Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Austin Daily Herald in Austin, Minnesota

We have 2,089,067 pages in Minnesota

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1910

Page

4

Skinner and Ulmer Publishers Names

Gertrude Eilie Skinner is listed as Associate Editor under Skinner and Ulmer publishers naming accompanist editors and staff roles for the publication.

Gertrude Eilie-Skinner

June Beginnings in the Garden Poem Fragment

A playful short verse imagines June awakening nature and urging readers to join in outdoor tasks on the first of June. The piece references dew on grass, robins, bobolinks, butterflies, and garden life, inviting readers to rise and engage with the season.

Blackbird

June's Rare Heat Snap Feels Raw at Night

June brings a rare chill as the first night drops to 35 degrees above zero. Forecasters warn of late season cold snaps and urge residents to protect tender plants and pets during the unsettled weather.

Austin Captures Viewers Describe Welcoming City

A Scranton, Pennsylvania visitor to Austin praises the city’s scenic sidewalks and beauty. He notes it as an ideal retirement spot after his railroad career with Lakawana.

Civic League work sparks street cleanup by youths

A group of boys played on a public street until one borrowed a broom and swept the walk, declaring himself a Junior Civic League member. Others joined in, and soon more boys felt proud to help rather than mock. The piece also highlights high earnings of famed singers like Caruso and Farrar, noting phonograph revenues and night rates for contraltos.

Junior Civic League Caruso Phonograph Geraldine Farrar Gadski Fremstad Emmy Destinn Tetrazzini Mary Garden Renaud Dalmores Louise Homer

The Difference Between a Cold In Bed and a Chicken Coop

A humorous dialogue from a Chicago Tribune joke sketch features Mistah Waikab and Sam debating a pun about illness and chicken housing. Professor Wabble is introduced to sing a spoof ballad with a playful, nonsensical title.

Sam Wabble Zzeers Chicago Ube

Sensitivity of Telephone and Human Ear Highlighted

Sensitivenees of the Phone notes that an electric current of 6 to 10.13 amperes can produce a sound, while a two thousandth volt potential difference between stations can also generate sound. The Washington Star adds that this shows the high sensitivity of modern telephones and the remarkable acuity of the human ear in perceiving diaphragm vibrations.

Preece Pellat Washington Star

Competent judges and beauty doctors endorse Herpicide

Letters from three beauty specialists in Portland endorse Newbro's Herpicide for stopping hair loss and preventing dandruff. Bertha A. Trullinger and Grace Dodge report positive results after use. Sample offered by mail with 16 cents in stamps and one dollar bottles guaranteed.

Newbro Bertha A. Trullinger Morrison St Portland Ore Grace Dodge Sixth St Herpicide Co Detroit Mich

Many Remain on the Farm at North Dakota College

Fargo reports President Worst cites that most graduates from the North Dakota Agricultural College pursue farming or teaching. A winter short term course draws 100 to 300 farmers who return to work. Of 34 regular course graduates next week, 11 in farm husbandry return to farms, 4 in the four year course become instructors or join other state work, and 7 in domestic science plan teaching or return for further study.

Fargo N. D Worst North Dakota Agricultural College Seli Survey Corps Agricultural College

Bishop O'Reilly Installed as Fargo Bishop

Right Rev James O'Reilly formerly of Minnesota has been installed bishop of the Fargo see. Archbishop Ireland presided with seven bishops and about a hundred priests as thousands of Catholics from North Dakota and Western Minnesota attended. The ceremony was described as imposing and the largest Catholic event in the state. The new bishop takes duties under more favorable auspices than his predecessor twenty one years ago.

Fargo N. D James O'Reilly Minnesota Fargo Ireland North Dakota Shanley

Northwestern projects funded in river and harbor bill report

The river and harbor bill reports Northwestern projects to the Senate and House. Senator Nelson of Minnesota and Representative Alexander present the conference committee’s measure after weeks of consideration.

