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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
2
John H. Skinner and Heitor Ellis Skinner, associates in the Fa organization, are listed in second place in the Austin post office entry records.
A notice states fourteen men have applied for liquor licenses in Owatonna, signaling a crowded field for the upcoming licensing decisions. The item mixes a weather poem fragment with local regulatory chatter, reflecting daily newspaper brevity.
A unanimous vote by the high school alumni officers cancels dancing at this year’s entertainment program. Laverne’s city board of health, starting July first, will inspect every house to ensure cellar cleanliness and check barns backyards and outbuildings. In other notes a 1632 book cites the word Nit and a biting incident leads to John Armstrong of Bricelyn swearing off chewing plug tobacco after a machine operator’s carelessness.
A five mile trolley line is planned for Mankato this season with funds ready. The article recalls Ralph Crane and others proposing a Spring Valley to Austin line. It notes brick paving on West Water Street may be removed later and copper pennies hidden in the sand, supposedly to deter boys from digging, with tobacco juice marked over the spot.
A farmer tells a hardware dealer he will pay 27 dollars for a range while Sears & Roebuck says they will lay one down for that amount. In Austin a prominent merchant offers 8 cents a quart for strawberries, claiming shipment can be handled for that price.
A University of Geneva professor reports snails sense odors from nearby substances. By dipping a glass rod near a snail’s tentacles, the creature recoils, alters its path, and indicates smell. Snails also detect scents through skin contactless proximity.
Via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry special excursion train leaves 6 45 a m Tuesday June 26 returning Minneapolis 7 30 p m St Paul 6 45 p m Tuesday June 26 tickets valid only on above train electric car service between Minneapolis and Minnehaha Falls five cent fare visit to Wonderland Minneapolis White City admission free for excursion ticket holders ask agent C M and St Ry for details
A lengthy account extols Austin Gas Company for two months of operation with no complaints. It contrasts 1.50 gas price to inferior 0.80 gas, details the generation and purification process, and notes the plant’s large gas holder supplying a fifth of the town with satisfactory service.
The Modern Woodmen reports May to June 1906 growth with 764 657 active members and 1 272 950 000 in insurance in force, totaling 1 315 000 members. It notes 8 794 new beneficial members and 11 066 500 added insurance in force, 88 camps chartered, 211 camps in good standing, and 20 000 certificates outstanding with adoptions.
The following candidates were admitted to the Naval Academy at Annapolis W G Ainsworth and F B Langworthy from Minnesota.
Brownsdale editor and telephone system owner Quimby fell headfirst from a 25 foot pole while repairing lines at Lansing. He was unconscious for an hour, treated by local doctors, and remains bedridden at home. Brother Johnson will publish the Leaflet this week. The piece closes with a note on capsicum’s acrid oil capsicine.
The article touts a season program featuring top equestrians from around the world. It highlights nine Lowandes, John Correa, Oscar Lowande, and Miss Lowande among famed riders in a two hour, triple ring show with 200 performances. The circus arrives Saturday June 30.
The report lists assets and liabilities for First National Bank of Austin Minnesota as of June 18 1906. It shows loans 500 011 deposits 717 228 71 U S bonds 100 000 00 and other securities including municipal and railroad bonds 53 000 00 and cash items 3 456 03. Liabilities include capital stock 100 000 00 undivided profits 34 074 26 and total deposits 717 228 71. The cashier N F Banfield signs with directors H L Banfield and B E Sterling attest.
For sale and trade offers list multiple city lots at Kenwood Winona Moscow Maple First Third Second and Water streets with half down payment and time balance. Also a modern house with barn on South Kenwood and mower county farm options from 40 to 1000 acres on easy terms. Call to buy sell rent or trade with Rochford.
A Jefferson quotation on natural rights and the moral appeal of freedom for peoples beyond our borders. It argues for respecting others' liberty as just as opposing despotism among kings.
The passage contrasts natural respite from suffering with a rose’s imagined grief and promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a cure for hair loss. It claims a germ destroys hair follicles and urges samples by mail from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit, Michigan.
An account describes Colonel Ney ordering a charge in 1807 while declaring an income of 300000 francs, urging his troops to follow his example as he rode toward the enemy. The passage shifts to mention Yellowstone Park and a relief map, with an advertisement from A. M Cleland General Pax Agent, St Paul Minnesota.
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