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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
3
I M Doane leaves at noon for a ten day business trip to Texas representing the Hormel Packing Co. The item lists surrounding notices including local sales, cemetery meeting, and various residents taking trips or attending events in Austin.
Mrs John Umhoefer and daughter Mable return to Miles City Montana after visiting relatives. Berloon visits John Kloyda home en route from Jackson to Fort Atkinson. Berloon travels through the area with plans to visit further locations.
Carroll’s Great U S Carnival Co brings twenty high class attractions to town for a week from June 11 through June 19. Four large free exhibitions will be shown twice daily as part of the program.
Andrew Carnegie recalls a Piedmont era ore scare when a chemist’s rapid test revealed a new ore richer in iron by 20 percent. The discovery showed how adjusting flux allowed the furnaces to run smoothly, preventing a costly shutdown and potential business ruin.
The text ranks metals by heat conduction with silver at the top then gold copper zinc tin and steels. It notes nonmetals and substances like wood gases water and resins are poor conductors with water boiling at the surface while the bottom stays cold.
The Dode Fish Great Combined Railroad returns to Austin on June 9 under Elks auspices. It is the largest circus yet under one man’s control with new feats including Signor Devori’s death defying dive and a grand street parade with riders, wild beasts, elephants, camels, zebras, and sea lions.
A vivid portrait of the Seine flowing through Paris, its bridges and quays, lights reflected on the water, and the river as both mirror of city life and fairyland. It notes boat traffic, leisure fisher folk, and riverside activity from the Louvre to the Conciergerie and beyond.
A Washington Star piece notes a dialogue about civilization's need for deceit with an abstruse remark and a book agent's agreement. The exchange highlights empty phrases and conventional remarks as signs of insincerity, ending with a door mat joke about welcome.
A Chicago Post remark notes a painter claimed he was utterly discouraged and would quit the profession, a claim used to argue the artist’s career was over.
A Baltimore American line notes the defendant in fraudulent transactions, raising questions about the extent of his theft. The remark: “Did he peculate very much?” is answered with a blunt confirmation that he stole a lot.
The excerpt stresses a mutual dependency between exercise and eating for good health. It asserts that physical activity requires nourishment and that eating aligns with physical effort, presenting a holistic view of fitness and diet.
The Gem theatre begins a splendid program this week with Owen and Hoffman vaudeville. Five cent child tickets due to parental requests, ground floor seating for safety, and sixty cents a dozen for child admission. Bijou audience enjoyed In Old Arizona and L Lost in a Folding Bed. Austin and Sweet perform.
Dwight L. Moody sparked disbelief on his first England visit by rejecting formalities and declaring himself not the Rev. Mr Moody but Dwight L. Moody and not American cousin but brother in shared work. He urged neutrality in thanking the Earl and Lincoln anecdote, leaving listeners impressed by his blunt charm.
A diplomat and a possible client discuss a physician husband amid questions about malaria in the district. The agent probes the husband’s business as truth reveals a long history of illness in the area and concerns rise about practical safety and reputation.
A Liverpool Post item recounts a gas company schedule from 1517 where charges were tied to the hour a burner stayed lit. One No 1 Argand burner to 8 pm cost £8 yearly, to 9 pm £8 18s, and to 10 11 12 pm rising to £4 16s, £5 12s, £6 8s.
An advertisement urges readers to take DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills for easy pleasant relief and says they are sold by all druggists.
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