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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
2
Established November 8 1891 the Austin Daily Herald is the official city newspaper published daily excluding Sundays with all city news and notices.
Gertrude Ellis Skinner is named associate editor at Skinner and Ulmer Publishers, confirming leadership roles within the firm and signaling ongoing editorial direction under Ellis Skinner.
A column notes local legends tracing Niall of the Nine Hostages to the O Cannon clan and mentions a festive gift scene at the Herald office. Mrs Norton sends flour sacks filled with oversized corn balls for boys, while delivering morning papers and later another round of treats. A silver watch and chain is given to a route boy along with reader gratitude.
A brief puzzle explains that on a moving coach wheel the bottom point moves backward relative to the ground while the top point moves forward with double the wheel's rotation plus the carriage speed. The piece then shifts to a quip about a dry novel where the author deflects a reader’s criticism with a pun about tears on 253 pages.
Miss Mabel Mc Culloch and Mr. Bert Hansen were married at the bride’s College Street home on Christmas morning in a ring ceremony led by Rev. G W Lutz. Attendants included Miss Floy Amstrong and Roy Furtney. The couple will reside in the city pending a move to Calgary where Hansen will oversee an Eclipse Lumber Co. office. The Herald extends congratulations.
Mrs W W Padelford hosted friends yesterday. Mrs Eva Rose entertained Fred Lincoln and family. Mr and Mrs Fred Dunke and baby dined with others on Christmas. Families and friends shared meals and festive decor with carnations holly bells and five course dinners. Mrs Jake Weisel celebrated a birthday with relatives including her daughter Mrs King of Superior. Dr and Mrs A M Lewis hosted a Christmas day dinner party with multiple couples and families.
A painter’s imagined crime inspires a guilty visitor to confess murder tied to treasure. Luke Fildes’s Doctor haunts a doctor who kills for money, prompting a confession. A portrait jewel ends up found in Bombay, leading to arrests of a bazaar jeweler and a rajah’s thief. The tale spans England and India with dramatic artistic strokes.
A reader expresses gratitude to the packing company employer for a liberal Christmas token, stating it was appreciated sincerely. The note is signed by Mrs. La Point and prank Welch.
Mr. Leonard Moe traveled from Minneapolis to spend the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Moe. Grand Rapids Wisconsin residents Mr. and Mrs. Brown Knudtson visit Knudtson’s parents. The Misses Freda and Nellie Siefken of Burlington Iowa visit sister Mrs. Carl Wagner. Janie Taylor returns from Sargeant for holidays. Mr. and Mrs. David Turner host Mr. and Mrs. James Schradel and son and Mrs. Frank Chouptch of Manley Iowa for Christmas dinner.
East Side residents Mr and Mrs R Pizak spent Christmas in Blooming Prairie. Mr and Mrs Ray Chaffee returned from Lansing after Christmas. Miss Marie Murphy went home to Madison South Carolina following a week with Miss Amy Meineryy.
A St. Louis Star quip recalls a flat dweller noting a moving pictures venture could be lucrative after mentioning a contractor who charged ten dollars to move several items. The exchange hints at the era’s profit expectations in new entertainment ventures.
Quote attributed to Joubert appears as an editorial margin note praising effort behind innovation. The fragment highlights the theme that inspiration starts a project but sustained work completes it.
Pall Mall Gazette notes London spans include seventy-five bridges with nineteen rail, three road bridges like Holborn viaduct, and fifty-three linking private premises, highlighting the city’s extensive crossings.
In a humorous exchange at the zoo a boy named Harold asks about a bird. His father explains it is a bald eagle and jokes about how long it takes for an eagle to be married enough to become bald, reflecting lighthearted urban humor in the Chicago News.
A Louisville Courier Journal quip defines a genius as a man who can do his own washing sewing and cooking. The joke plays on gender roles in a light humorous frame.
An advertisement claims Mi-ona cures long standing stomach trouble from weak digestion. Mrs Mina Henderson testifies pain from gas and heart pressure improved after using Mi-ona, with a guarantee by K. C. Wold of Benton Harbor Michigan.
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