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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
2
A fragmented column blends a call for a nonsectarian charity society with a Kipling flavored political musings on an election. It ends by satirically imagining rivals in a piano contest muttering as the outcome is settled.
A reflective verse laments Christmas ruined by shopping woes and year’s pressures. The speaker consoles a woman, promises simpler joys and a hopeful return of peace, noting even small contests like a piano event cannot restore harmony.
A 14 year old boy killed his sister in a tragic incident near Blooming Prairie. The piece notes rising fears about children and guns and references school prize hat ideas and a piano fund from Sumner school. Albert Lea postmaster attacked in a rapid-fire critique from C F Helgeson.
The article argues for uniting church and lodge charity under one umbrella to reduce duplication and improve impact. It urges aiding people to regain independence by encouraging self-help and tying relief to empowerment, challenging traditional “bread and garments” counts as ends in themselves.
Charles Way, an Austin native, visits family and joins Brandon & Hartley in a vaudeville run at Maurek’s Hall next week. Gov. Johnson praised his sleight of hand and illusion skills. Way has spent most of his life in Austin and will appear with the Gilt Edge show.
The Oberlin Glee Club presents its nineteenth annual concert tour with songs of merit and college anthems. The program showcases the group’s polish and talent, promising a lively holiday entertainment. Reserved seats go on sale at Wold’s Thursday morning January 2 at 9 o'clock.
The Cosmo presents a strong program headlined by Dumb Sagacity in which a loyal dog saves a child from drowning. Also on screen are The Baboon a tense chase sequence and Where is my Head a barber shop comedy, plus a colored film Yours is not the only aching heart illustrated by several pictures.
The County Board of Mower Minnesota invites proposals for real estate tax delinquent handling printing the Board proceedings and financial statement printing and any other legal printing. Bids due by 2 pm January 10 1908 to the County Auditor in Austin.
Florence Cross expresses sincere appreciation to friends for their help in her piano contest effort. She notes she did not win the prize she worked for but values the support received from her friends.
The notice notes a correction for the O R and L A joint installation on Sunday December 29. It clarifies the wording should read yourself and ladies and asks conductors to invite their ladies.
Miss Margaret Beckel won the Herald piano contest with 1,366,800 votes and a 434,497 plurality. The tally lists Sumner School and Lincoln School leaders among numerous contestants, with final totals totaling 4,490,324 votes cast.
Will Harter reports a striking cedar river pearl weighing ten grains. The gem is nearly perfect in shape and displays an exquisite lavender color, highlighted as one of the most beautiful specimens seen today.
A large teddy bear premium from Pooler's Christmas trade was drawn by Migs Kelen A Severson a student at Normal College from Clear Lake Indiana No 752 who will keep the bear as a college pet and souvenir of the season.
A village church wedding misfires when the groom delays to admit he is not the groom and directs the clergyman to the real man at the bottom of the church. The moment underscores a comic mix up in a church family paper tone.
The tale notes a family in a flat next to ours who broke their best previous record by five hours and twenty six minutes last Sunday. Frick comments that heaven only knows the exact total.
A collage of short pieces contrasts American and English habits. An American recruit quits after a perilous drill instruction. A hostess offers elaborate sandwiches at a garden party to a wary English guest. A baseball-observation anecdote ends with a sympathetic worker winning unpaid leave for a personal errand.
A whispered confession reveals a man’s old carving and a heart encircled tale. The tall brunette learns he felt immense joy when the tree, carved with her initials, was spared, only to learn he was happy because men planned to cut the tree.
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