Fraternal Lodges Meet on Regular Wednesday Or Saturday Sessions
Societies in Austin and nearby halls hold monthly meetings. Austin Homestead No 443 convenes on 2nd and 4th Saturdays with N J Mayer as foreman and F Peck as conductor. Fidelity Lodge No 39 AF and AM meets on island evenings with Jobo Robertson as WM and f Thompson as secretary. Von Dusko Camp No 248 meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays in the hall led by Ed Carter as VC and Ed Sterling as secretary.
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Austin Homestead
Woodman Hall
J Mayer Foreman
F Peck
Ie Ball Austin
Mena
Ara
Jobo Robertson
W M; F Thompson
Ed Carter
V C
Ed Sterling
Cedar Camp No 205 meets on 2nd and 4th Mondays
Cedar Camp No 205 of the B R N A holds business evenings on the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month in Woodman hall. Officers include Mrs Mattie O Pair banks Oracle Anna B Robie recorder. Also C E 8S No 2% meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays in Masonic hall with Mrs W Tusade W M and Jane Toda as secretary.
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Woodman Hall
Mattie O Pairbanks
Anna B Robie
Mra
Jane Toda
Modern Samaritans Austin Council Meeting Notice
Modern Samaritans Austin Council No 53 meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 pm in Woodman hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. Official scribe J S Scovell Herbert St Ledger provides information for members.
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Austin Council No. 53
Woodman Hall
Herbert St Ledger
Ladies’ Aid
Woman's Mission
G E Wilbour
Ape
Knights of Pythias Lodge Meets Mondays at Elke Hall
Austin Lodge No 56 K of Pythias holds weekly meetings every Monday evening in Elke Hall. Visiting Knights welcomed per officers J OC Spyder C O WJ Urbateh K RS.
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Elke Hall
Spyder
C O
WJ Urbateh
Court notices of meetings in M W A ball and Elks hall
Meets on the first and eighth Tuesday evenings in the M W A ball with Mrs Itta Ames as Lady Commander and Dr Fannie Feister as Record Keeper. COURT OF HONOR NojAl4 holds sessions on the first and third Tuesday evenings in the Elks hall with Rey Miller as W C and Mrs Sarah as JT.
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Itta Ames
Fannie Feister
Court OF Honor
McIntyre Post No 66 GAR Regular Meetings
McIntyre Post No 66 GAR holds regular meetings the first and wild Saturday evenings of each month. Visiting comrades cordially invited by John Robertson Commander.
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McIntyre
No 66
Gar
John Robertson
Austin Lodge No 32 A O U W Meets on Thursdays
Austin Lodge No. 32 A O U W meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the new Ellis ball on Main Street. C. M. Hall, MW, OH Harris, Recorder.
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Austin Lodge NO. 32
New Ellis
Main Street
C. M. Hall
M W
O H Harris
Royal Elks and Arch Chapter Meet on Main Street
Meets held on the second and fourth Friday evenings monthly at the new LKlks hall on Main Street visiting Elks invited to attend led by L D Baird Exalted Ruler and A J Simmons secretary. Royal Arch Chapter No 14 states meetings at Masonic hall Austin Minn on the same schedule signed R Geo Dowine Jr MEH P and Pi Goodwin secretary.
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Lklks
Main St
Elks
L. D. Baird
A. J. Simmons
Masonic Hall
Austin
Minn
R Geo. Dowine Jr
Meh P
Pi Goodwin
Chicago Lil to St Louis Route Names in Midwest Map
A concise listing shows travel connections from Chicago to Lil, Nebraska and midwestern cities including Council Bluffs, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Peoria, Evansville, and St. Louis with implied routes crossing Illinois Indiana Minnesota and Missouri. The note highlights regional names and travel links across the Midwest.
