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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald lists editor John Skinner and associate Ma. Skinner. It shows post office mailing details and subscription rates including yearly and quarterly options and a per week rate.
The pavilion in Lafayette park will be a refuge for Illinois picnickers when the return to picnics is celebrated. It notes rain is expected on picnic day and that drowned-out picnickers will also welcome the shelter.
A California law targets eavesdropping on party telephone lines. Those caught listening face up to five years in state prison, up to one year in county jail, fines up to $5000, or both penalties, per the Minneapolis Journal reader letter.
Editorial urges patriotic citizens to fund a permanent marble monument honoring soldiers from the 1860s. The piece laments the old wooden marker’s repeated use and calls the project a duty of gratitude, not obligation, noting the city’s strong Memorial Day spirit and civic efforts.
A speaker laments repeated attempts to honor the deserving have failed and warns that slow work will leave only the dead to honor when realization comes. The message urges swift action to recognize those due recognition.
A literary appraisal rails against summer shoe culture and dressed clothing. It contrasts civilization and native simplicity while noting the allure of bare feet and the tension with fashion. The piece mocks stiff summer attire and romanticizes natural simplicity.
Wednesday June 14 Flag Day is proclaimed to honor Old Glory as a government of the people. Citizens urged to display flags on homes schools businesses and public buildings. Post Commanders asked to publicize the day through newspapers and promote wide flag displays. The governor designates Flag Day to move Civil War Battle Flags from the old to the New Capitol.
In Cleveland, a noted exchange reflects growing resource strain as a tablecloth cleaning dilemma prompts resigned acknowledgments. The brief dialogue highlights limited options after repeated attempts to fix the issue.
A weekend heat wave ended with a line of severe storms that flooded the city with dust and wind. Lightning and heavy hail damaged 200 greenhouses and shattered multiple panes of glass while about 30 telephone lines burned out and were repaired all day. By morning hail piled six inches near the Congregational church as Jo Hampton gathered the ice for market.
The Common Council of Austin Minnesota resolves to build a ten foot wide boulevard along Water street from River street to the Cedar River bridge. The ordinance passes with five yeas and one nay and is approved June 2, 1905. Attest Mayor F Cook and City Recorder ire T M Foster.
An agency offers heavy timber land in southern Missouri and Arkansas priced from three to ten dollars per acre, with improved farms from ten to twenty dollars per acre. Also listed are farms in Mower County and houses and lots in the city. Easy terms available.
The Third Ward calls a mass meeting tomorrow night to organize Fourth of July festivities. A 22 piece brass band will play and a featured speaker is promised. Events include greased pole racing pig chasing and various sports with donations invited from East Side residents.
Florence Cross presented a program including Mozart Act No 7 Sonata Beethovens Op 14 No 1 and Sinding Rustle of Spring at Bethlehem Academy on May 25. The recital demonstrated wide mastery and careful study reflecting credit on teachers and pupils. John Wesley tale recounts marriage to widow Vizelle and his stoic response to jealousy and conflict.
The item lists prices for pleated front or plain styles with cuffs either attached or detachable, ranging from 47 cents to 1 dollar 60 cents. The notice reads as a merchandise pricing line from a historical catalog or ad segment. The emphasis is on available styles and price points for shirts.
A garment described as briggan with French neck, overcast seams and fronts trimmed in silk, size 47c.
Pedro returned to Cordova from Mar del Plata with a bottle containing sand and salt water to show his parents the sea for the first time. His parents were greatly impressed by the evidence of the ocean. Saeta.
Agents of the Pennsylvania Lines will sell tickets to Asbury Park New Jersey on July 29 30 at greatly reduced rates. Passengers can also visit Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia without additional cost. Address Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul L Thomson T P A for full information.
Sealed bids for the Johnsburg parochial school project are invited by Stephen Klapprich. Bids due June 15 1905 with $200 certified check. Plans by W F Keefe Austin Minnesota.
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