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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
3
Local notes report visitors from Winona and Stillwater, new toques at Nolting's, and community events. A Thames name history recounts confusion with Isis and Tamesis near Dorchester, plus Saxon and Latin forms and regional naming.
A photographer recounts a perilous ascent to a peregrine nest on a sea cliff. After multiple descents through prickly pear and shale, he reaches a five foot wide nest with two incubated eggs. He traps long exposures despite poor light and dangerous rope work.
An old ad from the Mower County Lumber Co promotes petroleum coke as a clean burning fuel. It touts no soot and a barn like wood burning quality. The vendor lists both phones and the contact 234 for E. Hibsey.
Austin readers hear endorsements from physicians including W N Rand M D Evans Mills New York and Dr Bronebelle Thomasville Georgia. They credit Vinol with strengthening, aiding bronchial and pulmonary issues and claim it derives power from a cod liver extract with peptacote of iron, without oil. Druggist J E Maloy of Austin Minnesota urges trials with a money back guarantee.
An uneven Cosno program featured diverse acts from animal antics with birds nesting and a trio of boys punished for nest robbing to a string of comic interludes. Audiences laughed at Oni My Oh Me and enjoyed a light illustrated song titled After They Father the Hay.
Mrs Thomas Varco marked her eighty second birthday with a family gathering at Varco home. Thirty five relatives attended representing four generations in a festive, enduring tradition.
The lecture room filled with church members as reports were given and officers elected for 1908. Finances are excellent with all dues paid and the church debt cleared. Elected Deacons WW Ramoey Henry Baker. Trustees Lafayette French Charies K. Webber Thomas Lightly. Church Clerk Neille P. Moores. Treasurer F B Greason. Benevolence Treasurer Mrs Carleton Fairbanks. Supt Sunday School Dr M O Anderson. Advising Board additions Wilson Beach Mrs Pace Mrs O D Belden Pres B Y Augusta Baker.
The Degree of Honor installed new officers with Miss Henderson, deputy grand chief of honor of Minneapolis presiding. A large attendance joined a post installation oyster supper afterward.
Mrs Fay R Smith traveled to Rochester for a brief visit at the O. Wilkon home.
At Cresco four day poultry show closing tomorrow Austin pair P A Reilly and William Peterson earned top prizes. Reilly won 728 on Black Langshans with first on cockerel, first and second on hens, first second and third on pullet, and best in pen. Peterson displayed Barred Rocks taking second on hen and third and fourth on cockerel.
The Baptist church will observe a week of prayer with services each evening at 7 30. All are invited and the meetings are intended to be meaningful. Each evening has a stated subject beginning Friday with The Churches' Mission. Attendance is open to all beyond the listed topics.
R. O. Ball received a telegram from Akron Iowa announcing the death of his brother's wife Mrs S W Hall. The Hall family formerly lived near Austin and were remembered by many locals.
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