Potpourri Local Odds and Ends on Wedlock and Licenses
A miscellany notes marriage musings and local licensing. Four counties Olmstead Wabasha Goodhue and Mower seek space at the state fair exhibits. Freeborn County borders two booze venues Albert Lea and Hartland with all villages voting against licenses. Hartland did not vote on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fair Association
Olmstead
Wabasha
Goodhue and
Mower
Freeborn County
Albert Lee
Hartland
Ladies of St Augustine send food to Sunshine
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of St Augustine's provided a large donation to Sunshine headquarters at the Y W C A rooms. Huge pans of meat baked beans jars of salad and pickles and two dozen pies were distributed in under two hours benefiting more than thirty five children with suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine’s
Sunshine
Carleton College Closed By Faculty Over Smallpox
Carleton College in Northfield was closed by a faculty vote due to a smallpox case. Spring vacation moves up to end on April 7 with vaccination required for all students before departure. activities including the junior class play and glee club trip are postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton College
Board of Health
Sallman
Northfield
Glee Club
Sargeant Casper Thimson Delivers 42 Steers to Chicago
Casper Thimson, living east of Sargeant, hauled hogs in the forenoon and moved 42 fine steers to Chicago in the afternoon. The writer praises his hard work and notes Miss Hilda Grimms owns a new piano and plays well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Thimson
Sargeant
Chicago
Hilda Grimms
Rosecreek Election Ends With Familiar Leaders
The article notes Rosecreek election results with the same leadership. It mentions community updates including births and visits from Geo and Mrs Schumacher, John Schumacher of Lyle, Mrs Matt Schmitt, the Snyder family, and Ella Ulwel ling's health. Local activities include school exams, visits, and Catholic church devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo Schumacher
John Schumacher
Lyle
Matt Schmitt
Stark
Ira Snyder
Fay Snyder
Austin
Joe
Josephine Ulwelling
John Ulwelling
Clever impersonators delight Austin audience in Library Entertainment course
Elias Day and his wife captivated a large Congrega tional church crowd Tuesday with facial makeup and multiple character impressions. Day showcased dialects from a German after dinner speaker to a Swede lumberjack while Mrs Day read with dramatic feeling. The highlight was Day’s Kipling piece Gunga Din, delivered with pathos that moved the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Elias Day
Mr. Day
Kipling
Day
Austin
Obituary Peter Hagan Dies After Pneumonia at 43
Peter Hagan died at 1 30 AM from acute pneumonia after a period of illness. He was born at Portage Wisconsin 43 years ago and left a large family including 11 living children. He came to Austin 17 years ago and ran a Chatham and Bridge street saloon and a large stock farm. He recently owned a Bridge street lunch room sold to Churchill and Dufty. Funeral notices will be printed tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hagan
Mr. Hagan
Portage, Wis
Elizabeth
A. C
Peter
Frank
This City
Sarah J. McCauley
Lodi
Wis
Thomas
Madison
James
Rio
William
John
Northfield
Harriet McCartin
Thomas Eagen
Poinsette
Fred Cole
Watertown
David
Daniel
Hagan
Austin
Chatham
Bridge Streets
Bridge Street
Churchill & Dufty
Eastern Star Special Meeting This Friday Evening
A special Eastern Star meeting is held Friday evening at o'clock with initiation followed by a program and lunch. Mrs. Erra Hall W. M. presides.
