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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
2
The notice from John H. Skinner and Gurtrude Ellis-Skinner indicates the Weekly Herald is published at the Austin Minnesota post office as second class mail matter. Display advertisements cost 10 cents per inch and 24 1/2 cents per line for clubs and societies listings.
A Washington Star verse reflects on valor, envy, and reward in labor. It contrasts those who toil and produce with the man who has influence, noting that glory and risk can rest on a fragile balance. The poem suggests quiet integrity may avoid envy of fortune.
The article blends parole dates for the Younger brothers with a reminiscence of Jesse James meeting Justice Lane in Freeborn County. It recounts Lane hosting two armed strangers, one possibly James, and a cup-shooting incident witnessed by boys, plus New York plans to send unemployed to Kansas and a painter’s solid job record. Dusty and Scanlon dive from a bridge trestle with others watching.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers excursion tickets to Detroit for the National Educational Association meeting in July 1901. Tickets issued July 3 to 7, with return by July 15, or by paying 50 cents extra. Fare includes regular first class plus a $2 membership fee for the round trip. Inquiries to Great Western Agent or J P Elmer, G P A, Chicago.
A note from the H. B. Alumni paper The Altruist, edited by Ida Smith Decker, promotes a new theory about moral duty. It lampoons a man not hearing sermons due to a woman's hat, urging reform to remove the hat to show inner faith.
Announced marriage of Miss Elva OC Rodgers to Mr. O G Jackman at the bride’s sister Mrs Dillon Hempsted home in Houston Minnesota. Ceremony took place at noon June 25. Couple to reside in Artesian South Dakota. Both well known in Austin where they taught at the 8 M Normal College. Best wishes from friends and former students follow them.
Wednesday evening at the Lutheran church Rev Jenseon Roseland of Gelating united Miss Anna M Johnson and Mr Charles Hector of Duluth in an Episcopal ceremony. The bride, born in Austin, taught in local schools and later served in Duluth, with bridesmaid Miss Nora Nicholson and groomsman Mr Emil Johnson. Guests from Duluth included Mrs Holling and Miss Nelle Gilbertson. After the ceremony the couple and guests attended a reception at the bride’s parents home, about one hundred in attendance, then left for Duluth to reside.
Austin residents report relief from back and kidney pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Frederick Fecton of Mill Street, owner of the Ideal Restaurant, states he felt dull pains across the kidneys and fatigue, but after a course of Dean's Kidney Pills his pain subsided. He warns others to seek the remedy from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole agents in the United States. Remember the name Doan's.
Dr Obage of St Paul presents a brief bulletin outlining step by step actions for heat prostration. Place the patient in a cool place on the back for air, open windows, loosen clothing, apply cold water or ice to the face, and send for a doctor if signs of collapse appear. Fresh air is imperative and avoid crowding. Adults and children should bathe in the afternoon and evening to dissipate stored heat.
Austin friends mourn the death of Mire Bernice Mitchell at her Albert Lea home after months of illness. She was a daughter of Sheriff Mitchell and had visited friends in Austin, loved by many.
President A B Stickney confirms the sale to Chicago Great Western as the Wisons & Western and the Duluth Red Wing and Southern come under control to improve access to St Paul for southern Minnesota. Main lines will connect Goodline Ometed Wabasha Fillaware Huston and Winona counties to the Twin Cities, bringing about 155000 people within easy reach of St Paul wholesalers by shortening circuitous routes.
The Sun lists curious claims about human anatomy and vision. It notes asymmetry in faces and eyes, ear height differences, and that short sight affects city dwellers more than villagers, with Germans cited as having more short sighted individuals. It also comments on eye lens growth, sound perception with one ear, nail growth rates, leg strength imbalance, and skeletal weight differences, alongside gendered remarks about tongue size and jaw muscle force.
The article offers home cures for common outdoor injuries and insect reactions. It advises ammonia water for mosquito bites, salt water cleanses for poison ivy, sugar or lead for early swelling, plaintain juice for hornet stings, hot water baths for sprains, and tincture of arnica or witch hazel as core treatments. It notes caution with facial application and drying times.
The article highlights the vast global commerce totaling 18 billion dollars and daily hourly money and product flows. It notes barley and hops turning into Golden Grain Belt beer and promotes tonic and nerve food with a house order line for O. J. Weisel in Austin.
An OCR fragment advertises products from N. Ron general manager in Decatar offer for wigs and hair care. It promotes Dr White's Electric Comb to improve hair by using living hair, claiming gloss and luster and cure for roughness. Sample 50e.
An old advertisement urges readers to stop hair loss by using Dr White's Electric Comb sold by Dr N Rose Geomanager in Decatur Illinois. It claims the device prevents combing, keeps hair in place, and offers a single unit for 50 cents.
A U S charge at Caracas confirms reports of arbitrary imprisonment by acting president Castro of a judge in Carapano province linked to the asphalt controversy. A separate Jamaica note requests authorities send 2,009 Boer prisoners. The Buffalo Exposition builds up musical features in the Temple of Music with famed bands and large organ installations.
Tickets priced 22 80 from Austin to Denver and back and 37 80 to Salt Lake and back via the C M St P are valid for return until October. J R Cook offers a California special train on July th with through sleeper to the above points at low rates. Contact West Union or agent 0 W Snere for details in Austin.
A Dubuque resident declares fifteen years of rheumatism improved after two months with Oxygenor King. He claims pain and stiffness eased, enabling longer walks and stairs, and offers to test the treatment for others. He urges others to try Oxygenor King and wishes the company success.
Real estate notice offering several ready occupancy ranches and thousands of acres of wild lands suitable for farming or grazing in North Dakota. Prices range from $1.50 to $5.00 per acre. Respond to Cuas F Exits, Mandan N. D.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers a popular excursion from July 6 to 13 to San Francisco for the Epworth League Convention in San Francisco July 18 to 21, 1901. Round trip fare is $50 with return by August 31. Portland rates are $900 higher. Stop-overs allowed. Inquiries via Great Western agents or J.P. Eimer, G. P. A., Chicago, IL.
Havana June 27 decree makes vaccination obligatory and sets up a commission to enforce the ruling. The measure broadens public health powers and targets universal inoculation across the island. The action follows ongoing efforts to curb disease through mandatory vaccination.
An old newspaper ad touts Lichty’s Celery Nerve Compound as a remedy for spring illness. It claims to purify blood, tone nerves, and restore energy and appetite after a hard winter, sold by Malloy Bros.
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