Washington Northwestern Nelson Minnesota Alexander Conference Committee

Baseball results from major leagues and cities

Results on the diamond show American Association scores for St. Paul 9 over Columbus 1, Louisville 8 over Minneapolis 4, Indianapolis 5 over Milwaukee 2. National League results include Chicago 5 over Boston 1, Brooklyn 2 over Pittsburg 1, New York 5 over Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 10 over Philadelphia 5. Regional games: Rock Island 6 over Peoria 5, Waterloo 2 over Danville 1, Dubuque 3 over Burlington 0, Springfield 8 over Davenport 0.

St. Paul Columbus Louisville Minneapolis Indianapolis Milwaukee Chicago Boston Brooklyn Pittsburg New York Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Rock Island Peoria Waterloo Danville Dubuque Burlington Springfield Davenport

Grain and Provision Prices Report

Minneapolis grain prices for June 1 show July wheat at 1.0414 dollars and September at 93 and a half cents. On track futures list No. 1 hard at 1.08 and No. 1 Northern around 1.05 to 1.07 dollars. Northern No. 2 at 1.034 to 1.05 and No. 3 Northern at 1.00 to 1.03 dollars.

Minneapolis Northern

Wheat and flax price report from Duluth market

Wheat to arrive and on track with No 1 hard at 1.05 to 1.06 dollars, No 1 Northern 1.04 to 1.05, No 2 Northern 1.02 to 1.03, July 1.04, Sept 0.94. Flax on track with July 2.07, Sept 1.69 and Oct 1.59 dollars. prices shown for futures months.

Duluth Northern

Cattle and Hogs Prices Report from St Paul Market

St Paul market figures show cattle from good to choice steers at 6.50 to 7.50 with fair to good 6.25 to 6.50, cows and heifers 5.00 to 6.50, yearlings 5.50 to 6.75. Hogs bring 9.30 to 9.40, sheep wethers 5.00 to 5.25, yearlings 6.00 to 6.50, spring lambs 7.50 to 9.00.

St. Paul

Wheat and grain and dairy prices in Chicago market

Chicago markets show Wheat July 94 94 3 4 percent, Sept 92 4 percent, Dec 91 3 percent. Corn July 58 cents, Sept 58 5 8 cents, Dec 55 56 cents. Oats July 7 cents, Sept 35 cents, Dec 36 cents. Pork July 21.90 dollars, Sept 21.60 dollars. Butter and dairy prices inch up: Creameries 25 27 cents, dairies 23 26 cents. Eggs 18 19 cents. Poultry Turkeys 15 cents, chickens 16 4 cents.

Chicago C. Dairies

Questions in Court Strains of Legal Logic Draw Laughs

A Kansas City Times column mocks juror voir dire as attorneys chase certainty. Tales span mistaken addresses to relatives, vague opinions to fixed rulings, and a blue uniform streetcar conductor who turns out to be a wage earner.

Inlaw Blank Street Blank & Co Missouri

Chicago Live Stock Prices Report

Chicago June 1 livestock prices across cattle hogs and sheep show Reeves cattle at 6.70 to 8.50 Texas steers 5.15 to 7.00 Western steers 5.25 to 7.60 stockers 3.90 to 6.45 cows and heifers 2.80 to 7.00 calves 6.00 to 8.25 hogs mixed 9.40 to 9.70 good to choice heavy 9.45 to 9.70 pigs 9.20 to 9.65 natives sheep 3.26 to 5.35 yearlings 6.00 to 7.30 lambs 5.25 to 8.50.

Chicago Reeves Texas

Vase pronunciation lesson leads to home footnote joke

A Boston teacher spends fifteen minutes teaching the correct pronunciation of vase. The next day she asks what appears on the man's telepiece at home and a pupil replies Father’s feet.

Boston Johunie Johnnie Tlarper

Power of attention marks superior genius say Chiesterfield

A short quotation notes that focusing attention on one subject reveals true genius attributed to Chiesterfield.

Chiesterfield

Failed to Catch the Tune in Latin Review

A professor at an old Pennsylvania college quizzes a sleepy student on a Latin construction. The student answers with wit, failing to "catch the rune" as the professor extols a recurring grammatical topic.

