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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1903
Page
6
Established Nov. 9, 891. JOHN H. SKINNER Ep. and Prop Jertrude Ellis-Skinner Associate Ed One YOBL. 6 eeeeeeee rere eeeees One year in advance 4.00 Three months in advance 1.00 Ten per week 8688 8 FHS Advertising Rates Locals 5 cents per line for single insertions For more than three insertions 2-2 cents per line Black faced type 10 cents per line Half rates to lodges churches and school clubs Cards of Thanks Resolutions 25 cents 60 cents
The column urges readers to buy Christmas gifts early to avoid crowds and ensure wiser choices. It contrasts early shopping with last minute panic and notes a recent East Side notice critiquing mail service, though not the carriers themselves.
An Austin inspector found the mail route overburdened and the service inadequate. He guaranteed future improvements and timely mail delivery on the East Side. Washington's Post Office Department faced its own issues, limiting time for lesser demands, leaving patrons hopeful but skeptical about prompt reforms.
Local Knights of Pythias returned from a Monday night gathering in Owatonna reporting a delightful time. The hosts from Owatonna demonstrated the First degree, Austin displayed the Second degree, and Albert Lea performed the Third degree. About 200 knights were present.
The Chicago Great Western Bay runs two daily services the Flyer and the Day Express. The Flyer operates nightly with connections in Union Depot Omaha to Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco and westward routes. The Day Express serves Austin Mason City Fort Dodge and Omaha. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G PA Chicago.
Travel deal promotes a single fare plus two dollars for a road trip via Chicago Gear Western railway. Coverage extends to Old Mexico, New Mexico, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska with ample return limits. Tickets go on sale December 15, 1903 and January 5 and 19, 1904. Information provided by any Chicago Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer, G P A, Chicago, IL.
Plans call for a 60 foot by three story brick addition built north of the Fox Hotel to add thirty rooms each with a bath at a cost of 25000 dollars. The project hinges on labor stability and would begin after frost. The Fox residence will be torn down and surrounding wooden buildings removed to complete the expansion, aiming to elevate Austin’s premier hotel to top state status.
In Brownsdale last week residents attended a club dance at the Masonic Hall with Webb's Orchestra. Several residents visited family in nearby towns, and the New Store opened by R. R. Murphy. A Reading was given in the Baptist church by Miss E. Parker of New York. A New York Press article outlines deaf mutes worldwide numbers, marriage patterns, and child-deaf risk per 4500 pairs, noting higher risk when families include deaf members.
The regular annual meeting of The First National Bank of Austin Minn will be held at its Banking House on Tuesday January 12 1904 at four o'clock p m for the election of five Directors for the ensuing year and for the transaction of any other business that may come before said meeting.
Two years ago Russians founded a Red River Valley settlement. After winter destitution Minneapolis millers aided them. They prospered with flax last year and now enjoy luxuries like golden grain belt beer, a tonic and delicacy. C J Weise of Austin supplies cases.
A humorous exchange where Little Henry asks if Romans lit houses with Roman candles and Athenians cooked with Greek fire. Pa loses patience after a string of questions about ancient fire lore, in a Household Ledger style.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a Parisian countess must earn a living as a washerwoman. Deacon Bingle remarks he does not know, while calling Parisian washerwomen a notably merry group. The dialogue hints at stereotypes of Paris life and the humor found in daily work.
Competent judges and beauty specialists praise Newbro's Herpicide for stopping hair loss and dandruff. Letters from Bertha A. Trullinger and Grace Dodge laud the product as effective for scalp care and as a hair dressing. Sold by druggists. sample offer asks 10 cents in stamps to Detroit firm J. S. Malboy.
A schoolboy's essay on hens contains fanciful claims and odd details. He asserts hens are curious, lack noses or teeth, swallow whittles, and fill their insides with marbles and buttons. The piece ends with a graphic line about beheading a hen with a hatchet.
The article states that up to age fifteen children require ten hours of sleep, nine hours by age twenty, and then individuals discover their own needs with six to eight hours generally necessary. Eight hours helps prevent nervous derangements in women, and during growth ample sleep supports brain development, especially for nervous or precocious children to avoid hindering intellectual progress or shortening life.
State of Minnesota to Win Meany defendant. You are summoned to appear before Justice of the Peace on January 6 1904 at 9 am in Austin to answer the complaint of P H Friend in a civil action for 1465 dollars. If you fail to appear, judgment may be entered against you. Given December 8 by Justice A Dice Robinson.
The piece notes animals as healers and hints at medical knowledge drawn from observing wildlife. It highlights the coon as a prime example, describing how a shattered forefoot is amputated, cleaned, and cared for with the animal’s tongue to reduce swelling and pain, reflecting Outlook ideas on instinctive healing.
A husband and wife visited a lawyer to discuss divorce. The wife claimed she had only seven cents to live on last month. The husband countered that she had ninety dollars. The wife noted this was as close as they ever agreed, and the judge urged a divorce if that was the best they could do.
During Earl Spencer's tenure as lord lieutenant of Ireland the Dublin elite honored his wife as "Spencer's Faerie Queene" and at the farewell banquet an Irish gentleman praised both of them with a fervent bowing toast, hoping they would soon return to England with "the work of art by your side."
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