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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
2
A two year old suit against the city of Austin over William Lambkin’s death at the city plant was settled for 1300. The case risked a larger verdict and heavy costs. Lambkin was electrocuted while employed by the city.
A high noon ceremony at the Edson residence on Garfield street united Myrtle Edson and J F Knowlton of Minot North Dakota. Dr J F Stout officiated with about sixty relatives and friends attending. The wedding featured music from cousins and a pink white decor theme. The couple will reside in Minot where the groom has taught and will continue teaching, honeymooning in a lake cabin in northern Wisconsin.
Prairie View school in District 128 closed Friday after a program and picnic dinner. Guests included Mrs Ira Van Mrs Frank Cassidy Mrs Geo Chandler Mrs Anna Gibbs and others totaling twenty two visitors. Miss Bessie Rogers received a yearly certificate for perfect attendance and Miss Lila Monnahan awarded twelve term and sixty monthly certificates to pupils.
Mrs. Fuller of Cresco is visiting her daughter Mrs. J. F. Hogan.
Quarterly dues for the Royal Neighbors are due this month and must be paid before July 1. Assessment No. 5 is called for June and members are urged to take notice. Those in arrears for Assessments Nos. 3 or 4 must pay to the recorder by June 5 to avoid suspension. Tracy Young, Rec.
Amber B. Ironwell shares notes on street sign styles from La Crosse Chicago Spokane Milwaukee and Detroit. Enamel brass sidewalks phonograph signs and mid block signs are discussed as options for a 25 000 town with eye readable benefits and cost considerations.
Mrs Charles Haas hosts a Thursday evening invitation honoring Mrs James Mackie of Tecumseh Nebraska. The N T M club met Tuesday afternoon on Lansing avenue with Mrs A W Allen hosting a covered luncheon for about fourteen members and with Mrs Mackie as guest of honor.
About thirty under four years old gathered Tuesday at the Manse invited by Mrs. Knopf for a social event. The children wore their best clothes, received animal cookies ice cream and cake, and posed for pictures before departing as one child cried when taken home.
Odds and their families are invited to the State Line picnic at Little Cedar tomorrow. All motorists should assemble in front of I. C. C. F. hall at 8 o clock. Attendees may bring dinner or buy on the grounds. Six autos will transport Odd Fellows. A sports program is planned by the association.
An advertisement touts Parsian Sage as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims a germ causes dandruff and that K O Wold guarantees the treatment will kill the dandruff germ remove flakes and halt itching within two weeks for 50 cents a large bottle.
Ladies may reserve Tuesday and Friday afternoons for Turkish bath sessions at the parlors. An experienced lady attendant will be in charge. L. W. Kumlin, proprietor.
All accounts not settled by July 1, 1911 will be placed with a collector. Accounts may be settled at the shop. Henry P. Zender signs the notice.
Gas customers must pay all gas and merchandise bills immediately due to a change of ownership. 210t Austin Gas Co.
Katie Richardson slipped on a wet dam at noon while fishing with three companions. A.N. Kinsman, aided by his son Calvin, dove in and pulled her from about 15 feet of water as she fought to stay afloat. Katie escaped unharmed except for shock and vowed not to fish again.
A lively vaudeville revue presents a diverse set of stunts and skits with clowns from around the world. Famous performers Clemings and Dunbar headline alongside Harry La Pearl and Phil Darling. The show mocks public life with political travesties and current topics, delivering wholesome comedy.
Mrs R L Johnson presents to the Public Library a copy of Nature Sketches by Dr Joseph Lane Hancock of Chicago. The book contains sketches of insects birds and plants with color paintings by the author and ink drawings. Hancock was aided by his wife Lulu Lambert cousin of Mrs Johnson who is recalled as a lovely Austin girl years ago.
A millinery sale offers hats from the parlor with prices from 98 cents to 398. Beginning Wednesday morning, the event runs until all hats are sold at Burns Millinery, 129 West Bridge.
The New York Globe reports on a folk method selling 25 cent magic cloths for silver and metals. A dry wool cloth soaked in gasoline whiting and oleic acid is shaken, dried in shade, then claimed to never lose its cleaning qualities.
A short historical quotation notes that when an elephant tries to flee, it is better to let it run. The saying reflects Lincoln era tone and imagery about restraint and natural behavior.
An ad proclaims catarrh to be a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure. It claims internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful, targets blood and mucous surfaces, and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Also pitches Hall's Pils for constipation.
An earthquake struck the city today collapsing buildings and killing from 60 to 60 people. Among those buried in ruins was artillery headquarters where 170 soldiers were entombed.
A city band concert planned for Lafayette park shifts to Central Park due to current conditions. The program features marches and overtures by Fillmore, Riccius, Rockwell, Cruger and Laurendeau with works like Moonlight on the Nile and Flowers of the Wild Wood.
East Side notices report Mrs. Wm Murphy improving after illness. Guests include Mrs John Blonigan and children from Chatfield at the C King home. Several residents travel, teach, or change jobs, including Katie Perl resigning at East Side bakery, Virginia Waters replacing her, Will Deering opening a pool hall, and Joe Allman joining Maurek's store.
The Bookman notes that David Graham Phillips, far from rushing prose, treated writing as a labor of love. A Princeton grad once toiled as a free reporter, sweating over a trivial story while chasing a lead in a cold office. The city editor urged dismissal, but Phillips remained unpaid for the chance to prove himself.
Eleven musical organizations will appear at the Chautauqua with the International Band under Thavin as the highlight. The two hour afternoon festival will feature classics and lively encores while evening performances showcase opera singers and stage effects. Other ensembles include the Dunbar Singing Orchestra, Weatherwax Brothers Quartette, White Rose Orchestra, Helmerdinger Entertainers, Clarke-Bowers Company, Ruth Bowers, and the Riner Sisters with Jess Pugh. The lineup promises varied talent and broad appeal for communities seeking quality entertainment.
A traveler wandering Tangier spots the maze of money exchange from British and French stamps to Moorish hassani pesetas. The Moorish coin fluctuates in value, yet a hassani can buy as much as a quarter elsewhere. The narrator finds humor in currency confusion at a Moorish tea house.
In His Line a commentator notes the building of an immense artificial mountain on a country estate. A rival quips it comes natural for him to put up a bluff, reflecting the satirical tone of Puck.
Winnipeg reports say big Western industrial interests fear the Alberta and British Columbia coal miners strike is reaching a crisis. A government commission will meet at Coleman Alberta to push another settlement effort.
Venerable author and diplomat John Bigelow, aged and ill, was aided to a chair at his summer home The Squirrels in Highland Falls New York. Dr Miltos Powell of New York attending said there was no change in his patient’s condition.
In Cuba the intense moonlight is noted as dangerous and causes sore eyes. Natives navigate and move about using umbrella and paratioma in the night.
A brief fragment notes a hopeful sentiment linked to a group using their struggle. The line evokes uplift from effort and resilience, suggesting a collective spirit responding to adversity with renewed vigor. No clear people, places, or organizations are identifiable in the text.
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