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Ertrude Ellis-Bkinmzer is named as Associate Moltor with Sworn Circulation at 940 subscribers. The notice records circulation figures and personnel involved.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
2
Local Tidbits and Quirks From Nearby Life
Notes mix humor and small events including Mark Twain's funds tied to Knickerbocker trust, J D Haw kine selling coffee from Albert Lea, a prize apples display in Albert Lea, a telephone operator losing her job after a whispered joke, and community sympathy over the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Knickerbocker Trust Company
J. D. Hawkine
Albert Lea
John
Luckiest eel on the petit jury and a wedding clash
A. J. Austfather served on a 24 name petit jury with seven excused. He feared being drawn as the juror but remained in suspense as 18 names were drawn and nine seated, leaving three undrawn including his. An Austin couple visiting a house caused awkward laughter when mistaken for local guests of the husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Austfather
J. H. Robertson
A. J
Geo Burnham
A. J’s
Austin
Courtroom allegory spurs local fruit tree planting plans
A lawyer analogy opens the piece, contrasting defense and plaintiff roles, then shifts to local orchard news. Bart Galloway plans 2000 three year old apple trees, Ralph Crane and Jens Jensen announce large plantings, E F Peck and F W Kimball forecast orchard success, and a speaker touts Outlook for young commercial orchards amid Albert Lea talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Galloway
Ralph Crane
Grand Meadow
Jens Jensen
Rose Creek
E. F. Peck
Mr Harrison
LeRoy
F W Kimball
Albert Lea
Taney
Untitled speech piece laments truancy and education
A terse note quotes a speaker addressing a young man out of school. The speaker asks why he left, questions whether enough education was received, and whether dislike of the teacher or apathy keeps him from returning. The terse lines imply concern over interrupted schooling.
Education is the key to a man's future
A motivational note urges a boy to pursue schooling now rather than loaf through years of idleness. It emphasizes education as priceless for men but cheap for boys and warns that opportunities fade if one delays. The message encourages immediate enrollment and steady study with holidays postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleep
Obituary of Mrs Flood of River Street
Mrs Flood died at her River street home after a long illness. Born Carrie E Pike in Erie County New York on June 15, 1862, she married John E Flood in 1880 and later lived in Albany and Austin township. Survived by seven children, her funeral will be held at 12 from the River street house and 2 at Enterprise schoolhouse, with burial in Rose Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Street
Enterprise School House
Rose Creek Cemetery
H. B. Hazen
Art and Travel Club Enjoys London Familiarities
The Art and Travel Club met with Mrs. George Hormel on Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Hormel described principal streets of London and Mrs Hall reviewed the Foundling Hospital and Regents Park. Mrs Arthur Wright spoke on the Zoological Gardens with famed variety of specimens. Byron quotes enlivened the roll call. Mrs Normeil served light refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art and Travel Club
George Hormel
Elizabeth Hormel
London
F. ©. Hall
Foundling Hospita
Regents Park
Arthur Wrigh
Zoological Gardens
Byron
Normeil
G A R Members Plan Funeral Arrangements
McIntyre Post No 66 will meet Sunday evening at 7 30 to arrange the funeral for Comrade W H Sutton. Signed J H DeRomer Vom John Fairbanks Adj.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntyre Post No. 66
Stali
W H Sutton
J H DeRomer
Surprise Iron Buoy Drifts to St Kilda After Atlantic Crossing
In winter years ago the lonely St Kilda isle saw a great blood red conical object drift ashore. The locals believed it might be valuable until the factor from Britain revealed it was a large iron buoy that broke from New York harbor and drifted across the Gulf Stream, taking two years to finish its transatlantic voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Kilda
Isle
Great Britain
New York Harbor
Gulf Stream
Atlantic
That's papa's picture framed on the piano
A little girl explains to a caller that a framed photograph on the piano is her father, noting the smile on the face as proof. The line captures a domestic, intimate moment described in the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Chicago Tribune
Dodging the Water Bath Banter
Tramp jokes about using a vacuum cleaner to avoid a bath as a constable urges cleanliness in a London Tit-Bits snippet. The playful exchange reflects urban humor and street life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
