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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
A light verse urges happiness and resilience, suggesting smiling through troubles and singing to brighten days. The piece notes an unusual calendar fact that February will have five Saturdays this year and April will have two pew moons, blending humor with outlook.
The article notes Mrs Leslie Carter failed for 195000 while creditors claim she enjoyed a lavish spending spree. It highlights the high amount involved and suggests extravagant living as context for the financial collapse.
The New York World notes Taft’s diverse background with a Vermont father Boston mother Worcester grandmothers and Ohio boyhood plus a Yale education and global record leading it to say he surpasses other favorite sons in a vivid, pulsing opinion.
G H Feldman, assistant manager, called on Mason City merchants, sharing a novel plan from his home. Each Christmas the firm gives every office employee a purse containing one dollar for each Christmas they have served with the company.
A photo at Cosmo last night shows a man yawning widely, triggering a chain reaction as yawns spread to the crowd. Observers note grand openings of yawn covered by a gloved hand and whiskered faces, illustrating how yawning seems contagious when one person starts.
Postmaster Simmons summoned workers to a private room and, after a four day pledge, opened a Washington envelope revealing a single American flag eight by four feet. The four day timeline ended and the group wonders if the flag will first grace the proposed opera house or the Wapsie Valley railroad.
The county board discusses replacing wooden bridges with concrete and steel culverts. With lumber prices high, officials favor two permanent bridges per commissioner district yearly to replace all wooden bridges over several years, reducing future costs.
L. H. Johnson former Minnesota House speaker visited the courthouse today. He is allied with a bridge-building firm that completed several county bridges last year. He met with county officials Christie and Johnson and discussed the Milt Williams case. Williams was sentenced to life in 1696 and seeks a pardon, which strong public sentiment opposes.
The county board is to be congratulated as its forthcoming report shows careful management of finances. The poor fund was reduced by 1437 this year while aiding the needy, and bridge indebtedness fell from 17,927 in January 1906 to 6,734, reflecting substantial work during the year.
In our schools manual training thrives with students at desks and benches making drawings and cabinet pieces. The new wood turning machinery involved older students in design and running gear measurements, proving this effort saves tax dollars and yields valued classroom items.
The Lutheran church choir was honored Thursday evening after a prayer meeting with a surprise purse of 50 dollars presented by Rev. Naess. Choir director M. N. Olamsen, organist Mise Nettie Hall, and singer Mrs. Fritz received the gift, signaling thanks for their services. Light refreshments and music followed the presentation, making the evening enjoyable.
About fifteen ladies gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Barry Furtney's home on Second Street for a pleasant social time. They enjoyed music and guessing contests and were welcomed warmly. refreshments were served at five o'clock and several small gifts were exchanged as reminders of the visit.
The Union Sunday School gathering meets tomorrow at 2 PM in the Austin Congregational church for Sunday School work. Three short papers will be read by Rev. J Badiong Dr W E Sloane and Rev Harry Booth Hazan. At 4 PM Mr Locker state secretary will deliver an address. he must go to LeRoy in the evening.
The union of the Congregational and Methodist churches meets at the Congregational church tonight at 7 30 due to workmen at the Methodist church. Mr Knopf will speak on the social curse Intemperance.
A brass band leader notes mixed effects of learning to play a horn. He reflects on losing singing ability after playing the cornet. A neighbor asks if playing a horn affected his voice, and the leader confirms voice strain from the mouthpiece. The neighbor laments missing the singer’s original voice.
A woman quotes from the New York Press on how living alone helps stop crying after marriage. She says she cried often while married but rarely now, finding it saddest to hear oneself cry alone in a flat without anyone to say There, there.
After years without a city Fourth, Austin eyes a sane, morale friendly celebration. The business men’s association will decide on staging, and W O Horrobin and local horsemen plan a two day meet July 3 and 4 or July 4 academy with four races daily and each purse at 300 dollars to attract crowds.
The East Side W O T U held a meeting at Mrs. Alex Campbell's home with Lincoln school teachers present. They voted to adopt joint plans and hold mothers meetings during winter to discuss hygiene and ventilation and to foster closer teacher parent cooperation.
A large gathering of A U U W lodge members held Thursday night to install their officers for the ensuing year. District Deputy O J Hall served as installing officer. The ceremonies were followed by a smoker and social time. The lodge, numbered 350, reports a prosperous condition and looks forward to a good year.
E. H. Bedford longtime resident of Lyle township died at his home west of Lyle this morning. The death followed injuries from a severe fall he suffered on Wednesday this week.
In Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boige, 1781-1814, edited by Charles Nicoul laud, a vivid account describes the king's private dressing ritual. The king is naked to the waist as attendants remove his clothing, with guests watching, jokes from the king, and ceremonial etiquette dictating exits and the lingering candlestick bearer’s possible audience with the monarch.
Lady Dorothy Nevill recounts a crinoline danger from her Reminiscences where a grand skirt near a fireplace caught fire. With no men nearby the women avoided approaching to prevent their skirts from ignition. She rolled into a hearth rag and extinguished the flames.
An excerpted description by Michael White in Youth's Companion details U S boundary riders and Mexican rurales patrolling the border. It explains rider selection courage endurance and jurisdiction across vast San Diego Yuma lines, plus a notable cattle-runners capture and rural enforcement across the Mexican side.
The article advises using water from fire buckets for small fires and recommends a long haired white wash brush as a more effective sprinkler. It notes improper method wastes water and urges keeping a brush near each fire bucket for quick use.
A Kansas City Independent snippet presents a scene with a proud father and his college-educated son on the farm. The father urges study of chemistry to judge land, while the son critiques a flat meadow as a good spot for a ball game.
A Pearson's Weekly discussion recounts Professor Karl Westson’s coin tossing experiments and the theory of runs. It explains that eleven consecutive heads occur at about 1 in 2048 and that each toss is independent, making even money bets possible only when treating the eleven tosses separately, not as a single event.
The piece describes the true riverman as a master of log driving who rides timber on water, rarely sets foot ashore, and maneuvers through rapids with balance and skill. It cites Stewart Edward White's Outing Magazine portrayal of log drives and the daring actions of the crew near dam chutes.
A collection drawn by Italian student Amerigo Scarlatti for Minerva shows how coin inscriptions often misread their intent. Examples include Charles II’s Unus non Bufficit and Louis de Bourbon’s Vi deant Pauperes et Lactentur, which critics reinterpreted as political jibes rather than design notes.
A compact aphorism notes that conceit inflates a man while a pet prop up his ego. The line suggests a contrast between inner vanity and external comfort shaping self perception.
The article extols Shiraz as a city of roses poets and sunshine. It recalls its brown hills gardens and orange trees and the heritage of Saad Hafiz and other singers inspiring Persian nationality and mystic nights under the moon.
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