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Chicago
Lil.maha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Inneapolis
Minn St. Paul
Mon
Peoria
Evansville
Ind
St. Louis
Moral Law as Central to Nature and Labor
The excerpt presents moral law as the core of nature radiating into all relations and processes. It asserts that every entity speaks a gospel through its existence, noting farms as mute sermons and that sailors shepherds miners merchants all share parallel experiences, as described by Emerson.
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Emerson
Sudden Plan To Invite Minister Surprises Couple
A couple on a stroll discuss inviting their minister to join them. One partner urges speaking to the father before a decision, while the other accedes to the idea, marking a spontaneous domestic moment.
Stage Dreams Spark in Youth in New York Press
A breezy line from the New York Press notes that there is an age when every girl desires stage life much as boys dream of piracy, reflecting playful commentary on ambitions and shows in early fame culture.
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New York
Homeseekers Rates Return on M and St L R R Trips
The Minneapolis and St. Louis R R re establishes Homeseekers Rates to Minnesota North Lakota Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon plus other western regions. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays of April May and June 1903 one fare plus 2.00 round trip, 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any M and St L ticket agent or A B Courts GP and T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R
Minnesota
North Lakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
A. B. Courts
GP & T A
Minneapolis, Minn
Iowa Central reestablishes Homesekers Rates to western states
The Iowa Central Railway announces Homesekers Rates to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and other western areas. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays of April May and June 1903 the round trip costs one fare plus 2.00 with a 21 day limit. Inquiries to any Iowa Central ticket agent or A B Curts GP T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Iowa Central Ba Y
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Iowa Central
Curts
GP & T A
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Western Round Trip Rail Offers to Minnesota Resorts
Via Chicago Great Western railway. Round trips to St Paul Minneapolis Superior Ashland Duluth and other Minnesota resorts. Tickets on sale daily June 1 to Sept 30. Good to return Oct 31. Also to Colorado Utah Black Hills New Mexico and Texas joints with stop over privileges. For full information apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G PA Chicago Ill.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Superior
Ashland
Duluth
Minnesota
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
New Mexico
Texas
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
G PA
Chicago
Ill
Grand Lodge & Rebekah I. C. O. F
Minn
J. P. Eimer
Great Western Railway Round Trip Tickets Offer
June 12 25 903 dollars thirteen cents round trip via Chicago Great Western Railway sale dates June 13 14 with return June 26 or July 25 cost extra 50 cents applies to GWR agents or J P Eimer G P A Chicago Ill for more information
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Indianatclis
Chcago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Eimer
G.P. A
Chicago
Ill
Train fares for Midwest trips dated June 1903
Modern Woodman and Grand Lodge I C O F announce rail specials for June 1903 with round trip fares via Chicago Great Western. Tickets go on sale June 13 14 for Indianapolis and June 23 24 for St Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago agents. Return windows through late June with optional extended return for extra fee. Several cities named including St Louis Kansas City and Minneapolis with contact details for G P A agents.
Great Western air service sales to western points
On sale via Chicago Great Western airway on the first and third Tuesdays each month through Sept. 15, 1903 to points west and southwest. For Great Western agent or J P Elmer, G PAhicago, 11).
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Chicago
Great Western Airway
Great Western
J P_ Elmer
G Pahicago
Loston Excursions Offer Summer Rail Trips
The J Plate Road announces excursions June 25 to 27 and July 1 to 5 at popular rates. Booking at City Ticket Office 111 Adams St and Union Ticket Office Auditorium Annex Chicago.
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Loston
J. Plate Road
Iiel
Sive
City
Adams St
Union
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
Union Ticket
Excursions to Boston Offer Low Rates this Summer
Nickel Plate announces June 25 to 27 and July 1 to 5 trips to Boston with liberal return limits. New coaches between here and St Paul and Minneapolis on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line enhance comfort and boost travel appeal.
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Here
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Not One But Choice of Three Through Tourist Cars
Chicao Great Western Ry offers a choice of three through tourist cars in California. Ask ryChat W tern agent about schedules, fares, and routes.
