman who ultimately frees him. He leaves and never returns.
Rev Thomas M. Cornelison reports a fire the day before Thanksgiving destroyed Dr Leck's house in Lebanon KY. The blaze burned books sermon material and half the furniture, with loss around 1500 dollars and only 500 dollars insured. The family camps out in Danville and Rey and cannot find shelter until Christmas.
The Peddlers Parade will be repeated at the Auditorium Friday evening with admission at 10 and 15 cents. Those who missed the Wednesday show have another chance to see this array of home talent.
Readable lines show ads for fat hogs and veal, poultry and geese prices, and a wanted girl for general housework. Other entries mention cutters and hoisters with scattered pricing, reflecting a damaged classifieds page.
Khead offers for sale a ten room restaurant above the large eating area. Terms are reasonable and good reasons for selling. Also for sale a seven or eight room house in excellent condition in the southeast part of the city with a good barn a good well about an acre of land and some fruit trees planted. An ideal home on the outskirts of Austin.
The Wabash Railway sells 25 dollar round trip excursion tickets from Chicago to principal Texas points. Send your objective point for itinerary details. Contact F. H. Tristram A G P A at 97 Adams Street Chicago.
Advertisement notes a sleeper service from Chicago to Mexico leaving Monday and Thursday nights at 11 45 pm and arriving in Mexico at 8 30 the third evening. Claims over 500 miles and 30 hours as fastest through line. Encourages inquiries for reduced rates and illustrated booklets by F. H. Tristram, G.P.A. Chicago.
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