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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
3
Weather forecast warns of probable snow and colder temperatures tonight. Local notes report various small items including initiatory degrees, property sales, errands, and community happenings across Austin area with names and places such as Rochford Seattle Thede Bailey and J W Varco.
Local notices report roller skating at Maurek Hall tonight. It lists residents like Mr and Mrs Ralph Bloomfield returning from Decorah and Walter Reeder visiting his cousin Guy Clay.
Auction announced for March 20 at 1 pm on the Id Mahoney farm one mile east of Packing house. Horses cattle and farm machinery to be sold. F. H. Ulwelling listed as the contact.
For sale at $9,000 a 136 acre farm two miles west of Austin. Excellent buildings and land well cultivated with living water and an artificial well. Offer valid for thirty days. Apply at the office of Joseph Keenan. 17-21.
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt quotes a sailor describing sea fare and dishes like lob scouse parson's face sea pie junk tack and slush praising their practicality for sailors. He contrasts with French dishes and notes scouse soup made from salt beef with sea vegetables. He calls tack and slush sailors bread and butter and mentions the need hearty meals for work at sea.
A loud thumping and stamping woke the house as Bob explains to his mother that the noise was his shoes in his room early morning.
The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror quotes a conversation about street cars and seating equity. Olive imagines universal seating as progress while Violet doubts its impact on beauty. A line notes children’ s attitude toward parental selection of offspring.
Rosenthal Bros advertise painting and wall decorating services for meticulous customers. They promote careful workmanship and invite inquiries, providing phone numbers 280L or 569R for contact.
Patrons are told a steam cleaning and dry cleaning plus pressing department has been added. The shop guarantees good work and invites patrons to use the new services at Austin Steam Laundry.
Friday night basket social at Concord hall hosted by District No 40 and Miss Varco the teacher. If Friday night is stormy the event moves to Saturday night.
Professor Schuster argues animals lack moral feeling and any sense of pride or shame. He says their courage is a natural impulse, not moral courage, and that animals have no consciousness of their kind or individual identity.
A timeline of party events with dates for city primaries for Socialists March 23 and Republicans March 27 Democratic March 28, county conventions April 8, Republican county convention April 9, Republican congressional convention April 15, Republican state convention in Minneapolis April 16, and the Republican national convention in Chicago June 16.
Two local bowling teams meet at Palace Alleys on Thursday evening for a match contest worth $10. New pins will be used and lanes will be in excellent condition. A 1 cents spectator admission is charged as crowds anticipate a hotly contested game.
The Cosmo presents a slate of new Class A films including Animated Garbage The Angel of the Family Across the Ocean in a Baby Carriage Goat Hunting in Switzerland and illustrated song I d like to Call on You The lineup is described as the best the market affords and very interesting.
Austin council 854 Y O A moves regular meeting to Thursday March 19 in Woodman hall with initiation. Afterward a Leap Year basket social music and songs. Members urged to attend and bring family. Secretary John W A Jensen.
A quirky household item misleads the family with a sticky tale that involves the whole home. The piece blends domestic humor with a wary note on misapplied adhesives and everyday chaos.
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