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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
2
Austin Daily Herald text fragment shows editor Skinner and associate trade terms. no clear event or outcome. The brief provides masthead style facts with establishment date and editor names, lacking a complete news item to summarize.
The column blends holiday verse with local city notes. It notes a big sale of pepsin after Christmas, a building report adding 15 000 in improvements, and the Supreme Court's absolute barment of Arthur Keithley. A child muses on a second hand Christmas and charity boxes appear.
The post office handled thousands of Christmas packages but only about 300 were registered this season. Registration is seen as worthwhile for insurance, even if the cost is small.
James Cronon lies critically ill at his Alleghany street home and is counted among the best Workmen Austin ever had. He was a charter member who brought many men into the order and bore the lodge’s heavy burden in its early years. Local Workmen No. 32 honors his service and devotion.
A Bozeman man protested a St Louis exposition gold medal claiming it was copper and zinc. President Francis answered that the medals were not gold due to cost, noting forty thousand medals were issued and duplicates could be bought in bronze silver or gold at the recipient’s expense.
The piece argues against excessive Christmas gifts for children. It notes diaries becoming receipts and scrapbooks, and condemns toy debauchery in wealthy homes. It cites John Burroughs urging stopping corruption of the innocents and promoting simple, lasting values.
The Elke will hold its annual gift tree and exercises Saturday at 2 pm in the Lodge parlors. Invitations have gone to many families and a committee will host the event. Several schoolteachers and pupils will provide entertainment for the gathering. The tree stands 15 feet high and is decorated with small colored electric globes. Bags of candy and fruit will be given along with small gifts.
Hattie Petit, a 5ug girl, was sent to the Red Wing State Training School after a court hearing with Justice Fairbanks. The case revealed the young man involved did not intend life partnership. Rockwell of Red Rock was fined 21.50 for drunken conduct and for turning his family out. his father paid the fine. A local jail case concerns a young man repeatedly intoxicated, seeking a further 30 days confinement to aid reform, with a clergyman pressing for extended detention.
The Instruction Car of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway arrives in Austin from La Crosse and will stay until Monday. Manager Roy Mead and E LeRoy Cleveland oversee free lectures for railroad workers and the interested public, with sessions at 10:30 am 2:30 pm and a 7:30 pm illustrated talk. The car visits Mason City Madison Chamberlain and Sioux City after Austin.
Dion Boucicault rushed through rehearsals for The Shaughraun forgetting his Con costume. He improvised with Tony Lumpkin’s coat and cap and odd boots but a moon prop failed, leaving a black hole on stage while water shimmered, drawing audience laughter.
The Yellow River floods of 1897 and 1877-issue records describe the river bursting embankments despite centuries of efforts. Torrents moved fast and wide, sweeping away towns and killing millions. The text notes massive death tolls in previous floods and ongoing risk across Chinese provinces.
A Philadelphia Press snippet depicts a comic exchange at the gates of heaven where a street railway magnate confesses and is humorously told to hang on a strap for eternity, echoing early 20th century newspaper wit.
A city study shows Austin readers favor dime novels over heavy magazines with about 300 copies monthly. Light fiction and titles like Blue Book and Argosy are widely sold, while top-tier magazines such as The Century and Harpers are less in demand among transient readers.
Help wanted notice seeks a capable girl for general housework with good wages. Inquiries at the Herald. Social notes mention a BPO meet tonight and a Saturday hop at Maurek's hall tomorrow. Henry Crane of Excelsior is visiting Austin relatives. Mrs. Charles Fox hosts a small gathering tomorrow for her daughter Mrs. Charles Sargeant.
The Tabore Tribune notes Indian custom of removing shoes when facing a foreign official to avoid dirtying the sheet. A native visitor to a European should never show shoes. a deputy magistrate displaying footwear is seen as cringing imitation of local servants and humility before the sahib.
A terse exchange quotes a buyer asking the price of a pipe and the seller offering the item to discard. The Washington Herald notes a curious barter where the buyer intends to purchase only to throw the pipe away.
Poem celebrates Minnesota as a jewel state staying home through zero weather. It references North Dakota and North Star, praising year round seasons and local beauty as tokens from the region.
Invitations announce the marriage of Nettie B Kilgore and Harry Trowbridge on Wednesday January 2 1907 at the Kilgore home. A reception follows Friday January 4 from 6 to 9 at the Nf C Trowbridge residence.
The S. M. train of the Omaha Missouri and St. Paul line struck a man at the depot after he left the train and took a hack to Cronon to greet old friends. The incident ends with the man's acquaintances recalling years of commerce with Cronon.
The Board of County Commissioners of Mower County will meet in regular session at the office of the county auditor in the Court House in the city of Austin on Tuesday the 8th day of January 1907 at 3 o'clock p m. as wi GEORGE ROBERTSON.
The Iowa Central will sell round trip excursion tickets at one and one third fare on December 20 21 22 23 24 26 30 31 and January 1 limited for return to January 7 1908. For details and folders contact local agents.
On Friday night officers of Unity Chapter 290 E 8 and Fidelity Lodge 39 AF and AM will be installed at Masonic Halls. All Masons and families are invited. A social time will follow the ceremony.
The medieval jester Triboulet, famed as Francis I's sharpest fool, joked about adding Emperor Charles V to his list of fools as the emperor sought to pass through France. Francis mused on honoring the visit with ceremony while Triboulet warned that he might swap names if safety could not be guaranteed.
The article recalls a belief that any presidential candidate whose surname started with certain letters could not win before Grover Cleveland. It cites Clinton, Clay, Crawford, Cass, and others, noting repeated defeats despite strong support. The piece mentions George Clinton and Henry Clay as examples who failed to secure the presidency despite multiple runs.
The Iowa Central Railway advertises a holiday rate for a round trip to Havana Cuba on December 18 19 and 20 with return January 9. Travel via New Orleans with Southern Pacific steamers. For rates and details address BCate GP&T A Minneapolis.
The Bank of Naples, founded in 1539, is described as a State joint stock bank with no shareholders and a sizeable capital, while the Monte Vecchio of Venice, Banco San Giorgio of Genoa, and the Bank of Barcelona have ceased to exist.
A rare book titled The Anatomy of the Mass is valued for its errata and the author’s quirky notes blaming the devil for manuscript mishaps and printer blunders. The 172 page work includes a fifteen page errata list and reflects a humorous claim of fate and misprints.
The text recounts Nero insulting a relative of a slain person by noting a large nose on the corpse. He claims that had the feature been noticed earlier he would have spared the life, arguing that such a nose would be ample penance for any crime.
The Austin Store will close at 6 30 PM from January February and March except Saturdays and on the 25th and 26th of each month.
Special notice outlines round trip tickets on the Chicago Great Western Line for a period from December 20th to 26th and December 29th to January 7th. Fares listed as one and one third, with validity to later dates. For details contact the railway office.
The Wabash rail line offers through sleepers from Chicago to the City of Mexico departing Monday and Thursday at 11:46 pm arriving about 6:30 pm on the third day. The service promises the shortest and about 30 hours travel with reduced rates and illustrated booklets available. F. H. Tristram, a Gp 4 7 Ademe S8t., Chicago by 3 Ff.
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