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California
Chicao Great Western Ry
ryChat W Tern
Abou
Welcome for US European squadron in Kiel harbor
The United States European squadron led by Rear Admiral Cotton arrived at Kiel port in a formal welcome. German fleet under Prince Henry of Prussia paraded ships including Kearsarge and Hohenzollern while bands played and officials exchanged calls. Ships and shores were decorated as both fleets met in a show of naval camaraderie.
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Kiel
Cotton
Prince Henry
Prussia
America
Orlateau
Friederichsort
Kearsarge
Hohenzollern
San Francisco
Chicago
Machias
Yacht Club
Hemphill
Grave Crisis in Kwangsi Threatens Regional Stability
Victoria B C June 24 The rebellion in Kwangsi grows more grave per North China Daily News telegraph. Rebels besiege Chungchow city Taipingfu prefecture and relief from imperial forces is requested. Wu the prefect appeals to governor Wang Chi Hiung as Ho Tao Tai and Major General Pan are ordered to raise the siege. Chungchow lies twenty miles east of the Kwantung border. Taiping twenty miles from the Annamese border.
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Victoria
B. C
Kwangsi
North China Daily News of
Shanghai
Chungchow
Taipingfu
Wang Chi Hiung
Ho Tao Tai
Pan
Kwanktung
Taiping
Annamese
Democratic Iowa convention promises large attendance
Des Moines on June 24 reports opponents seek control of the Kansas City platform reform debate. Gubernatorial talk centers on A. A. Vanwengen of Sioux City advocating railway nationalization and J. H. Sullivan of Creston as conservative, though Sullivan hasn’t consented to his name. J. H. Quick of Sioux City named temporary chairman. Washington also reports McSweeney case before the president with prosecution directed to proceed after hearings on Ellis Island records.
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Des Moines
Kansas City
A. A. Vanwengen
Sioux City
J. H. Sullivan
Creston
Sullivan
J. H. Quick
Washington
Edward F. McSweeney
New York
United States
Burnett
McSweeney
Ellis Island
His Artistic Sense
Mrs Torkins chides Charley over his artistic worries about harmony in form and color after overhearing him play cards with a friend. She says it is wrong to be so annoyed because one heart mixed with a few spades. Washington Star voice.
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Charley
Roman Hot Baths and Fall of Rome
Medical Talk discusses Roman bath culture and its alleged link to the empire's decline. It describes bath rituals, heated rooms, oiling, strigil use, and gradual shift from cold to hot baths, arguing luxury eroded valor and helped northern foes prevail.
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Rome
Byron's Bible Verse Prank Revealed After Years
Byron sent John Murray a Bible that sat unused until a dinner party when a text check exposed a hidden joke. A page was turned down and the word publisher had been replaced with Barabbas in the verse. The practical joke lay hidden for years.
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Byron
John Murray
Barabbas
Wild animals trade fuels slavelike animal collecting and export
The article describes dealers in wild animals sourcing Nubian lions and cubs from natives who kill mothers and raise cubs on goats milk. Lions from Nubia and Senegal, Tigers from Siberia, and scarce hippos, rhinos, and giraffes fetch high prices. It notes difficulties of capture, milk needs, and export routes to Europe.
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Nubia
Europe
Abyssinia
Senegal
Atlas Mountains
Jamaica Crocodiles in Kingston Harbors Reserve
The Jamaica crocodile lives in distant reserves of Kingston harbor and river mouths but is wary. A plover accompanies the beast, warning it of danger by crying aloud. When danger nears, the crocodile dives, making a close shot nearly impossible. The species is shyer of man than most crocodiles.
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Jamaica
Kingston Harbor
Chicago News
The True Fisherman by A T Dris Dow in World s Work
A reflective piece on authentic fishing as a pursuit beyond mere catch. It contrasts the true angler who savors nature, meals by streams, and quiet contemplation with crude fishermen who chase crime witness. The prose evokes river pools, birdsong, mountain skies, and Delmonico trout.
