Christmas town notes and social updates in Austin
Local notes list visitors and residents in Austin including John Strever and Archie Gibbons returning to Free born and Chicago, crossings to Minneapolis Rochester and St. Paul for business or holiday visits, church and club events, store hours, baking powder ads, and a big Eagles mask ball announced for January 14. The item mixes personal travel, gatherings, and local commerce.
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A. N. Collins
Minneapolis
Joe Lapore
Wisconsin
Jack Larson
Robert Davison
Lawton
N. D
L. N. McWhorter
Austin
Albert
C. A. Deecker
Louis Dahlquist
A. W. Allen
Eagles
Joan Dougherty
Battle Creek
Bank Vault Security by Electrical Alarm Systems
Banks use concealed wired alarms connected to a central office to detect any vault disturbance instantly. Electric light aids surveillance, and tellers have hidden push buttons to summon police if money is stolen.
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Harper’s Weekly
Spar Buoys Drift and Are Recovered by Lighthouse Tenders
A New York Post excerpt describes lighthouse service tenders chasing stray spar buoys across northern seas. The buoys, six to sixty feet long, are anchored in harbors with color coded up ends and markers. Ice, storms, or fog cause cables to part, sending spars on long voyages and sometimes into Europe. recovery requires grappling anchors and careful hauling aboard, a dangerous but routine duty for mariners.
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Coast Patrol
New York Harbor
Long Island Sound
Europe
United States
Atlantic
New York Post
Aristo Papers Featured by Fairbanks Bros North Entrance
Advertising copy states photos can fit any bodys purse with superior quality using Aristo papers including Aristo Collodio Carbon and Aristo Carbon Sepia. Satisfaction guaranteed, Fairbanks Bros North Entrance.
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Nothbut Aristo
Aristo Collodio
Aristo Carbon
Fairbanks Bros North Entrance
East Side Coming Events and Local Updates
East Side listings show a Masqacrade Roller Party with brass and prizes for best dressed and comic character on Wednesday. The Great will edged she returns for Thursday through Sunday. Social notes include Mrs. Art Beers in Fountain and Lena Gueff back from Lansing. Lady Trainmen plan an installation meeting.
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Lena Gueff
Lansing
George Taylor
Slavens Addition
Oelwein
Social event honors Nellie Feihn’s Lewiston move
Miss Ella Weisel hosted a supper for a dozen girls last night in honor of Miss Nellie Feihn who departs for new work in Lewiston Montana.
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James Schrader
Mary Chlupateh
Fred Overholt
Manley
Lila Towne
Miss Hanson
Fred
Fay Rayman
Thos. Rochford
Wm. Newman
Cato Eide
Ella Weisel
Nellie Feihn
Goon
Lewiston
Mont
Harmonia Club Hosts Supper and Dance at Fitzthum’s Hall
The Harmonia club enjoyed a supper and dance at Fitzthum's hall on Saturday night, providing music and social gathering for members and guests.
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Harmonia Club
Fitzthum’s
Play Houses Offers Balanced Theatre Bill With New Act
Edith Haney presents la Petite Soubrette at the Play House with a Mechanical Doll Dance and other numbers. Moving pictures show five latest features with generous gingerly comedy throughout the bill.
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Edith Haney
la Petite Soubrette
Stockholders Notice for First National Bank Meeting
The annual meeting of stockholders of the First National Bank of Austin Minnesota will be held at the banking house on Tuesday January 12 1909 at four o'clock P M for the election of Directors for the ensuing year and for other business. N F Banfield Cashier Austin Minnesota December 12 1908.
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First National Bank of Austin, Minn
N. F. Banfield
Austin Minn
Oberlin Glee Club Concert Advertised at Gleason's Jewelry
A small notice promotes the Oberlin College Glee Club concert at Gleason's Jewelry store Tuesday morning December 29 at 9 o'clock with ten cent seat reservations. Hawaiian Pineapple McBripg is credited as a grocer reference in the ad.
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Oberlin College Glee Club
Baptist Church
A. E. Haseltine
A. R. Hall
Gleason's Jewelry Store
Gleason’s
Tueday
The Way to His Vote by Beaconsfield
The piece notes Lord Beaconsfield’s skill at securing stray votes citing a Lucy book. It recounts a lobby scene where Disraeli playfully taps Dr. O Leary’s shoulder and compares him to Tom Moore, illustrating political tact. The vain Irishman is depicted as easily captured.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Henry W. Lucy
Dr. O’leary
Disraeli
Dr. O'Leary
Tom Moore
First Giraffe Arrives in Europe at Jardin des Plantes
A newly added giraffe specimen lands at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, reviving public and scientific interest. The tale traces early disbelief in Europe, Le Vaillant’s 1787 description, and the giraffe’s eventual acceptance after living specimens arrived in Paris during the Louis XVI era.
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Europe
Johnson
Lisbon
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Levaillant
Hottentots
Kaffirs
London Globe
The Light That Failed Squatter and the Wool Shed Fire
A Riverina squatter famed for frugality and wit faced hostility from landowners. After vandals burned a wool shed and tauntingly signed We’ve well burnt down your wool shed, D’ye see, he replied with a sardonic note about insurance.
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Riverina
London Standard
Faults on Both Sides Prompt Divorce Talk
A mild husband seeks a deed of separation from his wife after years of patience. The lawyer notes faults on both sides. The husband snaps that his wife has a hump and a wart on her nose. The exchange underscores mutual fault in the love and law tale.
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New York Times
Her Kick and the Gray Hair Dilemma of a Bachelor Girl
A Chicago Inter Ocean item quotes a bachelor girl lamenting paying three pounds for brown curls only to pull them from her own hair. She notes signs of aging like a gray strand and a yellow leaf, questioning the fairness of the beauty expense.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Say humorist asks about a place beyond Effigy
A Chicago News quip frames a joke about a location "across Effigy" where many are hanged. The exchange contrasts a witty query with a sober remark on notoriety and punishment in a historical vent.
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Chicago News
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Webster, S. D
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