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Eastern Star
Four Legged Doctor Inspires at Presbyterian Sermon
A church audience enjoyed a sermon labeled The Four Legged Doctor where a dog is likened to Lazarus and a Pharisee, highlighting humanity over pride. The service included an oil painting of a dog and a recital by Mrs. Sloane singing At the Feast of Belshazzar, with striking sermon and pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Lazarus
Mr. Turner
Surprise party honors Tim Garvey on Jay Street
A Tuesday gathering at Tim Garvey's Jay Street home celebrated his 56th birthday with about forty friends. He received a rocking chair as a gift. Guests enjoyed games, music and supper. Earlier, Mrs. George Hirsh hosted a luncheon for a small group of ladies at Woodman Hall. The afternoon was very pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Garvey
Jay Street
George Hirsh
Woodman Hall
Friends Honor Pearl Dennis and Robert Ward at Lansing Home
About 100 friends gathered Monday evening at the Leeman Twaits home in Lansing to honor Miss Pearl Dennis and Robert Ward. Guests left many gifts and a supper was served at 11 30 pm with A H Dennis acting as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl Dennis
Robert Ward
Percy Bump Drives Campaign in Second Ward
Percy Bump campaigns in the Second ward praising his alderman record and city service while noting opposition. The license question appears on the ballot. Frank Snyder and Stephen Cook filed the petition to secure enough names. Primaries and conventions start next week with the election set for April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Bump
Bump
Frank Snyder
Stephen Cook
Baseball Meeting Plans City Club Formation
A large crowd will convene Friday night at 7 30 in E H Smiths office to discuss forming a city baseball club for the coming season. The meeting is open to all and aims to create an association to promote baseball this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Smith
Health Board Finds No Diphtheria in Child Case
The state board of health examined the throat culture of Walter Lewis Henefin and found no diphtheria. The house will be fumigated and precautions taken as if contagious germs were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Little Walter Lewis Henefin
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An old ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others state F J Cheney is trustworthy. Claims the cure is taken internally and works on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Shorthand Writers Reflect On Speed And Spare Time
A pair of shorthand writers discuss rate of transcription with one noting it can reach 100 words per minute. The other laments occasionally exceeding that pace but excuses it as a necessity tied to being married.
Worth Two Men
Yale Record notes Len’s singing duets after his voice split. The remark highlights a change in his performance as he pairs voices in accompaniment.
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Len
Yale
Howell Do You Like Congregational Singing
Powell says he enjoyed congregational singing until neighborhood cats adopted the idea, prompting a change in his stance and prompting lighthearted reflection on community quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Powell
Teachers Elected for Coming Year by School Board
The school board elected teachers for the upcoming year and they have until March 26 to accept or resign. Names include Superintendent G A Franklin and staff from High School Washington Sumner Whittier Lincoln and others across multiple schools.
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G. A. Franklin
Worth Saving This Gives Valuable Prescription and How to Prepare It
A home recipe for rheumatism and kidney issues is shared with a simple mix of Dandelion Fluid Extract, Compound Karyon, and Syrup of Sarsaparilla. The method instructs dosing after meals and at night, claims kidney cleansing and uric acid reduction, and notes ingredients are vegetable and safe.
Lewis Carroll Humor From Oxford Pamphlet Fragments
An English magazine reprints Lewis Carroll humor found in forgotten Oxford pamphlets. It cites a 1865 Oxford election quip on Euclidean definition and a note on examiners, comparing books and examiner grades to derive their value.
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Lewis Carroll
Oxford
Bright remark in first class carriage
An elderly woman, unused to travel, sits in a first class carriage with a third class ticket. The guard asks if she is first class. she replies she is not entirely, but brighter than she was. The exchange appears in London Scraps.
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London
Local Residents and Visitors Frequent Austin Area
Miss Alice Rooney travels from Faribault, Mrs. Carey shops in Austin, and P. H. Carr conducts business there. Visitors arrive from Chicago and Minneapolis while locals discuss hospital visits, family travels, and store remodels. The Krebsbach firm plans a March reopening after buying new Chicago stock and a LeRoy purchase shapes local inventory.
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J. H.carey
Hubert Carey
Joe Carey
Kate Smith
Mamie Smith
Austin
Eddie Regner
M Andj Krebsbach
M Andj Krebsbach Co
Carr
Krebsbach
Chicago
Tom Bagan
LeRoy
Theo Sable
Lansing Social Roundup Includes Visits and Birthday
Mr Davis and sons of Spring Valley visit Mrs Markham while Mrs Dennis calls on his daughter Mrs Will Subra near Austin. Local gatherings note a birthday party at Mrs Herbert Hunt’s home with guests and a roast pig menu. A Bible class and OH K society meet with local residents as transportation and travel influence plans.
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Davis
Sons
Spring Valley
Markham
Dennis
Will Subra
Austin
Seoville
Geo Maxfield
H B Roe
Trask
Dover
OH K Society
Henderson
Assassinations that Shaped World History
A historical overview from the New York Herald tracing pivotal political murders from Philip of Macedon in 336 B.C. to Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. and later Roman figures, noting how assassinations redirected rulers, power, and eras across Greece, Rome, and beyond.