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Delmonico
Alor
Chinese Contrasts on Customs and Daily Life
A fragment contrasts Western and Chinese practices across time, calendar, anatomy, naming, orientation, and education. It notes differences in hours versus twelve divisions, brain versus stomach for intellect, right versus left seating, surname order, compass directions, standard measures, and classroom posture.
The Dinner Hour Through Historical Shifts
The article surveys changing mealtimes from 10 a.m. around 1400 for Henry VIII to later hours in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It cites Disraeli on Francis I’s court rising at 5 a.m. and dining at 9, then Louis XII altering hours to please his wife, swapping dawn meals for noon dining and late nights.
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Henry VIII
Disraelt
Francis 1
France
Louis XII
Ladder Dwarf Haunting Mines Described by Prospector
A former prospector recalls miners belief in a Ladder Dwarf haunting underground workings. Described as hunch backed with a large head and long powerful arms, the creature climbs ladders and kicks rungs, said to appear ahead of mining accidents.
The Rattle as a Decoy Snakes Use Tail to Trick Birds
A Scientific American correspondent reports rattlesnakes imitate buzzing to lure birds like phoebes and kingbirds. The observer notes snakes hide in tall grass or twenty feet up in trees and capture prey with this deceptive display.
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Scientific American
The Penalty
Mr Workhard tells his wife they lost their situation and lack cash, insisting they must go to the poorhouse for dinner. She hopes grocers will trust them, but he says no credit is available since they always paid cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. W
Mr. W
New York Weekly
French phrase confuses boy and uncle in dialogue
Mr. S. welcomes his nephew home and asks the meaning of felo de se. The boy retorts that it is French for a sailor and challenges him to ask a Latin question.
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Mr. S
Tommy
The Pride of Unblemished Ancestry Melancholy Quote
A stern schoolmaster laments that those who boast of flawless lineage resemble the dead, underscoring a critique of hollow ancestry, class pride, and moral posture in society.
Spectroscope's precise feats in chemistry disclosed
The spectroscope was first used in chemistry and proved an invaluable aid by revealing trace metals. A platinum wire moistened by skin contact detects salt after minutes, showing the device can identify one three millionth of a grain of metal in a substance.
China’s Millions Recall on Thieves and Coffins
A cryptic excerpt discusses rounds with a visa to catch thieves, gongs to frighten away intruders, and burial customs where the dead are kept in heavy sealed coffins for years. The text references China’s millions and cultural practices surrounding death and security.
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China
The Hookah Custom in India
The hookah serves as refreshment and fellowship for Indians not a luxury. Refusing a puff in social seating marks insult, and exclusion from a guest circle. Eating or smoking with an outcast also yields social censure and self-outcasting.
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India
Executive Ability in Leadership Rhetoric
A New York Herald quote reflects on executive ability as the capacity to hold subordinates accountable for failures while taking credit for their successes, presented as a clever observation in a studied impromptu.
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New York Herald
Mad and Bad Kind Hearted Citizen-Tut
A terse, sharp line hints at a nickname laden dialogue. The remark tempering fear with calm assurance appears to mock a child. The speaker, Chigace Tripane, uses evasive slang to dismiss a spill moments after a tense exchange.
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Chigace Tripane
Mystery Fapteined at the Academy Front Row
The iqno ramus at the Academy questions why baldheaded men always sit in the front row. The usher explains they are placed there to be near the flies, according to a Boston Herald joke.
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Academy
Toston Herald
Thought on good and evil by Emerson
The quote explores moral philosophy, arguing that good is positive and evil is a privation of good akin to cold as the absence of heat. It frames evil as nonentity or death rather than an opposing force, inviting contemplation of moral nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
A Poor Bargainer between Ethel and Edith
A short humorous exchange has Ethel offering Ferdy a penny for his thoughts while Edith protests she will not let him do any shopping for her, highlighting shop talk and flirtation in light dialogue.
