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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
Advertisement notice listing display ad prices at ten cents per inch readers and eight cents per line for clubs and societies, from John H. Skinner Editor and Proprietor and Gertrude Ellis-Skinner Associate Editor. The fragment references the Weekly Herald with unclear wording.
H O Basford editor and proprietor of the Austin Daily and Weekly Register retires from active newspaper work due to impaired health. Since 1868 connected with the Register and sole proprietor since 1878 the community laments his departure and wishes him restored health and a happy home among longtime friends.
Observers note the Man in the Moon predicts cleanup of new dives after Mayor Weet acts following a Heraup article. Austin businessmen discuss another big picnic at Riverview farm with its natural park and ragatta course. A Hartford marital money dispute and a humorous verse from the Boston Herald are also referenced.
Mr H O Basford editor and proprietor of the Register offers his fine residence for sale due to health and a move to Colorado. The notice suggests his time may be spent there and mentions a Health device advertisement for Dr White's Electric Comb. Land for one 50c. Decatur, Ill. D N Rose Gen Mer.
The O. T. A. U. diocese convention in Winona closed after a full program in the armory. Delegates departed for zones. officers elected include Father Cox president and Ed Kelly vice president. Lectures on local society influence, a lecture bureau, and laity education sparked discussion, with Father Vaughn’s arrival missed and the convention adjourned to meet in Chatfield in June 1901.
A college president from Saint Peter dated February 5 1900 testifies to the Perfected Oxygenor King’s benefits. He reports complete stomach pain relief after one week and praises his wife’s recovery from chronic cough headaches and fatigue. He urges sufferers to try the device. Also notes a Homeseeker Excursions rail fare offer from Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry with discounted trips in 1901.
Henry Moore, a Fort Worth and Denver railroad foreman, shot and killed his wife and H H Russell in a wine room. He beat them with a pistol butt then opened fire. His wife was dead when found. Russell died shortly after. Moore was arrested.
A census review shows Brownsdale, Minnesota, shrinking from 282 residents in 1890 to 261 in 1990, the steepest drop among county villages. The piece argues business advertising correlates with growth, citing Adams, Dexter, Grand Meadow, and Lyle as examples where merchants and local papers drive prosperity, while Brownsdale’s paper lacks local ads.
The article urges Brownedale business leaders to shed lethargy and move from a back-slider image to a forward looking stance. It calls for decisive steps to elevate the village’s name and place among progressive towns in the booming northwest, highlighting existing good schools streets and lights.
The local CT AU expresses gratitude to all who helped entertain the delegates to the TAU convention, including the Ladies Catholic Union the GABK and the MWA society.
The Iowa Central Railway offers special reduced rates for conventions. National Educational Association in Detroit from July 1 to 12, and International Convention Baptist Young Peoples Union of America in Chicago from July 11 to 28. For ticket information contact local agents or Geo. G Batty Marshalltown Iowa.
Doan's Kidney Pills are praised by Austin residents with public statements of relief for back and kidney pain. A.H. Hill of 104 Alleghany Street recounts giving them to his step-son after reading about their merits at O. A. Pooler's drug store. Each box costs 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as sole agents.
Fare notices offer round trips from Austin to Denver for 22 dollars and 40 cents and Salt Lake for 7 dollars 40 cents with return allowed until October four months away. J R Cook of West Union Iowa promotes a through sleeper on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line at reduced rates. Contact J R Cook or C M St P agent C W Snere in Austin.
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