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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
2
The piece critiques fraternal insurance lodges noting secretaries and recorders bear duties to collect assessments, often paying out of pocket when members fail to pay. It cites a Austin lodge ex-official who was ousted for pressing members to settle back assessments, losing over 300 dollars in the process. It urges support for faithful secretaries at election time.
A humorous note from The Postal Record warns mail patrons about careless letters and carrier delays. It lists absurd rules for interacting with carriers, including ringing twice, locking doors, chasing stamps, and tracing letters, framed as a spoof to prompt better habit and courtesy toward postal workers.
The Red Cross Christmas stamp drive gains broad support as merchants in Austin offer stamps for holiday packages and letter mail. Local committee holds 16,000 stamps and urges widespread selling to aid tuberculosis relief. Contact the Herald for information on handling stamps.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Lookout Aerie No 703 to hold 4th annual mask ball on January 14 1910 at Hirshs auditorium. Committee aims to make it the grandest event of the season with full details to follow.
Advert says kidney trouble symptoms include urinary disorders backache rheumatic pains and twinges and claims DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder pills give entire satisfaction. The pills are described as antiseptic and prompt acting and are sold by all druggists.
Advertises cash prices for fat hogs light hogs veal sheep and lambs with ranges such as 200 lb hogs 70 to 70 for small hogs and 216 to 300 for fat lambs. Notes poultry prices and delivery days Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with payment of 1 4c over regular quotations subject to market changes by Hormel & Co.
J C Johnson Jr store will host a two day demonstration of fireless cookers Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Lunch prepared with the cookers will be served. Learn how to cut fuel costs and save the household budget.
Homes Hardware Co advertises a Lisk Sanitary Roaster as a Christmas item with a cash back offer if not right. The brief promo emphasizes holiday shopping and a return incentive.
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