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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
6
Brownsdale residents plan winter in Minneapolis while Mrs. Wildman visits Cresco. Miss Lawrence travels between cities. Rev. Gilpin moves into Sims hotel with family. Several locals return from trips, attend visits, or host guests. Fairview residents prepare strawberries for winter.
Farmers urged to shield fruit trees from mice by banking soil around trunks. Mrs Inggall Peterson and daughter Ella visit Andrew Jacobson's son in Blooming Prairie. Harvey Aldrich and John Fürtwey, carpenters, spent Sunday in Charles City. Miss Sylvia Jacobson lost a valuable pony last week. Several young men organized a Bible study class and held its first meeting last Saturday.
The Lady Maccabees reported a successful Tuesday event with a sold out apron sale and a well attended supper and dance. Kelly's orchestra provided music as the group plans future events. The Little Folks Sleigh Ride Club met at the Finn home but cold weather canceled the ride though spirits remained high. Holmes Hardware Co advertises stag horn and silver handled carving sets for Christmas.
A series of short notes from Lyle Township lists Mrs. Jos Cafourek and family in Rochester, John Farrell’s family in Austin, Jerome Cafourek’s barber business, Ed McMahn on his farm, and Elsie Cafourek with Mrs. Leo Cotter. A mail carrier on Route 1 failed to complete the route Saturday. a young man arrived at the Cotter home on Saturday November 27 who speaks no English or local languages but holds credentials as heir to estates and titles, with Mamie cheering him on.
The advertisement touts Kodol as a liquid digestive aid that starts digestion immediately and supports a healthy stomach. It claims complete rest for the stomach, warns of dyspepsia without proper digestion, and offers a money back guarantee via druggists.
Great care in wrapping and addressing Christmas parcels is urged as loose wrapping and jumbled contents risk misdelivery. Return cards missing, incomplete addresses, and unclear destination names cause clerks trouble and may send packages to the dead letter department.
The school board votes to close all schools Friday December 24 for two weeks, expecting to reopen after the break. Construction on the new Lincoln school continues and the district hopes to move students into the handsome building once vacation ends.
A liberal offer guarantees Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will relieve indigestion and dyspepsia or the medicine is free. The formula blends Bismuth Subnitrate, Pepsin, carminatives and other agents, with Pepsin specially processed for maximum efficiency. Trials available in 25¢, 50¢, and $1.00 sizes at The Rexall Store in Austin, John E. Malloy’s shop.
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