This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
3
Local notices note a poultry show tonight with many rare birds on display. Numerous residents from Moscow, Oakland, Minneapolis, Duluth, Milwaukee, and nearby towns visit Austin for events, dances, and shopping promotions including reduced prices on furs and coats. Community activities include church programs, sun shine society meeting, and local visiting friends.
Almost 500 fowl entered from across the state with many exhibitors named. Visitors expect a large turnout tonight for a poultry lecture and Q and A. Canaries draw attention among the exhibits. Special prizes include four silver cups two rocking chairs and an incubator with additional photographs.
Mrs Andrew S Jacobson died after years of consumption in the southwest part of the city. Funeral services will be held Friday at 12:30 from the house and 1:30 at the Lutheran church with Rev Naess. burial at Oakwood cemetery. She was born January 27 1873 in Emmons Minnesota to Mr and Mrs Barney Knutson and married February 27 1896. She leaves her parents in Estherville Iowa her husband a Fisch store employee a sister Mrs Englevald Peterson of Blooming Prairie and a brother in Estherville plus two stepchildren.
The McIntyre Post and Corps invite members and spouses to a joint installation and camp fire on Thursday January 6 at G A R hall. Invitations have been sent to Dodge Center Post and Corps and the department president at Duluth. Supper will be served at 5330.
The B D Club was entertained by Mrs. Katie Zender McGuigan on Tuesday evening with sewing and lunch. The Young Men's Dancing Club held a dance in the Auditorium with about seventy couples enjoying Billy's Harp orchestra from Cresco. Mrs. Thomas Fairbanks hosted the L D club on River street for her birthday with fancy work and a luncheon at 5 30. The next regular meeting will be with Mrs. W F Clay.
Mrs Roy Miner who has been ill since Christmas at the William Miner home is reported to be improving and resting comfortably.
A poultry show offers chickens for 15 cents or even 10 cents with birds given away at every show after Tuesday. Local shoppers are invited to visit and claim their fowl at the event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.