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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
2
A quirky family Christmas item notes the tally of 22 gifts for kin and neighbors, then laments forgetting dear old Dad and his purse, a penny-pinching twist amid holiday cheer. Other items warn of looming Christmas sales, calendars, and a local herd sale near Calmar with Rockefeller kin in attendance.
The Albert Lea College in Redeemed faces a strong fundraising push as subscriptions totaling about £15,000 are paid to the college board. A pledged endowment of $30,000 is expected to grow to $100,000 within months, with additional cash on hand to repair property and launch efforts to reopen the school.
The parish adds a Sunday 2:30 pm catechism class for those who miss the Saturday session. Christmas confessions run Sat 1:30–6 pm for women and children, 6 pm onward for men, and Sun 1:30–9:30 pm no confessions after 9:30. Also ad urging Christmas purchases and a quirky wanted notice for half a pig.
Miss May Cotter of Austin area faced sudden tragedy as fiancé Clifford L. Beaumont died after a railroad wreck near Devils Lake just before their planned January 4 wedding. The ceremony occurred December 13, leaving Cotter a widow. Beaumont’s body was taken to Denver for interment. The community offers condolences to Cotter for her loss.
On the line of the ChicagoGres Western Railway across Iowa Missouri Illinois and Minnesota openings exist for business professionals and manufacturers. Nearly all lines to live towns on a progressive railway promise a square deal for all. Maps leaflets and full information are available from the Industrial Department O G W Railway St Paul Minn or E B Magill Mge Townsite Dept Omaha Neb.
The garden of Eden’s location remains disputed among orientalists and Biblical scholars. Arguments place Tigris Euphrates as likely rivers, with Pison and Gihon debated as Ganges or Nile. Other theories place Eden in Armenia near the Tigris and Euphrates, Africa near the Moon Mountains, or near Babylon, but no consensus exists. The question of Eden’s exact site likely will never be solved. Little Red Riding-Hood’s tale origins are noted, tracing Grimm’s version to the Main region in Germany. The Swedish variant adds a tree refuge and a dramatic ending with a lover's intervention.
Miss Nottings announces a sale of decorated china and waters color novelties at her shop from now until Christmas. Call and see them.
Describes how rain penetrates rock fissures carrying degraded surface material to start vegetation. Plant roots wedge and expand rocks. saxifrages earn their name as rock breakers. Winter freezing acts as blasting, producing sand from rock fragments and pebbles. Coastal cliffs suffer similar erosion from waves and debris impact.
A snipe of moral quips notes judgment delayed, governors, jealousy, and love. It warns against accidental discovery and warns that easy ones may string you along. It reflects on folly in relationships and self restraint with sharp wit.
A New York Post piece by Taris Netter describes French students living in poverty, often skipping meals and wearing worn coats. One student froze to death after days with little more than dry bread, while others refuse manual labor to finish studies slowly.
Dr. Nansen details a continuous thermometric record during the 1898 06 polar winter. Even with no moon they read the instruments in starlight, later training their eyes to discern thermometer figures in total darkness aboard the ship.
A Saccesa Magazine excerpt discusses how the phrase making good evolved into a specific idiom. It highlights competition and the idea that only success earns lasting recognition under intense modern methods.
In Evans memoirs an incident at the Tuileries shows a general slipping on polished floors and toppling with his partner. The emperor helps the lady up and remarks that this is the second fall in his presence, the first being at Bolfering.
To induce early buying we place on sale lines of goods at special prices. Books include 75 cloth covered titles in 12 and 16 months with Dresden Edition. A large assortment of fine Japanese China shown on one table with prices range from. See our assortment of pictures. Four nice fine pieces priced very low this year.
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