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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1905
Page
2
Notice printed at the Austin Minnesota post office indicates second class matter status for mail handling. The notice appears as part of standard postal publication, using archival designation.
The text mixs festive buying guidance with local pride and astronomy notes. It cites Austin made goods, a new star seen near the horizon, and a call to use Herald advertising for Christmas. It recalls an 1885 Pack item about a carpet tack swallowed years earlier, and discusses Owatonna library salaries and a controversy over Miss Van Buren’s dismissal amid public petitions.
The Herald refuses to publish a Student letter criticizing High School discipline. The editors praise the school’s management, noting a shift from disorder to order and decorum, and urge students to focus on studies rather than criticizing administrators. Austin welcomes the change and cautions mature readers against sympathy for the writer.
The regular meeting of Modern Samaritans will elect officers on Tuesday evening December 12. A full attendance of members is desired. George E. Shapstine, G. M. Lewis Larsen, Scribe.
True P. Leonard offers subscriptions for any paper or magazine and requests readers drop by with a postal address for a call. He advertises the 403 Oakland Avenue West location and urges signing up before the Christmas rush.
Travel offers to Arkansas Col Colorado Illinois Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Louisiana North Dakota Northern Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wisconsin Wyoming with tickets on sale December 23 24 26 30 31 and January 1 1906 Final return limit January 4th Information from any Great Western Agent or J P Eimer G P A St Paul Minn Schleuders offers triplicate mirrors gold and silver Music Rolls burnt Leather and more Finest imported China and jewelry cases Sterling novelties available Maccabees officers election tomorrow night with free roast pig supper for members.
A local advertisement showcases 40 acres near the city with a house plus 20 acres and another 10 and 51.2 acres. It promotes plots at one dollar per week with no taxes or interest until 1907, plus a six room house with two lots for 1050 dollars payable 200 now and 8 dollars monthly thereafter. Also notes 44 pool tables for sale, four houses and barns for rent, two six room houses for 10 dollars a month, two small barns for rent, and half a house at 3.50 per month.
Mrs. E Laufle died at her Division Street home after a brief illness. Funeral at St Augustine's Church Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Interment in Catholic cemetery. Four sons and three daughters survive, plus sisters in Rose Creek Watertown Milwaukee and Chicago and a brother in Watertown. She was a devoted wife and mother and member of the Lady Foresters and Rosary Society. Funeral arrangements and local notices accompany this obit.
The notice promotes Vinci as a modern, grease free form of cod liver oil that is easily absorbed. It claims Vinol strengthens the body, improves digestion, and cures chronic coughs bronchitis colds and loss of appetite with a money back guarantee. Printed by J. & Malloy Druggists with a Fuller quote about serving God without offending the devil.
Laxity in public worship has long stirred preachers. In 1743 a London clergyman mocked the St James Piccadilly congregation for admiring each other’s dress rather than devotions, noting women recalling others’ clothes and ribbons. The author vows sorrow, not anger, toward fallen souls and seeks to aid them in their temptations.
A Baltimore American quote tells a child she cannot borrow items for her mother. The speaker cites having many troubles and urges the girl to report back. The line reflects a domestic hardship vignette typical of the era's social note.
Local applications cannot reach the seat of the disease so internal remedies are urged. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood purifier acting on mucous surfaces, marketed by F J. Conroy & Co. in Toledo Ohio at 75 cents. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Advertises openings for business professionals and manufacturers along nine live towns on a progressive railway spanning Iowa Missouri Illinois and Minnesota. Claims a square deal and offers Maple Leaflets Town Talk and full information from Industrial Department OC G W Railway St. Paul Minn or E B Magill Townsite Dept Omaha Neb.
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