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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
3
June 14 to 19 U S Carnival runs with entertainment at Maurek's hall on Wednesday for East Side Sunday school benefit. July 5 to 11 Chautauqua planned. North portion mostly fair tonight with showers in the south. Tuesday's forecast calls for continued cold.
Meta Fox spent Friday in the cities. Chandler Cou gins picnic on June 16 in Austin. Several residents headed to Harmiston Ohio and Atlanta for visits. W. R. C meets. Ladies Aid hosts. many locals travel, visit kin, or attend events. Dr. Lewis to Atlantic City for AMA. S. Anderson turns 67. cemetery meeting set for June 18.
East Laze reports Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chaffee returned from Lansing visit. Mrs. Leon Fisher and children travel to Calmar to see her parents. J. D. McCormick resumes work on the C M St P after vacation. Kate Plummer visits Austin friends. Conductor Terry takes Keating’s Mankato branch run. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Twedell a ten pound baby boy last Friday.
Three Filipino prisoners condemned for the murder of Dr. William Jones, the Chicago Columbian Museum anthropologist, escaped from guards while en route to Manila. They were being taken overland through Nueva Vizcaya to Pangasinan when they vanished into the jungle, and patrols are pursuing them with recapture considered doubtful.
The jury found Oscar Jacobs guilty of murdering Elbea Roberts in Sturgis last January and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
A newspaper from San Sebastian reports King Alfonso recently had a nose operation by Bordeaux specialist Dr Moore. The procedure, described as slight, is said to have been very successful and improves his condition.
A commercial traveler reports a novelty in a western England shop window. The sign displays OME GRONE ONE 6 A POTT, an altered spelling for home grown honey and its price, noted by the London News.
The Royal Hungarian Orchestra led by Louis Lipski earns praise for mastery of wild frontier tunes and refined classical pieces. Their program blends marches overtures and familiar classics like The American Patrol and William Tell, delivering vibrant performances that engage patriotic audiences.
Edgar Beecher Bronson argues in Century that a wounded buffalo is more dangerous when fleeing than charging and tends to circle back to ambush pursuers. He contends the buffalo lacks the lion's speed and claws and is a bigger target, with lions killing more people than buffalo.
Ancient ruins near the Acropolis tell of a 700 year project that yielded sixteen Corinthian columns, six and a half feet thick and sixty feet tall. Legend cites Dukealion, the Greek Noah, as builder with a Flood-subside view from this site and an opening in the ground said to be the flood’s exit.
The author of a musical criticism inserted slips in each copy correcting a flattering reference to Herr Q. The note says page 94 line 21 should read from eminent composer and distinguished musician to pretentious violinist and impudent and clumsy plagiarist.
A wife asks her husband to taste milk for Fido to ensure it is not sour. She vows not to feed their dog if the milk is off. The light domestic note reflects a humorous, quaint vibe from London Tit-Bits.
A quote asserts that a man's faith endures while he measures deeds by the Golden Rule. The remark links moral conduct to enduring spiritual legacy, urging kindness and fairness as daily practice.
A Cleveland Leader quip details a person admitting to eating a cake to feel “solid” and comparing the result to carrying a ton of lead, highlighting a humorous perspective on self image and appetite.
Comic quip notes a backward exit from a trolley car and a joke in the same phrasing. The brief humor item credits the Philadelphia Record with the gag.
Booker T. Washington addressed the Negro Men's Business League of New York saying success counts above race and color. He cited Johnson’s status as proof that determination earns respect and economic footing, noting commerce and the dollar draw no color line.
Lowell mass June 7 Louisiana Piette known as sleeping sickness girl died after nearly a month of continuous unconsciousness. For thirty-two days she fed only milk forced through her teeth. She suffered four prior long spells and earlier fall sleep for thirty days ended by electric treatment.
In a comic exchange, an old gentleman asks about family ties and Willie replies that his father makes him wear all his old ones, highlighting a humorous glare at inherited habits and stubborn pride.
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