Pennsylvania

Mountains Baffle British In Siam Teaching Debate

The British face trouble in Siam as native instructors teach that the world is flat. When challenged, teachers cite mountains standing firm as proof, saying they do not roll away, challenging the round earth claim.

Siam

A Colonial Hustler Colon Samuel Sloper of Blandford

In Blandford Massachusetts pioneer Samuel Sloper is profiled as a versatile founder able to do many tasks from horses to shoes to garments. His varied skills included farming, tailoring, shoes, and even veterinary care, with thrift and service to neighbors noted in G Wood’s Taverns and Turnpikes of Blandford.

Colon Samuel Sloper Blandford Mass G. Wood Colonel Sloper David Knox John Waldo Wood Enos Loomis Moses Martin Leonard Company Habster Eliphalet Thompson James Sinnett

High Priced Fricasses and Lord Alvanley’s Apple Tart

A humorous tale from a century ago recounts Lord Alvanley’s daily apple tart and a lavish luncheon bought for a Thames boating party. In a London club, diners supply their own dishes, and Alvanley’s fricassee, built from thirteen bird varieties, proves the most expensive yet cost $540 for a simple dish of noix.

Lord Alvanley England Thames London Alvan Kay

Our Eccentric Phrases in Everyday Speech

A quirkily narrated reflection on how people mix up clothing items and related phrases. The piece notes examples like wearing a coat before a vest and wiping feet on boots or shoes, and a father intending to warm pantaloons instead of a jacket, illustrating local linguistic oddities.

Odd Epitaph Near New York City Hall

A terse epitaph in a cemetery within seven miles of City Hall urges readers to skip bad biography and hostile verse. It declares the speaker is fading now and that their fate is not a concern of the living.

New York City Hall

Tiger hunt ends with head above water shot

An eyewitness recounts a tiger shot from a hidden position in a swamp. The bullet entered the nostril and fractured the neck, leaving the tiger still, measured at nine feet eight inches, while the hunter describes precise elephant and tamarisk maneuvers during the stalk.

Bowdah Comnantan

If Jupiter Were Inhabited by Giants

The article compares two views on human size on Jupiter. One says inhabitants would be small pygmies of about twenty eight inches based on gravity. Another argues giants as tall as thirteen feet seven inches due to the planet’s dim sunlight affecting eye and body proportions.

Jupiter Wolfius Goliath Bashan

Why He Waited and the Steeple Jack

A passerby greets Brown watching a steeple jack 300 feet aloft. Brown fears the worker may fall and questions whether to return to his office, admitting weariness and dwindling hope of a safe outcome.

Brown Jack Cleveland Plain Dealer

Great Age of Halley's Comet

The article notes Halley's Comet has appeared in our system for at least two millennia and perhaps ten to a hundred times longer. It recalls its grandeur during the Norman conquest of 10866 with a head as large as the full moon and an exceptionally long tail.

Secretary of Agriculture Washington, D. C Dakotas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ausiid Daily Herald City of Austin Eeeeeere Skinner & Ulmer Charles G. D. Roberta Golden Head Brownie Scranton Penn Lakawana Bishop O'Reilly Archbishop Ireland American Association National League Western League Sioux City Lincoln Des Moines Omaha Chicago Grain and Provisions Blank Kansas City Times Samuel Sloper Yellow Stone Valley Montana Mower County Pembina County N. C Otter Tail County Minn Iowa E. H. Smith Land & Loan Co Austin, Minn Rochford SCY Will A. W. Allen Keenan J. Hl. Schmitz Tyree Calle G. M. F. Rogers Aubtin, Minn C. H. Johnson M. D C. M China Chas. H.webber Notary Public Office Cement Tile Co Paone Northwestern University Hormel Chicago, Milwaukee St PaulLy Calmar Mason City Acciv Jackson King’s Hotel Hennepin Avenue King NEW Idea Publishing Broadway New York,ny Mute Batterick Halverich Guilding
Search Courier

Search the Austin Daily Herald Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Austin Daily Herald?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication