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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1903
Page
2
Entered at the Post Office at Austin Minnesota as second class mail matter. The Daily Herald is issued every afternoon except Sunday at the following races.
For more than three insertions 2 2 cents per line. Black faced type 10 cents per line. Half rates to lodges churches and societies. St
The sidewalk along multiple city parcels is condemned as unsafe and ordered removed by September 1, 1903 and rebuilt under Ordinance No. 156, with cement where required and plank where approved. Construction must follow cement walk standards, with cement allowed where plank is required, and all walks completed by September 15, 1903. Names: C F Cook, T M Foster. May 5, 1903.
An ordinance of the City of Austin amends Section Six of Ordinance 123 to require Common Council resolution for forming any fire company and to specify officers and membership. It mandates reporting of changes, apparatus condition notes, and yearly member lists to the Chief of the Fire Department. Repeals conflicting ordinances. Takes effect after passage and publication. approved June 1903.
The article notes June and July as ideal months to train climbing roses. Hardy climbers provide free effects in the North and are ideal for embowering verandas balconies and doorways. Uses include covering Summer houses canopied walks arching gateways and festooning drives with heavy wire support. Crimson Rambler is favored. other good tramblers include Psyche Philadelphia and Dawson. Dorothy Perkins and Clothilde Soupert are also recommended.
James Cronan writes that sales of Bachelor cigars at five cents are not meeting expectations and asks if there is any way to persuade customers to buy them. The note expresses a desire to boost sales and requests ideas or assistance.
A Brooklyn Life dialogue reveals a man resisting marriage out of pity and class tone. She counters that pity can resemble love, while he rejects the idea of marrying a poor relationship.
A compact quotation asserts that brute force cannot educate the mind and favors constructive, thoughtful instruction over corporal punishment. It frames schooling as a pursuit of knowledge through guidance rather than punishment.
The method of catching cuttlefish is described with a baited hook and slow retrieval to lure mollusks to the surface where a gaff finishes the capture. A comical yet grisly incident follows when a cowled bag spills sepia on a fisherman, provoking spluttering and a braave clumsy job remark from a comrade.
The Wallaces big show visits Austin bringing a 680 member menagerie and a grand parade. A large crowd gathers though country folks miss the afternoon performance due to late season. Promoters promise some of the world’s highest priced acts and top circus marvels.
An uptown barber complains about a stonecutter who visits twice weekly. The barber says grit and dust embed in the stonecutter’s face, dulling razors and costing him money, yet the customer remains loyal and unfazed by the rough shaves.
Excavations at Nippur reveal Babylonian tablets with multiplication tables extending to 60 times 60 and fragments reaching 1300 times 1800. Scholars say these long tables were for astronomical calculations, not daily arithmetic, as ancient astronomers sought speed over step by step precision.
The Degree of Honor lodge announces a social dance Thursday June 11 with refreshments. Admission is 50 cents for men and 10 cents for women. Music by Tichys and Tony Gallagher as prompter.
On sale via Chicago Great Western airway on the first and third Tuesdays in each month to Sept 15, 1903 to points west and southwest. For further information apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer, G P A, Chicago, I.
Fishermen on the Orinoco in Ciudad Bolivar catch fish by a baitless method called robar. A cylindrical weight tied to a long line carries multiple hooks six inches above. Cast into swift currents where fish shoals pass, then jerks haul in the line. often a fish takes on half the hooks.
A reflective passage compares social disorder to inner character. It argues that surroundings mirror internal state and that the mind acts as a lantern still casting light. It suggests tastes reveal character, else they would be mere instincts.
A fragmentary note describes Sport-Dickson as a wonderful financier. First Sport borrowed a nickel to town to meet a man who could lend five dollars, and with that five he repaid a fifty dollar debt to another man.
A Boston Globe fragment recounts a joke exchange about a man with two wooden legs and a boast about having a goat in both feet, framing a humorous clash between wit and misfortune. The imperfect quotation suggests a street‑level anecdote or anecdotal joke as local color.
A couple’s engagement faces shock when the suitor proposes and the bride’s father arrives, shakes his fist, and the moment ends with a firm rejection. The dialogue hints at family pressure shaping a romantic outcome.
A native diver inspecting a partially built pier was crushed when an iron cylinder subsided. As another diver descended to assist, he found his comrade trapped and unconscious. He decided to save him by amputating the trapped hand at the wrist, freeing the prisoner who was then brought to the surface.
A brief snippet shows Mrs Henry Peck managing a cook who threatens to leave. The cook refuses a recommendation and refuses to go without one. Both women remain obstinate, illustrating a domestic standoff.
A terse aphorism notes that no one appears presentable in fine clothes if his manner betrays awareness of wearing them. The remark reflects a clash between appearance and inner state. It underscores authenticity over display in social presentation.
The article traces the word average to the old French aver meaning horse and to the term avers in Burns and Scottish sources. It notes that in medieval Europe tenants owed horse powered work to lords, and that the last share of annual settlements related to work done by avers, giving rise to the modern notion of average.
The text describes ginseng as a cure for various ailments from feasting after wine to opium use and infant stomach issues. It claims trust, reduced mortality, and widespread use in treating appetite loss and digestion, with mentions of dosing ratios and broad medicinal belief.
A brief exchange reveals a boastful suitor who praises beauty to win love, but the woman values self-regard over romance. The remark implies she loves herself more than him, leaving little room for others.
Want ads announce two front rooms in the Austin Furniture Co store for rent with linoleum flooring in one and a larger birch floor in the other. Steam heat can be added if desired. GEO. MERRICK. If you lose or find property, advertise in The Herald.
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