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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald announces its establishment date and editorial staff, noting Gertrude Ellis Skinner as editor and listing the paper as a second class mail entry at the Austin, Minnesota post office.
The weather forecast warns of severe thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Officials report no diphtheria case in town but a probable case in the Olsen family on Collina Street prompting quarantines. Dr Bracken and the board of health reviewed cases and enforcement rules for violations of quarantine and doctor orders.
The Austin Common Council will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday June 7 at the City Recorder's office to appoint a Board of Review adopt a sprinkling resolution for 1906 and pass an ordinance regulating sidewalks gutters and curbs in the city T M Fosten City Recorder
John Maurek a prominent Third Ward merchant says his store will close each weeknight at 6. The schedule changes only for Saturday when the store closes at 5.
Four young workers at Fielding and Shipley near the shore walked off the job today ending a long period without strikes. They halted work demanding a raise from $175 a day and payments for extra hours, creating a disruption in the local labor scene.
The High School program featured two selections by Veazux and Ergmann and four violin pieces by students Hayss, Robertson, Roseland, and Fiotow. Dr. Albert Smalley of Cleveland delivered the address on “The man with Labbers”, praising learning and civic virtues, while Supt. Nelson and J.P. Palebauke presented diplomas to graduates led by valedictorian Esther Gilbertson and salutatorian Alice King.
A packet of 208 Bulwer Lytton letters to Miss Wheeler, edited by Miss Louise Devey, exposes extravagant epistolary romance with lines full of playful terms like Poodle Puppy and lavish kiss counts. A wedding report follows: Kathryn Moonan and Lee Sargent wed at St Augustine's in Austin, with reception at the Moonan home and a note on Sargent’s service in Co. G.
The article clarifies what defines orchids, noting many misidentify epiphytes like pitcher plants and tall towers as orchids. It explains the uniting column of stamens and pistils as the key feature and states the orchid family includes 6 000 to 7 000 species, mostly tropical with few in temperate zones.
Edward P Kelly and Misa Louise Minert were married by Rev Father Smith in Da vith. The Austin couple, long apart, will reside in Carrington North Dakota. Kelly, former partner in French Kelly law firm, left Austin last May for Dakota and found success there. Minert formerly taught drawing and music in Austin and Two Harbors Minnesota. The couple plans a visit to the Kelly home in Austin next August.
A Chicago Retailers' Journal critique argues 20 cent alum baking powders are an unfair imposition. It notes Calumet powder adds phosphate, retails at 25 cents, and suggests premiums like hairpins to mask pricing. It claims alum costs two cents per pound with the rest profit. Cream of tartar powders cost far more to produce, yet vary in price.
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the constitutional disease internally to destroy its foundation and strengthen the body. Proponents offer $100 for any failing case and urge readers to send for testimonials from F J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
Archie Moreland announces closure of his bicycle repair business and instructs customers to call at once as he disposes of the shop. He confirms all bicycles at his place are ready for repairs and will close immediately.
The goldfinch known as lettuce bird shows seasonal plumage changes. Males turn inconspicuous in winter, then molt to bright gold by May with a long song period from March to August. Nests are delicate with soft plant down lining and the female builds while the male sings to support her.
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