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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald announces its city official news focus and paid subscription options. It notes daily afternoon publication at 5 pm except Sundays and provides rate details for year, month, and week, with filler lines where rates would appear.
The Herald prints a special souvenir issue costing over 500 dollars. Newsboys will deliver tomorrow and require subscribers sign a card before receiving a copy of Austin and Mower County. Only one copy per subscriber. limited editions without a supplement cost 25 cents at local drug and cigar stores.
A historical sketch describes Tyburn Lane and the Tyburn gallows where Lord Ferrers was hanged in 1760 for murder. Horace Walpole notes the two hour procession from the Tower, hostility of the crowd, and the sheriff’s insistence on restraint and decency despite the spectacle.
John Dovenburg ferries milk to about 700 homes daily and trains his horses to know the route, stopping at every customer. On Wednesday Harlan Smith borrowed one horse and ordered the faithful animal to stop at each customer along the line, prompting friends to joke he had a balky horse.
A story describes early California contact between Native Americans and Chinese migrants. Indians asked whether the newcomers were Indians and tested them by attempting a bridge crossing in a stream. When two Chinamen sank and could not swim, the test concluded they were not Indians.
An old Toledo advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co. It features testimonials from Walding Kinnan and Marvin and claims the remedy is taken systemically. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Our next meeting night moved to Monday evening December 27 due to Christmas Eve. A large class of candidates will be admitted at this time and attendance is requested by order of Foreman.
320 acre farm in Dodge County near Claremont with barns stock barns and outbuildings. House nine rooms built eight years ago, granaries wells and windmill, 55 per acre with easy terms. Also 160 acres in Mower County at 50 per acre, plus large house and outbuildings and subdivision options. Insurance and loan services offered.
Bids will be received for rental of the Austin fair grounds for the year 1910. Each bid must include a certified check for the amount bid. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. E H Smith secretary Mower County Agricultural Society.
A local call invites all children under ten to attend a Santa event at Hormel's Provision Market at 8:30 sharp. Santa will pose for photos and hand out small gifts.
McBride the Grocer says the store will close on Christmas Day but open Friday night until 9 30 for last minute orders. Deliveries after supper may be made if necessary to serve customers.
Holmes Hardware Co offers a Lisk Sanitary Roaster as a Christmas item with a cash back guarantee if not right. shoppers can choose this kitchen appliance during the holiday season.
A brief note highlights a 14th Street event titled Xma Now. The text urges timely action and mentions a selection process tied to a local holiday program. Details are fragmentary but indicate early planning and a call for participation.
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