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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
4
The forecast warns of three storm periods before Christmas with a Dec 20 to 26 storm likely bringing heavy winter weather. Livestock and people must heed warnings, delays to trains and shopping could hinder gift delivery, so shop and mail early.
A plea appeals to readers to donate warm clothing and footwear for a 79 year old couple. The husband is bedridden with heart disease while the wife works outdoors and supports the family by washing. Donations should be sent to the YWCA rooms promptly.
The Royal Arcanum elected officers for the ensuing year. Henry Fairbanks and J. Beck will serve beside W. DeGroodt as Orator. H. Waterman is Secretary, F. G. Baird Treasurer, O. C. Heilman Chaplain, J. E. Crippen Collector, W. J. Arbatch Trustee. Dr. F. E. Daigneau delegate to the grand lodge, C. D. Decker alternate.
A dispatch from Aberdeen, South Dakota notes the Gilbert Corrugated Culvert company of Austin Minnesota has leased trackage rights here and will erect a large factory to manufacture steel culverts.
Dickens portrays tuberculosis as a constant silent killer that gradually withers the body while dulling the spirit and making death feel like a twisted continuation of life. The piece urges readers to buy Red Cross stamps to aid sufferers and support relief during the Christmas season.
The St Paul Jobbers and Manufacturers association reports no freight delays in the city since Friday December 3, after inspecting depots and terminals. They state inbound and outbound freight is moving with little delay and advise Northwest customers to hold goods for reasonable promptness. They note conditions are improving despite strike leader statements and expect warm conditions in a few days.
Sheriff Holdren of Mason City must answer in Waterloo for contempt of court after failing to promptly serve a writ of attachment and judgment execution on a Waterloo grocery creditor. The creditor allegedly disposed of property, blocking execution, prompting the district court to order Holdren to show cause why he should not be sentenced.
The Degree of Honor held their annual election of officers Wednesday evening with Lillian Crandall as Past Chief, Mary Horrobin as Chief of Honor, Nettie Underberger as Lady of Honor, Angela Cronon as Chief of Ceremonies, Catherine Wiese as Recorder, Alice M. Barr as Financier, Lena McGee as Receiver, Nellie Hartley as Usher, May Bart as Outside Watch, Ida Cronon as Trustee, and Carrie Wright as Inside Watch. A social session followed.
A found blue silk handbag containing a handkerchief was turned in to the Own Herald office. Police are asking the owner to claim it with proof of ownership.
The Pon tist church hosts a great lecture by Thomas Brooks Fletcher titled The Martyrdom of Fool next Wednesday night. He rises from a country newspaper editor to a leading American platform orator with fearless truth telling. Admission 50c 25c.
Taft was re-elected president of the Red Cross and urged creation of an endowment fund of five million dollars to secure permanent operation. He also presented a medal to Lloyd Griscom, former ambassador to Italy, for his relief work after the Southern Italy earthquake.
The Harvey Stock company presents A Daughter of Satan at the Gem Theatre tonight. The strong moral play centers on the liquor question and is said to be the troupe’s strongest piece. Vaudeville entertainment will follow between acts as usual.
The Swedish comedy Ole Olson tours to the Gem Theatre on December 13. Promoted as thoroughly revised with new scenery and the strongest cast yet, it promises a fresh, entertaining evening for all theatergoers.
E F Peck, longtime correspondent for Homestead Lodge 44 Brotherhood of American Yeomen, runs for re election at tonight's meeting.
A Philadelphia Bulletin piece describes sculptors molding pale tortoise shell into balls and shells. Masters from Naples claim they weld multiple pieces with no seam, insisting Neapolitans are the best shell workers in the world.
A doctor named Dr White law was attacked on a road and robbed of a clinical thermometer used to measure a fever in a patient with enteric fever. The thermometer, still reading the same temperature, was later found in a Glasgow pawnshop, helping police locate and arrest the assailants in a Glasgow theater.
Irene, a street waif, is bathed and dressed by a compassionate woman who ties her hair with a ribbon. A friend notes the remarkable change, yet the girl timidly protests her name as Iree. A brief excerpt from Mr O'Donnell cites a humorous moment in the House of Commons.
The ad asserts hair color signals temperament and constancy, claiming light hair coats a son’s temper. It touts Newbro’s Herpicide as a germ destroying product, sold in Detroit Michigan for a dollar by B Malloy, with dubious claims of health benefits and timing.
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