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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
4
Gertrude Ellie Skinner and Associate Ea are listed as publishers in a local notice. The brief item cites Skinner and Ulmer as responsible for a publishing matter with the notice referencing page and edition details.
Rev. F E Knopf cites a favored parable The man who loafs and fishes. Flag Day June 14 urged with display of national colors. Sheriff candidate Frank Christie says he is not a candidate. City to install pumping stations for river water street sprinkling. Tax collections for May reach a record high $63 632.64 vs 1909 $52 858.39. Chautauqua season tickets offered at $1.50 with 1000 sold last year and more available at the Herald office and Wold's drug store.
A prominent Jersey City businessman Ed ward H Pratt died last week of blood poisoning. Doctors said he was infected by a fly that came from someone with gangrene. The piece warns readers to watch flies as they stand on sugar and food, wiping feet and spreading disease germs to fruit, vegetables, and sleeping children.
Rev J L Budlong spoke on the Down and Outs at a Redpath Chautauqua stop in Richmond Missouri after inspecting the local jail and poor farm. He warned freely of local conditions and the talk helped trigger a reform drive that improved the county poor farm by the next day and drew praise from visitors and business leaders.
Citizens sought details about Mr Budlong and his efforts aiding the unfortunates in the county. Local interest centers on his credited leadership and impact in the community relief movement.
Church services announced with worship times. Reading and singing open to parishioners. Services begin at 7 30 p.m with inviting congregation and community fellowship.
The notice lists an eight o'clock event and a tenthirty p m gathering plus an evening service at seven thirty.
Rev. J. A. Emanuel Naess is pastor. Services begin at 10 30 in the Scandinavian language. Sunday School and Bible Class start at noon. Young People’s League gathers at seven. There is no evening service.
The First Baptist Church at Correr Street Paul Street and Oakland Avenue led by Rev. J. H. Carstens invites all to Sunday morning worship on The Proper Use of the Emotions with Children's Day exercises in the evening.
The First Church of Christ Scientist holds regular services at 10 30 a m on the Sabbath with children’s activities at 11 45 a m and a Wednesday evening testimony meeting at 8 o clock Everyone is invited to attend any or all services.
The First Congregational Church at St. Paul and Mill invites all to Children’s Day events. Morning worship and sermon by F. E. Knopf at 10 30. Baptism of children. Sunday School offerings for missions. Sunday School at 12 00. Evening program at 7 30.
The pastor H. B. Whiston will preach and sing at both services. Morning topic is Topsy Turvy or Upside Down. Evening topic Reasons for being a Christian. The evening service is for young people and all are invited.
The church at Episcopal Corner St Paul and Water streets lists Rev C W Holmes rector with regular services each month. Holy Communion times 10 30 a m on first Sunday and 7 30 a m on other Sundays. Morning and evening prayers follow at 10 30 a m and 8 00 p m. The annual Firemen memorial service will be held at 10 30 a m with a sermon by the rector.
Rev J F Stout D D leads morning services at 10 30 am with baptism and new members. The 8 pm service features a sacred cantata by Sunday School children led by Florence Weidt in The Storm. Sunday School 12 15 pm Junior League 3 pm Epworth League 7 pm seats free all invited.
At the N. W. corner of St. Paul and Water streets Jno P Davis, minister, invites attendance to Morning worship at 10:30 with recitations and infant baptisms, followed by Evening worship at 8 featuring a sermon on The Finest Kind of Team Work. Bible School and Adult Classes meet in East Side Chapel with Y P meeting in the afternoon.
An afternoon tea unfolds with music as a zealous friend parades a reluctant man before a crowd. The Ladies’ man sulks while a witty misdirection leads to an awkward misunderstanding about a “crush” involving a fat lady across the hall.
In 1807 during Greece Turkey hostilities a Turkish plan to block the Arta gulf failed when Hassan and four comrades chained a Turkish vessel to a rock. The Greek battleship became immobile as the chain looped around its propeller leaving the ship trapped in landlocked Arta waters.
A London Spare Moments quip jokes about overcharging for cuffs after a laundress notes pencil marks. The barber shop banter implies the marks slow workers and justify higher prices despite the same item. The exchange hinges on the implied value of time and diligence.
A judge ruled that the deceased was suffering from hallucinations when the will was contested. The grounds noted that three fourths of the estate were left to his mother in law, shaping the case's outcome.
A New York Press report describes Chilean stevedores at Coronel as ferocious, savage in appearance, and ill mannered. It notes each man cooks aboard ship, carries a knife, and is led by a cigarette-smoking captain who does no work. They eat with hands, tear meat, and use bread as napkin, while sheep are killed aboard for fresh meat and blood is collected in cups to drink.
Nye tells of a London authors dinner where he used a tale about Abel P. Jones to highlight poverty and writing opportunity. He recalls meeting Jones in a street encounter and offering to publish Jones’s next book in exchange for help, leading to an invitation to Europe aboard Jones’s steam yacht.
In Across the Sahara Hans Vischer recalls discovering artifacts in wind swept ruins and describes encounters with Tuaregs on a long march. He notes Tuareg social norms where descent runs through the mother and the man is subject to women, with women proudly unveiled.
A comic panel shows Hamm asking to recognize the professor slou while a Ticket Man warns to stay out of line or he won’t reveal the act. The scene highlights a humorous social moment in the Cleveland Leader.
A brief exchange records a traveler asking how the vacation went and noting it made him a new man. The other speaker extends congratulations to the traveler’s wife, reflecting a cordial social moment.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes that many beautiful flowers including laburnum narcissus hyacinth and foxglove hold deadly poisons in leaves bulbs and stems. It warns cattle grazing near toxic grasses and mentions oleander and catalpa bark as sources of lethal substances.
An American traveler in a Living Church tale lands in Liverpool then a rural village. He finds an old fashioned inn where the buxom landlady offers supper. He orders minced collaps but is served plain hash, a letdown in a romantic setting.
London Tit-Bits records a playful exchange where Papa interrupts a quiet moment in a conservatory as Ethel Eva and Mr Tomkins discuss kinship. Eva teases and the pair test the phrase kith and kin with quick responses.
William Jacob in History of the Precious Metals cites Roman accounts estimating gold in the empire at about 2 billion dollars during Augustus era. The treasure arose from conquests across Europe Asia and Africa with mines in Spain and North Africa drained to enrich conquerors.
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