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Philip of Macedon
Alexander the Great
Philip
Philip of
Alexander
Epirus
Olympias
Abraham Lincoln
Rome
Tiberius Gracchus
Caius Gracchus
Tiberius
B. C
Julius Caesar
Caligula
Claudius
Nero
New York Herald
Harbaughs Spend Yesterday in the Cities
Mr and Mrs Frank Harbaugh were noted as spending yesterday in the cities, with no additional events or affiliations reported in the readable text.
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Frank Harbaugh
Painful Etiquette in Louis XIV Era History
A London Scrap Book note recalls how Louis XIV caught a severe cold because the lord of the chamber was absent on a cold morning and courtiers, bound by etiquette, did not hand the king his shirt. No one acted, leaving the monarch shivering.
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France
Louis XIV
London
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Austin Daily Herald
OPAC
City of
Goa
Ny Matl
Skinner & Ulmer
Gertrude Kills-Skhinmer
Rosecreek
Ella Ulwelling
Hamm
Henry Logas
L J Phillips
Minneapolis
Anna Phillips
Faribault
Nick Weis
Alice Meaney
Albert Lea
Mrs Thompson
Joseph Wendel
Theresa Schawle
Howard Snyder
Iowa
D Thompson
Dianne Truitt Day
Caprons
Harry
William Burns
Harry Capron
Conductor Capron
Milwaukee
Bowers Hotel
Martin Anne
Hennepin Avenue
Fifteenth Street
South Side
State Bank
Yerxa Procery
C. H. Capron
Sixteenth Avenue South
Milwaukee Road
George Capron
State University
Burns
Capron
Owatonna
Erra Hall
W. M
Elizabeth Fish
Hortense Robbins
Nellie C, McCormick
Bena Hanson
Alta Stanton
Jennie Teeter ,S. T. Freer
J. F. Knowlton
Franklin
Rhoda J. Emery
Margaret Reilly
Augusta Baker Almeda Truesdell
Eunice Rice
Olive Savage
Helen G. Mann
Carrie Peterson
Harriet Mills
Washington
Alice Corneveaux
Elizabeth Kelly
Angela Cronon
Sumner
Ida M. Anshus
Jennie FE. Anderson
Nellie F. Henderson
Marie Page
Whittier
Daisy Maxwell
Stella May Chapman
Lincoln
Susie S. Mae Nettie Hall
Clara Torgeson
Grace Wilson
Irene Lansing
Myrtle Rohrer
Lillian Simmer
Belle Longnecker
Iolfere
Cosmo Theatre
Ocean
Switzerland
ADAMS
Alice Rooney
John Carey
P. H. Carr
Dr. l
Mrs. O
Mike Rooney
Mrs.Win *Sims
J. D. Rooney
Asbury Hospital
John Rooney
Durmont Minn
A P Abrahamson
Shroeder
New Sweden
H W Houston
Kasson
Niles
George King
Wm Brown
George E. Bagan
le Roy
Theo. Sable
Ieneral
Mr. Bagan
Brownsdale
Lloyd Bacon
Eureka
W He Lawrence
Theresa Nylander
Wm Peet
Waterloo
Henry Stephenson
of Sargeant
Jessie Hillier
Eva Strong
Dexter
Mass
Edna
F L Hill
Howard
Midell Bailey
L Bailey
Fay Pick
George Pick
O W Trask
Edith Beltz
Dr. Guillman
J. J. Hunt’s
Laura Gransee
Lansing
Miss Josephson
Mrs C Henderson
J Sherman
Grand Meadow
S H Vaughan
Lebina Daley
Earl Lindsay
Matt Alwelling
Pend the Cay
Harry Jundson
George Hessler
Wiprud
Mr Hessler
Herbert Hunt
John Thompson
Lee Thompson
Stella Thompson
Priestley & Co’s
Chas. L. Wes
Remsen & Kuhnert Co
W.fp. Mills
Main St
Cressey’s
Wiith
Eorzia Munger
Gage Bros
Will
J. M. Thomas
North Ist National Bank
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