None of the Faces Are Alike, Says Browne
The quote ponders human diversity noting that among millions of faces no two are identical. It reflects Browne’s view on individuality and resemblance in people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browne
A Minister's View of the Socialist Movement
Rev F L Anderson, pastor of Normal Park Baptist Church in Chicago, discusses socialism with cautions about methods and leaders. He argues socialism seeks economic freedom, warns against charitable misuses, and urges humility, calling it a humble servant within the broader kingdom of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Socialist
F. L. Anderson
Normal Park
Baptist Church of
Mnuet
Committee of Ways and Means
James
Charles
Old England
Harriman
Morgan
Rockefeller
Newport
Solomon
France
Germany
United States
Japan
Golden Wedding of John Robertson and Margaret Campbell
John Robertson and Margaret Campbell celebrated their fifty year marriage in Porter Wisconsin with a reunion of relatives and old friends from Minnesota Iowa and California The event featured songs by Etta Robertson and a gold gift from the McIntyre Post G A R Judge Kenney presented a gold headed cane and Percy Bump gave a gold ring The couple had two children George and May and the guests included family members and neighbors from the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robertson
Margaret Campbell
Porter
Rock County
Wisconsin
Angus Campbell
Linn Grove
Iowa
Robertson
Thomas Dagen
W. A. Lane
Henry Lang
A. Lang
James Calt
Campbell
Gal
Lyre
Koutson
W. E. Sloane
Etta Robertson
G. A. Holme
Maggie
McIntyre Post
Judge Kenney
Cass Fairbanks
Percy Lump
Jo John
Roberteen
Percy Bump
Albert Lea
Kamp
Tom Dugan
Mr. Robertson
Mower County
George
May
A. J. Aultfarber
Sidney Case
George Stobertsen
James Marsh
George Robertson
John Robasteon
Clarence Woodards Spends Day with Fairmont Brother Roy
Clarence Woodards of Fairmont spent the day with his brother Roy, sharing time together in a family visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Woodards of
Fairmont
Roy
Wealth won’t buy everything says the philosopher
A Washington Star line features a philosopher declaring wealth cannot buy all. Mr. Comrox replies that his mother and daughters will persist while the checkbook lasts, underscoring humor about money and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
McKinley Devotion to Invalid Wife Highlighted in War Time
A contemporaneous account describes President McKinley and Mark Hanna in a tense late night meeting during the Spanish-American War. McKinley returns to console his wife Mrs McKinley with a Bible reading before resuming official duties, illustrating his family priorities amid military concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Mark Hanna
Mark
Senator Hanna
Hanna
McKinley
Greyhounds Through Millennia in Art and History
Representations of the greyhound span over 3,000 years across India, Arabia and Persia. The form, a gaze hound bred for sight and speed, remains a universal and oldest fixed dog type. A recent Afghan greyhound displayed in England underscores regional variation in this swift, long legged breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Arabia
Persia
England
Afghanistan
The Mystery of Sleep Reveals Its Deep Enigma
A reflective meditation on sleep as a profound mystery. The author notes the awe felt when observing a sleeping person and compares the living sleeper to a master guiding the body and mind, unlike a lifeless corpse. The piece invites self observation to glimpse sleep’s elusive onset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Jones
Free Seats At City Church Prank Becomes Lively Parade
An elderly usher at a city church pinned no blame when a neighborhood boy asked a policeman to investigate a disturbance. The officer and usher walked the aisle to the exit, only to discover no charge existed as all seats remained free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News-Tribune
World Cruise Offer From Hard Taskmaster Scientist
A Washington based scientist in Uncle Sam’s service reportedly plans a global voyage for a scientific expedition. He asks his personal attendant, Henry, if he would join around the world, noting they will lose a day by traveling east to west and the attendant replies that a day off would suit him. Harper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Washington
Henry
Harper's Weekly
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JouHn E. Fioop
Family Secret
Main Street
Cressey
Christian Sociatlinm
John H. Robertson
Co. F. 42Nd Wis
Memphis
Tenn
California
Austin, Minnesota
Childers
Chicago News
Fleet Animals
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