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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
2
The item promotes Richard's auction at Old Otrada on March 8 with promises of a large crowd and a wide stock for farmers. Mentions of local figures Lyle and Nevada township residents appear alongside brief health and social updates from Woodbury and Lyle communities.
Notice for the City Convention of the Democratic party in Austin Mower County Minnesota to nominate candidates for mayor alderman treasurer recorder and assessor. Primary elections for ward officers and delegates to the convention will be held March 3 open 7 to 8 pm with ward representation listed.
Notice of a Democratic primary for the 1st Ward of Austin Mower County Minnesota on March 3, 1900 from 7 to 8 p m at Police Headquarters to nominate one Alderman one Justice of the Peace and one Constable and to elect ten delegates to the City Convention at the City Recorder's office March 3 1900 8 30 p m dated Feb 24 1900. The piece also notes a local social mention and asks why Lincoln and Washington birthdays were established.
The notice promotes Homeseekers Excur sions on February 20 March 6 and 20 April 3 and 17 1900 via the Lowa Sentral Railway and Iowa Central Short Line with reclining chairs free day trains elegant day coaches and palace sleeping cars on night trains. George 8 Batty provides contact for itinerary details and rates. A separate item notes Austin Greenhouse plans to erect another house and ships cut flowers to the Northwest.
A Minnesotan greenhouse complex, the largest outside the Twin Cities, draws visitors with rose and carnation production and a violet and bulb rooms display. Mr Kineman’s operation expands with new plantings and nationwide shipments, promising a larger variety of outdoor and cut flowers this year.
Grain-O is advertised as a delicious nourishing drink to replace coffee. It supposedly tastes like coffee when prepared properly and aids digestion while strengthening nerves. It is not a stimulant and is marketed for both children and adults at 15 and 25 cents.
An advertisement promotes Medicated Mittens as a pure cure for chafed hands with softening and beautifying effects. Priced at fifty cents per pair with postage prepaid, it invites agents and lists the Lake City Minnesota address for the Medicated Mit ten Co. Dep B.
A midnight fire at 1691 Third Avenue traps residents as police and fire crews perform multiple rescues. Three Friedman children perish in the ruins while Policeman Thom Tracy repeatedly enters the burning building and collapses on the third floor. Fire investigators seek cause as others are treated for smoke.
Senator McLaurin of D C voiced support for expanding U S influence in the Philippines. He rejected imperialism scare tactics and argued annexation would aid the United States by opening Oriental trade, noting benefits to the South. The Hawaiian government bill session was postponed with little progress.
The Senate committee on manufactures submits a report on widespread adulteration of food and drink. It urges a law to prohibit deleterious products and to require labeling for foods altered by adulterants. In Des Moines the legislature defeats a bill to abolish the state printer and state binder after a bitter contest.
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