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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1908
Page
2
In a local potpourri, resident Harry Furtney notes a robin and begins to trace the toboggan slide work. W. D. Bassler spots a robin on Squire Griffith's lawn, hinting at spring clothing ads. A man ponders McKinley’s first vice president while boys topple light globes from the toboggan slide, causing noise and damage.
Christ Episcopal church will host a series of Lenten talks with eight speakers from cities including Tokio St Paul Red Wing Minneapolis Detroit and more. Special services are set for Wednesday evenings at 8 o clock from March 4 to April 8 with Rev Rufus Clark D D of Detroit speaking March 22.
Everett Bushman celebrated his fifth birthday at home on Division Street with about fifteen children from two to six. Games and supper filled the afternoon with a cake bearing five candles and flower decorations. Henry and Florence Bushman of Calmar and Gerald Fogarty of Minneapolis attended.
The Cosmo announces new weekly changes on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. The Monday Tuesday schedule includes When the Devil Drives a comic Fatherhood and Drunkenness pathetic The Price of a Kiss comic Waters of Life a hand colored feature film. Illustrated song Just a Little Rocking Chair and You. Also recorded Born Sunday night Feb 16 to Mr and Mrs J H Murphy a baby girl.
Frank Kingsley of Spring Valley led the Sunday men's meeting sharing his life before and after embracing the faith. The session proved inspiring and uplifting. Miss Alice Hayes contributed a vocal solo.
A town council debated adjourning for luncheon after a lengthy sitting. The mayor urged delay to speed business, while an illiterate member proclaimed his astonishment at not being allowed to lunch. A colleague quipped about the mayor’s excessive use of ham in speech.
A traveler asks a rural man how far to the next town. The man replies in rustic proverb form that distance sits “betwixt and between” near and far, tempering certainty with humor in Lippincott's Marazine.
Alderman Zender declares another run for alderman at large. County leaders support Sutton for mayor while registration officials prepare to update voter lists tomorrow. Taft is GOP choice locally while Johnson leads Democrats unless Bryan runs.
Twin City papers report Governor Johnson plans to leave the governorship and enter the lecture circuit with an offer between 15000 and 20000 dollars annually. They say his exit could boost the Republican chance, while a weaker effort might aid the Democrats.
F. J. Williams holds the city sole agency for Indestructable Phonograph records. The ads claim the discs resist damage when dropped or tossed at the cat and still play on the phonograph with no loss of quality, usable on the Edison. Visit to hear them demonstrated.
A Century Magazine excerpt argues that in paleozoic times life began primarily from Earth’s internal heat rather than the sun. It suggests the planet’s own internal heat fostered initial life, with the sun later becoming the sustaining source.
Aerial dialogue captures a balloon over Oshkosh with mishearing and a crude oath as bystanders react. A domestic joke follows about an allowance, illustrating humor in daily life.
Austin teachers attend the Albert Lea educational meeting with strong turnout. Officers for the coming year include President-Superintendent Lattin of Albert Lea and Secretary-Superintendent Jones of Faribault with Treasurer Miss Hortense Robbins of Austin. Franklin outlines costs and aims of Manual Training and Domestic Science and contrasts with trade schools.
Rev. F. E. Knopf argues against saloons in Austin and Mower County, counting license revenue and business leakage. He cites numbers: 14 Austin saloons paying 1000 each, total 35000 yearly, and 8000 to 10000 in annual business per saloon. He warns licensing drains public welfare and raises taxes, while arguing licenses shift spending from stores and banks.
Elias Fenton, brother of Carlos C. Fenton, died at his Eldora Iowa home Friday night February 14 after a battle with the grip. He was eighty six and had been hale until the illness. He often visited Austin, last here a year ago last summer, with two York state brothers who also visited their sibling in Eldora.
The 24th Monthly Trip highlights Dr Addison Jones visiting our town to treat chronic cases with a proven success record. He offers free consultations, and a simple talk may benefit you. He will be at Hotel Fox for demonstrations and patient discussions.
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen celebrates eleven years since its founding with a hard times dance to be held at Woodmen Hall on February 20. Home stead 448 invites all to remember the natal day and await further details.
Notice to voters announces a Friday February 18 meeting at 9 am at polling places. The registration board will copy and update voting lists and add names of qualified voters. T. M. Foster, City Recorder.
February 19 event at M E church hosted by Era Club presents an intellectual banquet with Rev. Ruth B. Ridges delivering the program titled Making the Man.
A fragmentary clipping notes old and new wages with a waiter recalling a man who once tipped fifty cents and now about a nickel. The passage contrasts a presumed income rise from $1,000 to around $10,000, as observed by a waiter and another patron. The tone mirrors a newspaper anecdote on changing prosperity and social cues.
A Brooklyn Life piece recounts superstitions among financiers. Tales include a world famous captain of industry carrying a cane with a steel rod and leather rings from a billionaire’s luckiest year, and a financier who keeps a gold ink well to transfer luck from ink to wealth. Lucky coins pass through generations, and private suit pockets replace old secret drawers.
A study from the American Hebrew on how Jews were forced to wear badges across Europe. It describes forms of identification from rings and bands to shapes like the tablets of the law, noting variations by country and era.
A St. Joseph man recalls a local spiritualistic meeting where the six foot seven inch Daniel Miller, recently deceased, appeared in spirit and answered questions. When asked if in heaven and if an angel, the spirit replied yes and the crowd laughed as a final query asked about Dan’s tip to tip measurement.
A collage of old tidbits explains the origin of stool pigeon used for catching and the nets used to trap wild doves. It notes appeals to pigeons from South America and recalls Roman posters in Herculaneum as early advertising. The piece closes with a quip about insolvency.
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