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Ethel
Ferdy
Edith
Puck
The Clydesdale Horse Walking Pace And Posture
The Clydesdale horse should walk at a swinging pace of not less than four miles an hour. If trotting the animal should move straight and close with hock points inward rather than outward. It should not be wide between the thighs nor should the fore legs be planted outside the shoulders, making it bull like.
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Rospita
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H. A. Avery
Citizen's National Bank
Austin, Minn
F Crane
Austin Minn
North Main St
F. W. Greenman
Counse
Lor
Law
Clifford C. Leck, M.D
Albertson
D. C
W. H Albertson
Osteopathic
Hirsh
F. BE. Gleason
Chicago Opthalmic College
Gleason's
First Nation Bank
O. BH. Johnson M.D. W. N. Kendrick
OC. M
St. P. R’y Johnson & Kendrick
Dr. Kendrick
C.F. Lewis
M. D
Main
Bridge Streets
Dunkleman’s
Greenwich Street
J. F.fairbanks. Cor
Franklin Sts
W. W. Ranney
German Insurance Co
Freeport
Milwaukee Mechanics
Milwaukee
Western Underwriters
Milwaukee National
Stettin
Germany
Court House
G. Sehleuder
U. S
Aia
Conus
Ns & CO
Onice
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Rassenger
Depa
Sleeper
Masurdes
la Crosse
Tee Fee Iolawaukee & Phscaw Te Mamedis Times Uke
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Wirbault
Owatonna
Fairbault
Bi'ning Prairie
Fairb
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Lyle
Mason City
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Dexter Sp Va LaCrosse
Dexter Va Crosse
Lear
T Jackson
Lea
Wells Mankato
Fair’t Jackson
W. Snere
Iowa Central Railway
Sire Bermh City
Jannive
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Nes
Caesasnnee
Nantes
Albin
Sat. Louis
Tral
Brother Wood
Fidelity Lodge
von Dusko Camp
M, WA
Cedar Camp, No 205
BR. N. A
C. E
Austin Lodge No
Lady Maccabees
Austin Lodge
PO Elks
Royal Arch
ST Bernard Commandery
Masonighal
J. EK
KE C
Parke Goodwin
Order
Central Presbyterian Church
NW Corner
Straul Streets
Junior Kendeavor
Christian Endeavor
Oakland
First Baptist Church
L. Anderson
St. Paul Street
Oakland Avenue
Cess Eens
PU. Ypsce
Oakland Sunday School
PSCE
First Congregational Church
Arthur Dascomb
Corner St. Paul and
Mill Streets
St. Paul and Mee
Sunda
D. J. W. Sommerville
Paston
SE Corner
Water
St. Paul Streets
Schoo Ph
St. Cecelia Guild
Ladies Guild
John's Church
Paul G. Vieher
Seven Day's Adventist Church
Kenwood Ave
College St
Illinois Central
A. RK
Cincinnati
Ohio
New Orleans
Memphis, Tenn
Trot Springs
Ark
Louisville
Nashville
Tenn
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Fla
Pacific Coast
A. H. Hanbon
Gen
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George
Papa
R. R. Notices
Homeseekers
Indianapolis
Great Westernee
G.P.A. Chicano
Iowa Central Railroad
A. B. Cutts
Boston
Democrats OF
Iowa
Kansas City Platform
Fisherman
Ladder
First National Bank
Austin, Midn
W. Shaw
N. F.banfield
H.L. Banfield
Youngreen Allerton
Allerton
Gov. Sprague
Alta J
Galesburg
C. L. Rice
Elias Bassett
Ira L. Johnson
Jno
W. Scott
Pres
M. J. Slaven, V. P
A. BE. Johnson
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Citizens National Bank
Seymour Johnson
M. J. Slaven
A. S. Campbe
Jacob
Weiel
John W. Scott
Austin National Bank
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