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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
2
A humorous column reports on pranks from Hallowe en plank tampering and a fire box damage by Austin boys. It notes potential prosecution, mocks a courageous display, and comments on mischief and fled running by a young man escorting a lady in an unfrequented street.
The Packing house reports a weekly total receipt of 8 300 hogs the largest in its history. A new slaughter record of 1 200 hogs in four hours is set with 3 000 hogs a day and 300 an hour. Three new buildings under construction aim to handle nine to ten thousand hogs daily by year start. The growth impresses locals and outsiders who envy Austin's major industry.
Members of the Sunday school class surprised Miss Erma Green with a parcel shower Monday evening at the home of Miss Edith Beardsley.
At the regular meeting held Saturday evening at the hall the McIntyre Post G A R elected officers. Commander James Rehemer V D R M Boyd J V D E Watkins Surgeon John Robertson Chaplain J D Smith Quartermaster Wilson Beach QO D John Barnes G N Robuck Sentinel N O Hall Delegate Chas Fuller and Jas Jeffers Trustee John Hawkins
The notice offers Daily Herald new subscribers three months of service in exchange for votes from the Weekly Herald for a year, with additional votes per dollar paid on subscriptions and advertising. It outlines a vote-based incentive program linking subscriptions, payments, and advertising to vote counts.
The Scientific American suggests a home treatment for diphtheria in waiting for a doctor. It recommends closing the room and using a teacup with equal parts turpentine and tar, heating to fill the room with fumes. The fumes are said to loosen throat matter and help the patient cough up and expel the mem branous material.
Geo Valentine, a well known traveling fruit seller, touts Austin as the best place to buy fruit. He cites large purchases by local merchants including about 360000 oranges and over 500000 bananas annually, plus 600 kegs Malaga grapes and Concord grapes, with high lemon and date consumption.
A Boston tergyman recounts a tale of a no rishman seeking admission at the gate of the other world. St Peter refuses as the sinner goes away then rows thrice like a rooster. The gate opens and he is told to let bygones be bygones.
A Success Magazine quotation condemns the constantly uncertain man who wavers on every issue. It praises firmness and disdain for indecision, labeling the wobbler a weakling avoided by all. The piece extols taking a firm stand and rejects perpetual dreaming and apologizing.
Copies of the school laws may be obtained free of charge by any district officer who calls at the county superintendent office or writes for the same.
In London’s Vauxhall a rowdy gang harassed country visitors until Lord Alvansey and Keppel Craven hired Mendoza and another prize fighter disguised as a dean and his wife. The pair confronted the assailants, driving them off amid cheers from boxes as “Mr Dean” and “Mrs Dean” delivered a swift, decisive scolding. The incident, reported by the London Spectator, describes the staged disguise and the effective suppression of the nuisance.
In Colombo the U S consul states that Ceylon’s pearl banks date back to the sixth century before Christ and were established before historic dates. He notes Vijaya the first Singhalese king presented the Pandyan king of Madura with a gift of pearls in 550 B C, evidencing an early settled fishery on the coast.
A London Tit-Bits item reports a sick man who is a coin collector and rich made his will today naming Reginald as the beneficiary. The line humorously asks which coin is meant the bank safe or the cabinet.
William Rickey III of Northfield is reported very ill at his residence, prompting local notices for family and friends to monitor his condition.
The article recounts a wartime order seeking devices to keep soldiers from falling from saddles. Captain George Horatio Derby, writing as John Phoenix, proposes bull rings linked to pants and saddle. Davis considers court martial but laughs off the punishment after an intimation from a confidant.
A Killerney guide leads a tour recounting two cascades named Maiden's Tears and Wu ow's Tears. He explains the Maiden's Tears falls on the left while Wu ow's Tears dries up fastest, impressing a group of visitors.
Complainant testifies that a hammer was used to strike him on the head as the exchange unfolds in court. The judge questions the mechanism of the response and seeks further explanation of the alleged attack and accompanying remarks.
The Herald advertises a grand piano as the premium prize for the contest along with numerous rewards including gold pieces, suitcases, patterns, and other goods. Prizes come from local businesses such as F. Fairbank, W.D. Bassler, KEclipsa Lumber Co, and Citizens National Bank, highlighting a community effort to boost participation and sponsor a year’s scholarship and other gifts.
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