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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates and formats for the Austin Daily Herald. It shows three month price and single copy rate, with publisher Skinner & Ulmer noted.
A light note on a shopper wearing a tall hat with a toy horn fall from a wire display and the amused reactions of bystanders. The piece then discusses the Cup Campaigner movement led by Hugh Moore and the shift toward sanitary drinking fountains in cities and schools. It also profiles Mr. Furlong as a longtime farmer, breeder, and public official, praised for genial conduct and accessibility at the state fair, succeeding Mr. Nelson.
John J. Furlong of Austin announces his candidacy for president of the Minnesota State Fair. As former vice president, he would lead after Nelson’s retirement, having shown strong commitment through duties during absences and his work on the new grand stand. He also led the Mower County Fair as president in recent years.
At the Methodist Episcopal church Rev. Dr J F Stout preached on Jericho and Bartimaeus weaving in Orient conditions and beggary. He quoted his backsheesh verse about the Holy Land describing acres of stone work and a temple scene in Tar Jerusalem and Jebusite threshed floor.
A vivid lyric scene recalls a glorious view by a winding waterway with shifting light and voices. The speaker hears a low winning whisper that repeats Backsheesh, a memory that haunts dreams and blurs the idea of money and charity.
The Era club met Friday noon with Mrs. J C Gue and Mrs. Gordon Mayland. They discussed a Che Justice Brewer article on woman suffrage read at the state convention in St Paul. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Mayland Friday January 14.
Rochester Coffee Percolator priced at two dollars with variations to two dollars and twenty five cents and two dollars fifty cents. Holmes Hardware Company stores the item for buyers seeking coffee equipment.
A 320 acre Dodge County Minnesota farm near Cranmer offers 75 to 100 stock, a nine room house, barn, granary, wells, and surrounding improvements at 55 per acre with options on 160 acres. Additional 11 miles from Austin and other properties, including a large seven room house and outbuildings, are advertised with subdivision or wholesale sale possible. The seller notes direct dealings avoid commissions and lists more farms and city properties plus real estate insurance and loans.
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