Fragmentary Note Mentions One Year and Month
Vague OCR fragment references a period of one year and a month with unclear details. No identifiable people or organizations are readable.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
4
Vague OCR fragment references a period of one year and a month with unclear details. No identifiable people or organizations are readable.
Owatonna center man Max Zimmerman will hold a Booster Day in Mankato following a previous local event. Albert Lea City Council reads a paving plan for 19 more blocks, while the M. St. L. faces a $200 fine for transporting horses without water or feed over 28 hours from Richland, Iowa to North Dakota points.
The Woodbury Cemetery Association is making improvements and suggests the same system could be adopted elsewhere. It notes that many village cemeteries are disgraceful in condition.
At the F. W. Kimball home on Lansing Avenue a stunning German iris display draws widespread admiration in Austin. Described as more gorgeous than a rainbow and as stately as aristocratic lilies, the floral show captivates local onlookers.
Prof Sanford spoke on fathers visiting school while the board felt exonerated on teacher pay. Austin has led cities of its size in Southern Minnesota in salary paid to superintendent and high school principal.
After touring other cities the Mankato commissioners back creosote block paving. An interview in the Mankato Free Press notes Owatonna has no paved streets or curbing and guttering, and Albert Lea appears more civic.
A Scottville Michigan mother of thirteen credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with keeping her healthy despite hard farm work. She praises the remedies for herself and her daughter and endorses them to others.
LaCrosse orders all dogs muzzled for 60 days as the national agriculture department supports the method for hot months. The department calls rabies and hydrophobia among the worst diseases and says universal muzzle use could rapidly eradicate them.
The Democratic caucus unanimously approved the Underwood bill proposing a 56 percent cut in duties on raw wool. A conference resolution, opened by Rep Kitchen, notes the duty as revenue support and preservation of free wool policy, with several members excused from pledge.
Brigadier General Ralph W. Hoyt will assume command of the Department of the Lakes with headquarters in St Paul on July 1. He currently leads a brigade on the Mexican border. The appointment follows General Wood's recommendation and approval by the president and War Secretary Stimson amid a broader reorganization of the service into three divisions and the abolition of several departments including the Dakota.
Great Northern unveils $20,000,000 new bonds first of a $600,000,000 blanket mortgage. Sold to First National Bank of New York already, they are offered on the street at 102 or on a 4.15 percent income basis. First coupon due January 1, 1912. redemption at 106 after January 1, 1941. First National also quotes higher figures and interest.
New York June 2 The Evening Post comments on the 600 million bond issue of the Great Northern noting sensational strength in both Great Northern and Northern Pacific. It suggests subscription rights may end as the new mortgage covers capital needs for years to come. Financial America links James J Hill associated interest but says no near term deal is guaranteed.
The article explains how jewelers obtain gold from government sources and refiners, noting shifts from coins to brick gold bars. It details refining methods that recover gold from jewelry waste and the roles of banks and government stamps in guaranteeing fineness, with bricks ranging from 200 to 500 dollars in value.
An apple buyer questions a farmer about a half bushel measure. Giles insists his red bucket is correct after a buyer asserts a dozen years of use does not guarantee accuracy. A basket woven from hickory splits proves the measure twice full, holding exactly four bushels, affirmed by Bill Sullivan.
In a quirky interview, a basket maker explains he weaves a bushel sized casket pattern from a half bushel basket and even tests it against a red bucket measure. The tale unfolds as Bill seeks confirmation of the pattern’s capacity. Transit times for St Paul Minneapolis LaCrosse Calmar are listed.
A cow belonging to Frank Fisher on the L M Fisher farm gave birth to triplet calves that are strong and vigorous.
A 1900 era health ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as restoring natural hair color and preventing thinning dandruff. It promises quick scalp cleansing and hair growth with safe use, offered at fifty cents a bottle and sold by druggists, J. E. Malloy as special agent.
See us or phone for tornado or fire insurance options. Good business property for sale now.
In Woburn Squate London a church sits on the supposed Field of Forty Footsteps site linked to a Monmouth era tragedy. Two brothers duel over a woman, each dies. the victor kills the woman and then kills himself, leaving indelible footprints in wet clay. The area becomes barren until a church is built in the 19th century, lifting the curse.
Madison Wis June 2 By supreme court decision Mrs Emma Soehnlein gains possession of 300000 in cash from the estate of her father Captain Frederick Pabst Milwaukee brewer The ruling affirms the Milwaukee circuit court on questions of trust administration Cap tain Pabst divided his estate into five equal shares giving one to each of his four children and one to his grandchild The bulk of the estate consisted of Pabst Brewing company stock.
In Houghton Michigan on June 2 Judge Streeter hears one of four key injunction actions challenging the proposed merger of Calumet and Hecla with nine other Northern Michigan copper mines. F S Denton represents minority stockholders of Ahmeek Mining Company as petitioner.
W R Cartwright invites readers to join a June 5 tour to White Earth and surrounding lands in Minnesota. He markets 9 000 acres on the reservation and 56 000 outside, with prices from 350 to 20 dollars per acre on easy terms. The trip includes lakes, rivers, and wildlife sights as potential investors travel before July 1 rail fare terms apply. Interstate phone No 109 F.
Fragmented timetable lists departures and arrivals for routes through Fort Dodge Mason City Lyle Council Bluffs and Omaha with times around 4 30 a m 3 51 and 11 43 p m daily patterns and Saturday exceptions unclear due to OCR.
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